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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- 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, 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, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH 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 19, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MORE BEHEADINGS
Three inmates have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia in the last days.
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
JANUARY 17, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Iran hanged two men in public in Shiraz. Many children watched the hanging through
JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER MILITANT HANGED, 20TH EXECUTION SINCE MORATORIUM LIFTED
Pakistan hanged a militant of a banned anti-Shiite outfit, bringing the number of executions in the country
- JANUARY 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for shooting dead a compatriot with a machine gun, bringing to 10
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for shooting dead a compatriot with a machine gun, bringing to 10
- JANUARY 16, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Willie Russell, Black, has been permanently removed from death row because he is mentally disabled.
USA - Mississippi. Willie Russell, Black, has been permanently removed from death row because he is mentally disabled.
- JANUARY 15, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN KARACHI AND LAHORE
two more terror convicts were hanged in Karachi and Lahore, bringing to 19 the total number of death
- JANUARY 15, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed
USA - Florida. Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed
JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): JOHNNY SHANE KORMONDY EXECUTED
Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed.
JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): CHARLES WARNER EXECUTED
Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed in the state's 1st lethal injection since a botched one last spring.
JANUARY 15, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS HANGED IN 5 CITIES
At least a dozen prisoners have been hanged in prisons across Iran since Sunday January 11.
- JANUARY 14, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who killed a
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who killed a
JANUARY 14, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: MILITANTS EXECUTE WOMAN FOR ‘ADULTERY’
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Al-Qaeda-linked militants had publicly executed a woman
- JANUARY 13, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew Brannan was executed.
USA - Georgia. Andrew Brannan was executed.
JANUARY 13, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): ANDREW BRANNAN EXECUTED
Andrew Brannan was executed in Georgia.