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 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 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, 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 6, 2011DEATH PENALTYASIAN 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 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, 2011IranDEATH 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 PENALTYSUDAN 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 PENALTYSAUDI 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 PENALTYIRAN: 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, 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
NOVEMBER 23, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYINDIA: AJMAL KASAB HANDED DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was handed down the death sentence for his role in the 26
NOVEMBER 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED OVER CHILD RAPE
in China, Lishui karaoke bar owner Chen Weijun, 42, was executed for raping 14
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Governor Declares a 3-years Moratorium on All Executions
USA - Oregon. Governor Declares a 3-years Moratorium on All Executions
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three unidentified prisoners
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three unidentified prisoners
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian national broadcasting (IRIB) in the province of Bakhtiari reported that
The Iranian national broadcasting (IRIB) in the province of Bakhtiari reported that
NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN MASHAD
Two young men were hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashad, Iran, reported
NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Five prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran early in the morning.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since 1994
USA - Idaho. Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since 1994
NOVEMBER 18, 2011DEATH PENALTYIDAHO (USA): FIRST EXECUTION SINCE 1994
Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TUNISIAN, WOMAN AMONG 11 EXECUTED FOR TERROR
Eleven people sentenced to death for terrorist activity were executed in Iraq, according
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Guadalupe Esparza, 46, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Guadalupe Esparza, 46, Hispanic, was executed
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Oba Chandler, 65, white, has been executed.
USA - Florida. Oba Chandler, 65, white, has been executed.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Reginald Brooks, 66, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Reginald Brooks, 66, black, was executed