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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DECEMBER 19, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A Sudanese man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the western city of Mecca, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- DECEMBER 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The death penalty in 2012: Year End Report. From the Death Penalty Information Center
USA - The death penalty in 2012: Year End Report. From the Death Penalty Information Center
DECEMBER 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DPIC'S YEAR END REPORT
Just four states carried out more than three-fourths of the executions in the United
DECEMBER 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in Kashan (central Iran) today, reported the Iranian state media.
DECEMBER 12, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DOZENS OF CHILDREN ON DEATH ROW
A girl named as Hind Al-Barti was executed on the 3rd of December this year, UN
- DECEMBER 11, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Manuel Pardo, 56, white, was executed. Pardo, a former police officer, killed nine people.
USA - Florida. Manuel Pardo, 56, white, was executed. Pardo, a former police officer, killed nine people.
DECEMBER 11, 2012DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): MANUEL PARDO EXECUTED
Manuel Pardo, 56, white, was executed in Florida.
DECEMBER 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran) early this morning.
- DECEMBER 10, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: THREE IN KERUGOYA TO HANG FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
Three men have been sentenced to death for robbery with violence by a Kerugoya court
DECEMBER 9, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani in the city of Mecca for stabbing to death a compatriot, the interior ministry said.
DECEMBER 9, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: ANGRY PROTESTERS ATTACK IRANIAN CONSULATE IN HERAT OVER EXECUTION OF AFGHANS IN IRAN
In Afghanistan, hundreds of angry protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in western Herat
DECEMBER 8, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
In Iran, three prisoners convicted of drug-related charges were hanged in the prison of Zahedan early in the morning, the news agency IRNA reported.
DECEMBER 6, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BEIJING LAWYER REVEALS ORGAN HARVESTING OF EXECUTED PRISONER
a Beijing lawyer revealed something stunning on the Chinese Internet. Han Bing, who goes
DECEMBER 6, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAN EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN ABU DHABI FOR MURDER
A man was executed by firing squad in Abu Dhabi after being convicted of murdering an
- DECEMBER 5, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Richard Stokley, 60, white, was executed
USA - Arizona. Richard Stokley, 60, white, was executed
DECEMBER 5, 2012DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): RICHARD STOKLEY EXECUTED
Richard Stokley, 60, white, was executed in Arizona for the July 8, 1991 rape and murder of two 13 year old girls, Mandy Meyers and Mary Snyder.
- DECEMBER 4, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. George Ochoa, 38, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. George Ochoa, 38, Hispanic, was executed.
DECEMBER 4, 2012DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): GEORGE OCHOA PUT TO DEATH
George Ochoa, 38, Hispanic, was executed in Oklahoma.
DECEMBER 3, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN AND THREE MEN HANGED IN KERMANSHAH (ONE HANGED PUBLICLY)
four prisoners, including one woman, were hanged in Kermanshah (Western Iran).
NOVEMBER 29, 2012Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPAPUA NEW GUINEA: ATTORNEY-GENERAL KERENGA KUA WEIGHS LETHAL INJECTION
Papua New Guinea is contemplating introducing execution by lethal injection for 10 people on death
- NOVEMBER 27, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded two nationals for murder, including one who stabbed his wife to death and burned her corpse, the interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE MURDERERS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded three men convicted of separate murders across the kingdom, the interior ministry announced.
NOVEMBER 22, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYKASAB'S LAST WORDS: ‘PLEASE FORGIVE ME, WILL NEVER REPEAT SUCH A MISTAKE’
Ajmal Kasab, one of the 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai in India on November 26, 2008
- NOVEMBER 21, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MUMBAI ATTACKER HANGED IN GREAT SECRECY IN THE FIRST EXECUTION SINCE 2004
India executed a Pakistan national, Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a militant squad
NOVEMBER 21, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SIX MORE DEATH-ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED
Afghanistan executed six “criminals and terrorists", an official said, a day after eight other
NOVEMBER 20, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 8 PRISONERS EXECUTED
Afghanistan executed eight prisoners on death row with more executions expected soon
NOVEMBER 20, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYBetween 16 and 20 November 2012, after Israel launched its latest assault on Gaza called “Pillar
Between 16 and 20 November 2012, after Israel launched its latest assault on Gaza called “Pillar
NOVEMBER 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED PUBLICLY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Fars Province two prisoners identified as "A. M." convicted of carrying 85 kilograms of opium and 10 kilograms of concentrated heroin, and "S. S." convicted of carrying 2800 grams of concentrat
- NOVEMBER 15, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Preston Hughes, 46, black, was executed. Hughes was the last scheduled this year.
USA - Texas. Preston Hughes, 46, black, was executed. Hughes was the last scheduled this year.
NOVEMBER 15, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SOLDIER MUHAMMED HUSSAIN IS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A Pakistani soldier sentenced to death four years ago become the first man to be executed in the country for almost four years. Muhammed Hussain was condemned in 2008 for murdering his senior officer. He was hanged at a jail in Mianwali city, Punjab pr