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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- FEBRUARY 18, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men were hanged in Rajaishahr prison of Karaj (West of Tehran) early in the morning. According to
Three men were hanged in Rajaishahr prison of Karaj (West of Tehran) early in the morning. According to
- FEBRUARY 17, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners were hanged in different Iranian cities. A group of six were hanged in Karaj’s Gohardasht
eight prisoners were hanged in different Iranian cities. A group of six were hanged in Karaj’s Gohardasht
- FEBRUARY 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Attorney General Eric Holder called today for a moratorium on the death penalty
USA - Attorney General Eric Holder called today for a moratorium on the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
At least 14 prisoners were hanged in the cities of Bam, Uromiyeh and Bandar Abbas. A group of six
At least 14 prisoners were hanged in the cities of Bam, Uromiyeh and Bandar Abbas. A group of six
FEBRUARY 16, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS
At least nine prisoners have been executed in Iran in two days.
FEBRUARY 16, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH FOR 'REMORSELESS' MAN WHO RAPED, KILLED SCHOOLGIRL
The Bombay high court upheld the death sentence of a 25-year-old man who raped a 13-year-old
- FEBRUARY 15, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged six prisoners in two prisons in the southern cities of Shiraz and Kerman. A group
The Iranian regime hanged six prisoners in two prisons in the southern cities of Shiraz and Kerman. A group
FEBRUARY 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Saudis condemned to death for murder in separate cases were beheaded by
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Baluchi prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the southeastern city of Chabahar after spending
Two Baluchi prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the southeastern city of Chabahar after spending
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged in the main prison of Rasht, announced the Gilan province’s judiciary.
a prisoner was hanged in the main prison of Rasht, announced the Gilan province’s judiciary.
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO KILLER ROBBERS HANGED IN MIRPUR
two death row prisoners were executed in the Central Jail of Mirpur, in Pakistan’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir State.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SENIOR AL-SHABAAB LEADER EXECUTED IN GEDO REGION
Somali Government announced that Ahmed Ismail Ali, a senior Al-Shabaab leader in southern region of
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani drug smuggler, bringing to 29 the number of executions in the first six
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni drug trafficker in the southwestern city of Jizan. Nayef
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni drug trafficker in the southwestern city of Jizan. Nayef
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): WALTER STOREY EXECUTED
Walter Storey, 47, White, was executed in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 11, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SOLDIER HANGED TO DEATH BY TALIBAN INSURGENTS IN NANGARHAR
the Taliban militants executed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Walter Storey, 47, White, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Walter Storey, 47, White, was executed.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SYRIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
FEBRUARY 9, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MINING TYCOON LIU HAN EXECUTED
A Chinese mining billionaire said to have links with disgraced former security tsar Zhou Yongkang and who
FEBRUARY 8, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING JU STUDENT ZUBAIR
A Dhaka court condemned five persons to death and five others to life term imprisonment for killing
- FEBRUARY 5, 2015Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: GOVERNMENT, 13 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW WILL BE EXECUTED THIS YEAR
- FEBRUARY 5, 2015JordanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EIGHT MEN BEHEADED IN THREE DIFFERENT CITIES
- FEBRUARY 5, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Abdelghani Mohammed Akbar, from Pakistan, was beheaded in the Riyadh region after being convicted of
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: TWO CONVICTED TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN RETALIATION FOR PILOT’S KILLING BY ISLAMIC STATE
Jordan executed two Al-Qaeda prisoners by hanging in retaliation for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State (IS) group.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA (TEXAS): SEVENTH EXECUTION OF 2015
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO CONVICTED RAPISTS AND A MURDERER BEHEADED
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Daryl Wheatfall
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Daryl Wheatfall
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE CONVICTED TERRORISTS HANGED IN KARACHI
two more convicted terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-i-Jhangvi were hanged at the central prison in Karachi.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 2 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON
FEBRUARY 3, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT AND MASHHAD