Chronological archive
August 2026
The 21 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2026, in chronological order.
21 news items
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026 · Pakistan
Pakistan: ASI sentenced to death for killing two brothers in Swabi
AUGUST 31, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya
AUGUST 31, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mojtaba Salahi Laghani executed in Rasht on September 2
AUGUST 30, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: Man sentenced to death, brother gets life term for double murder in 2021
AUGUST 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yousef Bavi executed in Ahvaz on August 25
AUGUST 23, 2026LibyaDEATH PENALTYEastern Libya executes 10 convicted on terrorism charges
AUGUST 21, 2026JapanDEATH PENALTYJapan: man executed over killing 5 people
AUGUST 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahan Vafadar executed in Dezful on August 19
A juvenile offender
AUGUST 15, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: SC upholds death sentence in ex-wife’s murder
AUGUST 14, 2026AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAfghanistan: UN experts warn against normalizing Taliban rule, urge action on human rights
AUGUST 13, 2026UgandaDEATH PENALTYUganda: Court in Kampala sentences Ndiga clan chief killers to death
AUGUST 12, 2026IraqDEATH PENALTYIraq: Al-Sulaymaniyah reformatory holds 14 women on death row
AUGUST 11, 2026SyriaDEATH PENALTYSyria: Former President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
AUGUST 11, 2026LebanonDEATH PENALTYLebanon becomes first Middle Eastern country to abolish the death penalty
AUGUST 11, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTYChina: Former Nanjing senior official sentenced to death with reprieve
AUGUST 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mostafa Bikas hanged in Meshgin Shahr on August 9
- AUGUST 6, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 4-YR-OLD GIRL IN SYLHET
- AUGUST 5, 2026UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH, SEVEN JAILED FOR LIFE OVER SUSAN MAGARA MURDER
AUGUST 2, 2026IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED OVER KILLING OF BASRA ANTI-CRIME OFFICER
- AUGUST 2, 2026SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: SIX POLICE OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DETAINEE’S TORTURE DEATH
AUGUST 2, 2026EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER OF COPTIC ORTHODOX PRIEST