Archive timeline
2026
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2026, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- News items in the archive
- 1,013
Latest news of 2026
JULY 30, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: BRIDE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND NINE DAYS AFTER WEDDING IN KANO
JULY 29, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN IN DHAKA’S BADDA
JULY 28, 2026Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR CYBERSCAM OFFENCES
JULY 27, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE ETHIOPIAN MIGRANTS EXECUTED
JULY 23, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, MURDER OF 7-YEAR-OLD BOY IN UP
- JULY 22, 2026SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA’S PROSECUTION SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR WASSIM AL-ASSAD
JULY 21, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE 9 YEARS AFTER KILLING WIFE
JULY 21, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY IN 1996 SAMLETI BUS BLAST CASE, ORDERS FRESH TRIAL
JULY 17, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTYCHINESE EMBASSY IN BANGLADESH WARNS CITIZENS BUYING BRIDES RISK DEATH PENALTY
JULY 12, 2026SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN COURT SENTENCES RSF LEADER HEMETTI TO DEATH OVER WEST DARFUR KILLINGS
- JULY 12, 2026SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN COURT SENTENCES RSF LEADER HEMETTI TO DEATH OVER WEST DARFUR KILLINGS
JULY 12, 2026North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: MILITARY OFFICER EXECUTED FOR STEALING RESERVE GRAIN
JULY 11, 2026South AfricaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA: CALLS TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY WOULD RETURN SA TO ‘BARBARISM’
JULY 9, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: LAGOS MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OVER WOMAN DISPUTE
JULY 8, 2026United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OF MOTHER AND TWO DAUGHTERS IN RAS AL KHAIMAH
JULY 7, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: GUJARAT HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 38 ACCUSED AND LIFE TERM FOR 11 PERSONS IN 2008 AHMEDABAD SERIAL BLAST CASE
JULY 6, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINESE COURT HANDS FORMER LOCAL OFFICIAL RARE DEATH SENTENCE IN $324 MILLION GRAFT CASE
JULY 2, 2026IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST THE ‘ANFAL EXECUTIONER’ AL-TIKRITI UPHELD
JULY 2, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ FACEBOOK POST IN SAHIWAL
- JULY 2, 2026BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND, DISMEMBERING BODY
- JULY 2, 2026CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
CAMBODIA MOVES TO PERMANENTLY BLOCK DEATH PENALTY REVIVAL THROUGH UN TREATY RATIFICATION
- JUNE 28, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE SOMALI NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
JUNE 11, 2026North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNorth Korea: two graduates publicly executed over South Korean videos
- JUNE 4, 2026Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar: Baptist pastor killed by the military
MAY 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Omid Moradi executed in Ahvaz on May 24
A ‘minor’
MAY 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Alipour executed in Shiraz on May 6
APRIL 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Farid Executed on Espionage Charges
On April 22
- APRIL 22, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER VILLAGE HEAD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 21 CRIMES
Huang Dafa, a former village head and businessman in Hubei province, was sentenced to death on 21 charges,
APRIL 21, 2026FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Chadwick Willacy executed on April 21
8th execution in the United States in 2026
APRIL 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protester Amir Ali Mir Jafari Hanged on April 21
8th January Protester Execution