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2026
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2026, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
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Latest news of 2026
APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At Least 102 People Arrested in Connection with the War
APRIL 7, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 5.5 million people are under the control of the criminal legal system
2 million in prison, 3 million on probation, 530.000 on parole
APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 39th day of war
Extensive Damage to the Rail Network and Roads
APRIL 7, 2026JapanDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Japanese citizen released
Shinnosuke Kawashima
- APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 283 People Arrested in Connection With the War
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protester Ali Fahim Hanged on April 6
10 Political Prisoners Executed in 8 Days
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Eslamkhah, 19-year-old protester, sentenced to death
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 38th day of war
Highest Rate of Strikes in the Past Ten Days
APRIL 6, 2026OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. Ohio Ohioans to Stop Executions Report: every 5 executions, 1 exoneration
Death penalty ‘profoundly unreliable’
APRIL 6, 2026CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Omar Deen's death sentence overturned
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yaghoub Karimpour faces imminent execution
APRIL 6, 2026AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYTALIBAN FLOGS 32 PEOPLE ACROSS AFGHANISTAN AMID SURGE IN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
The Taliban publicly flogged 32 people, including women, in multiple provinces over the past three days, authorities said, amid a sharp rise in the group’s use of corporal punishment in recent months.
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mothers Who Gave Their Lives during January 2026 Uprising
APRIL 6, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES FRENCH NATIONAL CONVICTED IN 2010 FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Frenchman sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France's foreign ministry announced on April 4, 2026.
APRIL 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 37th day of war
From Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad to Ardabil
APRIL 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast Executed
January 2026 Protesters
APRIL 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN Vahid Baniamerian and Abolhassan Montazer executed on April 4
APRIL 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death of Hossein Ghavi under torture
In an IRGC Intelligence detention facility
APRIL 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 36th day of war
Fire Breaks Out at Petrochemical Facilities
- APRIL 3, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 35th day of war
APRIL 3, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least 37 Citizens Arrested
For communicating with people abroad
APRIL 3, 2026FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Update on the Duckett case: decision postponed until 8 April
After the expiry of the current death warrant
APRIL 3, 2026North CarolinaDEATH PENALTYUSA - North Carolina. Branson Raye Lambert Sentenced to Death
APRIL 3, 2026AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Death penalty reinstated for Marcus Williams
- APRIL 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hengaw Report on 34th day of war
At least 7,300 killed in first 34 days of war, including 890 civilians
APRIL 2, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 3 MURDER CASES
Pakistani Sessions courts have handed down death sentences to three accused in separate murder cases, while also awarding additional punishments under various legal provisions, The News Pakistan reported on April 2, 2026.
APRIL 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Narges Mohammadi Denied Adequate Medical Care After Heart Attack
APRIL 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Teenage Protester Amirhossein Hatami Hanged on April 2
84 Days After Arrest
APRIL 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 34th day of war
From the Strike on Bridge B-1 to the Pasteur Institute
APRIL 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN Mandana Sotoudeh and Behzad Basiri Arrested
A Baha’i Couple