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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- JANUARY 12, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the human rights group HRANA, four prisoners were hanged at Karaj's central prison
According to the human rights group HRANA, four prisoners were hanged at Karaj's central prison
JANUARY 12, 2016DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two prisoners convicted of murder were executed in Saudi Arabia on January 4 and 6.
JANUARY 12, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia put to death one of its citizens convicted of murder, bringing to 51 the number of locals and
JANUARY 12, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
Two death row convicts were hanged in the jails of Toba Tek Singh and Bahawalpur early morning.
JANUARY 12, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR WOMAN, 3 OTHERS FOR MURDERING 6 OF FAMILY
A court in Uttar Pradesh awarded death sentence to four persons, including a woman, accused of
JANUARY 12, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 1,084 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2015
Iran again led the globe in the number of state-sanctioned executions in 2015, killing 1,084 people, which marks the highest rate of executions in the country in 25 years, according to statistics compiled by human rights and advocacy organizations.
JANUARY 11, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: THE GOVERNMENT EXECUTES SIX CONVICTED FOR MURDER
Somaliland government carried out the execution of 6 prisoners in different regions of the country. The 6
JANUARY 10, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ETHIOPIAN WOMAN EXECUTED FOR AXE MURDER
Saudi authorities executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th
JANUARY 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED
seven prisoners were hanged in different prisons in Iran.
JANUARY 7, 2016DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA: KILLER PUT TO DEATH IN FIRST US EXECUTION OF YEAR
Florida executed a man Thursday night been convicted of killing three women, carrying out the lethal
- JANUARY 7, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE KILLERS OF JASAD LEADER KAZI AREF HANGED
Three condemned killers of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal founding president Kazi Aref Ahmed and four other
- JANUARY 7, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Oscar Ray Bolin, 53, White, was executed.
USA - Florida. Oscar Ray Bolin, 53, White, was executed.
JANUARY 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC IN EAST AZERBAIJAN
Late morning a prisoner was hanged in public on murder charges in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan.
- JANUARY 6, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, raising to 49 the number of death sentences carried
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, raising to 49 the number of death sentences carried
JANUARY 6, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED IN PRISONS
The mullahs’ regime hanged at least nine people in prisons across Iran.
JANUARY 6, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POPULAR PREACHER TO BE HANGED FOR BLASPHEMY
A very popular preacher, Abdulaziz Dauda, has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Kano upper
- JANUARY 4, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia put to death a man convicted of murder, following its weekend executions of 47 men including
Saudi Arabia put to death a man convicted of murder, following its weekend executions of 47 men including
- JANUARY 4, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR MURDER
On the morning, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was hanged in public
JANUARY 4, 2016DEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WOMAN ACCUSED OF ADULTERY AND PROSTITUTION STONED TO DEATH BY AL-QAEDA
A woman has been stoned to death in south-east Yemen after being accused of adultery and prostitution by
JANUARY 4, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 50-YEAR-OLD MAN HANGED IN NOSHAHR
The mullahs’ regime hanged an unnamed 50-year-old man in a prison in the port city of Noshahr, northern
JANUARY 3, 2016DEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: NISA SOLDIER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN MOGADISHU
A soldier serving Somalia’s National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) has been executed by a firing
JANUARY 2, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 47 PUT TO DEATH, INCLUDING PROMINENT SHIITE CLERIC
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people convicted of terrorism-related offenses, including suspected members of
- JANUARY 1, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Japan is provided for 13 crimes
The death penalty in Japan is provided for 13 crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTY
The legal system in Jordan is based on Islamic law
The legal system in Jordan is based on Islamic law
- JANUARY 1, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
- JANUARY 1, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
- JANUARY 1, 2016GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide...
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President.
- JANUARY 1, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTY
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
JANUARY 1, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 5 YOUNG MEN FOR 'SPYING' ON THEM
The Al-Shabaab militant group has executed five young men for allegedly spying for United States and the