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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- JULY 9, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI WILL NOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, UN TOLD
Malawi will not abolish the death penalty from its laws, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
JULY 7, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: THREE REBELS HANDED DEATH SENTENCE
A Sudanese special court sentenced three rebels to death by hanging, a lawyer for the accused said.
JULY 5, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 12 SLM-AW REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CENTRAL DARFUR
The criminal court of Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur, sentenced 12 members of the Sudan Liberation
- JULY 3, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
JULY 3, 2014DEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW USA’ WINTER 2014 NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row USA showed a continuing decline in the
- JULY 2, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
JULY 1, 2014UgandaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO UGANDANS EXECUTED OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ugandan Foreign Ministry spokesman Fred Opolot said two Ugandan drug traffickers – Omar Ddamulira
JUNE 29, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 6,000 CONVICTS AWAITING DEATH
With 6,000 death row convicts, Kenya has the fourth largest death row population in the world. In the last
JUNE 27, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 25 and 26 June in two prisons of Karaj.
- JUNE 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
eleven men were hanged in Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj, reported the National Council of Resistance of
eleven men were hanged in Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj, reported the National Council of Resistance of
- JUNE 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were executed in the prison of Rajaishahr, in Karaj, Iran Human Rights
Two prisoners were executed in the prison of Rajaishahr, in Karaj, Iran Human Rights
JUNE 25, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR RAPING MINORS
Saudi authorities beheaded two nationals convicted of raping minors in two separate cases.
JUNE 25, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 24-YR-OLD PALI MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPING & MURDERING MINOR GIRL IN 2012
In a speedy, decisive judgment, the Mangaon court in Raigad district awarded the death sentence to a 24-
JUNE 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS HANGED IN URUMIEH PRISON
Ten prisoners were hanged in the city of Urumieh, in northwestern Iran.
JUNE 24, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NTV EMPLOYEE MURDER CASE
The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 2 sentenced to death one Shakil Shikder for killing ntv video editor Atiqul
- JUNE 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 3 BIHAR STUDENTS IN FAKE ENCOUNTER
Finally delivering justice for the three teenage students who were killed in a fake gun-battle 12 years ago in
JUNE 23, 2014DEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED
Eight people were executed between 16 and 19 June in the first executions recorded in Egypt since October 2011.
JUNE 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 8 TO DIE FOR RAMNA KILLING
A Dhaka court has sentenced to death eight accused including Huji chief Mufti Hannan in the sensational
JUNE 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
Seven prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht (Northern Iran) reported the official website of the
JUNE 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN BIRJAND AND YAZD
Eight prisoners were executed in two Iranian prisons. Five of them were executed on charge of drug
- JUNE 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): JOHN E. WINFIELD EXECUTED
John E. Winfield, 46, Black, was executed. Winfield was executed by lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m., a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety said.
- JUNE 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): JOHN HENRY EXECUTED
John Henry, 63, Black, was executed in Florida. He was convicted in the December 22, 1985 stabbing deaths of his wife, Suzanne Henry and her 5-year-old son, Eugene Christian.
- JUNE 18, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. John E. Winfield, 46, Black, was executed
USA - Missouri. John E. Winfield, 46, Black, was executed
- JUNE 18, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. John Henry, 63, Black, was executed.
USA - Florida. John Henry, 63, Black, was executed.
- JUNE 17, 2014DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): MARCUS A. WELLONS EXECUTED
Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed in the nation's first execution conducted since the botched
- JUNE 17, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed
USA - Georgia. Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed
- JUNE 16, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three men and one woman, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed in the prison
three men and one woman, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed in the prison
JUNE 16, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SEVEN PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A district Court in Bangladesh awarded death penalty to seven people and jailed two others for life in over
JUNE 16, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 13 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR ‘TERRORIST’ ATTACKS IN XINJIANG
China executed 13 people for "terrorist attacks" in the far western region of Xinjiang, state media said.
- JUNE 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified only as H. J. was executed for drug trafficking in the prison of Shahr Kord, Jahanbin
a prisoner identified only as H. J. was executed for drug trafficking in the prison of Shahr Kord, Jahanbin