Executions
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An execution is the act by which a state puts a condemned person to death. Hands Off Cain records the cases documented by public sources: press agencies, local newspapers, human rights organisations, official statements. The figure that results is a confirmed minimum, not an estimate of the real total: several states publish no data on executions, and in some countries they are not announced even to the families.
This page collects the news on the executions recorded by the association. The totals by country and by year are in the database.
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JANUARY 11, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KINDERGARTEN KNIFE ATTACK
A court in southern China has put a man to death after he injured 12 children in a knife attack at a kindergarten, the state broadcaster said on 7 January 2019.
JANUARY 11, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYARABIA: PAKISTANI NATIONAL EXECUTED IN DAMMAM FOR BEATING TO DEATH A SAUDI MAN
A Pakistani national on 9 January 2019 was executed in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam for beating to death a Saudi national.
- JANUARY 11, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 12 EXECUTED ON DRUG CHARGES
Twelve imprisoned drug offenders on 6 December 2018 were executed in the Central Prison of Kerman, South-Eastern Iran.
- JANUARY 10, 2019DEATH PENALTY
NETFLIX’S THE INNOCENT MAN: THE AMERICAN INJUSTICE SYSTEM
Netflix’s 6-episode documentary, The Innocent Man, is based on bestselling novelist John Grisham’s only non-fiction effort, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, published in 2006.
- JANUARY 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 12 prisoners were hanged at the Rajai Shahr prison on Jan. 9.
IRAN - 12 prisoners were hanged at the Rajai Shahr prison on Jan. 9.
- JANUARY 8, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY EXECUTES TWO AL-SHABAAB MEMBERS IN MOGADISHU
Somali military authorities on 7 January 2019 executed two members of the Al-Shabaab militia group in the capital of Mogadishu, after being convicted for the murder of a traditional elder in Mogadishu.
- JANUARY 5, 2019OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Netflix’s The Innocent Man: The American injustice system.
USA - Netflix’s The Innocent Man: The American injustice system.
- JANUARY 5, 2019NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Scott Dozier, Who Pushed For Execution, Dead of Suicide in Cell.
USA - Nevada. Scott Dozier, Who Pushed For Execution, Dead of Suicide in Cell.
- JANUARY 4, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED IN MADINAH FOR STABBING MAN TO DEATH
A Saudi national was executed in Madinah on 2 January 2019 for stabbing a man to death, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
- JANUARY 4, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER EXECUTED IN NORTHWEST CHINA
A man convicted of killing 11 women was executed on 3 January 2019 in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said.
- JANUARY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS YOUNG WOMAN, ANOTHER VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
A 25-year-old woman identified only as Noushin, 25, was hanged in Iran, the state-run Young Journalist Club reported on 22 December 2018.
- JANUARY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ONE PAKISTANI NATIONAL, TWO EGYPTIANS EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
A Pakistani national and two Egyptians have been executed in Saudi Arabia for smuggling drugs, the kingdom’s ministry of Interior said on 1 January 2019.
JANUARY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EXECUTION OF THE DEATH SENTENCE OF A COPTIC SLAUGHTER IN ALEXANDRIA
Toni Youssef, the son of the Coptic dead owner of the Roastery in Alexandria, confirmed the execution of his father's murderer, Adel Abdel-Nour, and called "Asaliyah", The Egyptians reported on 31 December 2018.
- JANUARY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five prisoners were executed in Khoy City on Jan. 2
IRAN - Five prisoners were executed in Khoy City on Jan. 2
- JANUARY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 prisoners were executed at the Raja’i Shahr prison on 2 Jan 2019.
IRAN - 5 prisoners were executed at the Raja’i Shahr prison on 2 Jan 2019.
- JANUARY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Khomami Asl was executed in Noshahr Central Prison on Jan. 2.
IRAN - Majid Khomami Asl was executed in Noshahr Central Prison on Jan. 2.
- JANUARY 1, 2019ChadDEATH PENALTY
In Chad, new penal code entered into force
In Chad, new penal code entered into force
- JANUARY 1, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2019MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
- JANUARY 1, 2019JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On the issue of capital punishment, the Jamaica Constitution states...
On the issue of capital punishment, the Jamaica Constitution states...
- JANUARY 1, 2019BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder
- JANUARY 1, 2019BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2019UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda’s penal code provides for 15 capital offences
Uganda’s penal code provides for 15 capital offences
- JANUARY 1, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
- JANUARY 1, 2019ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
- JANUARY 1, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
- JANUARY 1, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
- JANUARY 1, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2019RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda is the first African country in the Great Lakes region to abolish the death penalty
Rwanda is the first African country in the Great Lakes region to abolish the death penalty