September 8, 2026Tuesday
Who was executed in the world today
None confirmed yet
Governments and human rights organisations often take hours or days to confirm an execution. Executions in the United States take place in the local evening, which is the following morning in Japan. Records are added as soon as they are confirmed.
Monday, 7 September 2026
2Saudi Arabia
2 peopleAlsayed Abdeljaber Ali Alsayed
Smuggling amphetamine tablets (ta'zir). Egyptian national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Tabuk Province
A co-defendant in the same case was executed on the same day.
Rouhi bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali Obaidan
Receiving smuggled amphetamine tablets for the purpose of trafficking (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Tabuk Province
An Egyptian co-defendant in the same case was executed on the same day.
Sunday, 6 September 2026
1Saudi Arabia
1 personSamir Khamis Braik
Smuggling hashish (ta'zir). Omani national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Eastern Province
Saturday, 5 September 2026
2Iran
1 personReza Salimiaged 27
Murder｜Hanging｜Semnan Prison, Semnan Province
Sentenced to death under qisas (retribution in kind). The authorities made no announcement; the execution was confirmed later by human rights organisations.
Saudi Arabia
1 personMamdouh bin Dhahir Al-Hamli Al-Shammari
Killed his wife and daughter with a blade as they slept (hadd)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Ha'il Province
Friday, 4 September 2026none
Thursday, 3 September 2026
1Saudi Arabia
1 personMuhammad bin Nafi Al-Shammari
Smuggling amphetamine tablets (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Eastern Province
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
11Iran
8 peopleAhmad Haji Hassaniaged 50
Trafficking in methamphetamine｜Hanging｜Gorgan Prison, Golestan Province
From Gonbad-e Kavus. A father of four.
Ali Mirzaei
Murder, following an argument in a café｜Hanging｜Babol Central Prison
Ansar Namiaged 52
Killed two people. Afghan national｜Hanging｜Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Aziz Roshanayi
Murder｜Hanging｜Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Nazif Rasoulkhandehaged 46
Killed two people. Afghan national｜Hanging｜Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Omid Rakhshaniaged 22
Murder｜Hanging｜Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Valijan Nourzayaged 29
Murder｜Hanging｜Rafsanjan Prison, Kerman Province
Afghan national. He had lost the use of his legs after being shot by police during his arrest three years earlier, and was hanged while seated in his wheelchair.
Yaser Momeni
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Shiraz Prison, Fars Province
From Saveh.
Saudi Arabia
2 peopleAmir Khan
Smuggling heroin (ta'zir). Pakistani national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Medina Province
Ziyad Waleed Haidrah
Beat a fellow Yemeni to death with a sharp implement (qisas). Yemeni national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Mecca Province
United States
1 personHarold Gene Lucasaged 74
Shot dead a 16-year-old girl who had rejected him and seriously wounded two of her friends in Bonita Springs, Florida, in August 1976｜Lethal injection (three-drug, etomidate)｜Florida State Prison, Starke
Sentenced to death in 1977; 35 years from sentence to execution. The 14th execution in Florida this year.
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
1Iran
1 personSina Alipouraged 26
Rape and robbery｜Hanging｜Zahedan Central Prison
Monday, 31 August 2026
4Iran
3 peopleAbbas Mardaniaged 30
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Qom Central Prison
Mansour Rahiminejadaged 38
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Qom Central Prison
Mojtaba Salahi Laghani
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Lakan Prison, Rasht
Saudi Arabia
1 personHassan bin Muhammad Muhannashi
Smuggling Captagon tablets, as a repeat offender (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Jazan Province
Sunday, 30 August 2026
2Saudi Arabia
2 peopleMeshaal bin Sunaitan Al-Qassami Al-Otaibi
Shot and killed a man following an argument (qisas)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Riyadh Province
Yiabo Munirat Akim
Smuggling cocaine (ta'zir). A Nigerian woman｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Medina Province
Saturday, 29 August 2026
11Libya
6 peopleName not disclosed6 people
Terrorism and assassination. Sentenced by a military court｜Firing squad｜Eastern Libya (area under Haftar's control)
Six people executed on this day. Names not disclosed.
Iran
4 peopleDavoud Tarkhanaged 48
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Tabriz Central Prison
Hossein Khalilianaged 40
Murder of his cousin (qisas)｜Hanging｜Tabriz Central Prison
Mojtaba Vahediaged 28
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Tabriz Central Prison
Yavar Alizadehaged 28
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Tabriz Central Prison
Saudi Arabia
1 personFiras bin Ahmad Al-Sabah
Smuggling hashish, as a repeat offender (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Medina Province
Friday, 28 August 2026none
Thursday, 27 August 2026
1Saudi Arabia
1 personMustafa Mahmoud Al-Qayati
Stabbed a fellow Yemeni to death (qisas). Yemeni national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Riyadh Province
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
3Iran
3 peopleEsmaeil Ajamiaged 39
Drug offences (11 kg of methamphetamine and opium)｜Hanging｜Sari Central Prison
Masoud Nematiaged 42
Drug offences (11 kg of methamphetamine and opium)｜Hanging｜Sari Central Prison
Mostafa Vosoughiaged 27
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Khorramabad Central Prison
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
8Iran
8 peopleAli Asghar Salarzehiaged 42
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Yazd Central Prison
Emad Sheikhiaged 45
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Yazd Central Prison
Hamid Najafi
Moharebeh (enmity against God) through armed robbery. Brother of Saeed｜Hanging｜Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
Hedayat Jamalzadehaged 30
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Lakan Prison, Rasht
Omid Shahouzehiaged 26
Murder｜Hanging｜Zahedan Central Prison
Saeed Najafi
Moharebeh (enmity against God) through armed robbery｜Hanging｜Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
Yousef Baviaged 28
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz
Zahra Azizpouraged 40
Murder (qisas). A woman｜Hanging｜Lakan Prison, Rasht
Monday, 24 August 2026
8Iran
7 peopleAmir Danaeiaged 33
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Arezou Rastadaged 23
Murder of her husband (qisas). A victim of forced marriage. A woman｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Bahram Keshavarzi
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Marat Zeidabadiaged 31
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Mosayeb（姓は未報道）
Not stated in the report｜Hanging｜Mashhad Prison
Saleh Zeidabadiaged 42
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Shafi Shokatiaged 39
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Saudi Arabia
1 personIdris Ibrahim
Smuggling cocaine (ta'zir). Nigerian national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Medina Province
Sunday, 23 August 2026
20Libya
10 peopleName not disclosed10 people
Terrorism — membership of a terrorist organisation and the assassination of soldiers and civilians. Sentenced by a military court｜Firing squad｜Gharnada Military Prison, Shahhat (eastern Libya)
Ten people executed on this day. Names not disclosed.
