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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- SEPTEMBER 4, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword one of its citizens...
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword one of its citizens...
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen of Pakistan in the city of Medina for drug trafficking.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEHEADING YOUNG GIRL
A primary court in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan sentenced an Afghan man death for beheading a young 17 years old girl in this province.
AUGUST 31, 2012South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: TWO INMATES HANGED AT PRISON IN JUBA
Two prisoners were executed by hanging on August 28 at a prison in the capital of the newly
- AUGUST 29, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword a Syrian man in Qurrayyat
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword a Syrian man in Qurrayyat
AUGUST 29, 2012SyriaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 26 EXECUTIONS IN THREE DAYS
Iraq executed 26 people convicted of terror-related charges between 27 and 29 August 2012, including a Syrian and Saudi national, a justice ministry spokesman said.
AUGUST 28, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED IN ASIR PROVINCE
A Saudi man was executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of murdering
- AUGUST 27, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
according to local authorities in western Ghor province of Afghanistan
according to local authorities in western Ghor province of Afghanistan
AUGUST 26, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SEVENTEEN VILLAGERS BEHEADED
Taliban insurgents beheaded 17 Afghans in a rebel-controlled area of southern Afghanistan
AUGUST 23, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: NINE DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED
Gambia executed by firing squad nine death row prisoners, after President Yahya Jammeh
- AUGUST 14, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Michael Hooper, 39, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Michael Hooper, 39, white, was executed
AUGUST 8, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTYEU: ASHTON VOICES CONCERN OVER TEXAN EXECUTION
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton voiced concern at the execution in Texas of a disabled
AUGUST 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1987 RAPE, MURDER OF CO-WORKERS
A man who tortured, raped and strangled two co-workers in 1987 was put to death
- AUGUST 7, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Marvin Wilson, 54, black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Marvin Wilson, 54, black, was executed.
AUGUST 7, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED DESPITE LOW IQ CLAIMS
Texas authorities executed Marvin Wilson, a 54-year-old death row inmate, after his attorneys failed to convince state and federal courts that he was mentally retarded and ineligible for the death penalty under a 2002 Supreme Court ruling.
- AUGUST 3, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Timothy Alexander ruled that Gary Haugen, who wants to be executed, is not required to accept clemency from Governor John Kitzhaber.
USA - Oregon. Judge Timothy Alexander ruled that Gary Haugen, who wants to be executed, is not required to accept clemency from Governor John Kitzhaber.
AUGUST 3, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TWO KILLERS HANGED, IN TOKYO AND OSAKA
Two death-row inmates were hanged in Tokyo and Osaka, in the second round of executions
- JULY 30, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: KING SAVES MAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
A Saudi man sentenced to death for murdering another Saudi during a fight was saved from
JULY 29, 2012MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: ISLAMISTS STONE UNMARRIED COUPLE TO DEATH
Islamists in northern Mali stoned an unmarried couple to death, the first reported sharia
JULY 24, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQI AUTHORITIES URGED TO HALT EXECUTION OF 196 PEOPLE IN ANBAR
Amnesty International has condemned the “alarming” news that nearly 200 executions
JULY 22, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Three prisoners were hanged in Isfahan prison (central Iran), reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in the Isfahan province.
- JULY 21, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In Nigeria, Chukwutem Eke, a farmer in Delta State, has been sentenced to death
JULY 20, 2012DEATH PENALTYKENTUCKY SWITCHING TO 1 DRUG EXECUTIONS
Kentucky will switch to 1 drug executions under a new set of regulations filed
- JULY 19, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the Somali military court publicly executed four men...
the Somali military court publicly executed four men...
JULY 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Two prisoners were hanged in two Iranian cities.
JULY 19, 2012GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Two brothers, Ayitey Tetteh and Ayitey Angmor, have been sentenced to death in Koforidua
JULY 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN ILAM
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ilam (western Iran) reported the official website of the judiciary of Ilam Province.
- JULY 18, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Yokamon Hearn, 33, black, was executed using, for the first time, a single dose of pentobarbital
USA - Texas. Yokamon Hearn, 33, black, was executed using, for the first time, a single dose of pentobarbital
JULY 18, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): YOKAMON HEARN EXECUTED WITH PENTOBARBITAL
The US state of Texas has executed its first death row inmate with a single lethal injection of the sedative pentobarbital. Yokamon Hearn, 33, was convicted for the carjacking and murder of a Dallas stockbroker in 1998.
- JULY 17, 2012LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Liberia, the 9th Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarnga, Bong County sentenced a 38-year old man