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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- SEPTEMBER 9, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug trafficking and one of its own citizens for murder, the
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug trafficking and one of its own citizens for murder, the
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The state plans to have new lethal injection protocols written within 2 weeks
USA - Oklahoma. The state plans to have new lethal injection protocols written within 2 weeks
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MORE EXECUTIONS, TWO IN PUBLIC
Iran carried out another three executions, including two in public, between 2 and 4 September.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Fallin: No executions without new rules.
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Fallin: No executions without new rules.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner identified as Alaedin Dijoihar was executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh, after being
A prisoner identified as Alaedin Dijoihar was executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh, after being
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in public in two different towns in the Mazanderan province, reported the
Two prisoners were hanged in public in two different towns in the Mazanderan province, reported the
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 4 FOREIGN NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
four drug traffickers from Syria and Iran were executed by beheading in northern and eastern Saudi Arabia, the government said.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 15 EXECUTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
The clerical regime of Iran hanged 15 prisoners, reports regarding executions revealed.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR MORE MEN EXECUTED BY BEHEADING
Saudi authorities have executed four citizens in the last days, after they were convicted of murder in separate
AUGUST 29, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TWO DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED IN SENDAI AND TOKYO
Japan executed two multiple killers, bringing to 11 the total number of death sentences carried out since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took power in 2012.
- AUGUST 28, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA: LAWSUIT FILED TO ALLOW MEDIA TO WITNESS ENTIRE EXECUTIONS IN OKLAHOMA, AUTOPSY REVEALS CLAYTON LOCKETT DIED FROM LETHAL INJECTION, NOT HEART ATTACK
AUGUST 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT INMATES HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
the Iranian regime's authorities hanged a group of eight prisoners in the main prison of Bandar Abbas,
AUGUST 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FOUR ALLEGED MOSSAD SPIES BEHEADED BY MILITANT GROUP
- AUGUST 27, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded three citizens after they were convicted
Saudi authorities beheaded three citizens after they were convicted
- AUGUST 26, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the eastern Qatif region after he was convicted
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the eastern Qatif region after he was convicted
- AUGUST 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS INCLUDING A PAKISTANI CITIZEN
AUGUST 25, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: HAMAS EXECUTES 4 MORE SUSPECTED ISRAELI SPIES
AUGUST 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN BORAZJAN AND SARI
AUGUST 24, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EIGHT “TERRORISTS” EXECUTED IN XINJIANG
AUGUST 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS INCLUDING A WOMAN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN, PRISONER’S FOUR FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PUBLIC
AUGUST 22, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS MILITANTS STONE MAN TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY IN MOSUL
AUGUST 22, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: HAMAS EXECUTES 18 SUSPECTED INFORMANTS BY FIRING SQUAD
one day after Israel killed three top Hamas commanders, the radical group executed 18 Palestinians it had suspected of collaborating with Israel. It brings the number of alleged informants executed in the past two days to at least 21, including several pe
AUGUST 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PUBLIC HANGINGS
AUGUST 21, 2014GermanyDEATH PENALTYCHINA: GERMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN XIAMEN
a German was sentenced to death in China for the first time in modern history. The 36-year-old man was convicted of a double murder in Xiamen in 2010. Germany has vowed to stop the execution.
AUGUST 19, 2014LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: EGYPTIAN PUBLICLY EXECUTED BY ISLAMIC MILITANTS IN A FOOTBALL STADIUM
AUGUST 19, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ANOTHER PRISONER BEHEADED FOR MURDER
AUGUST 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ELEVEN PEOPLE HANGED IN KARAJ, A MAN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC IN MIANEH
AUGUST 18, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THE WAVE OF EXECUTIONS CONTINUES, ANOTHER FOUR BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia beheaded four nationals from the same family in the city of Najran for drug trafficking, amid a surge in executions in the country since the end of Ramadan.
- AUGUST 17, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOTS
AUGUST 15, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: FIVE CIVILIANS HANGED IN KAJAKI DISTRICT OF HELMAN