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 4, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIANS PROTEST SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTION VERDICTS
Scores of Jordanians demonstrated in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Amman to protest
- OCTOBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDABIL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a convicted drug trafficker in the northwestern city of Ardabil, the official
OCTOBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER SECRETLY HANGED
Political prisoner Aziz Khakzad was secretly hanged in Kerman Central Prison, Iran, on charges of
OCTOBER 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Seven prisoners were hanged in Shiraz (southern Iran) early in the morning.
OCTOBER 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
One man was hanged in the city of Sari, northern Iran, early in the morning reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN EXECUTED IN ZABOL
Iran has hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the eastern city of Zabol, local media reported
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED AFTER RARE RETRIAL
a man convicted of killing a young woman and her 3-year-old brother after his offer
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Free North Korea Radio reported that North Korea executed two homosexuals.
Free North Korea Radio reported that North Korea executed two homosexuals.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The State Supreme Court ruled that George Banks, 69, black, is incompetent to be executed.
USA - Pennsylvania. The State Supreme Court ruled that George Banks, 69, black, is incompetent to be executed.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Manuel Valle, 61, hispanic, has been executed after 33 years on death row
USA - Florida. Manuel Valle, 61, hispanic, has been executed after 33 years on death row
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN QOM
One prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Qom (south of Tehran) early in the morning, reported the Iranain state media.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN PASTOR COULD BE EXECUTED
a Christian pastor in Iran, Yousef Nadarkhani, who twice refused to recant his faith in court, could be executed within days, which would make him the first since 1990 to be put to death by the government for apostasy.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: HOUSEBOY TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
at a Nanyuki court in Kenya, senior principal magistrate Jesse Nyaga sentenced houseboy
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
two men have been hanged in Iran in the last days, media reported.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): DERRICK O'NEAL MASON EXECUTED
Derrick O'Neal Mason, 37, black, has been executed. He was sentenced to die in 1995 after
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Yemeni national Abdulrazaq Al-Sayed was executed in the southwestern Saudi Arabian city of
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi citizen was beheaded after he was convicted of murder.
a Saudi citizen was beheaded after he was convicted of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Derrick O'Neal Mason, 37, black, has been executed
USA - Alabama. Derrick O'Neal Mason, 37, black, has been executed
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: PRISONS ALLOW DEATH ROW INMATES TO MEET RELATIVES
China has made strides in protecting the human rights of prison inmates in recent years, including
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in Minab, in southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
One prisoner was hanged in Minab, in southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA(USA) TROY DAVIS EXECUTED
Troy Davis has been executed in Georgia, despite a plea for clemency from almost a million people worldwide.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis has been executed, despite a plea for clemency from almost a million people worldwide
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis has been executed, despite a plea for clemency from almost a million people worldwide
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MINOR HANGED IN PUBLIC IN KARAJ
17-year-old Alireza Mollasoltani was publically hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran) early this morning.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lawrence Brewer, 44, white, was executed.
USA - Texas. Lawrence Brewer, 44, white, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: PAKISTANI MAN EXECUTED ON DRUGS CHARGES
China executed by lethal injection Pakistani man Zahid Husain Shah, 35, in Shanghai. He was
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS FROM NOVEMBER
the government has decreed that executions will be carried out by lethal injection
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS CONVICTED MURDERER IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged publically in Tehran early this morning, reported the Iranian
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: JUDGE KILLER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN PUNTLAND
a man convicted of killing a judge was executed by firing squad in Puntland port city of Bossaso
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF ‘SORCERY’
Sudanese national Abdul Hamid bin Hussain bin Moustafa al-Fakki was beheaded in
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22 PRISONERS HANGED
According to the Iranian government daily "Iran", 22 prisoners were hanged in the prisons of Evin (Tehran) and Rajaei Shahr (Karaj, west of Tehran) for drug-related crimes.