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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- OCTOBER 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the unofficial Kurdish "Mukrian news agency" eleven prisoners were
According to the unofficial Kurdish "Mukrian news agency" eleven prisoners were
- OCTOBER 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime's judiciary in the city of Sari hanged a prisoner in the city's main prison.
The Iranian regime's judiciary in the city of Sari hanged a prisoner in the city's main prison.
OCTOBER 29, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
The Iranian regime's judiciary in the city of Sari hanged a prisoner in the city's main prison.
OCTOBER 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN GONBAD KAVOOS
Two people were executed in central prison of Gonbadkavoos, Iran.
- OCTOBER 28, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OHIO PLANS USE OF NEW DRUG COCKTAIL FOR EXECUTION OF RONALD PHILLIPS
Ohio will use a new injection method to put to death Ronald Phillips, the Department of Rehabilitation
- OCTOBER 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged at Lakan Prison in the city of Rasht
a prisoner was hanged at Lakan Prison in the city of Rasht
- OCTOBER 28, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
The Gaza Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence by hanging issued by the Gaza
OCTOBER 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN KHORRAMBAD
Iranian authorities executed a person by hanging in Parsilon Prison of Khorrambad
- OCTOBER 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged at the main prison in the city of Gachsaran
a prisoner was hanged at the main prison in the city of Gachsaran
OCTOBER 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE HANGED CONVICTED OF ‘ENEMITY AGAINST GOD’
According to reports from Iran at least 17 prisoners have been executed in Iran According to several news
OCTOBER 24, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES PRISONER FOR MURDER
Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers sentenced a murderer to death, the interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 23, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): ROBERT GLEN JONES EXECUTED
Robert Glen Jones, 43, White, was executed in Arizona.
- OCTOBER 23, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Robert Glen Jones, 43, White, was executed.
USA - Arizona. Robert Glen Jones, 43, White, was executed.
OCTOBER 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THE MAN WHO SURVIVED THE EXECUTION WILL NOT BE HANGED
According to reports from Iran, Alireza M, the 37 year old man who survived a hanging
OCTOBER 23, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: JUBBA ADMINISTRATION SOLDIER EXECUTED IN KISMAYO
In Somalia, the Interim Jubba administration which controls the port city of Kismayo, center of lower
OCTOBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED INCLUDING A 26-YEAR OLD WOMAN
seven prisoners including a woman have been hanged in a prison in the western city of Kermanshah, according to the reports received from Iran.
OCTOBER 19, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 9-YR-OLD
A court in Bihar, India, awarded death sentence to a man for raping and murdering a minor
- OCTOBER 15, 2013DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): WILLIAM FREDERICK HAPP EXECUTED
William Frederick Happ, 51, White, was executed in Florida. He was the first inmate to be executed
- OCTOBER 15, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. William Happ, 51, White, was executed. He was the first inmate to be executed using the midazolam hydrochlride
USA - Florida. William Happ, 51, White, was executed. He was the first inmate to be executed using the midazolam hydrochlride
OCTOBER 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN A PRISON - THE PRISON WAS ATTACKED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE PRISONER
According to the state run news agency Fars one prisoner was hanged early in the morning in the
- OCTOBER 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 15 BALOCH INCLUDING TWO WOMEN EXECUTED IN ZAHEDAN PRISON
The Iranian regime executed at least 15 people at the central prison of Zahedan city in Balochistan
OCTOBER 11, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 537 HANGINGS FROM OCTOBER 2012 TO OCTOBER 2013
From October 11, 2012 to October 10, 2013 at least 537 people were hanged in various cities
OCTOBER 10, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 42 TERROR CONVICTS EXECUTED
Iraq executed 42 "terrorism" convicts over the past week, the justice ministry said, defying international condemnation of its extensive use of the death penalty, as deadly violence intensifies.
OCTOBER 10, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR TRIBAL KILLING
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the western province of Taif after he was convicted
OCTOBER 10, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS OF DELTA MAGISTRATE TO DIE BY HANGING
In Nigeria, two persons were sentenced to death by hanging by an Asaba High Court, having been
- OCTOBER 9, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian Arab from the city of Ahvaz was hanged in the central prison of Isfahan
an Iranian Arab from the city of Ahvaz was hanged in the central prison of Isfahan
- OCTOBER 9, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Yowell, 43, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Michael Yowell, 43, White, was executed.
- OCTOBER 9, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Edward Schad, 71, White, was executed.
USA - Arizona. Edward Schad, 71, White, was executed.
OCTOBER 9, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC AND THREE HANGED IN PRISON
Four prisoners have been hanged in two different Iranian cities reported Iranian state media
- OCTOBER 9, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THE FATHER OF TWO GIRLS SURVIVED BEING HANGED - WILL BE EXECUTED ONCE HE FEELS BETTER
In Iran, a prisoner was found to be alive 24 hours after being hanged and declared dead.