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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JULY 24, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR CITIZENS CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
Saudi authorities executed four citizens convicted of killing six members of their tribe, the interior ministry said.
JULY 23, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: REGIME HANGS THREE IN PRISON
Iran’s regime hanged three prisoners in a jail in northern Iran.
JULY 22, 2016South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: TWO SOUTH SUDANESE SOLDIERS EXECUTED IN WAU
South Sudan army’s (SPLA) 5th division in Western Bahr el Ghazal state executed two soldiers charged with murder and various crimes.
- JULY 21, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed enforcement of its ruling upholding the state's lethal injection protocol.
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed enforcement of its ruling upholding the state's lethal injection protocol.
- JULY 20, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT 99TH EXECUTION OF THE YEAR
Saudi authorities carried out the 99th execution of the 2016 in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, putting a man to death for murder.
JULY 20, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON IN ONE DAY
A group of ten prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison (Alborz province, northern Iran), according to sources close to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
JULY 19, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI, ARAB EXECUTED AS TOTAL BEHEADINGS THIS YEAR NEAR 100
Saudi authorities executed two men, bringing to 98 the number of executions carried out in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom so far this year.
JULY 19, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JESSORE PHYSICIAN
A court in Jessore sentenced two persons to death in the sensational Dr Shafiqul Islam murder case.
JULY 18, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN ADIALA JAIL
Two murder convicts were hanged in the morning in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
JULY 17, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 PRISONERS INCLUDING A WOMAN HANGED IN TWO DAYS, TWO IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged 18 prisoners in two days, including two cases in public.
- JULY 14, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): JOHN WAYNE CONNER EXECUTED
John Wayne Conner, 60, White, was executed by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital.
- JULY 14, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. John Wayne Conner was executed
USA - Georgia. John Wayne Conner was executed
JULY 13, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE HANGED COLLECTIVELY IN GOHARDASHT PRISON
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged nine prisoners collectively in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.
JULY 13, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AN ELDERLY MAN BEHEADED IN HIIRAAN REGION
Al-Shabaab fighters blamed for beheading of an elderly man at a small rural village in central Somalia,
JULY 12, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO PEOPLE CONVICTED OF KILLING AN AUTORICKSHAW DRIVER HAVE BEEN HANGED
Md Shahidul and Saiful Islam walked the gallows a minute after midnight, jailor Mahubul Islam confirmed to bdnews24.com.
JULY 12, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE HANGED FOR MURDER IN SYLHET JAIL
Death-row convict Maku Rabi Das was executed inside Sylhet Central Jail by hangman Raju who was
JULY 9, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING MINOR BOY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced two persons to death for murdering a minor boy in Pirgachha upazila of the Rangpur district in 2011, reports BSS.
JULY 8, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS HAS EXECUTED 5 SUNNI TRIBESMEN AND BEHEADED 6 OF THEIR OWN MILITANTS FOR SPYING
The Islamic State (Isis) militant group has executed 6 of their own fighters and 5 Sunni tribesmen in Iraq for allegedly spying for their enemies.
JULY 7, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB PUBLICLY EXECUTED TWO MEN
The Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia publicly executed two men by firing squad in
- JULY 5, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY ROW WITH GOVT
Maldives foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon stepped down over what she described as a profound differences of opinion with the government’s bid to enforce the death penalty.
- JULY 5, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SECOND DEATH SENTENCE
Amid growing international pressure against the reintroduction of the death penalty, the Supreme Court
- JULY 5, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB BEHEADS TWO TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS FOR COOPERATING WITH SECURITY FORCES
Armed group Al shabaab have beheaded two telecommunication staff in Galcad in Galgadud region. The
JULY 4, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: COURT SENTENCES 22-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO DEATH BY HANGING IN TAMALE
A Tamale High Court has sentenced a 22-year-old woman, Zelia Sulemana, to death by hanging for murder.
- JULY 4, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: FIVE PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH WERE EXECUTED AFTER ATTACK IN BAGHDAD
Iraq executed five convicts, the justice ministry said, linking the timing of the executions to the Baghdad suicide bombing the previous day that killed more than 200 people.
- JULY 1, 2016DEATH PENALTY
AL-QAEDA WARNS US OF 'GRAVEST CONSEQUENCES' IF DEATH SENTENCE IS CARRIED ON BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER
The leader of Al-Qaeda, Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States with "grave consequences" if the
- JULY 1, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR BASHING GIRL'S HEAD ON TREE STUMP
A casual labourer has been sentenced to hang for the murder of a five-year-old girl by bashing her head into a tree stump.
JULY 1, 2016Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING PROBATION OFFICER
San Fernando High Court found Jason Housten, 36, guilty and sentenced him to hang for the murder of
- JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States if the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes ahead
USA - Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States if the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes ahead
JUNE 30, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 10 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR 2006 MURDERS OF TRUCK DRIVER, ASSISTANT IN RANGPUR
The District and Sessions Judges Court of Rangpur sentenced 10 accused to death for the murder of a
JUNE 28, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: GALLOWS FOR THREE INDIANS, WOMAN IN DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Ali Diran has upheld the verdict of the lower court and