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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- NOVEMBER 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 10 CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
Iran executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran, a statement on the website of the prosecutor's
- NOVEMBER 6, 2012DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): GARRY ALLEN EXECUTED
Gary Allen, 56, black, was executed in Oklahoma. Allen was sentenced to death in 1987
- NOVEMBER 6, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Garry Allen, 56, black, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Garry Allen, 56, black, was executed
- NOVEMBER 5, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTY
the government of South Kordofan “arrested and summarily executed 16 civilians
the government of South Kordofan “arrested and summarily executed 16 civilians
- NOVEMBER 2, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO PHASE OUT PRISONER ORGANS 'NEXT YEAR': RESEARCHER
China will start phasing out the use of executed prisoners as a source of organs for transplants next
NOVEMBER 2, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR WOMEN STONED TO DEATH
According to a report published by the Melli-Mazhabi website, four women have been stoned to death during the past days in Iran. Security agents from the Iranian Judiciary reportedly transferred the bodies of the four women to the Tehran forensic medici
NOVEMBER 1, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS EXECUTION BY SHOOTING
In Vietnam, many National Assembly deputies expressed their lack of sympathy with
- OCTOBER 31, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: FILIPINA DRUG MULE SENTENCED TO DEATH
Vietnam sentenced a 61-year-old Filipina to death after she was caught smuggling
- OCTOBER 31, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Donnie Lee Roberts, 41, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Donnie Lee Roberts, 41, white, was executed
OCTOBER 31, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ELECTRICIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN
In Nigeria, a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja sentenced a 31-year-old electrician, Abdulkadri
- OCTOBER 30, 2012DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): DONALD MOELLER EXECUTED
Donald Moeller, 60, white, was executed in South Dakota. Moeller was given a lethal injection for the 1990 rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, Becky O'Connell.
- OCTOBER 30, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Donald Moeller, 60, white, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Donald Moeller, 60, white, was executed.
OCTOBER 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED IN EVIN PRISON SECRETLY
In Iran, eight prisoners transferred from Ghezelhesar prison to Evin were executed
- OCTOBER 27, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER OF CHIREDZI CIO BOSS
In Zimbabwe, a 34-year-old man who shot and killed the Chiredzi Central Intelligence Organisation
OCTOBER 25, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB ORDER WOMAN STONED TO DEATH FOR SEX OFFENCE
A young woman was stoned to death in Somalia after being convicted of engaging in out-of-marriage
- OCTOBER 24, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): BOBBY LEE HINES EXECUTED
Bobby Lee Hines, 40, white, was executed in Texas for the Oct. 20, 1991 killing of 26-
- OCTOBER 24, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bobby Lee Hines, 40, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Bobby Lee Hines, 40, white, was executed
OCTOBER 24, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: VICE DEFENSE CHIEF EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
North Korea's vice minister of the People's Armed Forces was among senior officers
OCTOBER 23, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: CHILD KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Zimbabwe, a jilted lover killed his ex-girlfriend’s nine-year-old son and
OCTOBER 23, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA three prisoners were hanged in the
- OCTOBER 22, 2012DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 13 PEOPLE HANGED IN TWO DAYS
13 people have been hanged in Iran for drug trafficking and terrorism, media reported.
- OCTOBER 22, 2012South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a South Korean court posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago
a South Korean court posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago
- OCTOBER 21, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three "terrorists" for bombings in 2010 that killed a total of 67 people in restive
Iran hanged three "terrorists" for bombings in 2010 that killed a total of 67 people in restive
OCTOBER 18, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
Two prisoners were hanged in the Shahroud Prison (northern Iran) early in the morning.
- OCTOBER 15, 2012DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): ERIC ROBERT EXECUTED FOR BEATING TO DEATH PRISON GUARD WITH PIPE DURING BOTCHED ESCAPE
Eric Robert, 50, white, was executed.
- OCTOBER 15, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Eric Robert, 50, white, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Eric Robert, 50, white, was executed.
OCTOBER 15, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
The Nyala criminal court sentenced three men to death by hanging in South Darfur (Sudan
OCTOBER 14, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
According to Iranian state media, five prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian cities.
- OCTOBER 12, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN WHO MURDERED HIS WIFE FOR REFUSING TO COOK NSHIMA FOR HIM SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Zambia, a thirty-year-old man in Chingola was sentenced to death for the
OCTOBER 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED FOR RAPE
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Tabriz (northwestern Iran) in the