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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- MAY 12, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): DERRICK DEWAYNE CHARLES EXECUTED
Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed. The sentence was carried out with a single lethal
MAY 12, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SAULAT MIRZA HANGED IN MACHH JAIL
Death-row prisoner Saulat Mirza was executed at Machh jail today at 4:30 AM for the murder of former KESC managing director Shahid Hamid, his driver and guard in 1997, raising the total number of executions to 101 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed
MAY 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
Five prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran in the morning.
MAY 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
14 prisoners were hanged in Iran between May 6 and 7 for drug related charges.
MAY 6, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia carried out its 79th execution in 2015 in the northwestern region of Tabuk, reported AFP News.
MAY 6, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER HANGED IN LAHORE
Another murder convict, Zulfiqar Ali, was hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Jail of Lahore, raising the total
MAY 5, 2015DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SIX FOREIGNERS BEHEADED
The Saudi Press Agency has disclosed that 6 foreigners were beheaded in Saudi Arabia between May 1st and 4.
- MAY 4, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Press Agency has disclosed that 5 foreigners were beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder and
The Saudi Press Agency has disclosed that 5 foreigners were beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder and
MAY 4, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TRADER
A Mymensingh court sentenced four men to death for killing chicken trader Abdur Razzak Fakir of Tarakanda, Madhupur.
MAY 4, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE
Two men were sentenced to death by hanging in Kenya after being found guilty of murder and robbery with
- MAY 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
in a secret and collective execution, 20 prisoners were hanged in the Karaj Central Prison, said Human
in a secret and collective execution, 20 prisoners were hanged in the Karaj Central Prison, said Human
- MAY 1, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far
APRIL 30, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four Saudis were executed between April 28 and 30 in three different cities, bringing to 72 the number of
APRIL 30, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN SANANDAJ, MASHHAD
two prisoners have been hanged in Iran, Hrana reported.
APRIL 29, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN VEHARI
another murder convict was hanged at the district jail of Vehari, raising the total number of executions to 99
APRIL 29, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG UN EXECUTED 15 OFFICIALS
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) told the South Korean National Assembly that Kim
APRIL 29, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: EIGHT DRUG CONVICTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
defying intense pressure from the international community, the government executed eight drug convicts at 12:30 a.m. on Nusakambangan prison island near Cilacap in Central Java.
- APRIL 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Creator of Lethal Injection Protocol Calls Death Penalty "Problematic".
USA - Creator of Lethal Injection Protocol Calls Death Penalty "Problematic".
APRIL 29, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: CREATOR OF LETHAL INJECTION PROTOCOL CALLS DEATH PENALTY ‘PROBLEMATIC’
Dr. Jay Chapman, the Oklahoma medical examiner who created the three-drug lethal injection protocol that
- APRIL 28, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi national, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Fahd al-Sohabra al-Dosari, was beheaded for
a Saudi national, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Fahd al-Sohabra al-Dosari, was beheaded for
APRIL 28, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED KILLER EXECUTED IN VEHARI
A convicted murderer was hanged at Vehari’s District Jail, raising the total number of executions to 98 since
APRIL 26, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER AND THEFT
Authorities in Egypt have hanged five people convicted of murder and theft, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 4 PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK PRISON
Four prisoners were hanged in the morning in Arak city.
APRIL 25, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUG SMUGGLER EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING
A drug trafficker was executed in south China’s Guangdong Province following approval by the Supreme People’s Court.
- APRIL 24, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ANOTHER THREE PEOPLE BEHEADED IN TWO DAYS
Saudi Arabia executed three more people between 23 and 24 April, bringing to 68 the number of Saudis and foreigners executed in the kingdom this year.
APRIL 24, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMIST MILITANTS EXECUTED MAN FOR BLASPHEMY
Al-Shabaab said it had executed a man in the south of the country for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
APRIL 24, 2015GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: 41-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
The Fast Track Division of the Accra High Court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to death by hanging.
- APRIL 23, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN SARGODHA AND SAHIWAL
two murder convicts were hanged in Sargodha and Sahiwal, raising the total number of executions to 97 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
APRIL 23, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
Iran hanged a group of nine men including a 70-year-old who had been held in prison for the past fourteen years, allegedly for drug-related offences.
- APRIL 23, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 5 PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN AND JIROFT
Five prisoners who had been charged with drug related crimes, went to the gallows, in Kerman city and