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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- NOVEMBER 18, 2016SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE EXECUTES MALAYSIAN, NIGERIAN FOR TRAFFICKING, AUTHORITIES CONFIRM
Singapore executed two foreigners convicted of drug trafficking, authorities said, a day after the city-state's highest court rejected final bids for both men to escape the gallows.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): STEVEN FREDERICK SPEARS EXECUTED
Steven Frederick Spears, 54, White, was executed.
NOVEMBER 16, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR 2013 MURDER IN DHAKA'S PALLABI
A Dhaka court has sentenced two persons to death for the murder of a 22-year-old man.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Steven Frederick Spears was executed. This year Georgia topped Texas in executions.
USA - Georgia. Steven Frederick Spears was executed. This year Georgia topped Texas in executions.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED OFFICIAL AFTER HOME DEMOLISHED
A Chinese man who killed a village official after his home was forcibly demolished was executed, a court
NOVEMBER 13, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE EXECUTED OVER DRUG CHARGES, MURDER
Iranian authorities executed at least nine prisoners today.
NOVEMBER 11, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DOUBLE MURDERER EXECUTED; 2ND UNDER CITIZEN JUDGE SYSTEM
A man convicted of two murders was hanged at the Fukuoka Detention House in Kyushu, the Justice Ministry announced.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Two prisoners have been hanged in two different Iranian cities, reported the state run Iranian media.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PUBLIC HANGING AND 5 EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG CHARGES
Six prisoners were executed in Iran today.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian State Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on the execution of a prisoner early in the morning. The prisoner
Iranian State Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on the execution of a prisoner early in the morning. The prisoner
NOVEMBER 8, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN QORVEH PRISON
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qorveh (Iranian Kurdistan province) in the early morning.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: OSUN COURT SENTENCES OCTOGENARIAN, THREE OTHERS TO DEATH
An Osun State High Court presided by Justice Kudrat Akano sentenced an octogenarian Mr Oluwafemi
- NOVEMBER 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
According to Mehr News Agency one man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (western
According to Mehr News Agency one man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (western
NOVEMBER 5, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iranian authorities reportedly executed at least five prisoners.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
Two prisoners have been executed at Salmas Prison (west Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran) on drug related charges.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, a prisoner identified as Iraj
According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, a prisoner identified as Iraj
NOVEMBER 1, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MP - AL SHABAAB 'BEHEADS 5 CIVILIANS' IN TIYEGLOW TOWN
A member of Somali parliament Mohamed Hussein Isack known as Afarale said Al shabaab fighters have
- OCTOBER 31, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner, identified as Sami Mamadi, was executed at Salmas Prison (west Azerbaijan province,
One prisoner, identified as Sami Mamadi, was executed at Salmas Prison (west Azerbaijan province,
OCTOBER 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC STAYS HANGING OF MENTALLY ILL CONVICT IMDAD ALI
Supreme Court stayed the execution of Imdad Ali, a schizophrenic man convicted in 2002 for murdering a
- OCTOBER 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG CHARGES
Five prisoners were reportedly hanged early morning for alleged drug related offenses.
OCTOBER 25, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 25-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A Kaduna High Court sitting at Dogarawa, Zaria, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Hassan Adamu, to death by hanging for homicide.
OCTOBER 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
Four prisoners were reportedly executed in Iran for drug trafficking, murder.
- OCTOBER 21, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT SAYS SCHIZOPHRENIA NOT A MENTAL DISORDER, DISMISSES MERCY PLEA OF DEATH ROW CONVICT
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that schizophrenia is not a mental disorder as per the law of the land,
OCTOBER 20, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Gaza court sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was convicted of premeditated murder.
OCTOBER 20, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A High Court in Tamale, presided by Mr. Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah, has sentenced a 21-year-old
- OCTOBER 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): GREGORY PAUL LAWLER EXECUTED
Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, White, was executed with a fatal dose of th
- OCTOBER 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, White, has been executed
USA - Georgia. Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, White, has been executed
OCTOBER 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG CHARGES AT GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
According to close sources, Iranian authorities hanged 14 prisoners at Ghezel Hesar Prison in the morning.
OCTOBER 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
A prisoner sentenced to death on drug related charges was reportedly executed in the morning at Mian
- OCTOBER 17, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: TWO YOUTHS TO HANG FOR MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Two youths have been sentenced to deaths by hanging by