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 2, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The family of Dennis McGuire is dropping its civil rights lawsuit
USA - Ohio. The family of Dennis McGuire is dropping its civil rights lawsuit
FEBRUARY 1, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 FROM BANNED SECT EXECUTED FOR MURDER AT MCDONALD'S
A father and daughter have been executed in China for attacking and killing a woman who had refused to
FEBRUARY 1, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER BEHEADED, 5TH EXECUTION UNDER NEW KING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted murderer, bringing to five the number of people executed since new
- JANUARY 29, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT LADD EXECUTED
Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments he was
- JANUARY 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty Less Likely When Murder Victim is a Black Male.
USA - Death Penalty Less Likely When Murder Victim is a Black Male.
- JANUARY 29, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed
- JANUARY 28, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a man was hanged in public early this morning in the
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a man was hanged in public early this morning in the
JANUARY 28, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED, ONE OF THEM EXECUTED PUBLICLY FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE ARREST
Two men were executed in Iran today. One of them was hanged publicly in central Iran four weeks after he was arrested.
- JANUARY 27, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): WARREN LEE HILL EXECUTED
Warren Lee Hill, 54, was executed in Georgia.
JANUARY 27, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE BEHEADINGS ON SAME DAY
Saudi Arabia carried out the second, third and fourth beheadings under the reign of King Salman just days
- JANUARY 27, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Warren Hill, 54, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Warren Hill, 54, was executed.
JANUARY 26, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PRISONERS HANGED IN TWO DAYS
19 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the latest days.
JANUARY 26, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CHILD RAPIST'S BEHEADING IS FIRST EXECUTION UNDER NEW KING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a serial child rapist, in the first execution since King Salman's rise to the throne in
JANUARY 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN HAMADAN
Three prisoners were hanged in Hamadan (western Iran) reported the official website of Iranian Judiciary in Hamadan.
- JANUARY 25, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
- JANUARY 24, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
seven prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in the courtyard of Minab prison, reported
seven prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in the courtyard of Minab prison, reported
JANUARY 23, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDERING COUPLE
A Nakuru court sentenced to death a man accused of killing a couple that owned a private school in
- JANUARY 21, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed.
- JANUARY 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in Adelabad Prison in southern city of Shiraz. That has not been
A group of five prisoners were hanged in Adelabad Prison in southern city of Shiraz. That has not been
JANUARY 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
Three prisoners were hanged in public in the town of Bonab, reported the Iranian state media. According to
JANUARY 21, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ENGINEER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In India, a Poonamallee court sentenced a 26-year-old aeronautical engineer to death for the murder and
JANUARY 20, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for murder in its 12th execution this year, warning it would mete out the same fate to perpetrators of similar crimes.
- JANUARY 20, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged evidence that proved "beyond a shadow of doubt" that Texas executed an innocent man in 1989.
USA - Texas. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged evidence that proved "beyond a shadow of doubt" that Texas executed an innocent man in 1989.
- JANUARY 19, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
JANUARY 19, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN SMUGGLER BEHEADED IN MECCA
A convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler, Yassir Arafat Munir Ahmed, was executed in the Muslim holy city
JANUARY 19, 2015DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MORE BEHEADINGS
Three inmates have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia in the last days.
- JANUARY 19, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR N'GANJ MURDER
A court in Narayanganj (Bangladesh) awarded a man death sentenced in absentia for killing a woman in
JANUARY 19, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
One man was hanged in the prison of Torqabeh (near Mashhad, north-eastern Iran)
JANUARY 19, 2015DEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED FOR MURDER
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
JANUARY 18, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SIX DRUG CONVICTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Indonesia executed six people, including a national woman and five foreigners, who had all been sentenced to death on drug offences, in the first executions to take place under new President Joko Widodo, who refused to heed all international requests for