Chronological archive
October 2026
The 152 news items published by Hands Off Cain in October 2026, in chronological order.
152 news items
DEATH PENALTYOCTOBER 31, 2026 · United States
USA - Tennessee. Dr. Mark Fowler, who oversaw Christa Pike’s botched execution, says she still deserves to die
Fowler compares himself to Jesus
OCTOBER 30, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death sentence against Leila Abolhasani overturned
A ‘protester’
OCTOBER 30, 2026TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTaiwan passes death penalty for repeat drugged-driving fatalities
OCTOBER 30, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahab Zohdi sentenced to death for the second time
OCTOBER 29, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: Hanif sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in Kushtia
OCTOBER 29, 2026KenyaDEATH PENALTYKenya: ex-USIU-Africa student Duncan Kimathi sentenced to death over murder of Sarah Aruwa 14 years ago
OCTOBER 29, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Omran Amani sentenced to death
A ‘protester’
- OCTOBER 29, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Omran Amani sentenced to death
A ‘protester’
OCTOBER 29, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNigeria: no executioners to hang death row inmates in Akwa Ibom
OCTOBER 29, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Naderi’s death sentence confirmed
Charged with espionage
OCTOBER 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Reza Talebi executed in Sabzevar on October 28
OCTOBER 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - … Shokri executed in Ghezel-Hesar on October 28
OCTOBER 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amrollah Seiri executed in Ghezel-Hesar on October 28
OCTOBER 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amin Pardal sentenced to death
A Baloch political prisoner
- OCTOBER 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men executed
Habibollah Gholami, Yaser Shokri, and Mohammad Tajik
OCTOBER 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 7 more men executed in recent days
Esmail Moradvand, Faramarz Seyfouri, Behnam Molani, Khalil Gholizadeh, Ardeshir Karimi, Farshad Qaderi and Amirali Einabadi
OCTOBER 27, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTYChina: former anti-graft official sentenced to death with two-year reprieve
OCTOBER 27, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 5 men executed in Mashhad on October 27
- OCTOBER 27, 2026
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Rasht on October 27
OCTOBER 27, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: two sentenced to death in kidnap case in Karachi
OCTOBER 27, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Farhad Tavan executed in Ilam on October 27
OCTOBER 27, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Khalil Gholizadeh and Ardeshir Karimi Hanged in Qazvin on October 27
OCTOBER 26, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBangladesh: Satkhira man sentenced to death for killing wife, daughter
OCTOBER 26, 2026KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKuwait: 3 sentenced to death over assassination plot, 'working for Iran, Hezbollah'
OCTOBER 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Melika Azizi not sentenced to death
A ‘protester’
OCTOBER 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hassan Golshan-Nejad Sentenced to Death
A ‘protester’
- OCTOBER 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 ‘Protesters’ sentenced to death
Amirreza Rezaei, Vahid Ghahremani, Mehdi …
OCTOBER 26, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Judge sentences Brian Martin to death
OCTOBER 26, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Jury sentences Rogelio Martinez, 21, Hispanic, to death
OCTOBER 26, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Judge sentences Jermaine Williams to death
OCTOBER 26, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arkansas. Death row inmate Eric Reid to serve life in prison
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OCTOBER 25, 2026JordanDEATH PENALTYHOC and the Amman Center for Human Rights Studies call on Jordanian authorities to reaffirm their support for a universal moratorium on capital punishment
OCTOBER 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Mokhtari e Davood Rokhbin executed in Shahr-e Kord and Kashan
- OCTOBER 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Walid Hassani and Shahram Babanzadeh executed in Shiraz on October 18
OCTOBER 24, 2026SudanDEATH PENALTYSudan: journalists, politicians face death penalty under legal amendment, activists warn
OCTOBER 22, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Penalty Debate Highlights Divisions Among Christians
OCTOBER 22, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Christa Pike now walks and speaks in ‘full sentences’
OCTOBER 22, 2026European UnionDEATH PENALTYEUROPEAN UNION - EU awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court
Not tu Tundu Lissu
OCTOBER 22, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Jury sentences Jamaurea Jermaine Britton to death
OCTOBER 22, 2026SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSomalia: military court sentences police officer to death for killing senior commander
OCTOBER 22, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNigeria: three sentenced to death in Adamawa over kidnapping
OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death sentence of Manouchehr Fallah forwarded for enforcement
A political prisoner
OCTOBER 21, 2026GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGuyana: president backs death penalty for heinous crimes after boy’s killing
OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad … + 1 executed in Ghezel Hesar on October 21
OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ilya Ben-Rashid sentenced to death
A ‘protester’
- OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyed Borjali Taghizadeh Amirsalari and Farshad Jamalabadi executed in Shiraz on October 21
- OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Atiyeh Jamei executed in Ahvaz on October 21
OCTOBER 21, 2026TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA - After Tundu Lissu, now John Pambalu, faces death penalty
A senior official with main opposition Chadema party
- OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmad Baranizadeh executed in Ghezel-Hesar on October 21
- OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Garaei executed in Semnan on October 21
- OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Navid Mahdipour executed in Shiraz on October 21
- OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mobarak Mohammadi and Ghasem Molla Amini executed in Isfahan on October 21
OCTOBER 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Heidarali Kord and Ali Pirzadeh Kord executed in Ahvaz on October 21
OCTOBER 20, 2026KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKuwait: Indian national sentenced to death for heroin trafficking
OCTOBER 20, 2026Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTYBurkina Faso: death penalty reinstated to 'guarantee security'
