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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DECEMBER 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Dizel Abad Prison (Kermanshah province, western Iran) on
- DECEMBER 6, 2016GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed
USA - Georgia. William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed
DECEMBER 6, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): WILLIAM SALLIE EXECUTED
William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
DECEMBER 2, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WRONGLY EXECUTED MAN ACQUITTED BY TOP COURT
Nie Shubin, who was executed 21 years ago for rape and murder, had his conviction overturned by China's top court.
NOVEMBER 30, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR KILLING SAUDI MAN
two Yemeni expatriates were executed for murdering Mohammed bin Mohammed bin Ali Osaimi Hakmi in the province of Jazan.
NOVEMBER 30, 2016BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: THREE EXECUTIONS FEARED IN AS MANY WEEKS AMID ‘SUDDEN AND SHAMEFUL PURGE’ OF DEATH ROW
As many as three of the four men on death row in the Belarusian capital Minsk have been executed in a shameful purge since 5 November, Amnesty International revealed today after confirming with local activists.
NOVEMBER 28, 2016BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: ANOTHER CONVICT EXECUTED – HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Death convict Ivan Kulesh has been executed, Andrei Paluda, a coordinator of the campaign Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus, reports.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2016NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Correctional Services has proposed revisions to the state's execution protocol
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Correctional Services has proposed revisions to the state's execution protocol
NOVEMBER 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES, TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Three prisoners were executed in three different cities between 22 and 26 November 2016.
NOVEMBER 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Iranian authorities executed five prisoners on drug related charges.
NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER OF THREE HANGED TO DEATH
A Daska-based murder convict was hanged to death in the Sialkot district jail. According to the Sialkot
NOVEMBER 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLERS OF CHRISTIAN COUPLE
A Pakistani anti-terror court sentenced five people to death over the killing of a Christian couple who were lynched and burned in a kiln after being falsely accused of blasphemy.
NOVEMBER 23, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED IN PUBLIC
Four men were publicly hanged in the Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm, according to the local "qeshmeazad" news website.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER
Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 sentenced two people to death for killing a woman and her domestic help in the city’s Jatrabari area in 2015.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TRADITIONAL RULER’S SON, TWO SIBLINGS SENTENCED TO DEATH
For being found guilty of murder, son of a traditional ruler in Mafoluku
- NOVEMBER 18, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI WOMAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING HUSBAND
The Ministry of Interior executed Saudi national Munira bint Zuweid Al-Hadhli for killing her husband, in the city of Mecca.
- 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, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 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 16, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): STEVEN FREDERICK SPEARS EXECUTED
Steven Frederick Spears, 54, White, was executed.
NOVEMBER 15, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA 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 PENALTY
IRAN: 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, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PUBLIC HANGING AND 5 EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG CHARGES
Six prisoners were executed in Iran today.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Two prisoners have been hanged in two different Iranian cities, reported the state run Iranian media.
- 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.