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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- JUNE 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hussin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indian national
- JUNE 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED
Iran hanged two brothers convicted of kidnapping and murder in a prison of the
JUNE 12, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTYDEATH UPHELD FOR KUWAIT WOMAN FOR WEDDING CARNAGE
Kuwait's supreme court upheld the death sentence of Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi,
JUNE 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SURGE IN EXECUTIONS IN RECENT WEEKS
Saudi Arabia has seen a significant increase in executions in the last six weeks, with at least 27
JUNE 9, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ'S SON- END MY FATHER'S SUFFERING
Sentenced to hang in Iraq, Saddam Hussein's ex chief of diplomacy Tareq Aziz has
- JUNE 8, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
JUNE 8, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of murder in the capital Riyadh, the interior
JUNE 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONVICTED SERIAL RAPIST HANGED
Iran hanged a man convicted of serial rape in a prison in the southern city of Kerman
JUNE 7, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: STUDENT EXECUTED OVER HIT-AND-RUN MURDER
China executed music student Yao Jiaxin, 21, for stabbing 26-year-old mother Zhang Miao to death after hurting her in a car crash on October 20, 2010.
JUNE 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE ON DAS
The Gauhati High Court in India stayed the hanging of death row convict Mahendra
JUNE 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES GOVERNMENT SOLDIER
at a Mogadishu Military Court in Somalia, judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein sentenced
- JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, Jam-e-Jam online (belonging
two men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, Jam-e-Jam online (belonging
- JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman (southeastern Iran) four people were hanged
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman (southeastern Iran) four people were hanged
- JUNE 1, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gayland Bradford, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Gayland Bradford, 42, black, was executed
JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MEN HANGED
six men were hanged in Iran.
MAY 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEARCH FOR HANGMAN DELAYS EXECUTIONS
India's first executions in seven years are likely be delayed because authorities are unable to find
- MAY 30, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two men have been beheaded recently in Saudi Arabia for murder.
- MAY 29, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Li Shengguang, 68, was executed for killing two children with rat poison in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2009.
MAY 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO CHILD RAPISTS HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hung two men who were previously convicted of raping young children, state-run
MAY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THE MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE EXECUTION WAS 23 YEARS OLD - AUTHORITIES
Ebrat News, a site close to the Iranian authorities revealed more details about
- MAY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man convicted of murdering a compatriot in
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man convicted of murdering a compatriot in
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, Mehdi Faraji (37), convicted of murdering five middle-aged women who boarded his
a man, Mehdi Faraji (37), convicted of murdering five middle-aged women who boarded his
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour, were hanged in public in Shiraz
Two men, Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour, were hanged in public in Shiraz
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri, were hanged in public in Iran after they were
two men, Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri, were hanged in public in Iran after they were
MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six people were hanged in Yasouj and Sari, Iran.
MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged in public five men convicted of murder, rape, armed robbery and kidnapping, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- MAY 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
USA - Arizona. DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
MAY 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN CONTINUES SECRET MASS EXECUTIONS IN VAKIL ABAD PRISON IN MASHHAD
close to 70 prisoners were executed in the Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad, Iran, despite the
MAY 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in Behbehan, southwest of Iran, early in the morning May, reported
MAY 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED
Three people were hanged in Oroumieh prison in northwestern Iran early