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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- JULY 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
21 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran), according
21 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran), according
- JUNE 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (Lorestan
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (Lorestan
- JUNE 30, 2013DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian cities.
- JUNE 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA two prisoners convicted of rape were
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA two prisoners convicted of rape were
- JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Gachsaran (western Iran) this morning. He
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Gachsaran (western Iran) this morning. He
- JUNE 29, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GANG-RAPE
A court in the port city of Chittagong sentenced five men to death for rape after abducting an adolescent
- JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in "Salman Farsi" crossing of Ahwaz, Iran, reported
One prisoner was hanged publicly in "Salman Farsi" crossing of Ahwaz, Iran, reported
- JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to "Human rights and democracy activists in Iran" (HRDAI) three prisoners
According to "Human rights and democracy activists in Iran" (HRDAI) three prisoners
JUNE 29, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED
five people were hanged in Iran for several crimes.
- JUNE 26, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS CARRIES OUT ITS 500TH EXECUTION SINCE 1982
Texas executed Kimberly McCarthy, 52, Black, its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
- JUNE 26, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas executed Kimberly McCarthy, 52, Black, its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
USA - Texas. Texas executed Kimberly McCarthy, 52, Black, its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
JUNE 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the Iranian state broadcasting, two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
JUNE 26, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING STEPDAUGHTER IN ZAMFARA
A High Court presided over by Justice Bello Tukur Gummi in Gusau, Zamfara State (Nigeria), has
- JUNE 25, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): BRIAN DARRELL DAVIS EXECUTED DESPITE PAROLE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION FOR CLEMENCY
Brian Darrell Davis, 38, Black, was executed in Oklahoma. Davis was convicted of raping and stabbing to death his girlfriend's mother, 52-year-old Josephine Sanford, in November 2001.
JUNE 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 EXECUTED, 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three men were executed in south China's Hainan Province for trafficking methamphetamine,
- JUNE 25, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Brian Darrell Davis, 38, Black, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Brian Darrell Davis, 38, Black, was executed.
JUNE 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 EXECUTED, 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men, Yang Jiande and Yuan Tingchang, were executed in east China's Fujian Province for trafficking
- JUNE 24, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL SENTENCES 2 AL-QAEDA MEN TO DEATH
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) of Iraq sentenced two al-Qaeda members to death
- JUNE 24, 2013MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: BILL PROPOSING DEATH BY HANGING REJECTED
In Maldives, Parliament threw out the bill proposing to enforce the death penalty by hanging
JUNE 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FOUR CONVICTS HANGED IN EDO FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2006
Nigeria hanged four prisoners at Benin City Prison in Edo State, in the country's first executions since 2006.
JUNE 24, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistani men convicted of armed robbery, the interior
JUNE 22, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES TWO PALESTINIANS CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL
the Hamas authorities in Gaza executed two Palestinians convicted of providing information to
- JUNE 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 4 PRISONERS, INCLUDING ONE WOMAN, HANGED
After a two-week hiatus due to the Presidential election, Iranian authorities have begun to execute again. Four prisoners, including one woman, were hanged in Shahr-e-Kord (western Iran).
JUNE 20, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH FOR 10 JMB ACTIVISTS
Ten Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) men were sentenced to death for involvement
- JUNE 19, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
117 INMATES TO BE EXECUTED WITH LETHAL INJECTIONS MADE IN VIETNAM
As many as 117 death-row inmates will be given lethal injections made in Vietnam beginning June
- JUNE 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): JAMES LEWIS DEROSA EXECUTED
James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed in Oklahoma.
- JUNE 18, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed
JUNE 18, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: TWO MORE CONVICTS EXECUTED
two convicted rapists and killers were put to death in a Kuwaiti prison in Salibiya. It was Kuwait’s second
JUNE 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN KARAJ
One prisoner was hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj, reported the Iranian daily
JUNE 18, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR RAPING GIRLS
An official in central China's Henan Province was executed for raping 11 underage girls, sources with the Henan Provincial Higher People's Court confirmed.