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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NOVEMBER 29, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: RAPIST, KILLER OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH
A man was sentenced to death in Pakistan for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in 2006.
NOVEMBER 29, 2013United NationsDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: UN URGES DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM FOLLOWING REPORTED EXECUTIONS
The United Nations human rights office today called on authorities in South Sudan to stop the use
NOVEMBER 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
Four prisoners were hanged in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas today, reported the
NOVEMBER 27, 2013South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: FOUR PEOPLE EXECUTED IN JUBA AND WAU
At least four people were executed by hanging between 12 and 18 November 2013, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) reported.
NOVEMBER 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 1 PRISONER HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahadollah Mahmoudi
NOVEMBER 26, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs to the ultra-conservative
NOVEMBER 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN MEN AND ONE WOMAN EXECUTED IN KARAJ
According to reliable sources in Iran eleven prisoners, among them one woman, were
- NOVEMBER 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A PRISONER IS HANGED IN PUBLIC IN KHONJ
A prisoner was hanged on charge of rape and murder in public in Khonj, Iran.
NOVEMBER 24, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 11 PRISONERS EXECUTED OVER TERROR CHARGES
The Iraqi Ministry of Justice executed 11 convicted prisoners over terror charges, despite international
NOVEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO WOMEN AND FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six prisoners among them two women were hanged in the prison of Yazd (Central Iran), reported the official site of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd.
NOVEMBER 20, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING RECHARGE CARDS
A High Court in Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria, has sentenced a 24-year-old secondary school
- NOVEMBER 20, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay.
USA - Missouri. Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay.
NOVEMBER 20, 2013DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): SERIAL KILLER JOSEPH PAUL FRANKLIN EXECUTED
Missouri corrections officials have executed Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist serial killer who targeted blacks and Jews, including an interracial couple in Wisconsin.
NOVEMBER 19, 2013LibyaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: A LIBYAN PUT TO DEATH IN BAGHDAD
the NGO Libyan Prisoners Abroad reported that a Libyan found guilty of murder, Adel Zuwai, was
NOVEMBER 19, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES ARMED ROBBER TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Nigeria, a Zamfara High Court in Gusau sentenced Babangida Bello, 28, to death
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A PRISONER WAS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
A prisoner was hanged in Zahedan central prison on charge of murder, reported
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court delays Thomas Knight's execution amid questions about new drug, midazolam.
USA - Florida. Supreme Court delays Thomas Knight's execution amid questions about new drug, midazolam.
NOVEMBER 17, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 12 ‘TERROR’ CONVICTS EXECUTED
Iraqi authorities executed a dozen “terrorism” convicts, defying widespread international condemnation
NOVEMBER 17, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
A Pakistani drug trafficker was executed by firing squad at a South Tangerang cemetery early in the morning in the fifth death sentence carried out by Indonesian authorities since the government announced a renewed push to execute those convicted of capit
- NOVEMBER 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
The Iranian regime hanged a prisoner in the central prison of the city of Isfahan.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio's governor has delayed Ronald Phillips' execution to study the feasibility of allowing the man to donate his organs.
USA - Ohio. Ohio's governor has delayed Ronald Phillips' execution to study the feasibility of allowing the man to donate his organs.
NOVEMBER 13, 2013DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): GOVERNOR DELAYS RONALD PHILLIPS' EXECUTION
Ohio's governor has delayed Ronald Phillips' execution to study the feasibility of allowing the
- NOVEMBER 12, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jamie McCoskey, 49, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Jamie McCoskey, 49, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Darius Kimbrough, 40, Black, was executed
USA - Florida. Darius Kimbrough, 40, Black, was executed
NOVEMBER 12, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JAMIE MCCOSKEY EXECUTED
Jamie McCoskey, 49, White, was executed in Texas.
NOVEMBER 12, 2013DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): DARIUS KIMBROUGH EXECUTED
Darius Kimbrough, 40, Black, was executed in Florida. He was convicted in of first-degree murder
NOVEMBER 11, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: EIGHTY PEOPLE EXECUTED 'FOR WATCHING FOREIGN FILMS'
South Korea’s Joong Ang Ilbo newspaper reported that co-ordinated public executions took place in North Korea, in seven separate cities, earlier this month.
NOVEMBER 8, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 4 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
In Zambia, High Court judge Chalwe Mchenga sentenced four men to death, in two different cases.
NOVEMBER 8, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM MULLS RESUMPTION OF FIRING SQUADS
Vietnam is mulling the resumption of execution by firing squad because of problems getting
NOVEMBER 7, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 2 PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
two prisoners were hanged on charge of murder in Bandar Abbas prison, reported Human