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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MARCH 10, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN WHO ABDUCTED AND RAPED MINOR GIRLS EXECUTED
A Saudi man who kidnapped and raped minor girls was executed in the city of Dammam, in the Eastern Province.
MARCH 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
An unidentified prisoner was reportedly executed in public on murder charges.
MARCH 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CELEBRITIES, CHARITY SOCIETY SAVE YOUNG MAN FROM HANGING
A group of Iranian celebrities in association with a charity society finally managed to commute the death sentence of a young man who had committed murder when he was a teenager, Khabaronline reported.
- MARCH 7, 2017PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: HOUSE OKS RESTORING DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG CASES
The Philippine House of Representatives approved a bill to restore the death penalty by hanging, lethal injection or firing squad for drug offenses despite opposition from the influential Roman Catholic church and human rights groups.
- MARCH 7, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROLANDO RUIZ EXECUTED
Rolando Ruiz, 44, Hispanic, was executed Tuesday night.
- MARCH 7, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rolando Ruiz, 44, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Rolando Ruiz, 44, Hispanic, was executed
MARCH 4, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MASS HANGING AS 15 PUT TO DEATH
Jordan executed 15 people including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on Western tourists to the slaying of a writer, a judicial source and the government spokesman Mohammad al Momani said.
MARCH 4, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN HANGED IN ONE DAY
At least seven prisoners were executed in Iran on murder, drug related charges.
- MARCH 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY 2016
The 9th annual report of the organization Iran Human Rights (IHR) on the death penalty in Iran shows that in 2016 at least 530 people were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COLOMBIA PROTESTS CHINA'S EXECUTION OF 72-YEAR-OLD DRUG MULE
Colombia's government is protesting China's execution of a retired journalist who was sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into the Asian country.
FEBRUARY 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN URMIA
Two inmates were hanged in Urmia Central Prison, southwest of Iran. Identified as Ali Valizadeh and Afshin Shokati, they both were found guilty of murder.
FEBRUARY 27, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDONESIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 33-year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Tawau for trafficking in 707 grams of syabu.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
An inmate was sent to the gallows in Bandar Abbas Central Prison, southern Iran.
FEBRUARY 24, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT AMEND DEATH PENALTY LAW – MINISTER
The Botswana government has no plans to amend the law governing the death penalty, Defence, Justice and Security Minister Shaw Kgathi told parliament.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING WIFE
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja sentenced a man, Sulaiman Olalekan, to death by hanging for the murder of his
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. U.S. Supreme Court denies execution by firing squad.
USA - Alabama. U.S. Supreme Court denies execution by firing squad.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo sentenced two armed robbers, Sunday Ishaih and Akeem Lamidi,
FEBRUARY 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRAZ PRISON
According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, a prisoner was hanged on the morning at Shiraz Prison (Fars province, southern Iran).
- FEBRUARY 19, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS CONDEMNS 6 ‘INFORMANTS FOR ISRAEL’ TO DEATH BY HANGING
Six Gazans were condemned to be hanged over charges they informed for Israel, two Hamas-run military courts ruled.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED AT DIZSEL ABAD PRISON
According to close sources, two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges at Dizsel Abad Prison. The
FEBRUARY 17, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 2 PAKISTANI MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Two Pakistani men face the gallows in Singapore after a court found them guilty of murdering a compatriot over a gambling dispute and dismembering the body.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Twelve prisoners were executed on the morning at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. Six of the prisoners have
Twelve prisoners were executed on the morning at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. Six of the prisoners have
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 15 PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on February 12 on murder charges, and seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on February 13 on drug related charges.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison, according to a report by the human rights news agency Baloch Activists Campaign.
Three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison, according to a report by the human rights news agency Baloch Activists Campaign.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on drug related charges, news agency HRANA reported.
Seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on drug related charges, news agency HRANA reported.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on murder charges.
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on murder charges.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO BUILD FIVE MORE LETHAL INJECTION VENUES
Five more venues to facilitate lethal injections will be built in Vietnam in the coming time according to the Ministry of Public Security.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
FEBRUARY 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED AT LAHORE’S KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
Two death row prisoners were hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore.