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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MARCH 12, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MILITARY OFFICIAL STONED TO DEATH
A military official was stoned to death in Pakistan after he was caught trying to elope with
- MARCH 11, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
a member of a militant group in Yemen's south says residents in the town of Jaar tried and executed a man
a member of a militant group in Yemen's south says residents in the town of Jaar tried and executed a man
MARCH 9, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MINOR PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mohammed Haza'a was put to death by the Yemeni government despite legitimate questions as to whether he was under the age of 18 when he committed an alleged murder.
MARCH 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPIST
The Bombay High Court confirmed the death penalty to a 22-year-old youth from
- MARCH 6, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Frederick Treesh, 48, was executed.
USA - Ohio. Frederick Treesh, 48, was executed.
MARCH 6, 2013DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): FREDERICK TREESH EXECUTED
Frederick Treesh, 48, was executed in Ohio. Treesh was sentenced to die for killing Henry Dupree, a security guard, on Aug. 27, 1994.
MARCH 4, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 7 SAUDIS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY CRUCIFIXION, FIRING SQUAD APPEAL FOR HELP TO STOP EXECUTIONS
Speaking over a smuggled cellphone from his prison cell, one of seven Saudis set to be
MARCH 4, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: 15 CHILD OFFENDERS EXECUTED IN FIVE YEARS
Yemen has executed at least 15 young male and female offenders, all aged under 18 when they committed the offences, in the last five years, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, urging the government to halt such executions.
MARCH 4, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH FOR RAPING & KILLING MINOR
Conducting a rape and murder trial in a short span of nine days, a court in Madhya Pradesh
MARCH 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR AFGHAN PRISONERS HANGED
Iran hanged four Afghan prisoners on Monday in Vakil Abad Prison in northeastern
MARCH 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
Two prisoners were hanged publicly in the Torkmanchai area of Mianeh (northwestern
MARCH 2, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: KILLER MOM TO HANG
In Zambia, a 24-year-old Kabwe woman who murdered her baby by throwing it
- MARCH 1, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the man behind a botched robbery's fatal bombing in the central Chinese city of Wuhan
the man behind a botched robbery's fatal bombing in the central Chinese city of Wuhan
MARCH 1, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MEKONG RIVER MURDERERS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
Myanmar drug lord Naw Kham, who was convicted of murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the
- 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 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA four prisoners were hanged publicly
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA four prisoners were hanged publicly
- FEBRUARY 28, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhao Fuli, 45, who killed a couple in Shunyi district in 2010...
Zhao Fuli, 45, who killed a couple in Shunyi district in 2010...
FEBRUARY 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
According to the official Iranian media five prisoners have been hanged in three different Iranian cities. All the prisoners are convicted of drug-related charges.
- 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, 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 23, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYIRAN 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 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 21, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed.
FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): ANDREW ALLEN COOK EXECUTED
Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed in Georgia.
FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CARL BLUE PUT TO DEATH
Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed in Texas. He had been condemned to die for killing