The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/public-executions/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png public executions | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/public-executions/ 32 32 Iran holds public execution of serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-holds-public-execution-of-serial-rapist-convicted-in-dozens-of-cases/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:24:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3418528 Mohammad Ali Salamat hanged in Hamedan after being accused of raping dozens of women over 20 years

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]]> Iran suspends talks with Saudi Arabia after mass execution — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-suspends-talks-with-saudi-arabia-after-mass-execution-report/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:08:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2722974 Halt comes after Riyadh put 81 people to death over various crimes, in largest known public killing in kingdom's modern history, with over three dozen said to be Shiites

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]]> Crowd cheers as Iran hangs man for rape, murder of young girl https://www.timesofisrael.com/crowd-cheers-as-iran-hangs-man-for-rape-murder-of-young-girl/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:41:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1697456 Held in public 'to restore citizens' sense of security,' execution also shown on state broadcaster's website

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]]> Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq among top 5 global executioners, says Amnesty https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-saudi-arabia-among-top-3-global-executioners-says-amnesty/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:36:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1598810 China tops list but excluding Beijing, three Mideast nations and Pakistan account for 87% of all executions in 2016

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]]> Erdogan says Saudi executions ‘internal legal matter’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/erdogan-says-saudi-executions-internal-legal-matter/ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 18:04:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1316431 As regional tensions increase over controversial executions, Turkey's president declines to condemn Riydah

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]]> Fury in Iran and Iraq as Saudis execute top Shiite cleric https://www.timesofisrael.com/fury-in-iran-and-iraq-as-saudis-execute-top-shiite-cleric/ Sat, 02 Jan 2016 13:19:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1313599 Tehran warns Riyadh will 'pay high price' for killing Nimr al-Nimr, accused of role in al-Qaeda attacks; 46 others also put to death

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]]> IS executes 10 people accused of being gay in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-executes-10-people-accused-of-being-gay-in-syria/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1254490 In latest jihadist killings, 9 men and one boy are shot in public for their alleged crimes

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]]> Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-executes-pakistani-for-drug-trafficking/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:24:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1240934 Latest execution brings number of death sentences this year to 128, compared with 87 for all of 2014

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]]> IS video shows mass execution in Syria’s ancient Palmyra https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-video-shows-mass-execution-in-ruins-of-syrias-palmyra/ Sat, 04 Jul 2015 18:02:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1209414 Jihadist group releases footage of teenagers shooting government soldiers at the city's Roman amphitheater

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]]> In reported first, IS beheads two women in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-reported-first-is-beheads-two-women-in-syria/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:34:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1206967 Group decapitates wives along with their husbands for 'witchcraft and sorcery'

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]]> IS drowns, decapitates ‘spies’ in brutal new video https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-drowns-decapitates-spies-in-brutal-new-video/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:40:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1203243 Jihadists film themselves killing several men accused of espionage in grotesque, sickening ways

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]]> Inside the Islamic State: Creating a nation of fear https://www.timesofisrael.com/inside-the-islamic-state-creating-a-nation-of-fear/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:04:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1200549 Survivors detail day-to-day life under the caliphate -- including frequent beatings, torture and executions

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]]> Hamas gives Gazan 15 years for spying for Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-gives-gazan-15-years-for-allegedly-spying-for-israel/ Mon, 11 May 2015 15:16:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1180909 Two other men were handed same sentence for same offense in March

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]]> IS releases ‘crime and punishment’ list https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-releases-horrifying-crime-and-punishment-list/ Thu, 09 Apr 2015 22:31:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1164797 Violating the group's radical code of conduct can result in public crucifixion, stoning, lashes and amputations

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]]> Saudi Arabia to behead man for renouncing Islam https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-to-behead-man-for-renouncing-islam/ Wed, 25 Feb 2015 08:05:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1143076 Defendant to be executed after he posted a video of himself ripping up a Quran, hitting it with his shoe

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