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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- JANUARY 1, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestinian areas three types of legislation are applied.
In Palestinian areas three types of legislation are applied.
- JANUARY 1, 2012MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012WyomingDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry...
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry...
- JANUARY 1, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2012WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012UtahDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
DECEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO YOUNG MEN HANGED PUBLICLY IN QAZVIN
Two young men were hanged publicly in Qazvin (west of Tehran) this morning.
- DECEMBER 28, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man,
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man,
- DECEMBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN SEMNAN PROVINCE
Five prisoners were executed in the prison of Shahrud (Semnan province northern Iran
- DECEMBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO BE STONED TO DEATH MAY BE HANGED INSTEAD
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose execution by stoning was suspended after an international outcry, may be hanged instead.
- DECEMBER 25, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The State of Oregon is looking to sell $18,000 worth of lethal drugs now than Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared a moratorium
USA - Oregon. The State of Oregon is looking to sell $18,000 worth of lethal drugs now than Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared a moratorium
DECEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS (AMONG THEM ONE WOMAN) EXECUTED
According to reliable sources from Iran nine prisoners were executed in two different prisons in Iran, early this morning.
DECEMBER 21, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 EXECUTED FOR KILLING FILIPINO TRUCK DRIVER
two Egyptian nationals convicted of murdering a Filipino truck driver were executed in Riyadh, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
DECEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Saveh (southwest of Tehran) early this morning.
DECEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN ILAM
One prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Ilam (western Iran) early this morning