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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DECEMBER 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Arak (south of Tehran) early
- DECEMBER 16, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Faye D’Opal rejected California’s new lethal injection protocols
USA - California. Judge Faye D’Opal rejected California’s new lethal injection protocols
- DECEMBER 15, 2011EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND ADVISED TO REPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
Swaziland is one of the countries that have been urged to consider repealing the death sentence
DECEMBER 15, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED
three men have been hanged recently in Iran for drug trafficking, rape.
- DECEMBER 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
- DECEMBER 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
An unknown prisoner was hanged in "Aran-Bigdel" (Central Iranian province of Isfahan
An unknown prisoner was hanged in "Aran-Bigdel" (Central Iranian province of Isfahan
- DECEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAFIA-STYLE GANG LEADER EXECUTED
The leader and two core members of a Mafia-style gang that terrorized local communities in southwest China's city of Kunming were executed, court officials said.
- DECEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged publicly in the town of Rostam (Fars province, southern Iran), reported
Two men were hanged publicly in the town of Rostam (Fars province, southern Iran), reported
DECEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HEROIN TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
A convicted drug trafficker was executed publicly early in the mornng in the Iranian city of Rasht
- DECEMBER 12, 2011South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SA WOMAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A South African woman was executed in China for drug smuggling, eNews reported.
DECEMBER 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN BEHEADED FOR 'SORCERY'
A Saudi woman was beheaded after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is
- DECEMBER 11, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MADAM EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
Wang Ziqi was executed in China for luring young women to work in brothels which were disguised as tea houses, beauty salons or hotels.
DECEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC HANGING AND AMPUTATIONS
One man was hanged publicly and amputation verdicts of two prisoners were implemented
- DECEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC DESPITE CRITICAL CONDITION
The public execution for a prisoner was carried out on the dawn in the Danesh Square
DECEMBER 10, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES TWO AL SHABAAB CONVICTED TERRORISTS
Government officials in Somalia’s Puntland State say they have executed two men convicted
- DECEMBER 7, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN KANO
a Kano High Court in Nigeria, presided over by Justice Nurudeen Sagir Umar, sentenced Miko Umaru to death by hanging for beheading Hauwa Uwani Alasan with two other accused on February 23, 1992, near Kademi Village in the Gaya Local Government Area of Kan
- DECEMBER 6, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ASIAN COUNTRIES PUTTING THOUSANDS TO DEATH AFTER UNFAIR TRIALS
A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty
DECEMBER 6, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ TO BE EXECUTED IN 2012, OFFICIAL SAYS
Saad Yusef al-Muttalibi, adviser to the Iraqi prime minister Nouri al Maliki, has told CNN that Saddam Hussein's former deputy, the Christian Tareq Aziz, will be executed in 2012 "after the withdrawal of USA troops".
DECEMBER 1, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 6 CONVICTED WITH TERRORISM CHARGES EXECUTED
Iraqi Ministry of Justice announced that 6 detainees, convicted with terrorism charges
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman - were hanged in Iran, Fars
six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman - were hanged in Iran, Fars
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of killing a drinking partner while they were consuming alcohol.
NOVEMBER 29, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE HANGED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted rapists and six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman -- in different cities, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN CONDEMNS SEVEN DARFUR REBELS TO DEATH
A Sudanese court sentenced seven members of a Darfur rebel group to death by hanging
- NOVEMBER 26, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Gary Haugen, who was supposed to be executed on Dec. 6, is now criticising the governor who called for a reprieve
USA - Oregon. Gary Haugen, who was supposed to be executed on Dec. 6, is now criticising the governor who called for a reprieve
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICIAL
Fahd bin Saif Al-Qahtani was executed for killing security official Hasan bin Salem
NOVEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ELEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED IN THE PRISON OF SHIRAZ
Eleven prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran) early in the morning
NOVEMBER 24, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 16 'QAEDA' MEMBERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Iraq executed 16 Al-Qaeda members convicted of involvement in the massacre of 70 people
- NOVEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF QOM
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Qom (south of Tehran) reported the state run
- NOVEMBER 23, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AJMAL KASAB HANDED DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was handed down the death sentence for his role in the 26
NOVEMBER 23, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: IRAQI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
An Iraqi man was executed after being convicted of murdering a Saudi national in the kingdom's