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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- 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, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 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 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 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 PENALTY
IRAN 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, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
MAY 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of killing a fellow citizen in the holy city
MAY 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED
Three people were hanged in Oroumieh prison in northwestern Iran early
MAY 21, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Saudis convicted of murder were beheaded in Tabuk in the kingdom's north, the
- MAY 20, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN MAN EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR TRAFFICKING 370KG OF KETAMINE
Taiwanese national Li Xiamhzheng was executed in Xiamen...
- MAY 20, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
N KOREA PURGES DEPUTY SPY CHIEF
Ryu Kyong, a deputy director of North Korea's State Security Department was allegedly
- MAY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged Taqi Nouri Aloyjeh in Isfahan after he was arrested while carrying 27 kilograms
Iran hanged Taqi Nouri Aloyjeh in Isfahan after he was arrested while carrying 27 kilograms
- MAY 19, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jason Oric Williams, 43, white, was executed. He was the first inmate in Alabama to be executed using pentobarbital
USA - Alabama. Jason Oric Williams, 43, white, was executed. He was the first inmate in Alabama to be executed using pentobarbital
- MAY 19, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Iran hanged three men in Isfahan after convicting them of murder and drug smuggling
- MAY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights had been in contact
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights had been in contact
- MAY 17, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER AFTER RAISING SENTENCE
China executed a convicted murderer after raising his suspended death sentence
- MAY 17, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1984 MURDERS
An Ohio man was executed in the morning after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, officials said.
MAY 17, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED
three men have been hanged in Iran, Iran Human Rights reported.
MAY 17, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO BE HANGED
An Egyptian military court sentenced a 17-year-old and three other men to be hanged
- MAY 17, 2011MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Rodney Gray, 39, white, was executed.
USA - Mississippi. Rodney Gray, 39, white, was executed.
- MAY 17, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Daniel Lee Bedford, 63, white, was executed. The prison staff appeared to have trouble getting the IV into his arm.
USA - Ohio. Daniel Lee Bedford, 63, white, was executed. The prison staff appeared to have trouble getting the IV into his arm.
MAY 16, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 HANGINGS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, RAPE
11 people have been hanged recently in Iran. On May 14, one man found guilty of drug smuggling was hanged in a prison in the northern town of Tonekabon, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- MAY 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two people were hanged in the city of Ghazvin, west for Tehran.
Two people were hanged in the city of Ghazvin, west for Tehran.