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. William Reaves, 77, Black, was executed on October 20
- OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 33% of Americans back second execution for Christa Pike
OCTOBER 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdullah Naroui executed in Mashhad on October 20
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Military. Confession from Alleged 9/11 Conspirators Ruled Inadmissible
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey Grants Clemency to Toforest Johnson
OCTOBER 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 143rd Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
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OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Alberto Sierra, 42, Hispanic, sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Isa Narouei (Lakzehi) executed in Mashhad on October 20
- OCTOBER 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammadreza Salehzadeh executed in Gorgan on October 6
OCTOBER 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hamid Mohammadi executed in Bandar Abbas on October 19
- OCTOBER 19, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Plea Deal at Guantanamo
OCTOBER 19, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Italy will not extradite Lee Gilley to Texas
Unless charged with non-capital murder
OCTOBER 18, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: woman executed for killing her mother
OCTOBER 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Farhadi executed in Tabriz on October 18
OCTOBER 17, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: five citizens executed for terrorism crimes
OCTOBER 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amir Darzadehpour executed in Zahedan on October 17
OCTOBER 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Homayoun Shabankareh sentenced to death
On espionage charges
OCTOBER 17, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: four sentenced to death in Lahore in 2022 blasphemy case
- OCTOBER 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmad Parviz and Farid executed in Ghezel-Hesar on October 16
OCTOBER 16, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYIndia: court gives death sentence to snakebite murder couple
OCTOBER 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Varisheh Moradi Resentenced to Death at Retrial
Kurdish Political Prisoner
OCTOBER 15, 2026SyriaDEATH PENALTYSyria: two people sentenced to death over deadly 2025 coastal violence
OCTOBER 15, 2026DEATH PENALTYUSA - Military. Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution
OCTOBER 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Reza Rajabian executed in Shirvan on October 15
- OCTOBER 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mokhtar Abdollahnejad executed in Yazd on October 15
OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Esmaeil Khalili Baseri executed in Shiraz on October 11
OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Sina Mostafavi Executed in Kerman on October 14
OCTOBER 14, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: two Bangladeshi nationals executed for ‘immoral act’ in mosque
- OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Milad Darvishi executed in Arak on October 14
- OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Habib Rakhmeshah executed in Gorgan on October 14
OCTOBER 14, 2026AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYAlgeria: death penalty provisions take effect for forest arson, child kidnapping
- OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Asghar Sanei executed in Shahroud on October 14
- OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hassan Kavian executed in Shahroud on October 14
- OCTOBER 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - “Mehrshad” and “Farid” executed in Ghezel-Hesar on October 14
OCTOBER 13, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTYChina: 3 Myanmar syndicate members sentenced to death
OCTOBER 13, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: SC upholds killer’s death sentence after marriage refusal
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OCTOBER 13, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence For Sri Lankan Worker Over Facebook Comment
OCTOBER 13, 2026DEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. James Robertson, 63, White, executed on October 13
OCTOBER 13, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 4 men executed in Tabriz on January October 13
OCTOBER 13, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death Sentence of Amirhassan Akbari-Monfared Upheld
A political prisoner
OCTOBER 13, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abolhassan Ranjbar executed in Minab on October 13
- OCTOBER 13, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion
OCTOBER 13, 2026IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYIndonesia: 639 prisoners on death row as of April 2026
OCTOBER 13, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Otto Lenke, 66, White, sentenced to death
OCTOBER 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Omar Derastaran Hanged in Zahedan on October 12
OCTOBER 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amin Khajeh-Nezami and Habibollah Ghanbarzehi Farjad executed in Kerman on October 12
OCTOBER 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Mirzaei Executed in Hamedan on October 12
- OCTOBER 12, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Military chaplain says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad
Archbishop Timothy Broglio
OCTOBER 12, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Executions delayed 1 year
- OCTOBER 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Masoud Khodayari and Behnam Mozaffarzadeh executed in Rasht on October 12
- OCTOBER 11, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. After Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
OCTOBER 11, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYIndia: Madras high court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment
- OCTOBER 11, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ayoub Mohammad Nabil executed in Rasht on October 11
OCTOBER 11, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Danial Jahanian executed in Bandarabbas on October 11
A man wrongfully convicted of murder
- OCTOBER 11, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Manouchehr Nazari and Faramarz Akbarpour executed in Gorgan on October 11
- OCTOBER 11, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sajad Roustayi Hanged in Shiraz on October 11
- OCTOBER 10, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison
- OCTOBER 9, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Hegseth Wants to Stream the Execution of Nidal Hasan
But it is not certain that the execution will take place
OCTOBER 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw report: 106 death sentences against protesters, 35 already executed
OCTOBER 9, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYIndia: Supreme Court questions 'forgiving' approach to death penalty
- OCTOBER 9, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. When Could Christa Pike Face a 2nd Execution or Be Spared?
