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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- FEBRUARY 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan reported that one prisoner
The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan reported that one prisoner
- FEBRUARY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one prisoner was executed in the
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one prisoner was executed in the
- FEBRUARY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state media a 31 year old prisoner was hanged in
According to the Iranian state media a 31 year old prisoner was hanged in
- FEBRUARY 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Four people were executed in two different Iranian cities for drug-related charges.
Four people were executed in two different Iranian cities for drug-related charges.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict on death row in connection...
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict on death row in connection...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2013JordanDEATH PENALTY
a Jordanian man, Faris Salam Salama al-Maghrebi...
a Jordanian man, Faris Salam Salama al-Maghrebi...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN REPORTEDLY HANGED AROUND 80 AFGHANS OVER DRUG SMUGGLING
According to reports at least 80 Afghan civilians have been hanged by Iran over drugs and opium smuggling charges.
FEBRUARY 23, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC COMMUTES YOUTH’S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE TERM
The Delhi High Court has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence given by a trial court
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): CARL BLUE PUT TO DEATH
Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed in Texas. He had been condemned to die for killing
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): ANDREW ALLEN COOK EXECUTED
Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed in Georgia.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia executed three of its soldiers in Mogadishu after a military court sentenced them to death
Somalia executed three of its soldiers in Mogadishu after a military court sentenced them to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed.
FEBRUARY 21, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: THREE DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
Japan has hanged a child killer and two other convicted murderers, its first executions since a conservative government swept to power in landslide elections in December.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE YOUNG MAN HANGED PUBLICLY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in Arak (central Iran). According to the official website
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani man, Aqeel Khan Mohammed Riyad...
a Pakistani man, Aqeel Khan Mohammed Riyad...
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor signs new lethal injection law.
USA - Arkansas. Governor signs new lethal injection law.
FEBRUARY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Dizelabad in Kermanshah (western Iran).
- FEBRUARY 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HALTS EXECUTION
A federal appeals court halted the execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990, granting a last-minute stay to the inmate who defense attorneys argued was mentally disabled.
FEBRUARY 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Eight prisoners were hanged in Shiraz’s Adelabad Prison early this morning. According to
FEBRUARY 19, 2013ChadDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CHADIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG CRIMES
In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Interior said Abdulkarim Ibrahim Mousa Abkar, a Chadian national, was executed in Makkah after being found guilty of dealing in cocaine for the second time.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTY
the Anti-terrorism Court in South Darfur executed by hanging
the Anti-terrorism Court in South Darfur executed by hanging
FEBRUARY 18, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PEOPLE HANGED
14 people have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Fars Province reported that three
The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Fars Province reported that three
- FEBRUARY 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA three prisoners were hanged in the prison
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA three prisoners were hanged in the prison
- FEBRUARY 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime’s henchman hanged a man in western city of Sanandaj in Iran. Omar Shahbazi
The Iranian regime’s henchman hanged a man in western city of Sanandaj in Iran. Omar Shahbazi
- FEBRUARY 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in the Gaz Square of Shiraz (Iran), reported
One prisoner was hanged publicly in the Gaz Square of Shiraz (Iran), reported
- FEBRUARY 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner, Sabah Lavimi, 38, who was an Arab compatriot from Khuzistan
A prisoner, Sabah Lavimi, 38, who was an Arab compatriot from Khuzistan
FEBRUARY 15, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITANTS CLAIM TO EXECUTE KENYAN SOLDIER
Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia claimed that they have executed a Kenyan soldier after
FEBRUARY 14, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERER OF 17-YEAR-OLD
In Guyana, a Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice tractor operator who was on trial at the High Court