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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MAY 23, 2012DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED
Seven prisoners have been hanged in Iran recently.
- MAY 22, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners were executed in Shiraz (southern Iran). According to the official site
three prisoners were executed in Shiraz (southern Iran). According to the official site
- MAY 21, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 14 HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged 14 people in Tehran after they were convicted of drug trafficking, a statement from the Tehran prosecutor’s office said.
- MAY 20, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners identified as S. R. and V. A. were hanged in Sanandaj prison, the
two prisoners identified as S. R. and V. A. were hanged in Sanandaj prison, the
MAY 20, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR MURDERS
Saudi authorities beheaded two Pakistanis in Makkah finding them guilty of two murders, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 17, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a man for murdering one Bangladeshi man
Saudi authorities beheaded a man for murdering one Bangladeshi man
MAY 17, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BEHRAM KHAN’S EXECUTION POSTPONED
In Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari issued a stay order for the execution of Behram Khan, a
MAY 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 26 PRISONERS HANGED IN TWO DAYS
According to the official and unofficial reports 26 prisoners were executed in three different Iranian prisons in two days.
MAY 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR RAPE
Two prisoners were publicly hanged in Isfahan (central Iran) early in the morning.
MAY 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in Zanjan (west of Tehran) early in the morning.
- MAY 15, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR A CRIME HE DID NOT COMMIT
Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989.
- MAY 15, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni national,
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni national,
MAY 15, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING NUCLEAR SCIENTIST
Iran's state TV says authorities have hanged a man who was sentenced to death for the 2010 killing of a nuclear physicist.
- MAY 15, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989
USA - Texas. Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989
MAY 13, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: TWO ARMY OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two Zambia Army officers have been sentenced to death by hanging for murder and aggravated robbery.
MAY 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN DUE TO BE HANGED FOR SODOMY
Iran court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for sodomy.
MAY 12, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLER OF PREGNANT WIFE
In India, District and Sessions Judge Kewal Krishan Garg awarded capital punishment to
MAY 10, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LAWYER’S KILLER SET TO BE HANGED ON 23RD
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court issued the black warrant for a convict who was condemned
MAY 10, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE CANNIBALS EXECUTED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
Yonhap news agency reported that North Korea held at least three public
- MAY 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, a man convicted of sexually
- MAY 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens accused of killing his wife
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens accused of killing his wife
MAY 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE 'GLASS' DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Iran hanged nine men in a prison in Tehran after they were convicted of trafficking "glass", or methamphetamine, a statement from the Tehran prosecution office said.
- MAY 5, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian judiciary has handed death sentences to two Kurdish
the Iranian judiciary has handed death sentences to two Kurdish
- MAY 2, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
JHARKHAND (INDIA): YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEHEADING GIRL
In India, a Ranchi court awarded the death sentence to a youth, Bijendra Kumar, for
MAY 2, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
In Trinidad and Tobago, forty-five minutes was all it took for a jury to decide Kevin Borris
- MAY 1, 2012DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): MICHAEL BASCUM SELSOR EXECUTED FOR 1975 MURDER
May 1st, 2012: Michael Bascum Selsor, 57, white, was executed in Oklahoma.
- MAY 1, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Michael Bascum Selsor, 57, white, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Michael Bascum Selsor, 57, white, was executed.
- MAY 1, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO BANGLADESHIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Bangladeshi men convicted of murder were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's Interior
APRIL 30, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shahrud, Iran, early in the morning.
- APRIL 30, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN TO HANG FOR RAPING, KILLING GIRLFRIEND
A Jordanian was condemned to death for raping and stabbing his teenage girlfriend to death