Archive
Every execution recorded on this site so far. Only records confirmed by a cited source are listed. Dates are given in Japan Standard Time.
138 records — 2013-02-21 to 2026-09-07
September 202618August 202676June 20251July 20221December 20213December 20191August 20192December 20182July 201813December 20172July 20172November 20161March 20162December 20152June 20151August 20142June 20141December 20132September 20131April 20132February 20133
September 2026
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
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
August 2026
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
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
Monday, 17 August 2026
1Iran
1 personYadollah Shamsiaged 30
Murder｜Hanging｜Rafsanjan Prison, Kerman Province
Sentenced to death under qisas (retribution in kind). The authorities made no announcement; the execution was confirmed later by human rights organisations.
Sunday, 16 August 2026
5Iran
4 peopleHassan Kordi
Murder｜Hanging｜Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Mohammad Afrookhtehaged 30
Murder｜Hanging｜Zahedan Central Prison
Mohammad Ali Pazireh
Murder｜Hanging｜Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Shahram Sadeghi
A participant in the January 2026 protests, convicted of “carrying out acts for hostile groups” under the espionage law｜Hanging｜Karaj Central Prison
Saudi Arabia
1 personAbdulaziz bin Turabi Al-Jabri
Smuggling hashish and controlled-substance tablets (ta'zir)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Medina Province
Saturday, 15 August 2026
2Iran
1 personFarhad Mohebbiaged 34
Drug offences｜Hanging｜Ardabil Central Prison
Saudi Arabia
1 personShubayb bin Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi
Shot and killed a man following an argument (qisas)｜Not disclosed (Saudi Arabia generally uses beheading)｜Eastern Province
June 2025
Friday, 27 June 2025
1Japan
1 person白石 隆浩
Killed nine men and women in an apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 2017｜Hanging
The first execution in Japan in two years and eleven months.
July 2022
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
1Japan
1 person加藤 智大
Drove a truck into a pedestrian precinct in Akihabara, Tokyo, on 8 June 2008, killing seven people and injuring ten｜Hanging
The Akihabara massacre.
December 2021
Tuesday, 21 December 2021
3Japan
3 people小野川 光紀aged 44
Killed two people, including a pachinko parlour manager, in Gunma Prefecture in 2003｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
藤城 康孝aged 65
Killed seven relatives in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, in August 2004｜Hanging｜Osaka Detention House
高根沢 智明aged 54
Killed two people, including a pachinko parlour manager, in Gunma Prefecture in 2003｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
December 2019
Thursday, 26 December 2019
1Japan
1 person魏 巍
Killed a family of four in Fukuoka in June 2003｜Hanging｜Fukuoka Detention House
Chinese national.
August 2019
Friday, 2 August 2019
2Japan
2 people庄子 幸一aged 64
Killed two women in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 2001｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
He was executed while a request for a retrial was pending.
鈴木 泰徳aged 50
Killed three women in Fukuoka in 2004｜Hanging｜Fukuoka Detention House
December 2018
Thursday, 27 December 2018
2Japan
2 people岡本 啓三
Killed the president of an investment advisory firm and one other person in Osaka in January 1988, robbed them of cash, and disposed of the bodies encased in concrete｜Hanging
末森 博也
Killed the president of an investment advisory firm and one other person in Osaka in January 1988, robbed them of cash, and disposed of the bodies encased in concrete｜Hanging
July 2018
Thursday, 26 July 2018
6Japan
6 people岡崎 一明
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
広瀬 健一
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
Over these two days, all thirteen people under sentence of death for the Aum Shinrikyo case were executed.
林 泰男
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
横山 真人
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
端本 悟
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
豊田 亨
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
Friday, 6 July 2018
7Japan
7 people中川 智正
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
井上 嘉浩
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
土谷 正実
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
新實 智光
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
早川 紀代秀
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
松本 智津夫
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
Former leader of the cult, who went by the name Shoko Asahara.
