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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- MARCH 25, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights received with shock and deep sadness news that
the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights received with shock and deep sadness news that
MARCH 25, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING A SCHOOLBOY
A Dhaka court sentenced two kidnappers to death in absentia for killing a six years schoolboy after
MARCH 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MADRAS HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAP AND MURDER CASE
Madras High Court upheld the death sentence awarded by a Mahila Court in Coimbatore in 2012 to a 27-
MARCH 23, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS ANOTHER MAN FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of shooting dead a compatriot in a dispute was beheaded by the sword, the interior ministry said.
- MARCH 20, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Robert Lavern Henry, 55, Black, was executed
USA - Florida. Robert Lavern Henry, 55, Black, was executed
MARCH 20, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES THREE MEN TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING, KILLING INFANT
An Akure High Court sentenced three men to death by hanging over the alleged kidnapping and murder of
MARCH 20, 2014DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): ROBERT LAVERN HENRY EXECUTED
Robert Lavern Henry was put to death at Florida State Prison.
- MARCH 19, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ray Jasper, 43, black, has been executed
USA - Texas. Ray Jasper, 43, black, has been executed
MARCH 19, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): RAY JASPER EXECUTED
Ray Jasper, 43, black, was executed in Texas with a lethal dose of pentobarbital.
- MARCH 18, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Executions postponed so state can procure lethal drugs.
USA - Oklahoma. Executions postponed so state can procure lethal drugs.
MARCH 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SAKINEH FREED AFTER 9 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
the Iranian regime announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was allowed to leave prison after almost nine years on death row.
- MARCH 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE HANGED IN SEMNAN
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Semnan early in the morning, the official website of the Iranian
MARCH 13, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN PEOPLE EXECUTED
Iraq executed seven people, including three agents of the ousted Saddam Hussein regime – Hadi Hassuni, Abdul Hassan al-Majid and Farukh Hijazi – who were convicted of the 1994 killing in Beirut of Sheikh Taleb al-Suhail al-Tamimi, the father of a current
MARCH 13, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH IN EKITI FOR ROBBERY, MURDER, RAPE
An Ado-Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti sentenced three accused persons to death by hanging for robbery,
MARCH 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 331 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUGS OFFENCES IN 2013 WITH UN AND EUROPEAN SUPPORT
Iran executed 331 people for drug-related charges in 2013, a new report published today by the non-profit
MARCH 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNITED NATIONS, ‘AT LEAST 176 PEOPLE HANGED IN 2014’
four United Nations experts on human rights – Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of
MARCH 11, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DACOITS
In a sensational verdict, a district court judge in Guntur handed death sentence to three notorious dacoits
MARCH 11, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES THREE SOLDIERS
the Military High Court of Somalia executed three soldiers who were charged and convicted of killing soldiers and a journalist in Mogadishu in 2013.
MARCH 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AN AFGHANI PRISONER EXECUTED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
an Afghani prisoner was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, reported the Human Rights Activists
MARCH 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 14 SENTENCED TO HANG OVER REVENGE KILLING
a court in Cairo sentenced 14 men to be hanged for the revenge killing of a merchant and his daughter in a
MARCH 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN MASHHAD
One man was hanged in the central prison of Mashhad (Northern Iran) reported the daily newspaper
MARCH 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MORE PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN BANDAR ABBAS
four men were hanged in the Shahnaz Street of Bandar Abbas early in the morning, reported the news
MARCH 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYWORLD SHOULD THANK IRAN FOR HIGH EXECUTION RATE, SAYS TEHRAN OFFICIAL
The Islamic republic's execution rate, which has soared to ghastly heights since self-described moderate Hassan Rouhani became president last year, should be viewed as a “positive marker of Iranian achievement,” according to the head of Iran’s Judiciary H
MARCH 6, 2014YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN QAEDA KILL ONE OF THEIR OWN FOR US SPYING
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen executed one of their own after accusing him of spying for the United States, a
- MARCH 5, 2014DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Supplies of two of the three drugs used executions have expired
USA - Delaware. Supplies of two of the three drugs used executions have expired
- MARCH 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Farzaneh (Razieh) Moradi, a 26 year old woman convicted of murdering
Farzaneh (Razieh) Moradi, a 26 year old woman convicted of murdering her husband six years earlier, was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
- MARCH 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab militia publicly beheaded a mother of two girls and her cousin
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab militia publicly beheaded a mother of two girls and her cousin
MARCH 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR 'SPY' ALLEGATIONS
Al-Shabaab executed three men for spy allegations, the militant group announced on its Facebook page.
MARCH 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, JUVENILE WERE HANGED
Farzaneh (Razieh) Moradi, a 26 year old woman convicted of murdering her husband six years earlier, was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
MARCH 3, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MORE HANGINGS
two of the prisoners, aged 28 and 30, were hanged in Rasht’s central prison on charges of “Unlawful Acts Against Sharia Law”, the Judiciary of Gilan Province announced.