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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- APRIL 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one man was hanged publicly
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one man was hanged publicly
- APRIL 18, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The official site of the judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) reported that one prisoner
The official site of the judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) reported that one prisoner
- APRIL 18, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Press TV reported that Saudi officials had executed eight Iranian,,,
Press TV reported that Saudi officials had executed eight Iranian...
- APRIL 18, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed
APRIL 18, 2012DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MARK WAYNE WILES EXECUTED
Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed in Ohio.
APRIL 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED
Two prisoners were executed in the prison of Zanjan (western Iran), according to the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
APRIL 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS EIGHT CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
Iran hanged eight convicted drug traffickers in a prison in the southern city of Shiraz, the Fars news agency reported.
APRIL 13, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 3 MEN
A 37-year-old woman was sentenced to death in Japan for killing three men
- APRIL 12, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. David Alan Gore, 58, white, a serial killer, was executed
USA - Florida. David Alan Gore, 58, white, a serial killer, was executed
APRIL 12, 2012DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): DAVID ALAN GORE EXECUTED
David Alan Gore, 58, white, a serial killer, was executed in Florida.
- APRIL 11, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
militant group Ansar al-Sharia beheaded a woman for not being a good Muslim in the
militant group Ansar al-Sharia beheaded a woman for not being a good Muslim in the
APRIL 11, 2012LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: TWO CONVICTED CRIMINALS SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Liberia, the third Judicial Circuit Court in Greenville, Sinoe County sentenced two persons
- APRIL 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were executed in Iran, reported the state run Iranian media.
Five prisoners were executed in Iran, reported the state run Iranian media.
- APRIL 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 10 PRISONERS HANGED IN TWO DAYS
Ten prisoners were executed in Iran yesterday and today, reported the state run Iranian media.
- APRIL 9, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were hanged in Kerman province (southeastern Iran).
Five prisoners were hanged in Kerman province (southeastern Iran).
APRIL 9, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BROTHERS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two brothers sentenced to death for murdering a fellow Saudi were decapitated by the sword in
APRIL 7, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: THREE EXECUTED IN GAZA STRIP
two convicted murderers and a man found guilty of treason were hanged early in the morning, the ministry of interior in the Gaza Strip said.
- APRIL 5, 2012DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): SENATE VOTES TO DO AWAY WITH DEATH PENALTY
The Connecticut Senate voted 20-16 on a bill that would do away with the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment.
- APRIL 5, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the Al-Qaeda-allied group Al-Shabaab executed US-born jihadist Omar Hammami
the Al-Qaeda-allied group Al-Shabaab executed US-born jihadist Omar Hammami
- APRIL 5, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The Senate voted to abolish the death penalty
USA - Connecticut. The Senate voted to abolish the death penalty
APRIL 5, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ARAN-BIGDEL
One prisoner was hanged in the town of Aran-Bigdel, reported the Iranian state broadcasting. The
- APRIL 4, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man found guilty of shooting dead a fellow Saudi
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man found guilty of shooting dead a fellow Saudi
- APRIL 4, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
"The application of punishment is a matter for the legitimate state
"The application of punishment is a matter for the legitimate state
APRIL 4, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYUN: BAN KI-MOON URGES HALT TO EXECUTIONS IN IRAQ
Iraq should impose a moratorium on executions in the country, which has seen a sharp rise in
APRIL 4, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Pakistani man has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of drug trafficking.
APRIL 3, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE PEOPLE GET DEATH FOR BURNING ALIVE WOMAN
A man was awarded the death penalty in India for burning alive his daughter-in-law
- MARCH 31, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER
In India, District and sessions court of Surat city awarded capital punishment to a man
MARCH 31, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: WOMAN EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED OVER ILLICIT RELATIONS
an Afghan woman was extra-judicially executed, after being sentenced to death for
- MARCH 30, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Hong Kong man, Robert Shan Shiao-may and a Taiwanese man...
a Hong Kong man, Robert Shan Shiao-may and a Taiwanese man...
MARCH 29, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO MYANMAR WOMEN AND TWO LOCALS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, two Myanmar women and two Malaysian men were sentenced to death