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 1, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the state run Iranian
One man was hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the state run Iranian
- OCTOBER 1, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ardebil (north-western Iran) , reported
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ardebil (north-western Iran) , reported
- OCTOBER 1, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Marshall Lee Gore, 50, White, was executed.
USA - Florida. Marshall Lee Gore, 50, White, was executed.
OCTOBER 1, 2013DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): MARSHALL LEE GORE EXECUTED
Marshall Lee Gore, 50, White, was executed in Florida.
OCTOBER 1, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN AND FIVE MEN EXECUTED
Six prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian prisons, reported the Iranian state media.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Arturo Diaz, 37, hispanic, was executed. It is not clear what Pentobarbital has been used.
USA - Texas. Arturo Diaz, 37, hispanic, was executed. It is not clear what Pentobarbital has been used.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ARTURO DIAZ EXECUTED
Arturo Diaz, 37, hispanic, was executed in Texas.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
one woman was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported the
one woman was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported the
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners, including three women, were executed in the central prison of Orumieh
eight prisoners, including three women, were executed in the central prison of Orumieh
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a street vendor convicted of murdering two security officials who he claimed
China executed a street vendor convicted of murdering two security officials who he claimed
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Harry Mitts Jr., 61, White, was executed with the state's last use of pentobarbital
USA - Ohio. Harry Mitts Jr., 61, White, was executed with the state's last use of pentobarbital
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED IN KARAJ
According to reliable sources in Iran six prisoners were hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MITTS EXECUTED WITH STATE'S LAST USE OF PENTOBARBITAL
Harry Mitts Jr., 61, White, was executed in Ohio with the state's last use of pentobarbital.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran), reported the
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED AS ROUHANI GAVE SPEECH AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A prisoner was hanged in the Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, at the same day that the
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported
One man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AT AGE 14
According to the local newspaper, "Kazeroun-e-ma", an 18-year-old, who was convicted of committing a murder when he was 14, was executed in Kazeroun last week. The boy was not identified by name in the report.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ 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, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 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, 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 19, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ROBERT GARZA EXECUTED
Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed in Texas for his involvement in a gang ambush where 4 women
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 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 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.