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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- SEPTEMBER 22, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 13 MEN FOLLOWING UNFAIR TRIALS MARRED BY TORTURE ALLEGATIONS
13 men were executed in Baghdad, bringing the total number of executions in Iraq so far this year to at least 73.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
at least five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan
at least five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, four prisoners were hanged
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, four prisoners were hanged
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 17 PRISONERS - THREE WOMEN AMONG THEM - EXECUTED
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT GARZA EXECUTED
Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed in Texas for his involvement in a gang ambush where 4 women
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd (central Iran) eight prisoners
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd (central Iran) eight prisoners
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN TONEKABON
Two prisoners were hanged in Tonekabon (northern Iran), reported Iranian state
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST FOUR PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, at least four prisoners were hanged in the Rajai
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a gang leader was executed for violent crimes in the city of Qingdao, the Qingdao Municipal
a gang leader was executed for violent crimes in the city of Qingdao, the Qingdao Municipal
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Syrian man, Waleed Zeineddin, was beheaded in Jawf region, after he was convicted of trafficking
A Syrian man, Waleed Zeineddin, was beheaded in Jawf region, after he was convicted of trafficking
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC IN ROODBAR
A prisoner was publicly hanged in the city of Roodbar, north of Iran, according to the
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ezna, in the west Iranian province of
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ezna, in the west Iranian province of
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
An 18 year old boy was hanged publicly in the town of Ghaemshahr (northern Iran) this morning.
An 18 year old boy was hanged publicly in the town of Ghaemshahr (northern Iran) this morning.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, RAPE
Three of the prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ezna, in the west Iranian province of Lorestan.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW, USA SPRING 2013’ NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row, USA shows a continuation of
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES GERMAN TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
In Malaysia, a high court outside the capital Kuala Lumpur found Bebou Akpo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN SENDHWA BUS FIRE CASE
A court in Barwani, India, handed down death sentence to three staffers of a bus and life imprisonment
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: THE SENTENCE IS DEATH BY HANGING
The death sentence was read out to Daniel Agard, 29, who was convicted in Trinidad and Tobago
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF GUNMAN
Jammu and Kashmir High Court upheld the death sentence of a counter-insurgent gunman
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The news agency Boyernews reported that four men were arrested convicted of a rape
The news agency Boyernews reported that four men were arrested convicted of a rape
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
An inmate was executed in Darab (city in Fars Province, Iran), charged
An inmate was executed in Darab (city in Fars Province, Iran), charged
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
At least 10 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH ROW INMATE HANGED; 6TH EXECUTION SINCE ABE BECAME PM
Japan hanged a 73-year-old man, bringing to six the number of inmates executed since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER
The news agency Boyernews reported that four men were arrested convicted of a rape and three
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners who were not identified by name were hanged in the Dizelabad Prison of Kermanshah
Two prisoners who were not identified by name were hanged in the Dizelabad Prison of Kermanshah
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
in a town square in Buulebarde, al-Shabaab publicly executed a man accused of spying for
in a town square in Buulebarde, al-Shabaab publicly executed a man accused of spying for
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury voted unanimously to sentence Eddie Ricky Nealy to death
USA - California. A jury voted unanimously to sentence Eddie Ricky Nealy to death
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded national Salim Bin Hassan Al Essi in the city of Qunfadhah. He was