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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- MARCH 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI (USA): LARRY MATTHEW PUCKETT EXECUTED
Larry Matthew Puckett, 35, white, was executed in Mississippi.
- MARCH 19, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
UN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL DEPLORES BELARUS EXECUTION
The United Nations Human Rights Committee voiced grave concern over the execution in Belarus of a person whose case was under its consideration after he was found guilty of last year’s bombing of a subway in the capital, Minsk.
- MARCH 18, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: MINSK METRO BOMBERS EXECUTED
state news agency BelTA reported Belarus executed Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, the two men sentenced to death for their role in the 2011 Minsk subway blast.
- MARCH 16, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom
MARCH 16, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
A security guard who killed his teenage sister-in-law was sentenced to death in
- MARCH 15, 2012DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): TIMOTHY SHAUN STEMPLE EXECUTED
Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed in Oklahoma.
- MARCH 15, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed.
- MARCH 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN WHO STRANGLED MOTHER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of strangling his mother to death, the interior ministry announced in a statement.
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Ghazvin), west of Tehran.
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Ghazvin), west of Tehran.
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran).
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran).
- MARCH 13, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud
- MARCH 13, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a a Syrian drug smuggler...
Saudi Arabia executed a a Syrian drug smuggler...
MARCH 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYUN: IRAN EXECUTED 670 PEOPLE IN 2011
March 12, 2012: Iran executed some 670 people last year, most of them for drug crimes that do not merit capital punishment under international law and more than 20 for offences against Islam, a United Nations investigator said.
- MARCH 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners were executed in the Central Prison of Shahr-e-Kord, in Iran. According to the Assistant
three prisoners were executed in the Central Prison of Shahr-e-Kord, in Iran. According to the Assistant
- MARCH 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
- MARCH 8, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): 2ND EXECUTION IN THE STATE THIS YEAR
Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed in Arizona
- MARCH 8, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed.
USA - Arizona. Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed.
MARCH 8, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: WIFE KILLER TO HANG
In Zambia, a Mufumbwe farmer has been sentenced to death for hacking
- MARCH 7, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): KEITH THURMOND EXECUTED
Keith Thurmond, 52, white, was executed in Texas. He had been sentenced to death on Nov. 13, 2002 for the Sept. 25, 2001, murders of his estranged wife Sharon Thurmond, 32, and her boyfriend Guy Fernandes, 35.
- MARCH 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man found guilty of shooting dead a fellow
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man found guilty of shooting dead a fellow
- MARCH 7, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Keith Thurmond, 52, white, was executed.
USA - Texas. Keith Thurmond, 52, white, was executed.
MARCH 7, 2012TaiwanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 TAIWANESE EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR TRAFFICKING 357KG DRUGS
Three Taiwanese drug traffickers who were given the death penalty by the Xiamen
- MARCH 6, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
in Iran, two convicted of murder were hanged in public in two
in Iran, two convicted of murder were hanged in public in two
- MARCH 6, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the Belarusian Helsinki Committee reported that in January 2012, Belarus executed Igor Myalik.
the Belarusian Helsinki Committee reported that in January 2012, Belarus executed Igor Myalik.
MARCH 5, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: TRAFFICKER ON DEATH ROW ESCAPES GALLOWS
In Singapore, the fate of a drug trafficker who was on death row has taken a second
MARCH 5, 2012TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MND PUNISHES DOZENS OVER WRONGFUL EXECUTION
In Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed that it has levied administrative
MARCH 4, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN 2011
Iran Human Rights (IHR) presented its annual report on the death penalty in 2011 in Iran.
- MARCH 2, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of drug trafficking
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of drug trafficking
MARCH 2, 2012TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: MARIAM`S KILLER MUST HANG TO DEATH
In Tanzania, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Kazimili Mashauri, against a High Court ruling in
MARCH 1, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF SCHOOLGIRL
A court in West Bengal, India, awarded death sentence to a man convicted of rape and