Archive timeline
2025
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2025, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 2,346
- Countries where they were recorded
- 23
- News items in the archive
- 2,356
Latest news of 2025
FEBRUARY 24, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yousef Rostami executed in Shiraz on February 24
FEBRUARY 24, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani at imminent risk of execution
Supreme Court rejected the retrial request of political prisoners
FEBRUARY 24, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Isfahan on February 22 and 24
Ahmad Hanafi, Asghar Dehghani, and Vahid Mohibi
FEBRUARY 24, 2025JapanDEATH PENALTY83.1% IN JAPAN SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY: GOV'T SURVEY
Japanese public support for the death penalty has exceeded 80% for the fifth consecutive time in a poll conducted by the Cabinet Office every five years, underscoring strong public backing for the system in the country.
FEBRUARY 23, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF ICBC SENTENCED TO DEATH
Zhang Hongli, former vice-president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the crime of accepting bribes by a court in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, on February 19, 2025.
FEBRUARY 23, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naeem Abdi executed in Qorveh on February 23
FEBRUARY 23, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kaveh Asadbeigi executed in Zanjan on February 23
FEBRUARY 23, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammadreza Rezaei executed in Khorramabad on February 23
FEBRUARY 22, 2025TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAN WHO KILLED STORE CLERK OVER MASK AVOIDS DEATH PENALTY AT RETRIAL
The Taiwan High Court on February 19, 2025 upheld a life sentence for a man who stabbed a convenience store clerk to death over being asked to wear a face mask.
FEBRUARY 22, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 5 men executed in Isfahan on February 22
Shahin Goudarzi, Asghar Dehghani, Ahmad Hanafi, Mojtaba Khorramdel and Vahid Mohebi
FEBRUARY 21, 2025South DakotaDEATH PENALTYUSA - South Dakota. Senate Judiciary Committee voted down SB 119 to abolish death penalty
FEBRUARY 21, 2025TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Keri Blakinger Receives Oscar Nomination for Death Row Documentary
"I Am Ready, Warden"
FEBRUARY 21, 2025United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Will Luigi Mangione face death penalty?
- FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Aref Za'faranlou and Hossein Sasani executet in Karaj (Ghezel Hesar) on February 20
FEBRUARY 20, 2025NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EDO LAWMAKERS APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Edo State House of Assembly on February 18, 2025 approved death sentence for kidnappers in the state.
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR 2024 Annual Report
At least 975 people were executed in 2024
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahin Mahdavi and Soran Aminpour executed in Mahabad on February 20
134 executions in 2025
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahmoud Barahouei executed in Karaj on February 20
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahin Mahdavikia giustiziato a Mahabad il 20 febbraio
- FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Bushehr on February 20
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Milad Naseri executed in Gonbad-e Kavus on February 20
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Babak Hajipour executed in Ahvaz on February 20
- FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Goshoul and Behrouz Goshoul executed in Isfahan on February 20
FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hossein Khalifeyi and Alimorad Taheri executed in Bushehr on February 20
- FEBRUARY 20, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohsen Sagvand executed in Ahvaz on February 20
- FEBRUARY 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 men executed in Karaj (Ghezel Hesar) on February 19
Hossein Yavari, Sasan Mirhadi, Behrouz Mohammadi, Reza Anzali-Chi
- FEBRUARY 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Malek Parsa executed in Amol on February 19
FEBRUARY 19, 2025IdahoDEATH PENALTYUSA - Idaho. Firing squad Bill moves to Senate floor
(HB 37)
FEBRUARY 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rasoul Ashour executed in Isfahan on February 19
- FEBRUARY 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Update: There would be 7 executions in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on February 19