Executions
Archive theme
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.
Latest news
JULY 26, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: TWO PALESTINIANS EXECUTED FOR ‘COLLABORATION’
the Ministry of Interior in Gaza executed by hanging M.A.Q, 60, and R.A.Q, 29, who were sentenced to death by a civilian court on 29 November 2004 after they had been convicted of collaboration with foreign security bodies and murder.
JULY 25, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SOLDIER’S KILLER BEHEADED
A Saudi man convicted of the murder of a soldier was beheaded in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia, the
JULY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCANADA DEPORTS TOP CHINESE FUGITIVE
China arrested its most wanted fugitive in the capital Beijing after Canada deported him to end a decades-long saga that had plagued Sino-Canadian relations, but concerns remained among activists about whether he would receive a fair trial.
JULY 21, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH LAST YEAR REPORTED EXECUTED
Aleh Hryshkawtsow, 30, and Andrey Burdyka, 29, were executed by shooting in Belarus, reported the Hrodna newspaper Vecherny Grodno.
- JULY 21, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew DeYoung, 37, white, was executed, and his lethal injection was filmed in compliance with a court order
USA - Georgia. Andrew DeYoung, 37, white, was executed, and his lethal injection was filmed in compliance with a court order
- JULY 20, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed
JULY 20, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOLDIER, WHO KILLED AHLU SUNNA FIGHTER, EXECUTED
one of Somali soldiers, who has intentionally slain a fighter loyal to Ahlu Sunna Waljama
JULY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A total of four people charged with drug trafficking have been hanged in Rafsanjan and Jiroft prisons (both located in the Kerman province, southeastern Iran), according to a report by the Iranian state-run media news agency ISNA.
- JULY 20, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane has ordered that the Department of Corrections videotape the upcoming execution of Andrew DeYoung.
USA - Georgia. Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane has ordered that the Department of Corrections videotape the upcoming execution of Andrew DeYoung.
JULY 20, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ‘ARAB SLAYER’ EXECUTED AFTER VICTIM PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY
Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed in Texas. He was convicted of entering
JULY 19, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
a prisoner was hanged at Kashimpur central jail in Gazipur district north of Dhaka city, Bangladesh.
- JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged three men convicted of rape in the northeastern city of Qoochan
JULY 19, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: QAEDA CHIEF NAMED SADDAM HUSSEIN TO HANG
A local Al-Qaeda leader – named Saddam Hussein – was sentenced to hang by a
JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Three young men were hanged publicly in the Azadi (Freedom) Square of Kermanshah in
- JULY 19, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Thomas Paul West, 52, white, was executed
USA - Arizona. Thomas Paul West, 52, white, was executed
JULY 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR GRAFT
China executed two former local government officials for taking tens of millions of dollars in
- JULY 18, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a condemned convict was executed at Pabna Jail, seven year after his conviction.
a condemned convict was executed at Pabna Jail, seven year after his conviction.
- JULY 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man was beheaded in Medina after being convicted of killing a Sudanese man.
a Saudi man was beheaded in Medina after being convicted of killing a Sudanese man.
- JULY 16, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
a Saudi man was beheaded in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of sexually assaulting another man's wife.
JULY 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER 30 HANGED AT VAKILABAD PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
Iranian authorities have hanged another 30 prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on drug
JULY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BANDAR-ABBAS
One man was hanged in Bandar-Abbas prison (capital of the Hormozgan province, southern Iran) in the morning.
- JULY 13, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
- JULY 11, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Robert W. Jackson's execution delayed in dispute over lethal drugs
USA - Delaware. Robert W. Jackson's execution delayed in dispute over lethal drugs
JULY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN QOM
Four people have been executed in Qom prison during the past two weeks.
JULY 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE NIGERIANS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Nigerians accused of murdering and robbing a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JULY 8, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
Justice Francis Fedode Tabai of the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed
- JULY 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
JULY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Orumiyeh (northwestern Iran) early this
JULY 7, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MEXICAN CITIZEN EXECUTED
The U.S. State of Texas executed a Mexican citizen convicted of rape and murder of an American girl, defying protests from his home country and the Obama administration that it violated international law.
JULY 6, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM DELAYS LETHAL INJECTION PLAN
Vietnam was supposed to execute the condemned by lethal injection as of July