List of most recent executions by jurisdiction

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Main article: Capital punishment in the United States

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References

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116. (29 January 2026). "China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam operation".
117. (29 January 2026). "China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar". [[CNN]].
118. (30 January 2026). "11 Myanmar syndicate members executed". [[China Daily]].
119. (29 January 2026). "缅北明家犯罪集团案11名罪犯被执行死刑". [[Supreme People's Procuratorate]].
120. The execution occurred under British rule {{flagicon. HKG. 1959. No executions have taken place in Hong Kong since sovereignty was transferred to China in 1997. Hong Kong remains an independent and separate jurisdiction for legal and judicial purposes.
121. http://www.csd.gov.hk/90th_MemorialBook/hkcs_en/files/search/searchtext.xml {{Dead link. (March 2020). link. (2016-03-04)
122. "India executes four men convicted of bus gang rape and murder".
123. [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/july16.html Executions in July 2016].
124. (January 7, 2026). "نیروی عملیاتی موساد در ایران اعدام شد/ علی اردستانی مهره‌ای با دسترسی به اطلاعات حساس". Mizan News Agency.
125. (25 September 2024). "Iraq hangs 21 mostly on 'terror' charges: security sources". [[Kurdistan 24]].
126. Komiya, Kantaro. (27 June 2025). "Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022". [[Reuters]].
127. (4 March 2017). "15 convicted criminals, terrorists executed on Saturday".
128. (September 11, 2025). "Kuwait hangs 7 Convicts, Spares 1". [[Arab Times]].
129. (September 11, 2025). "عاجل الكويت تنفيذ حكم الإعدام شتقًا بحق الشيخ صباح سالم الصباح المُدان بقتل عبدالعزيز الزعتري. تنفيذ حكم الإعدام شنقًا بحق خالد إبراهيم الحرفان المُدان بقتل أحمد ناصر الجلال. إيقاف تنفيذ حكم الإعدام بحق المُدان عبدالعزيز العازمي بعد تنازل أولياء الدم". صحيفة الكويتية.
130. (September 12, 2025). "الكويت: إعدام الضابط المدان خالد الحرفان في جريمة طعن شغلت الرأي العام". El Manshar.
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134. The execution occurred under Portuguese rule {{flagicon. MAC. colonial. No executions have taken place in Macau since sovereignty was transferred to China in 1999. Macau remains an independent and separate jurisdiction for legal and judicial purposes.
135. (24 May 2017). "Amnesty criticises two 'secretive executions', calls for moratorium on death penalty". Malay Mail Online.
136. (4 December 2015). "Mongolie. La peine de mort abolie lors d'un vote historique".
137. (18 December 2015). "Abolition in Mongolia".
138. (September 30, 2024). "Rights groups warn Myanmar military executing more anti-coup activists".
139. "The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states".
140. "North Korea Executes Dozens of Officials After Floods, Landslides: Report".
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142. (24 November 2019). "Pakistan hangs former brigadier for spying: Social media reports".
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147. (10 January 2026). "تنفيذ حُكم حد الحرابة بيمني في مكة المكرمة".
148. (9 January 2026). "Execution of Two Convicted Drug Traffickers - 9 January 2026". [[Central Narcotics Bureau]].
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154. Geeta Mohan. (6 March 2025). "Two Kerala natives executed in UAE for murders, Centre informs families". [[India Today]].
155. "The Death Penalty in Uzbekistan: Torture and Secrecy".
156. (23 September 2023). "VN: Tử tù Lê Văn Mạnh đã bị thi hành án, bất chấp gia đình kêu oan gần 20 năm". [[BBC]].
157. (September 3, 2025). "رصد: إعدام ٣٥ مدانا بالقتل منذ مطلع العام الجاري في محافظات الحكومة اليمنية". Yemen Daliy News.
158. "The end of capital punishment in Europe".
159. "UA 216/92 - Albania: death penalty: Ditbardh Cuko, Josef Cuko".
160. "Es compleixen 70 anys de la darrera execució al Principat".
161. (March 1997). "Azerbaijan: Time to abolish the death penalty".
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163. "Dušan Prodić". SPSK.
164. (28 March 2017). "L'ultima esecuzione per crimini comuni in Italia".
165. "Paqarizi Ahmet". SPSK.
166. "Dragiša Ristić". SPSK.
167. "The end of capital punishment in Europe". SPSK.
168. (22 April 2010). "ExecutedToday.com » 1846: The last civil executions in Portugal".
169. (1 January 1999). "Amnesty International Report 1999 - Russian Federation". Refworld.
170. (2012). "The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Eastern Europe: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine". www.penalreform.org.
171. (2 August 2021). ""Фишер", "Удав", "Ученик Чикатило": кто был последним казненным в России преступником". [[Gazeta.Ru]].
172. "[[Всероссийская конференция по проблемам отмены смертной казни]] (Юрид. лит-ра, 2000: {{ISBN. 5726009495), p. 158: "Последний приговор был приведен в исполнение по делу Mухаметдиновa P. B. 2 сентября 1996 года в соответствии с Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 1 апреля 1996 года, в котором ходатайство Mухаметдиновa o помиловании было отклонено. Таким образом, c 3 сентября года приговоры о смертной казни в исполнение не приводилисъ."
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