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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- APRIL 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged five prisoners including a 68 year-old man in Gohardasht prison in city of Karaj.
The Iranian regime hanged five prisoners including a 68 year-old man in Gohardasht prison in city of Karaj.
APRIL 22, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MORE HANGINGS
The Iranian regime hanged five prisoners including a 68 year-old man in Gohardasht prison in city of Karaj.
- APRIL 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A 24 year-old man was hanged in the main prison in north-eastern city of Mashhad, Iran, state-run daily
A 24 year-old man was hanged in the main prison in north-eastern city of Mashhad, Iran, state-run daily
- APRIL 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
another juvenile offender was hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashhad, Iran Human Rights reported.
another juvenile offender was hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashhad, Iran Human Rights reported.
- APRIL 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
eleven prisoners were hanged in the Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj, reported the
eleven prisoners were hanged in the Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj, reported the
- APRIL 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was executed in the central prison of Zahedan on charge of carrying and storing drugs, reported
a prisoner was executed in the central prison of Zahedan on charge of carrying and storing drugs, reported
APRIL 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 AFGHANS EXECUTED
Iran executed six Afghans, an official claimed.
APRIL 18, 2014BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
Belarus has executed a man convicted of a gruesome double murder, a rights group said, the latest case of capital punishment in the ex-Soviet country.
- APRIL 17, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk has ruled that Freeman May is incompetent to be executed.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk has ruled that Freeman May is incompetent to be executed.
APRIL 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS, INCLUDING THREE JUVENILE OFFENDERS, HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
four prisoners, including three juvenile offenders, were hanged in the prison of Bandar Abbas, reported the
APRIL 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
A Kurdish political prisoner identified as Samko Khorshidi was hanged in the Dizelabad prison of Kermanshah, Iran, reported the “Kurdistan Human Rights Organization”.
- APRIL 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER GIVEN LAST-MINUTE FORGIVENESS BY VICTIM’S FAMILY
a convicted killer was saved from public execution at the last possible moment, after the family of the victim
- APRIL 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JOSE VILLEGAS EXECUTED
Jose Villegas, 39, Hispanic, was executed in Texas. Just as the pentobarbital began taking effect, he said, "It does kind of burn. Goodbye." He gasped several times, then started to breathe quietly.
APRIL 16, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: A MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER IN RIAD
a Saudi citizen, Mohammed Matrak Mohammed al-Dosari, was beheaded in Riyadh after being convicted
APRIL 16, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: PENANG HAWKER TO HANG FOR MURDER
A burger seller was sentenced to death by the High Court in George Town, Malaysia, for murdering his ex-
- APRIL 16, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jose Villegas, 39, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Jose Villegas, 39, Hispanic, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The House passed HB 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
USA - Tennessee. The House passed HB 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
APRIL 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER WAS HANGED IN PRISON
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Saveh early in the morning, reported the news agency IRNA.
APRIL 15, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, MUTILATION
A 25-year-old woman, Hauwa Ayuba, has been sentenced to death by hanging in Borno State, Nigeria, for
- APRIL 15, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MORE THAN 600 IRAQIS EXECUTED IN 4 YEARS
The Iraqi justice ministry has executed more than 600 "terrorists" in the past four years, the Iraqi justice
APRIL 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS PRISON
the Iranian regime hangmen in Bandar Abbas Prison hanged two men early morning, a state-run news agency reported. The two men were identified by their initials as A.M. and M.A., according to the report by Tasnimnews affiliated to the Quds Force of the Ir
- APRIL 9, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): RAMIRO HERNANDEZ-LLANAS EXECUTED
Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, 44, a Mexican national, was executed in Texas. He escaped prison in his native Mexico while serving a murder sentence and was in the U.S. illegally when he was arrested for the October 1997 slaying of 49-year-old Glen Lich.
- APRIL 9, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, 44, a Mexican national, was executed.
USA - Texas. Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, 44, a Mexican national, was executed.
APRIL 9, 2014Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPAPUA NEW GUINEA: GO-AHEAD TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY BY LETHAL INJECTION
the National Executive Council has given the green light for work to proceed in establishing necessary
- APRIL 9, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Senate passed SB 2580 authorizing use of electric chair when lethal injection drug not available.
USA - Tennessee. Senate passed SB 2580 authorizing use of electric chair when lethal injection drug not available.
- APRIL 8, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A House committee approved House Bill 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
USA - Tennessee. A House committee approved House Bill 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
APRIL 8, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: OFFICIAL REPORTEDLY EXECUTED WITH A FLAMETHROWER
Quoting an anonymous source, South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo reported that O Sang Hon, the deputy public security minister, was “executed by flame-thrower.”
- APRIL 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN ARDEBIL
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ardebil (Northwestern Iran) early in the morning, reported the
- APRIL 7, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ CARRIED OUT DEATH SENTENCE ON CONVICTED OF TERRORIST CHARGES
The Iraqi authorities carried out death sentences against two convicted of "terrorist” charges as their court
APRIL 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI COURT ORDERS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE FOR MULTIPLE RAPES
An Indian judge ordered three men to hang after they were convicted of two gang-rapes.