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 7, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (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, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES SYRIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man after he was convicted of drug trafficking, the interior
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 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 PENALTY
SOUTH SUDAN SAYS DEATH PENALTY REMAINS UNTIL CONSTITUTION AMENDED
South Sudan will keep the capital punishment in place unless amendments are introduced
MAY 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Arak (central Iran), reported the Iranian state
- MAY 1, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): STEVE SMITH EXECUTED
Steve Smith, 46, White, was executed in Ohio.
- MAY 1, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Steve Smith, 46, White, was executed.
USA - Ohio. Steve Smith, 46, White, was executed.
APRIL 30, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES 13 AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS
the semi-autonomous State of Puntland executed 13 Al-Shabaab militants convicted
- APRIL 29, 2013DEATH 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, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged 4 prisoners in the Central Prison
The Iranian regime hanged 4 prisoners in the Central Prison
APRIL 26, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS EXECUTED
At least eight people have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
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 25, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House passed a bill designed to accelerate executions
USA - Florida. The House passed a bill designed to accelerate executions
- APRIL 25, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Richard Cobb, 29, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Richard Cobb, 29, white, was executed
APRIL 25, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIVE MURDER CONVICTS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN ARA
Five persons were sentenced to death by a district court in India in a three-year-old case of kidnapping
- APRIL 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the unofficial Kurdish news agency Kurdpa one prisoner identified
According to the unofficial Kurdish news agency Kurdpa one prisoner identified
- APRIL 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to Khorasannews three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Bam (southeastern
According to Khorasannews three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Bam (southeastern
- APRIL 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were executed in the
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were executed in the
APRIL 23, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE, CHILD
Mohammad Saleh Nur was hanged at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur, Bangladesh, on the first minute of today for murdering his wife and child.
- APRIL 22, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two women were hanged in the Dizelabad prison of Kermanshah
Two women were hanged in the Dizelabad prison of Kermanshah
- APRIL 22, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded Mohammad ben Ali al-Alawi,
Saudi authorities beheaded Mohammad ben Ali al-Alawi,
APRIL 22, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iran hanged four prisoners in two different cities. Two young Afghan citizens were executed
- APRIL 20, 2013ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to phenobarbital.
USA - Arkansas. After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to phenobarbital.
APRIL 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED INCLUDING TWO AFGHANS
The Iranian regime henchmen have hanged nine prisoners in prisons in southeastern city of
APRIL 19, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
six convicts on death row were executed in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.
- APRIL 18, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS URGES HALT TO IRAQI EXECUTIONS
The United Nations called on Iraq to suspend use of the death penalty after authorities executed
APRIL 17, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN, 22, TO DIE BY HANGING FOR STEALING N955,600
In Nigeria, a 22-year-old man, Julius Aboy was sentenced to death for stealing N955,600 by a Delta
APRIL 17, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE DIFFERENT PRISONS
Five prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian prisons today.