遠藤 誠一
Murder and related offences in the Aum Shinrikyo case, including the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack｜Hanging
December 2017
Tuesday, 19 December 2017
2Japan
2 people松井 喜代司
Killed a parent and two children — three people in all — in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, in June 2010｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
関 光彦
Killed a family of four in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in March 1992｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
He was 19 at the time of the crime — one of the few cases in Japan where a person has been executed for an offence committed as a minor.
July 2017
Thursday, 13 July 2017
2Japan
2 people住田 紘一aged 34
Killed a former female colleague in Okayama in September 2011 and mutilated the body｜Hanging｜Hiroshima Detention House
西川 正勝aged 61
Killed four people, including bar proprietors, in the Kinki region between 1991 and 1992｜Hanging｜Osaka Detention House
November 2016
Friday, 11 November 2016
1Japan
1 person田尻 賢一
Broke into homes in Kumamoto Prefecture in 2004 and 2011 to steal money and valuables, killing two women and seriously injuring one man｜Hanging
March 2016
Friday, 25 March 2016
2Japan
2 people吉田 純子
Murder and related offences｜Hanging
At the press conference the Minister of Justice described the case only as “extremely cruel” and did not disclose details.
鎌田 安利
Murder and related offences｜Hanging
At the press conference the Minister of Justice described the case only as “extremely cruel” and did not disclose details.
December 2015
Friday, 18 December 2015
2Japan
2 people津田 寿美年
Stabbed to death three residents of an apartment building in Kawasaki in 2009｜Hanging
若林 一行
Broke into a house in Hirono, Iwate Prefecture, in 2009, killed two women who returned home, and robbed them｜Hanging
June 2015
Thursday, 25 June 2015
1Japan
1 person神田 司
Confined a woman on her way home in a car in Nagoya in August 2007, robbed her, suffocated her and dumped the body｜Hanging
August 2014
Friday, 29 August 2014
2Japan
2 people小林 光弘aged 56
Set fire to a consumer finance branch in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, in May 2001, killing five employees and injuring four｜Hanging｜Sendai Detention Branch
髙見澤 勤aged 59
As a crime syndicate boss, conspired with subordinates to shoot dead three people on separate occasions, disposing of the bodies in two of the cases｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
June 2014
Thursday, 26 June 2014
1Japan
1 person川﨑 政則aged 68
Stabbed to death his sister-in-law and her two grandchildren — three people in all — in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, in 2007, and disposed of the bodies｜Hanging｜Osaka Detention House
December 2013
Thursday, 12 December 2013
2Japan
2 people加賀山 領治aged 63
Stabbed two people to death with a knife to steal money and valuables and attempted to kill a third (robbery-murder and attempted robbery-murder)｜Hanging｜Osaka Detention House
藤島 光雄aged 55
Killed two people, including an aunt of his former wife, to silence them for fear of arrest, and disposed of the bodies｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
September 2013
Thursday, 12 September 2013
1Japan
1 person熊谷 徳久aged 73
Shot one person dead with a handgun to steal cash and attempted to kill another (robbery-murder and attempted robbery-murder)｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
April 2013
Friday, 26 April 2013
2Japan
2 people宮城 吉英aged 56
Conspired with accomplices to shoot dead two people with handguns inside and in front of a family restaurant｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
濱崎 勝次aged 64
Conspired with accomplices to shoot dead two people with handguns inside and in front of a family restaurant｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House
February 2013
Thursday, 21 February 2013
3Japan
3 people加納 惠喜aged 62
Killed a bar proprietor in Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya｜Hanging｜Nagoya Detention House
小林 薫aged 44
Abducted and killed a first-grade schoolgirl in Nara in November 2004｜Hanging｜Osaka Detention House
金川 真大aged 29
Attacked eight people in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, in March 2008, killing one of them｜Hanging｜Tokyo Detention House