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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- APRIL 23, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS INDIAN NATIONAL, OWN CITIZEN
Saudi Arabia beheaded two people for murder, one of whom was from India, the interior ministry said.
APRIL 22, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER FOUR MURDER CONVICTS HANGED IN PUNJAB
Another four murder convicts were executed in Lahore, Sahiwal and Bahawalpur cities of Punjab province, raising the total number of executions to 95 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliba
APRIL 22, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN SHIRAZ
9 death row prisoners were hanged in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz.
APRIL 22, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ACID THROWING
A Rangpur court sentenced a youth to death for throwing acid on a schoolgirl.
APRIL 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWENTY PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Twenty prisoners were hanged for drug related charges between 16 and 20 April in three different Iranian cities.
APRIL 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 15 DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
At least fifteen death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of the country, the highest number of executions on a single day since reversing of the country's self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Talib
- APRIL 21, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING INDONESIAN MAID
a Saudi citizen, Shayea al-Qahtani, was executed in the Province of Abha. He was the 63rd person
APRIL 21, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: BAGERHAT COURT ORDERS FIVE TO THE GALLOWS FOR MURDERING YOUTH
A Bagerhat court has sentenced five to death for the murder of a 25-year-old in Sadar Upazila six years ago.
APRIL 20, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PRISONERS HANGED IN ESFAHAN, SHIRAZ AND ZAHEDAN
Ten prisoners were hanged in Iran on April 13 and 20.
- APRIL 18, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to a report from inside Iran, 4 prisoners were hanged in Zahedan’s Central Prison, east of the
According to a report from inside Iran, 4 prisoners were hanged in Zahedan’s Central Prison, east of the
- APRIL 18, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW PRISONER SENT TO GALLOWS IN VEHARI
a murder convict, identified as Manzoor Vasli, was hanged to death in the district jail of Vehari
- APRIL 18, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Acknowledges Flawed Forensic Testimony Affected At Least 32 Death Penalty Cases
USA - FBI Acknowledges Flawed Forensic Testimony Affected At Least 32 Death Penalty Cases
APRIL 17, 2015SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: CONVICTED MURDERER, WHO STABBED VICTIM MORE THAN 110 TIMES, EXECUTED
A 39-year-old male Singaporean was executed at Changi Prison Complex, after being convicted of murder and sentenced to death on Apr 7, 2009, police said in a media release.
APRIL 17, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SECOND INDONESIAN MAID EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia has executed a second Indonesian maid despite protests from Jakarta, which is itself facing fierce criticism for its failure to heed calls for clemency for a number of foreigners on death row.
- APRIL 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE PUNJAB JAILS
Five murder convicts were hanged in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad, raising the total number of executions to 75 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
- APRIL 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MANUEL GARZA EXECUTED
Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed. Garza received a lethal injection of pentobarbital for killing a SWAT team member, Police Officer John "Rocky" Riojas, 37, in February 2001.
- APRIL 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): ANDRE COLE EXECUTED
Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed. Cole, was accused of killing Anthony Curtis, a friend of his ex-wife, in 1998.
- APRIL 15, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed.
- APRIL 15, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed.
- APRIL 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE KILLERS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
In Pakistan five killers were awarded death sentences on ten counts by Anti Terrorism Court and each were fined to pay Rs 1.5 million, in a murder case.
- APRIL 14, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES INDONESIAN WOMAN WITH SUSPECTED MENTAL ILLNESS
Today’s execution of an Indonesian woman with a suspected mental illness is just the latest in the recent macabre spike in Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored killings, Amnesty International said.
- APRIL 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN BAHAWALPUR
A murder convict was hanged to death at New Central Jail in Bahawalpur early in the morning, Geo News reported.
- APRIL 13, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE PUTS REMAINING EXECUTIONS ON HOLD
The Tennessee Supreme Court has officially halted executions in the state, vacating four remaining execution dates amid legal challenges over Tennessee's death penalty protocols.
- APRIL 13, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND: SIX MURDERERS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
After decades Somaliland has fulfilled death sentences imposed by the country's courts.
- APRIL 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Esfahan prison, according to the report of
Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Esfahan prison, according to the report of
- APRIL 13, 2015TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Puts Remaining Executions on Hold.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Puts Remaining Executions on Hold.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
APRIL 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PRISONERS HANGED IN A PRISON IN KARAJ
The Iranian regime’s henchmen in Central Prison in the city of Karaj hanged eight prisoners.
- APRIL 13, 2015DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED
three prisoners were hanged in Iran between April 11 and 12.
- APRIL 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in the city of Mehriz (Yazd Province, Central Iran) early Sunday morning April 12, reported the Iranian state media.
One prisoner was hanged in the city of Mehriz (Yazd Province, Central Iran) early Sunday morning April 12, reported the Iranian state media.