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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OCTOBER 27, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
Two death row prisoners were hanged in the jails of Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur while the execution of two convicts was postponed.
OCTOBER 27, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler, bringing the number of people put to death this year to 138.
OCTOBER 26, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: TWO GAY MEN STONED TO DEATH BY ISIS MILITANTS AND SUPPORTERS
Islamic State (ISIS) militants and their supporters stoned to death two men accused of being gay in Aleppo, Syria over the weekend.
OCTOBER 25, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
A court in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2014.
- OCTOBER 24, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Wayne Doty becomes state's 1st inmate to demand the electric chair.
USA - Florida. Wayne Doty becomes state's 1st inmate to demand the electric chair.
OCTOBER 22, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF FELLOW CITIZEN
Saudi Arabia carried out its 137th execution this year, putting to death another of its citizens for murder.
- OCTOBER 21, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national Mutlig Al Otaibi was executed in Riyadh after being found guilty of shooting dead a
Saudi national Mutlig Al Otaibi was executed in Riyadh after being found guilty of shooting dead a
- OCTOBER 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Afsar Ali, a death-row prisoner convicted of murder, was executed in Mianwali’s Central Jail.
Afsar Ali, a death-row prisoner convicted of murder, was executed in Mianwali’s Central Jail.
OCTOBER 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 4 DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
Four murder convicts were hanged in the jails of Lahore, Bahawalpur, Toba Tek Singh and Dera Ghazi Khan while execution of two convicts was postponed.
OCTOBER 20, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 10 MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least ten death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of Punjab.
OCTOBER 18, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS RELEASES DRONE VIDEO SHOWING BEHEADING OF MAN EXECUTED FOR INSULTING 'ALLAH' IN ANBAR
The Sunni terror group, Islamic State (Isis), has released a new execution video shot using a camera
- OCTOBER 18, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: 2 PALESTINIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ALLEGEDLY COOPERATING WITH ISRAEL
A military court in Gaza sentenced two Palestinian Arabs from Khan Yunis to death by hanging.
- OCTOBER 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): LICHO ESCAMILLA EXECUTED
Licho Escamilla, 33, Hispanic, was executed in Texas.
- OCTOBER 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTION TOLL CLIMBS TO 135
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens convicted of murder, bringing to 135 the number of people put to
OCTOBER 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SEVEN DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least seven death-row inmates convicted of murder were executed in different jails.
- OCTOBER 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER FIVE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN PUNJAB
five murder convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of Punjab.
- OCTOBER 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER FATEMEH SALBEHI HANGED
Iranian authorities have executed the juvenile offender Fatemeh Salbehi, according to Iran Human Rights' sources.
- OCTOBER 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EIGHT MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least eight death row convicts were sent to the gallows early in the morning in different jails of Punjab, Dunya News reported.
- OCTOBER 13, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens in the southern city of Abha after he was convicted of killing a
OCTOBER 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN PUBLIC
The mullahs' regime hanged three prisoners in public in Kazeroun, southern Iran.
OCTOBER 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED IN CENTRAL PRISON OF KARAJ
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six prisoners - Bahman
- OCTOBER 11, 2015DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 4 PRISONERS HANGED
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged four prisoners in the last two days.
- OCTOBER 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three prisoners in the central prison of Rasht, northern Iran, on the World Day Against the
Iran hanged three prisoners in the central prison of Rasht, northern Iran, on the World Day Against the
- OCTOBER 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
A death row convict was hanged in Bahawalpur Central Jail early in the morning. Culprit Muhammad
- OCTOBER 7, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. 72 % of North Carolinians support the death penalty, a News & Record/High Point University Poll found.
USA - North Carolina. 72 % of North Carolinians support the death penalty, a News & Record/High Point University Poll found.
OCTOBER 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN KARAJ
three prisoners were executed at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison, the website of the General Directorate of Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures in Tehran reported.
- OCTOBER 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
a juvenile offender, Samad Zahabi, was secretly hanged for a murder he allegedly committed at 17,
a juvenile offender, Samad Zahabi, was secretly hanged for a murder he allegedly committed at 17,
- OCTOBER 6, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Juan Martin Garcia, 35, hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Juan Martin Garcia, 35, hispanic, was executed
OCTOBER 6, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN LAHORE
Death row convict Muhammad Idrees was sent to the gallows at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore for killing a man in 1997.
- OCTOBER 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED
The mullahs hanged four men in northern and southern Iran.