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 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 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 PENALTYIRAQ: 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, 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 9, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (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 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 PENALTYIRAN: 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 PENALTYIRAQ 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, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIA MAID ON DEATH ROW SPARED EXECUTION
An Indonesian maid on death row in Saudi Arabia for murder has been spared execution after the Indonesian government agreed to pay the remainder of the blood money she was due to pay.
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.
- APRIL 3, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, White, was executed
USA - Texas. Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, White, was executed
APRIL 3, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: DEATH ROW INMATES KEEP INCREASING
during a two-day training workshop for Tanzania Prison Service, the Executive Director of Inmates
APRIL 3, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): TOMMY LYNN SELLS EXECUTED
Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, White, a serial killer, was executed for the 1999 death of Kayleen Harris.
APRIL 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINS WILL NOT HANG, REITERATES SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court reiterated that three men from Tamil Nadu convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will not hang.
MARCH 28, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE ALLEGED FEDERAL GOVT SPIES
Al-Shabaab group executed three men in Barawe, a port town in the Lower Shabelle region. An Al-
- MARCH 27, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed.
- MARCH 27, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHILD'S SACRIFICE CASE IN CHHATTISGARH
Seven people, including Kiran Yadav (Guru mata), who had allegedly kidnapped and murdered a two-
MARCH 27, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ANTHONY DOYLE EXECUTED
Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed in Texas.
- MARCH 26, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol unconstitutional.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol unconstitutional.
- MARCH 26, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria - Ndubuisi Obiora, 26, sentenced to death for robbery
Nigeria - Ndubuisi Obiora, 26, sentenced to death for robbery
- MARCH 26, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Jeffrey Ferguson, 59, White, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Jeffrey Ferguson, 59, White, was executed.
MARCH 26, 2014Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING BOY
The death sentence was read to a Chaguanas man at the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain after he was found
MARCH 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): JEFFREY FERGUSON EXECUTED
Jeffrey Ferguson, 59, White, was executed in Missouri.