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 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in the prison of Sari (Northern Iran) reported the official website of
A prisoner was hanged in the prison of Sari (Northern Iran) reported the official website of
- JUNE 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
four people were collectively hanged in the Shahr-e-Kord Prison.
four people were collectively hanged in the Shahr-e-Kord Prison.
- JUNE 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A man was executed in Tabriz (Northwestern Iran), according to the website Oyannews. According
A man was executed in Tabriz (Northwestern Iran), according to the website Oyannews. According
JUNE 5, 2014KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: RAPIST POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING FILIPINA
The Criminal Court has sentenced a lance corporal in the General Traffic Department to death by hanging for kidnapping a Filipino woman, raping her and attempting to murder her, reports Al-Rai daily.
JUNE 2, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAB EXECUTES FORMER MEMBERS FOR SPYING
Three men accused of spying for foreign governments were executed by the Somali terror group Al Shabab.
JUNE 2, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran) reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Hormozgan Province.
- JUNE 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A 49 years-old Iranian dissident, Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani, was hanged in the Rajaishahr prison of
A 49 years-old Iranian dissident, Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani, was hanged in the Rajaishahr prison of
JUNE 1, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: VIETNAMESE SEAMSTRESS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Vietnamese seamstress was sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court in Malaysia after she was
MAY 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 3 RAPISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Indian court sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill
- MAY 29, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Attorney General Chris Koster suggested that the state begin producing execution drugs.
USA - Missouri. Attorney General Chris Koster suggested that the state begin producing execution drugs.
MAY 29, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN IN LOWER SHABELLE REGION
Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group has executed three men accused of being spies for the federal
- MAY 29, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Autopsy Photos from Botched Execution Released.
USA - Florida. Autopsy Photos from Botched Execution Released.
MAY 29, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POLICEMAN TO HANG OVER MURDER
Justice Abdulkareem Abdulrazak of an Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has sentenced a police
- MAY 28, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In March 2014, Alaggandiran a/l Vellu was executed after being convicted of murder, said the Malaysian
In March 2014, Alaggandiran a/l Vellu was executed after being convicted of murder, said the Malaysian
MAY 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED BY HER MOTHER-IN-LAW IN AMOL
a 28-year-old woman, who allegedly had killed her husband, was hanged by the man's mother in the prison of Amol, reported FARS News Agency.
- MAY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN QAZVIN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Qazvin, reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary
MAY 26, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG-TRAFFICKER ON DEATH ROW SPARED GALLOWS
A 42-year-old Singaporean who has spent more than four years on death row for drug trafficking was
MAY 25, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MEMBER EXECUTED WITHOUT TRAIL AFTER MILITARY COURT ORDER
A 21-year-old man suspected to be member of Al-Shabaab was shot to death in Dayniile district where he was caught by the Somali armed forces.
MAY 25, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KEY OFFICIALS AND ENGINEERS EXECUTED OVER APARTMENT COLLAPSE
the Tokyo Shimbun daily reported that North Korea had deported or executed several officials and
MAY 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAIN CONVICT IN BIGGEST BANKING FRAUD HANGED IN TEHRAN
Iran hanged the first of four men sentenced to death for a massive financial scam that tainted the government of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
MAY 23, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The High Court in Tabora sentenced two people to death by hanging after convicting them of murder.
- MAY 22, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has rejected a 2nd bid to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has rejected a 2nd bid to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty
MAY 22, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: HYESAN MAN EXECUTED AS EXAMPLE FOR REST
The death sentence has been imposed upon at least one person caught making phone contact with South Korea from a location near the Sino-North Korean border, Daily NK has learned via detailed, exclusive testimony from a source in the region.
MAY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE RESTORES ELECTRIC CHAIR AS DEATH PENALTY OPTION
Tennessee's governor has signed a bill that would allow the state to use of the electric chair if lethal injection
- MAY 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two more people have escaped death by hanging, after they were pardoned by victims’ families. A murder
two more people have escaped death by hanging, after they were pardoned by victims’ families. A murder
MAY 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: VICTIMS’ FAMILIES MERCY SAVES MORE KILLERS FROM DEATH SENTENCE
two more people have escaped death by hanging, after they were pardoned by victims’ families. A murder
- MAY 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A 40-year old prisoner was hanged in the prison of Mashhad, reported the newspaper
A 40-year old prisoner was hanged in the prison of Mashhad, reported the newspaper
- MAY 20, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The 8th US circuit court of appeals has granted a 60 days stay of execution for Russell Bucklew
USA - Missouri. The 8th US circuit court of appeals has granted a 60 days stay of execution for Russell Bucklew
MAY 20, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO HANG FOR ETHNIC CLASHES
A court in Garsen, Tana Delta district has sentenced four men, including a former GSU officer, to hang. The
MAY 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS EXECUTED
14 prisoners have been executed in Iran in recent days.