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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APRIL 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore on early morning while the execution of
APRIL 4, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO CITIZENS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two citizens for murder, raising to 84 the number of death sentences the kingdom has carried out so far this year.
APRIL 2, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES A TANZANIAN JIHADIST
A jihadist from Tanzania was executed in Southern Somalia.
MARCH 31, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of the murder of a compatriot, raising to 82 the number of death
MARCH 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE BROTHERS
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon sentenced to death two government
- MARCH 31, 2016GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
MARCH 31, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): JOSHUA DANIEL BISHOP EXECUTED
Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
- MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A death row prisoner was hanged in the District Jail Sialkot early the morning while the execution of two
A death row prisoner was hanged in the District Jail Sialkot early the morning while the execution of two
MARCH 30, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO CITIZENS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two citizens convicted of murder, raising to 81 the number of death sentences
MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN:TWO CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN KOHAT
Two 'terrorists' convicted by military courts for involvement in attacks on security officials and civilians were executed at a jail in Kohat, a military sourced confirmed.
MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS SENT TO GALLOWS
Two murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in the last two days.
- MARCH 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
- MARCH 27, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR KILLING BANGLADESHI WOMAN
Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani convicted of killing a Bangladeshi woman, raising to 79 the number of
MARCH 25, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN 'SECRETIVE' EXECUTION
Malaysia has executed three men for murder, their lawyer said, in what rights groups called a “secretive”
MARCH 25, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN EXECUTES TWO MURDERERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVEN DEATHS
A convicted serial killer and the mastermind of a murder-for-insurance scheme were executed on March 25, bringing to four the number of inmates hanged since Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki took office in October.
- MARCH 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Two convicts, tried and sentenced by military courts for their of involvement in “terrorist attacks”, were
MARCH 23, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NOAKHALI DOUBLE MURDER
A court in Bangladesh convicted 12 people and sentenced them to death for killing two people in 2007.
- MARCH 23, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING A COMPATRIOT
The kingdom executed a Saudi national convicted of murdering a compatriot in the province of AlQassim,
- MARCH 22, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Adam Ward was executed.
USA - Texas. Adam Ward was executed.
MARCH 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MORE THAN 350 PRISONERS HANGED SINCE DECEMBER 2014, GOVERNMENT TELLS THE SUPREME COURT
In Islamabad, federal government notified the highest court of the 353 death row prisoners hanged in the country since December 2014.
MARCH 22, 2016DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ADAM WARD EXECUTED
Adam Ward was executed. He was given a lethal dose of pentobarbital and as it took effect, he took a
MARCH 21, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING STREET BOY
A Dhaka court sentenced two people to death for brutally killing a street boy 13 years ago.
MARCH 21, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KILLER OF POLICEMEN IN BAYELSA GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced one of the killers of the eleven policemen at Lobia two community
MARCH 18, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: KOBE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF 6 - YEAR - OLD GIRL
The Kobe District Court handed down a death sentence to a man accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl
MARCH 16, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN 73RD EXECUTION
A Saudi national convicted of murder was executed, bringing to 73 the number of people put to death in the
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN SAHIWAL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Central Jail Sahiwal early the morning while the execution of
MARCH 14, 2016Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: WA AUTHORITIES SAY 2 MEN EXECUTED IN SELF-RULING REGION
Two people found guilty of murder were executed on March 13 in the autonomous Wa Special Region, according to local sources.
- MARCH 13, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER PUT TO DEATH IN 72ND EXECUTION OF 2016
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of murder, bringing to 72 the number of people put to
MARCH 13, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 20 CONVICTS EXECUTED, 70 WAITING, JUSTICE MINISTER
Iraqi Justice Minister Haidar al-Zamili disclosed that 20 death verdicts were executed on March 6 for
MARCH 9, 2016DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): COY WAYNE WESBROOK EXECUTED
Coy Wayne Wesbrook, 58, White, was executed. The execution was delayed about 90 minutes due to a last minute appeal. Wesbrook was convicted of murdering five people on Nov. 13, 1997.