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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- OCTOBER 27, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED - JUSTICE MINISTER
Taiwan’s Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu reaffirmed that there has been no change in
OCTOBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men convicted of murder, one who ran over his victims and the other who deliberately hit his victim's car, the interior ministry announced.
- OCTOBER 27, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Frank Garcia, 39, Hispanic, has been put to death
USA - Texas. Frank Garcia, 39, Hispanic, has been put to death
OCTOBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN GHARCHAK
One man was hanged publicly in the town of Gharchak, Tehran province, early in the morning.
OCTOBER 26, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM READY FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS: CHIEF JUDGE
from November 1, condemned prisoners in Vietnam will be executed by lethal injections,
OCTOBER 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON
Selah Abedini was executed in Orumieh prison early in the morning, Kurdish website
- OCTOBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one unidentified prisoner was hanged in the prison of
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one unidentified prisoner was hanged in the prison of
- OCTOBER 24, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Three prisoners were hanged in three different prisons in Iran early this morning
- OCTOBER 20, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Christopher Johnson, 38,white, was executed
USA - Alabama. Christopher Johnson, 38,white, was executed
OCTOBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN QAZVIN
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (west of tehran) early this
OCTOBER 19, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR BURNING HUSBAND TO DEATH
A Saudi woman convicted of burning her husband to death was beheaded today, the
OCTOBER 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
One man was hanged publicly in the city of Shiraz (southern Iran) reported the official
OCTOBER 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR RAPE
Two Saudi men were beheaded by the sword for rape in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the kingdom's official news agency.
OCTOBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYUN: IRAN SECRETLY EXECUTED PRISONERS
Hundreds of prisoners have been secretly executed by Iran's regime, according to a
- OCTOBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
PUNTLAND: AL SHABAAB RELATED SUSPECT EXECUTED
The high court of Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland conducted death penalty
- OCTOBER 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN BIRJAND
one man was hanged in the prison of Birjand, capital of the southern Khorasan province
OCTOBER 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Sari (northern Iran) reported the official website
OCTOBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED PUBLICLY
One man was hanged publicly in the town of Sardasht (Fars province, south of Iran), reported
OCTOBER 12, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two Saudi Arabian women were executed in Riyadh and two Yemenis were executed
OCTOBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Four men were hanged publicly in the town of Khomeinishahr, in central Iran, early in the morning.
OCTOBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN SEMNAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the morning in the prison of Semnan, Iran, reported the official
- OCTOBER 10, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES MAN FOR 2010 COPTIC SHOOTING
Egypt executed a man for killing six Christians and one Muslim in a shooting in 2010.
- OCTOBER 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE AZERBAIJANIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
five Iranian Azerbaijanis – Jamal Shaikhzade, Farhad Islamdust, Muhammad Jangali, Dehqan
OCTOBER 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING OWN GRANDMOTHER
A Saudi man convicted of murdering his own grandmother was beheaded in Medina in western
- OCTOBER 9, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword
a Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword
- OCTOBER 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE EXECUTION IN THE PRISON OF ISFAHAN
one prisoner was executed in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
- OCTOBER 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Saudis, convicted killers on death row, were executed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
two Saudis, convicted killers on death row, were executed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- OCTOBER 7, 2011DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 10 BEHEADED IN ONE DAY
Saudi Arabia executed eight Bangladeshi nationals and two Saudis for murder, the state
- OCTOBER 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed eight Bangladeshi nationals for their part in an armed robbery in
Saudi Arabia executed eight Bangladeshi nationals for their part in an armed robbery in
OCTOBER 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman, southeastern Iran, reported the official site of Kerman judiciary.