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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- 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 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 25, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTYN. 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 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, 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 20, 2012DEATH PENALTYMISSISSIPPI (USA): GARY CARL SIMMONS JR. EXECUTED
Gary Carl Simmons Jr., 49, white, was executed.
- 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 19, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR BEHEADED IN THE SAME DAY
Saudi authorities executed two Egyptians who kidnapped a nine-year-old girl and tortured
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.
- JUNE 12, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded two of its nationals and a Syrian
Saudi authorities beheaded two of its nationals and a Syrian
- JUNE 12, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Jan Michael Brawner, 34, white, was executed.
USA - Mississippi. Jan Michael Brawner, 34, white, was executed.
- JUNE 12, 2012IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Richard Leavitt, 53, white, was executed
USA - Idaho. Richard Leavitt, 53, white, was executed
JUNE 12, 2012DEATH PENALTYIDAHO (USA): RICHARD LEAVITT EXECUTED
Richard Leavitt, 53, white, was executed in Idaho. Today's lethal injection was unprecedented
JUNE 12, 2012DEATH PENALTYMISSISSIPPI (USA): JAN MICHAEL BRAWNER EXECUTED
Jan Michael Brawner, 34, white, was executed in Mississippi. He was sentenced to
- JUNE 11, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY IN BUSHEHR
Two prisoners were hanged publicly in the city of Bushehr (southern Iran) this morning.
- JUNE 11, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED IN GROUP EXECUTION IN EVIN PRISON
The clerical regime of Iran in a group execution hanged 6 prisoners in the notorious Evin prison.
- JUNE 10, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern city of Jizan
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern city of Jizan
- JUNE 9, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a man known as Qalwe Adan Ali Nur was executed in Qardho
a man known as Qalwe Adan Ali Nur was executed in Qardho
JUNE 9, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in the Baluchestan Province (southeastern Iran), two prisoners identified as Mohammad Mohammad-Hassani Lotak and Saeed Baluch Shahbakhsh were hanged in Zahedan prison (in the capital of the Baluchest
JUNE 8, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 17-YEAR-OLD TO DEATH
In Nigeria, a 17-year-old, Solomon Ezukwa, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Calabar
JUNE 8, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: SOLWEZI FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Zambia, a Solwezi emerging farmer has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his friend
JUNE 7, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SADDAM HUSSEIN'S PERSONAL SECRETARY EXECUTED, ACCORDING TO IRAQI OFFICIAL
Saddam Hussein's trusted personal secretary, once No. 4 on the U.S. most-wanted
JUNE 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug trafficking, the second execution in