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 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 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 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE YOUNG MAN HANGED PUBLICLY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in Arak (central Iran). According to the official website
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 19, 2013DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (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 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, 2013IranDEATH 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, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in public in southern city of Shiraz, in Iran. The prisoner
A prisoner was hanged in public in southern city of Shiraz, in Iran. The prisoner
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
- FEBRUARY 13, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Saleh Abdullah al-Ma’ouri was executed by shooting in a prison in al-Baydha...
Ahmed Saleh Abdullah al-Ma’ouri was executed by shooting in a prison in al-Baydha...
FEBRUARY 13, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: NEW HANGMAN AT LOOSE END
The appointment of a new hangman in Zimbabwe does not mean the 74 men and two women
FEBRUARY 13, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
One prisoner was publicly hanged in Tehran. According to the state run Iranian news agency
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nabil Abu Khanjar, a Syrian, was beheaded in Al-Jawf Province after he was convicted
Nabil Abu Khanjar, a Syrian, was beheaded in Al-Jawf Province after he was convicted
FEBRUARY 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prisoners were hanged in Arak (South of Tehran), reported the Iranian state media.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals in the southwestern Aseer region after he was convicted of murdering a fellow citizen, the interior ministry announced.
FEBRUARY 9, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN EXECUTED IN ’01 PARLIAMENT ATTACK
India hanged a man who had been convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on Parliament that killed nine people.
FEBRUARY 6, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN ISFAHAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, reported
FEBRUARY 5, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED AFTER 30 YRS ON DEATH ROW
Saudi authorities beheaded a man some thirty years after he was convicted of murder, after his victim's youngest son came of age and agreed to the punishment.
FEBRUARY 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN WHO KIDNAPPED, KILLED TAMIL NADU BOY
The Supreme Court on India decided on the death sentence for a man convicted of
FEBRUARY 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 32-YR-OLD FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR
A lower court in Mandla, India, awarded death sentence to a 32-year-old man for raping and
- FEBRUARY 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SECRET MASS EXECUTIONS RESUME IN MASHHAD’S VAKILABAD PRISON
Iran Human Rights reported that reliable sources in Iran said as many as 400 prisoners might have been executed in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison in the previous four or five months.