Death Penalty Expert Weighs In
OCTOBER 8, 2026TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTaiwan: Hualien man sentenced to death over murder, sexual assault of teacher
OCTOBER 8, 2026DEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. William Thompson spared from execution
OCTOBER 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - European Parliament Calls on Iran to Revoke Death Sentences of Two Women Protesters
Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani
OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abbas Anjamrooz executed in Jiroft on October 7
OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ayoub Mohammad Nabil sentenced to death
On espionage charge
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- OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Amin Mandani sentenced to death
On espionage charge
OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Alizadeh executed in Adelabad on October 7
- OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Ghezel-Hesar on October 7
- OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmad Nikdel executed in Dezful on October 7
OCTOBER 7, 2026DEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Jamaal Howard, 46, Black, was executed on October 7
OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad Bazvand executed in Khorramabad on October 7
- OCTOBER 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Salar Rashidzadeh executed in Yasuj on October 7
OCTOBER 7, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: court upholds Christian’s blasphemy death sentence
OCTOBER 7, 2026UgandaDEATH PENALTYUganda: eight muslims sentenced to death for the murders of two evangelists
OCTOBER 6, 2026South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSouth Korea has 52 death row inmates, average age of 58.7
OCTOBER 6, 2026VietnamDEATH PENALTYVietnam: man sentenced to death for killing woman, her 2 children
- OCTOBER 6, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Christa Pike is conscious and speaking
- OCTOBER 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohsen Babaeian Sentenced to Death
A ‘protester’
- OCTOBER 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Barzou Rezaei Sentenced to Death
A ‘protester’
- OCTOBER 6, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Nidal Hasan to face firing squad on December 3
It will be the 1st U.S. military execution in more than 60 years
OCTOBER 6, 2026South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSouth Korea: more than half of citizens support keeping death penalty on books
- OCTOBER 6, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh: three sentenced to death for killing garment worker after mugging
OCTOBER 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raisi executed in Isfahan on October 5
2 ‘protesters’
OCTOBER 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naser Parvaneh executed in Shirvan on October 5
OCTOBER 4, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: Sri Lankan delegation to seek appeal in Anojan death sentence case
- OCTOBER 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mahmoud Alishahi and Samad Hojatpour executed in Shiraz on October 4
- OCTOBER 4, 2026
IRAN - Fathollah Khodadadi executed in Khorramabad on October 4
OCTOBER 3, 2026LibyaDEATH PENALTYLibya: five sentenced to death over pregabalin smuggling
OCTOBER 3, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mostafa Sharifi executed in Urmia on October 3, 2026
OCTOBER 3, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - ‘Protester’ Siavash Jamshidi-Kheirabadi Hanged on October 3
- OCTOBER 2, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Update on Christa Pike’s condition
The woman likely suffered severe brain damage due to the delay in deciding to suspend the execution and begin resuscitation efforts
- OCTOBER 2, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump orders execution for Nidal Hasan
Military execution
- OCTOBER 1, 2026DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Christa Pike survives lethal injection
She was taken to hospital; there are no updates on her condition
- OCTOBER 1, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehdi Nami Sentenced to Death
A ‘protester’
- OCTOBER 1, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 'protesters' Sentenced to Death
Khosrow Mohammadiniya, Masoud Tushmalani, and Sirvan Shabani
