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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- NOVEMBER 26, 2014DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED
Three prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in Iran for murder. According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in
Two prisoners were hanged in Iran for murder. According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in
- NOVEMBER 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, a prisoner identified as “M. Sh
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, a prisoner identified as “M. Sh
- NOVEMBER 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five inmates were hanged in Gohardasht prison in the city of Karaj. They were part of a group of
A group of five inmates were hanged in Gohardasht prison in the city of Karaj. They were part of a group of
- NOVEMBER 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two men named as Ali M and Ali Q were hanged in public for 'mischief' in north-eastern city of Mashhad.
two men named as Ali M and Ali Q were hanged in public for 'mischief' in north-eastern city of Mashhad.
NOVEMBER 26, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS EXECUTES TWO FEMALE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES FOLLOWING SHARIA DEATH SENTENCE
“ISIS gunmen executed two former female candidates in Mosul after the Sharia Court issued death sentence
NOVEMBER 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED AS EXECUTIONS SOAR UNDER HASSAN ROUHANI
Seven prisoners were hanged in Iran as executions continue to soar under Hassan Rouhani's rule.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS 8TH PAKISTANI SINCE MID-OCTOBER
A Pakistani became the eighth person from the country to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking
NOVEMBER 25, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS STONES 2 ‘GAY MEN’ TO DEATH
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group stoned two men to death in Syria after claiming they were
- NOVEMBER 24, 2014DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE MEN BEHEADED IN RIYADH
Three men have been executed in the Saudi capital Riyadh in the last days.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a 38-year-old father of two children, Reza Karimdadzehi son of Eisa, was executed in the Central Prison of
a 38-year-old father of two children, Reza Karimdadzehi son of Eisa, was executed in the Central Prison of
NOVEMBER 22, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: JUBALAND MILITARY COURT EXECUTES SOLDIER FOR MURDER
Jubaland military court executed a soldier convicted of killing a 9-year-old boy in the southern port city of
- NOVEMBER 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded two local men convicted of raping two girls, stealing cars and taking drugs, the
Saudi authorities beheaded two local men convicted of raping two girls, stealing cars and taking drugs, the
- NOVEMBER 20, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Turkish man convicted of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Turkish man convicted of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said
- NOVEMBER 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
A man was hanged in public in a northern city, a day after the United Nations
- NOVEMBER 20, 2014IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Judge Jane Woodward Miller sets aside Michael Dean Overstreet's death penalty
USA - Indiana. Judge Jane Woodward Miller sets aside Michael Dean Overstreet's death penalty
- NOVEMBER 19, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): LEON VINCENT TAYLOR EXECUTED
Leon Vincent Taylor, 56, Black, was executed in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 19, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KILLER WHO SHOT DEAD A POLICEMAN AND SOLDIER AND TRIED TO FLEE WHILE WEARING A BURKHA IS BEHEADED
A killer who shot dead a policeman and soldier before donning a burkha in a bid to evade police was
- NOVEMBER 19, 2014UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Bill to rintroduce firing squad passed commission
USA - Utah. Bill to rintroduce firing squad passed commission
NOVEMBER 18, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian convicted of drug trafficking, official media said, bringing to 68 the number
- NOVEMBER 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lawyers for Death Row Inmates Missed Critical Filing Deadlines in 80 Cases
USA - Lawyers for Death Row Inmates Missed Critical Filing Deadlines in 80 Cases.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ABBAS AIDE, ‘EXECUTE PALESTINIANS WHO SELL LAND TO ISRAELIS’
Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein said Palestinians who sell their land to Jews should
NOVEMBER 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN BANDAR ABBAS
Three young men were publicly hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran).
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): CHADWICK BANKS EXECUTED
Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
USA - Florida. Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
A man who was convicted of smuggling heroin in his intestines has become the seventh Pakistani beheaded
NOVEMBER 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED
Six more prisoners were hanged in Iran as the execution rate soars under so-called 'moderate' Hassan
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted drug trafficker in the northern region of Jawf. Mohammed
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted drug trafficker in the northern region of Jawf. Mohammed
NOVEMBER 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN CITY OF MASHHAD
A 36 year old man was hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran) in the morning.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2014DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis for drug smuggling between 5 and 6 November.