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 1, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
- JANUARY 1, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
- JANUARY 1, 2016North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda’s penal code provides for 15 capital offences
Uganda’s penal code provides for 15 capital offences
- JANUARY 1, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016WyomingDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016OregonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
DECEMBER 31, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PRISONERS HANGED AT TABRIZ, MASHHAD
six prisoners were reportedly hanged at Tabriz Central Prison (northern Iran) on drug charges and two
DECEMBER 29, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FILIPINO EXECUTED, 153RD DEATH SENTENCE IN 2015
Saudi Arabia executed a Filipino man convicted of murder, bringing to 153 the number of people put to
DECEMBER 29, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN KOHAT
Four more militants were hanged to death in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning, the latest hangings since Pakistan lifted a moratorium on death penalty last year following the Peshawar school carnage.
DECEMBER 28, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUGS SMUGGLING
The Malaysian high court sentenced a Nigerian citizen to death for drugs trafficking.
DECEMBER 28, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: 5 EXECUTED FOR AIDING AND ABETTING ESCAPES
Authorities in North Korea’s Yanggang Province back in September executed five residents for aiding the
DECEMBER 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED IN KHORRAMABAD
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged three men in a prison in Khorramabad, western Iran.
DECEMBER 23, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 2 PRISONERS HANGED IN GHEZELHESAR PRISON IN KARAJ
According to the report of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), two prisoners, who had been
- DECEMBER 23, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: ISLAMISTS PUBLICLY EXECUTE TWO OFFICIALS
Islamist militant group al Shabaab publicly executed a Somali military officer and the leader of a small town
DECEMBER 22, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 MEN HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
Eight men with alleged drug charges were reportedly hanged at Qazvin Central Prison in the morning.
DECEMBER 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
A prisoner charged with murder was hanged at Amol Prison (in the province of Mazandaran) and one
DECEMBER 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYUN DOUBLES IRAN DRUG FUNDING DESPITE EXECUTION SURGE
- DECEMBER 20, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN PEOPLE HANGED IN ONE DAY, TWO OF THE EXECUTIONS IN PUBLIC
At least seven prisoners were hanged in Iran. Two of the executions were carried out in public.