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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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 PENALTYNIGERIA: 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 PENALTYNIGERIA: 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 PENALTYGAZA: 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 PENALTYIRAN: 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, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 15 PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2017IranDEATH 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 PENALTYVIETNAM 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.
FEBRUARY 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED, INCLUDING TWO MINORS
Eight prisoners, including two minors, were executed in Iran in recent days, Iran Human Rights agency reported.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2017GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: TWO BARTICA MASSACRE ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Almost 9 years after the horrific Bartica massacre, gang members Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Durant’
- JANUARY 31, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Mark Christeson, 37, White, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Mark Christeson, 37, White, was executed.
JANUARY 31, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: NAKURU COUSINS TO HANG FOR SH300 ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE
Two cousins who violently robbed an armed police officer of Sh300 will face the death penalty after the
JANUARY 31, 2017DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): MARK CHRISTESON EXECUTED
Mark Christeson, 37, White, was executed. He was convicted of the February 1, 1998 murders of Susan Brouk, 36, White, and her 2 children, Adria, 12, and Kyle, 9, and sentenced to death on October 14, 1999.
- JANUARY 29, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
A total of four prisoners were hanged in public in Mashhad and Bandar Abbas.
A total of four prisoners were hanged in public in Mashhad and Bandar Abbas.
- JANUARY 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Lakan, Rasht's central Prison.
two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Lakan, Rasht's central Prison.
- JANUARY 26, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Terry Edwards, 43, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Terry Edwards, 43, Black, was executed.
JANUARY 26, 2017DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): TERRY EDWARDS EXECUTED
Terry Edwards, 43, Black, was executed.
JANUARY 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
On the mornings of January 23 and January 25 four prisoners were hanged in two different prisons on drug related charges.
- JANUARY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
At least two prisoners were hanged at Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison on drug related charges. The prisoners
At least two prisoners were hanged at Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison on drug related charges. The prisoners
JANUARY 25, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: ROYAL FAMILY MEMBER AMONG SEVEN HANGED
Seven people, among them a member of the ruling family who killed his nephew, were hanged
- JANUARY 24, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO IN CHUADANGA
A court in Chuadanga sentenced a man to death for killing a woman and her daughter in Railpara area of the district town in 2009.