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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- 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 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, 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 22, 2011DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (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 PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Yemeni national Abdulrazaq Al-Sayed was executed in the southwestern Saudi Arabian city of
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
two men have been hanged in Iran in the last days, media reported.
- 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, 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 21, 2011GeorgiaDEATH 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, 2011DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA(USA) TROY DAVIS EXECUTED
Troy Davis has been executed in Georgia, despite a plea for clemency from almost a million people worldwide.
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 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS CONVICTED MURDERER IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged publically in Tehran early this morning, reported the Iranian
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS FROM NOVEMBER
the government has decreed that executions will be carried out by lethal injection
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF ‘SORCERY’
Sudanese national Abdul Hamid bin Hussain bin Moustafa al-Fakki was beheaded in
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN GHAZVIN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ghazvin (west of Tehran) early this morning, reported the Iranian news agency Mehr.
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.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BEIJING MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX OF HIS FAMILY
Li Lei, 31, was executed in Beijing, China, for killing his parents, two sons, wife and sister to death on November 23, 2009, at their home in Beijing's Daxing District
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MUST HALT EXECUTION OF PAKISTAN NATIONAL
the Chinese government should halt the imminent execution of a Pakistan national, Amnesty International said. Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a 36-year-old-Pakistani businessman, is due to be executed by lethal injection on September 21.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens by sword in Riyadh after he was convicted
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were executed early this morning in the prison of Semnan
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian national accused of drug trafficking.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian national accused of drug trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTYHARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL: ‘THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES’ 2011 REPORT
Harm Reduction International has released a new report: The Death Penalty for Drug
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN COURT ACQUITS EXECUTED SOLDIER IN RAPE CASE
soldier Chiang Kuo-ching was posthumously acquitted by a Taiwanese military court
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MURDERER, SYRIAN SMUGGLER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder and a Syrian accused of drug trafficking in the conservative kingdom's north, the interior ministry announced.