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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- MAY 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were hanged in the central Prison of Rasht (Northern Iran) today.
Seven prisoners were hanged in the central Prison of Rasht (Northern Iran) today.
- MAY 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran
Three prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran
- MAY 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
five prisoners were executed in two different cities, NCRI reported.
five prisoners were executed in two different cities, NCRI reported.
- MAY 14, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCE 8 TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Nigeria, an Owerri High Court sentenced eight persons to death by hanging.
MAY 14, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTIONS TOLL HITS 40
A Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded today, the interior ministry announced, raising to 40 the number of people executed in the kingdom this year.
MAY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTES LATEST, BRINGING TOTAL TO 39 THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia has beheaded a man after he was convicted of killing a relative in the kingdom’s
- MAY 10, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged six people in Karoon Prison, in the city of Ahvaz
The Iranian regime hanged six people in Karoon Prison, in the city of Ahvaz
MAY 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST SENTENCED TO HANG FOR WAR GENOCIDE
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior figure in the country's largest Islamic party to death
MAY 9, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN SEMNAN PROVINCE
Four prisoners were hanged in Semnan Province (northern Iran) early this morning reported the Iranian state media.
MAY 9, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced M.A.N. (48), a civil servant from al-Sha'af neighbourhood
MAY 8, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: NANYUKI MAN TO HANG FOR VIOLENT CRIME
A man has been sentenced to hang by a Nanyuki court, Kenya.
MAY 8, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man found guilty of smuggling drugs into the kingdom
MAY 8, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: EAST DARFUR COURT SENTENCES ‘OMDA MURDERER’ TO HANG
A man accused of killing an “omda” (village leader) in a road ambush on 14 April has
MAY 8, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
The Iranian regime hanged 11 prisoners in Ghezel Hessar prison in the city of Karaj.
- MAY 7, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Carroll Joe Parr, 35, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Carroll Joe Parr, 35, Black, was executed
- MAY 7, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE BID
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword a national convicted of murdering a woman after he
MAY 7, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN ISFAHAN
Three people were hanged in the central prison of Isfahan city, Iran.
MAY 7, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CARROLL JOE PARR EXECUTED
Carroll Joe Parr, 35, Black, was executed in Texas with a lethal dose of pentobarbital for killing a fellow drug dealer, Joel Dominguez, 18, on Jan. 11, 2003.
MAY 6, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY AT THE LIBERTY SQUARE OF KERMANSHAH
Three prisoners were hanged in the "Liberty Square" of Kermanshah (western Iran) today. According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, the prisoners were all convicted of murder.
MAY 6, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES SYRIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man after he was convicted of drug trafficking, the interior
MAY 4, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING THREE SIBLINGS
A man has been sentenced to death by a local court in Bilaspur, India, for abducting and killing
MAY 3, 2013South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN SAYS DEATH PENALTY REMAINS UNTIL CONSTITUTION AMENDED
South Sudan will keep the capital punishment in place unless amendments are introduced
- MAY 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Arak (central Iran), reported the Iranian state
- MAY 1, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Steve Smith, 46, White, was executed.
USA - Ohio. Steve Smith, 46, White, was executed.
MAY 1, 2013DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): STEVE SMITH EXECUTED
Steve Smith, 46, White, was executed in Ohio.
APRIL 30, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES 13 AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS
the semi-autonomous State of Puntland executed 13 Al-Shabaab militants convicted
- APRIL 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six people have been executed recently in Iran for drug trafficking.
- APRIL 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged in a prison in the city of Varamin in central Iran. The prisoners
Two men were hanged in a prison in the city of Varamin in central Iran. The prisoners
APRIL 26, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 2 INMATES HANGED, BRINGING NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS TO 5 UNDER ABE
Japan said it hanged two death-row inmates, in the first executions since a trio of convicted killers died in the gallows two months ago and drawing immediate protest from human rights groups.
APRIL 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS EXECUTED
At least eight people have been hanged in Iran in the last days.