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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- 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 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 PENALTYUNITED NATIONS URGES HALT TO IRAQI EXECUTIONS
The United Nations called on Iraq to suspend use of the death penalty after authorities executed
- APRIL 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with, two
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with, two
- APRIL 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state media one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Zarand
According to the Iranian state media one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Zarand
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, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE DIFFERENT PRISONS
Five prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian prisons today.
- APRIL 16, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): CONFUSED RULES MAY END EXECUTIONS
A "highly technical issue" is currently at the heart of the appeal of a 2011 court ruling in Marin
- APRIL 16, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ronnie Threadgill, 40, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Ronnie Threadgill, 40, black, was executed
APRIL 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, MURDER
Iran executed nine people convicted of armed robberies, murder and abduction in the southern province of Fars, the authorities said.
- APRIL 16, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Confused Rules May End California Executions. Complex legal wrangling over the state's death penalty continues.
USA - California. Confused Rules May End California Executions. Complex legal wrangling over the state's death penalty continues.
APRIL 16, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): RONNIE THREADGILL EXECUTED
Ronnie Threadgill, 40, black, was executed in Texas for fatally shooting a teenager
APRIL 16, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ PUTS 21 TO DEATH IN ONE DAY OVER 'TERROR'
Iraq has put 21 men to death, a senior justice ministry official has told AFP, the
APRIL 14, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTED FOR MACHINEGUN MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the western city of Medina after he was convicted of
APRIL 12, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani man convicted of rape and murder, in the northwestern
- APRIL 10, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Larry Eugene Mann, 59, white, was executed.
USA - Florida. Larry Eugene Mann, 59, white, was executed.
APRIL 10, 2013DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1980 SLAYING OF 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Florida executed one of its longest-serving death row inmates for kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old girl in 1980.
APRIL 10, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN COMPENSATES TRIO AFTER 11 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Taiwan will pay a total of Tw$15 million ($500,000) compensation to three men who spent more