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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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, 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 23, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED
Eight people were executed between 16 and 19 June in the first executions recorded in Egypt since October 2011.
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, 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 18, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (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 PENALTYFLORIDA (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 17, 2014GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed
USA - Georgia. Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed
JUNE 17, 2014DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): MARCUS A. WELLONS EXECUTED
Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed in the nation's first execution conducted since the botched
- 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
JUNE 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PRISONERS HANGED ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HASSAN ROUHANI'S PRESIDENCY
The Iranian regime's henchmen hanged at least ten imamates in a prison in northwestern city of Uromiyeh on
JUNE 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE PRISONS
Eight prisoners were hanged in three Iranian cities between 7 and 10 June, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
- JUNE 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified only as A. N. was hanged for murder in the prison of Zanjan, reported the Iranian
a prisoner identified only as A. N. was hanged for murder in the prison of Zanjan, reported the Iranian
- JUNE 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners – Ali Chebishat, 48, and Seyyed Khald Mousavi, 35 – were hanged for Moharebeh in
two prisoners – Ali Chebishat, 48, and Seyyed Khald Mousavi, 35 – were hanged for Moharebeh in
JUNE 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO AHWAZI ARAB ACTIVISTS EXECUTED
Iran Human Rights reported that two Ahwazi Arab prisoners, Ali Chebeishat and Sayed Khaled Mousavi,
- JUNE 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR
three prisoners were hanged on charge of murder in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj. Two of them were
- JUNE 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Three prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian prisons.
- JUNE 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the state run Iranian news agency Mehr, a prisoner identified as Abbas M
According to the state run Iranian news agency Mehr, a prisoner identified as Abbas M
- JUNE 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in the main prison in the city of Zahedan.
A prisoner was hanged in the main prison in the city of Zahedan.
- JUNE 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a 23-year-old juvenile offender, identified as Amir Sardhaee, was hanged in the central prison of Tabriz for
a 23-year-old juvenile offender, identified as Amir Sardhaee, was hanged in the central prison of Tabriz for
- JUNE 9, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with, a prisoner
According to reliable sources Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with, a prisoner
- JUNE 9, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified as Yasin Kord, 30, was executed for murder in the prison of Zahedan, Human Rights
a prisoner identified as Yasin Kord, 30, was executed for murder in the prison of Zahedan, Human Rights
JUNE 9, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: PASTOR, EVANGELIST, 2 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ROBBERY
Nine years after participating in a bank robbery, a pastor, Adeniyi Matthew, an Evangelist, Akeem
- JUNE 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
The iranian regime hanged three prisoners in the central prison of Bandar Abbas.
The iranian regime hanged three prisoners in the central prison of Bandar Abbas.