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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AUGUST 6, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM EXECUTES FIRST PRISONER WITH LETHAL INJECTION
A 27-year-old man convicted of murder and robbery has become the first death-row prisoner to be executed with the lethal injection in Vietnam.
- AUGUST 5, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. John Ferguson, 65, Black, was executed
USA - Florida. John Ferguson, 65, Black, was executed
AUGUST 5, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: KILLER OF HIRAN ELDER EXECUTED IN BELEDWEYNE
Al-Shabaab member Mukhtar Mahamed was executed in Beledweyne after a military court
AUGUST 5, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTYFLORIDA: MAN CONVICTED OF 8 MURDERS EXECUTED
A mentally ill man convicted of killing eight people in the late 1970s in the Miami area was executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford in the evening.
- AUGUST 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Payman Qaneh Kohan Shahri was executed in Salmas City, Iran, while the streets leading
Payman Qaneh Kohan Shahri was executed in Salmas City, Iran, while the streets leading
- JULY 31, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed
USA - Texas. Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed
JULY 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: KILLER-RAPIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN KERALA
In India, Manjeri district sessions court sentenced Palapparamban Abdul Nasar, 45, to death
JULY 31, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): DOUGLAS FELDMAN EXECUTED
Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed in Texas.
JULY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN MIANDOAB
Iran hanged a prisoner in southern city of Miandoab. The Iranian regime's judiciary chief in the city told the state-run network that the man was hanged in the city's prison.
JULY 27, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FEDERAL GOVT EXECUTES FOUR SOLDIERS
The Somali Military Court executed four federal government soldiers at Mogadishu police academy in the morning, Garowe Online reports.
JULY 26, 2013DEATH PENALTYTOP EXECUTIONERS FOR 2012: CHINA, IRAN AND IRAQ
Of the 40 countries worldwide that retain the death penalty, 33 are dictatorial
- JULY 25, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed
USA - Alabama. Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed
JULY 25, 2013DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): ANDREW LACKEY EXECUTED
Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed for the Oct. 31 2005 murder of Charles Newman
JULY 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA HIGH COURT SENTENCES 3 ARMED ROBBERS TO DEATH
In Nigeria, the High Court of Justice sitting in Otu-Jeremi judicial division, Delta State, has
JULY 23, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES TWO CONVICTED OF ISLAMIC MUFTI’S ASSASSINATION
Two men accused and convincted in court for the assassination of Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah, the Mufti of Puntland, were executed by Puntland military court in the capital Garowe, Garowe Online reports.
JULY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER EXECUTED IN KHORAMABAD
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (western Iran), reported the Iranian state
JULY 19, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GUINEAN MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Guinean trader was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Malaysia after he
JULY 19, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO MURDERERS TO HANG
In Zimbabwe, two Murehwa men convicted of robbing and killing a fellow villager were
- JULY 18, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Vaughn Ross, 41, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Vaughn Ross, 41, Black, was executed.
- JULY 18, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Gail Tusan kept in place a stay of execution for Warren Hill
USA - Georgia. Judge Gail Tusan kept in place a stay of execution for Warren Hill
JULY 18, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): VAUGHN ROSS EXECUTED
Vaughn Ross, 41, Black, was executed in Texas. He had been sentenced to death on Oct. 1, 2002
JULY 18, 2013DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): JUDGE UPHOLDS STAY OF HILL’S EXECUTION
Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan kept in place a stay of execution for Warren Hill, expressing
- JULY 16, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Manuel Quintanilla, Hispanic, 36, was executed.
USA - Texas. John Manuel Quintanilla, Hispanic, 36, was executed.
JULY 16, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE CONVICT
In India, indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a special court's verdict
JULY 16, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING, ADDING TO DEATH ROW WHILE EXECUTIONS DELAYED
A Vietnamese court has sentenced five people to death for dealing heroin, lengthening the
JULY 14, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYSAUDIS TORTURED IN IRAQI PRISONS
Saudi inmates in Iraqi prisons are tortured and executed without facing any specific
JULY 13, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT EXECUTES MAN WITHOUT TELLING FAMILY
A Chinese court executed a man on death row without notifying his family and then defended its actions, sparking anger online, local media reported.
- JULY 11, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a young mother of two was stoned to death in Pakistan for possessing a cell phone, reported the Asian
a young mother of two was stoned to death in Pakistan for possessing a cell phone, reported the Asian
- JULY 10, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kermanshah (west of Iran), reported the state
- JULY 10, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: AS OF MID-YEAR 2013, PACE OF EXECUTIONS CONTINUES TO DECLINE
In the first half of 2013, six states carried out 18 executions. In the same period last year, there