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 9, 2018DEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: THREE TO HANG FOR BURYING AUNT ALIVE
Kabwe High Court has sentenced three people to death by hanging for murder after finding them guilty of killing their 70-year-old aunt by burying her alive on suspicion of practicing witchcraft.
JANUARY 8, 2018DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED IN NORTHERN CITY OF SARI
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Sari (capital of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran). The two who have been named by the state media only as S.R. and A.B. were found guilty of murder.
- JANUARY 8, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three defendants, Mohammed Gamal al-Sayyed Ateyya, Mohammed Misbah Abd al-Haqq al-Sayyed, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Baz, were executed
9 january 2018: three defendants, Mohammed Gamal al-Sayyed Ateyya, Mohammed Misbah Abd al-Haqq al-Sayyed, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Baz, were executed
- JANUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
7 January 2018: Abed allah bin Saeed al-Shibani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- JANUARY 5, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Liz Throssell, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Liz Throssell, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- JANUARY 4, 2018DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE, MURDER OF SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and killing a six-year-old Afghan girl in a case that has shocked the nation, local media reported.
- JANUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi executed for murder
4 January 2018: two Saudi citizens, Hazam bin Mohammed bin Mubarak al-Qahtani and Saad bin Salem bin Saad al-Azizi al-Mutairi, were beheaded for murder.
- JANUARY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for drug
3 January 2018: Ead bin Dweehe al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills, in Tabook
JANUARY 2, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED DAYS AFTER MASS EXECUTION
Egyptian prison authorities executed five inmates who had been sentenced to death, four of them over a bombing that killed military cadets, security officials said.
- JANUARY 1, 2018ThailandDEATH 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, 2018MalawiDEATH 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, 2018QatarDEATH PENALTY
Since March 2013, after ten consecutive years without executions...
Since March 2013, after ten consecutive years without executions...
- JANUARY 1, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person
- JANUARY 1, 2018KuwaitDEATH 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, 2018ZimbabweDEATH 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, 2018Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
- JANUARY 1, 2018IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
- JANUARY 1, 2018LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
- JANUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
- JANUARY 1, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
- JANUARY 1, 2018JordanDEATH PENALTY
The legal system in Jordan is based on Islamic law
The legal system in Jordan is based on Islamic law
- JANUARY 1, 2018AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must
- JANUARY 1, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
- JANUARY 1, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment remains for crimes
Capital punishment remains for crimes such as murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse of children.
- JANUARY 1, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
- JANUARY 1, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 1, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States