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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- JULY 3, 2012DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED
Four prisoners have been executed recently in two different Iranian towns, according to the state run Iranian news agencies.
- JULY 3, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens, Nasser al-Dossari...
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens, Nasser al-Dossari...
JULY 3, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN IN RETRIAL
An Indian national from Chennai was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia after he
- JULY 2, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The state run Iranian news agency Fars reported that three prisoners were hanged in the
The state run Iranian news agency Fars reported that three prisoners were hanged in the
JULY 1, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rafsanjan, Iran, early in the morning. According
- JUNE 28, 2012DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
two prisoners were hanged publicly in Robat Karim, Iran, early in the morning.
- JUNE 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged publicly in Robat Karim, Iran, early in the morning
one prisoner was hanged publicly in Robat Karim, Iran, early in the morning
- JUNE 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, one man was hanged
According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, one man was hanged
JUNE 28, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
Three men were sentenced to death in Iraq for masterminding a suicide bomb attack on the
- JUNE 27, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): SAMUEL LOPEZ EXECUTED FOR 1986 MURDER
Samuel Villegas Lopez, 49, hispanic, was executed at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Florence.
- JUNE 27, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Samuel Villegas Lopez, 49, hispanic, was executed. it is the execution nr. 1300 since 1977
USA - Arizona. Samuel Villegas Lopez, 49, hispanic, was executed. it is the execution nr. 1300 since 1977
JUNE 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO BROTHERS GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
In Nigeria, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, in Makurdi, sentenced
- JUNE 26, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian national for drug smuggling, the interior ministry said.
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian national for drug smuggling, the interior ministry said.
- JUNE 26, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded four of its citizens for murder, the interior ministry said.
Saudi authorities beheaded four of its citizens for murder, the interior ministry said.
JUNE 26, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR DRUG TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED
China executed four convicted drug traffickers and sentenced at least 15 others to death as the nation marked global anti-drug day, state press reported.
- JUNE 25, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
N. KOREA: FOUR RETURNED REFUGEES EXECUTED
North Korea has publicly executed four refugees who were repatriated by China and sent 40 others to its notorious prison camps, a South Korean activist said.
- JUNE 25, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded one of its citizens after he was convicted...
Saudi authorities beheaded one of its citizens after he was convicted...
- JUNE 23, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. State Leads Nation in Executions.
USA - Mississippi. State Leads Nation in Executions.
- JUNE 22, 2012ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s lethal injection law as unconstitutional because it delegated too much authority to the Department of Corrections
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s lethal injection law as unconstitutional because it delegated too much authority to the Department of Corrections
JUNE 21, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: FORMER COMMISSIONER IN DARFUR SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER DISCOVERY OF MASS GRAVE
The former commissioner of Al Sunta in South Darfur, Bashar Al Jazam Bushara Nawiya
- JUNE 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI (USA): GARY CARL SIMMONS JR. EXECUTED
Gary Carl Simmons Jr., 49, white, was executed.
- JUNE 20, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Gary Carl Simmons Jr., 49, white, was executed
USA - Mississippi. Gary Carl Simmons Jr., 49, white, was executed
JUNE 20, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
According to the Iranian state-run media, four prisoners were hanged publicly in Tehran early in the morning.
- JUNE 19, 2012DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FOUR BEHEADED IN THE SAME DAY
Saudi authorities executed two Egyptians who kidnapped a nine-year-old girl and tortured
- JUNE 19, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities executed two Egyptians who kidnapped a nine-year-old girl and tortured
Saudi authorities executed two Egyptians who kidnapped a nine-year-old girl and tortured
- JUNE 19, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In the southern Najran province, saudi authorities executed Muree bin Ali Al Asiri, who
In the southern Najran province, saudi authorities executed Muree bin Ali Al Asiri, who
JUNE 18, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR AHWAZI PRISONERS EXECUTED
According to reliable sources in Iran, three Ahwazi Arab political prisoners were executed.
- JUNE 15, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Stuart Friedman ruled that Abdul Awkal is too mentally ill to be executed
USA - Ohio. Judge Stuart Friedman ruled that Abdul Awkal is too mentally ill to be executed
JUNE 15, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TWO FOREIGNERS ON DEATH ROW TO BE EXECUTED SOON
Two foreigners found guilty of smuggling heroin into Indonesia are expected
JUNE 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran) early this morning.