Iran
9 peopleAli Zibaeiaged 48
Drug offences (9 kg of heroin)｜Hanging｜Semnan Central Prison
Ardalan Sabzi
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Maku Central Prison
Fatemeh Kamal-Zareaged 30
Abduction and murder of a seven-year-old girl (qisas). A woman｜Hanging｜Karaj Central Prison
Hamed Emamiaged 39
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Semnan Central Prison
Hossein Hesariaged 35
Murder (qisas). Hengaw reported the charge as a drug offence｜Hanging｜Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Mahmoud Talebiaged 44
Murder (qisas). Hengaw reported the charge as a drug offence｜Hanging｜Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Majid Adineh
A participant in the January 2026 protests, convicted of “carrying out acts for Israel, the United States and hostile groups” under the espionage law｜Hanging｜Karaj Central Prison
Mohammad Ali Kaffashiaged 42
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Semnan Central Prison
Navid Mohammadpour
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Dehdasht Central Prison
Saudi Arabia
1 personSaif bin Mufallah Al-Qahtani
Shot and killed a man following an argument (qisas)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Riyadh Province
Saturday, 22 August 2026
4Iran
2 peopleMohammadreza Rezaei-Kankotaged 26
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Khorramabad Central Prison
Taha Khavariaged 37
Drug offences. Hengaw reported the execution as having taken place on 21 June｜Hanging｜Khorramabad Central Prison
Saudi Arabia
2 peopleNasser bin Eid Al-Muzaibri
Shot and killed his mother (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Eastern Province
Sami bin Jabir Al-Harasi
Smuggling hashish, as a repeat offender (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Jazan Province
Friday, 21 August 2026
3Singapore
2 peopleAmos Tan Yew Kuanaged 68
Drug trafficking (controlled substances)｜Hanging｜Changi Prison
Singaporean national. The Central Narcotics Bureau announced only age and nationality; the name comes from local reporting.
Dineshkumar Sambusivamaged 34
Drug trafficking (controlled substances)｜Hanging｜Changi Prison
Malaysian national. The name comes from local reporting.
Japan
1 person高見 素直aged 58
Set fire to a pachinko parlour in Konohana Ward, Osaka, on 5 July 2009, killing five people and injuring ten｜Hanging｜Osaka Detention House
Sentenced to death by the Osaka District Court in 2011; finalised by the Supreme Court in February 2016. The first execution in Japan in one year and two months, and the first under the Takaichi cabinet.
Thursday, 20 August 2026
3Saudi Arabia
2 peopleAbdurrahman Salih Al-Ghashami
Premeditated killing of a fellow Yemeni (qisas). Yemeni national｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Eastern Province
Marzouq bin Misfer Al-Juhdali
Smuggling amphetamine tablets, as a repeat offender (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Riyadh Province
Iran
1 personGhaem Hosseiniaged 21
A participant in the January 2026 protests (the “Alihani Square” case), convicted of moharebeh, corruption on earth and destruction of public property. Of Afghan origin｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central (Dastgerd) Prison
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
13Iran
12 peopleAbdolbaset Barahoueiaged 30
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Ali Afzaliaged 33
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Sabzevar Central Prison
Amir Farhadi
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Davoud Siah-Mansouriaged 26
Murder｜Hanging｜Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
Donya Mohammadiaged 20
Not stated in the report. A woman｜Hanging｜Ilam Central Prison
Farshad Safari
Murder｜Hanging｜Karaj Central Prison
Khodadad Mohammadi
Murder of his son-in-law｜Hanging｜Ilam Central Prison
Lotfollah Ahmadvandaged 38
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Mohsen Darabi
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
Mohsen Zarouni
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Ilam Central Prison
Morad Nourehaged 43
Murder (qisas)｜Hanging｜Dezful Central Prison
Omidreza Ghanbarianaged 40
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Isfahan Central Prison
United States
1 personWilliam Frances Silvia Jr.aged 61
Shot dead his estranged wife and seriously wounded his mother-in-law near Orlando in 2006｜Lethal injection (three-drug, etomidate)｜Florida State Prison, Starke
Sentenced to death in 2008 and resentenced in 2018. Last words: “It was an accident. I never meant to hurt anyone.”
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
2Iran
2 peopleFaramarz Baghbaniaged 46
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Borujerd Prison
Kaveh Rafooshehaged 35
Murder｜Hanging｜Sanandaj Central Prison