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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- FEBRUARY 5, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF EDO DEATH ROW INMATE
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has ordered
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): SUZANNE BASSO EXECUTED
Suzanne Basso, 59, White, was executed in Texas. Basso is the 14th woman executed in the U.S. since the
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national Turki Ahmed al-Salami was executed in the Asir region after he was convicted of shooting
Saudi national Turki Ahmed al-Salami was executed in the Asir region after he was convicted of shooting
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Asharaf Ramadan, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Riyadh over alleged charges of drug
Mohammed Asharaf Ramadan, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Riyadh over alleged charges of drug
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria - Mayowa Omolaye, 30, sentenced to death for murder
Nigeria - Mayowa Omolaye, 30, sentenced to death for murder
- FEBRUARY 4, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded three citizens in three different cities, after convicting them of separate murders.
Saudi authorities beheaded three citizens in three different cities, after convicting them of separate murders.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: OCCULTIST GETS DEATH FOR BEHEADING BABY
A court in Bankura district (West Bengal) sentenced to death an occultist, who beheaded a baby and drank
FEBRUARY 2, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ONE MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the city of Arar after he was convicted of murder, the
FEBRUARY 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN ZAHEDAN PRISON
Iran hanged a prisoner in Zahedan prison, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). As
- JANUARY 31, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a Japanese daily reported that a list of 16 of Jang Song-thaek’s cronies who had been executed was
a Japanese daily reported that a list of 16 of Jang Song-thaek’s cronies who had been executed was
JANUARY 30, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 EXECUTIONS IN PRISON OF UREMIA
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 5 of the 6 death row
JANUARY 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDIAN WORKER BEHEADED FOR MURDER
An Indian worker convicted of murdering a Saudi was beheaded by the sword in the Riyadh region, the
JANUARY 29, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO AHWAZI ACTIVISTS EXECUTED
According to sources Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with, two Ahwazi Arab activists Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani have been executed.
- JANUARY 28, 2014Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG: JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS EXECUTIONS WILL GO AHEAD THIS YEAR
Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister says the execution of 13 people currently on death row will happen
- JANUARY 28, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: PURGE OF JANG SONG THAEK ASSOCIATES CONTINUES
The purge of Jang Song Thaek associates has reportedly continued with the execution of a senior Central
- JANUARY 28, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): HERBERT SMULLS EXECUTED
Missouri late on Wednesday executed Herbert Smulls after the U.S. Supreme Court denied last-minute
JANUARY 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC IN QAZWIN
A prisoner was hanged in public in the Iranian city of Qazwin. Chilling photos showing every stage of
- JANUARY 28, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Herbert Smulls was executed
USA - Missouri. Herbert Smulls was executed
- JANUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
- JANUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
seven men were hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj for drug related crimes, Azeri-Press Agency
seven men were hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj for drug related crimes, Azeri-Press Agency
JANUARY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUGS
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
JANUARY 26, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN EXECUTED HIS UNCLE’S ENTIRE FAMILY
the Seoul-based Yonhap news agency reported that all relatives of the executed uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had also been put to death at the leader's instruction.
- JANUARY 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
BasNews, an independent news agency based in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reported
BasNews, an independent news agency based in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reported
- JANUARY 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner has been executed in the main prison in the northern Iranian city of Sari, regime officials
A prisoner has been executed in the main prison in the northern Iranian city of Sari, regime officials
- JANUARY 24, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Family of Dennis McGuire Files Lawsuit Over His Execution
USA - Ohio. Family of Dennis McGuire Files Lawsuit Over His Execution
- JANUARY 23, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: AN ORDER ISSUED TO USE LETHAL INJECTION FOR EXECUTION
Home Minister Umar Naseer issued an order on Correctional Services to make preparations to implement
- JANUARY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were secretly hanged in the central prison of Bandar Abbas between 22 and 23 January
Seven prisoners were secretly hanged in the central prison of Bandar Abbas between 22 and 23 January
JANUARY 23, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 11 OTHERS HANGED FOR TERRORISM
Iraq hanged another 11 people convicted of terrorist offences, the Justice Ministry said, pursuing what a U.N. official has criticized as a "conveyor-belt of executions".
- JANUARY 23, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed
JANUARY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
The Iranian regime executed seven prisoners in the central prison of the city of Kermanshah in western