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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JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED IN MIANDOAB
A well-known Kurdish political prisoner was executed in Miandoab’s Prison, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least two murder convicts were executed in Faisalabad and Haripur, raising the total number of
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 EXECUTIONS, ONE IN PUBLIC
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 10 and 11 June 2015 in various Iranian cities, including one in public.
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six prisoners were hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Orumieh, reported the
JUNE 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MURDER CONVICTS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE OFFENDER, HANGED IN LAHORE AND FAISALABAD
three more murder convicts, including a juvenile offender, were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Faisalabad.
JUNE 10, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of heroin smuggling.
JUNE 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 5 PRISONERS HANGED IN GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
At least five prisoners were executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for drug-related crimes, reported the
- JUNE 9, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): RICHARD STRONG EXECUTED
Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed, despite the fact that four Justices of the Supreme Court would
JUNE 9, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
18 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days for drug related crimes.
JUNE 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR CONDEMNED KILLERS EXECUTED IN PUNJAB JAILS
Four death row inmates were hanged till their death at the gallows in jails of different Punjab cities early in the morning, raising the total number of executions to at least 156 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in
JUNE 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS, 3 IN PUBLIC
nineteen people were executed between June 8 and 9, 2015 in six different Iranian cities.
- JUNE 9, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
- JUNE 8, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
- JUNE 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
JUNE 5, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six executions were conducted in the evening, one week after the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, media reports said.
- JUNE 4, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
two more death row prisoners were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Mianwali, raising the total number of
- JUNE 3, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): LESTER BOWER EXECUTED AFTER THREE DECADES ON DEATH ROW
Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed. A Texas jury sentenced Bower to death in April 1984 for the Oct.
- JUNE 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO NATIONALS BRINGING EXECUTION TOLL TO 94 IN 2015
Saudi Arabia says it has beheaded two more of its nationals, bringing to 94 the number of such executions so far this year across the Persian Gulf kingdom.
- JUNE 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
A double murder convict was executed at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. Javed alias Jeeda had killed two
- JUNE 3, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed.
- JUNE 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
five more murder convicts have been sent to the gallows in Sahiwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Attock and Rawalpindi.
five more murder convicts have been sent to the gallows in Sahiwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Attock and Rawalpindi.
JUNE 2, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WIFE KILLER AND DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man convicted of murdering his wife, along with a Syrian drug smuggler, adding to a toll that activists called a "stain" on the kingdom's rights record.
- JUNE 1, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
a man who was not identified by name was hanged in public in the city of Jiroft, Iranian state media
a man who was not identified by name was hanged in public in the city of Jiroft, Iranian state media
JUNE 1, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST TWELVE PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
at least twelve prisoners were hanged at the Ghezel Hessar Prison in Karaj, reported the National Council
MAY 31, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE EXECUTIONS, ONE HANGED IN PUBLIC
three prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian cities, reported the Iranian state media.
MAY 31, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN TABRIZ
five prisoners were hanged in the Central Prison of Tabriz for drug related crimes, reported the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
- MAY 30, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN SARGODHA
a double murder convict was sent to the gallows in the District Jail of Sargodha.
- MAY 28, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 9 DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS OF THE COUNTRY
Nine more death row prisoners were hanged in seven jails of Pakistan between May 27 and 28.
MAY 28, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker, adding to what a United Nations rapporteur
MAY 27, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED IN FRONT OF CHILDREN
Three men were hanged in public in Mashhad (northeastern Iran), reported the Iranian state media.