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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- JUNE 5, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES BANKER TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
In Nigeria, an Abia State High Court has sentenced a banker, Mr. Theophilus Ajakaiye, to death by
JUNE 4, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after a court convicted him of murder, the interior ministry said.
JUNE 4, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI WHO KILLED WITH CAR EXECUTED BY SWORD
Saudi Arabia beheaded by sword one of its citizens after a court convicted him of murder, the interior ministry said. Shuwail al-Amri was found guilty of killing Mohammed al-Amri, an apparent relative, by deliberately running him over with a car after a
JUNE 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (western Iran), reported the Iranian state media.
- MAY 30, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California's death penalty on hold again.
USA - California. California's death penalty on hold again.
MAY 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN AMENDS LAW ON STONING FOR ADULTERY
Iran has amended its internationally condemned law on stoning convicted adulterers to death to allow
MAY 30, 2013DEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA (USA): DEATH PENALTY ON HOLD AGAIN
In a 28-page ruling, the 1st District Court of Appeal today scrapped the state's latest attempt
MAY 29, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: FOUR HANGED IN EL-OBEID PRISON FOR FARMER’S MURDER
Authorities in El-Obeid prison in Northern Kordofan State, Sudan, have hanged four people
MAY 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER IN KARAJ
According to the Iranian daily newspaper "Javan" two prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison
- MAY 29, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Elmer Carroll, 56, White, was executed
USA - Florida. Elmer Carroll, 56, White, was executed
MAY 29, 2013DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): ELMER CARROLL EXECUTED
Elmer Carroll, 56, White, was executed in Florida for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.
MAY 28, 2013Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPNG: PARLIAMENT PASSES USE OF DEATH PENALTY
Rape, robbery and murder will attract the death penalty in Papua New Guinea after the country's
MAY 27, 2013BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA MAN ON SIX DEATH SENTENCES EXECUTED
A Botswana man who was handed six death sentences for murdering his family after a misunderstanding over food was executed.
MAY 24, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: GANG OF GOLD THIEVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced three men to death for their part in a gang
- MAY 24, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 4 states pass laws hiding names of suppliers of death penalty drugs
USA - 4 states pass laws hiding names of suppliers of death penalty drugs
MAY 22, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING PRIEST
An Egyptian court sentenced four men to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian
MAY 22, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN FLOGGED 100 TIMES THEN HANGED
According to unofficial sources in Iran, at least one woman was hanged in Gharchak Prison
- MAY 21, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES 5 YEMENIS, DISPLAYS BODIES
Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns in the kingdom, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED
Eight people have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
- MAY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Hamadan (western Iran) today.
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Hamadan (western Iran) today.
- MAY 20, 2013SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man today after convicting him of drug trafficking, the
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man today after convicting him of drug trafficking, the
MAY 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL, US
Iran hanged two convicted spies, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced.
- MAY 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state broadcasting one prisoner who was not identified by
According to the Iranian state broadcasting one prisoner who was not identified by
MAY 18, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPERS EXECUTED IN HERAT PROVINCE
two kidnappers involved in the murder of an 11-year-old boy were hanged in western Herat province
MAY 17, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA EXECUTES THREE CONVICTED MURDERERS BY FIRING SQUAD
Indonesia has executed three convicted murderers, an official said, the second time that the
MAY 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 25 YEAR OLD FATHER OF TWO CHILDREN HANGED PUBLICLY
One man was hanged publicly in Noshahr (northern Iran) for murder.
- MAY 15, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, Black, was executed.
MAY 15, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JEFFREY DEMOND WILLIAMS EXECUTED
Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, Black, was executed in Texas.
MAY 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN AHVAZ AND KERMANSHAH
seven people have been hanged recently in Iran.
- MAY 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEN PEOPLE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
ten people were hanged in the cities of Karaj and Rasht, Iran.