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.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2017MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017WyomingDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2017OregonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017MontanaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection. The
The method of execution is injection. The
- JANUARY 1, 2017South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017DelawareDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2017IdahoDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017IndianaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2017KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
DECEMBER 30, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 88 TERRORIST CONVICTS EXECUTED IN 2016
The Iraqi authorities executed 88 terrorists convicts in 2016, despite the international calls to stop this punishment in this country.
DECEMBER 30, 2016QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: DRUGS GANG LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Doha Criminal Court has convicted five expatriate men for engaging in illicit drugs smuggling and sentenced their leader to death by hanging.
DECEMBER 28, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: FIVE MEMBERS OF ISIL CELL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERROR
A Jordanian court sentenced five members of an ISIL cell to death by hanging for acts of terrorism.
DECEMBER 26, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: FOUR JORDANIANS GIVEN DEATH PENALTY OVER DRUGS KILLING
A state security court sentenced four Jordanians to death for murdering a member of the security forces involved in the fight against drugs trafficking, a judicial source said.