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 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 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 PENALTYN 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, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 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, 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 17, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER AFTER RAISING SENTENCE
China executed a convicted murderer after raising his suspended death sentence
MAY 17, 2011DEATH PENALTYOHIO (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, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED
three men have been hanged in Iran, Iran Human Rights reported.
MAY 16, 2011IranDEATH 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
Four men were hanged in the central Iranian city of Yazd early in the morning, reported
Four men were hanged in the central Iranian city of Yazd early in the morning, 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.
- MAY 13, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: TWO WOMEN HANGED FOR STONING CHILD
federal prison authorities in Sudan executed two young women by hanging for killing
- MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, in south-east of Iran.
Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, in south-east of Iran.
- MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (south of Iran) reported the official site of
One man was hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (south of Iran) reported the official site of
- MAY 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saad bin Mussaed al-Qurayni was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder. He was found
- MAY 12, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: 60 EXECUTED PUBLICLY IN 2010 - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
About 60 North Koreans were executed publicly in 2010 for acts against
MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA GRILLS IRANIAN DIGNITARY ON 'EXCESSIVE' EXECUTIONS
"The number of executions in Iran is high because 74% of those executed are of drug traffickers
- MAY 10, 2011MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Benny Joe Stevens, 52, white, was executed, using Pentobarbital.
USA - Mississippi. Benny Joe Stevens, 52, white, was executed, using Pentobarbital.
MAY 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Authorities in Iran have hanged five convicted drug-traffickers in
MAY 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three people were hanged in the prison of Miandoab, in west of Iran, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
- MAY 6, 2011South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
MAY 6, 2011DEATH PENALTYSOUTH CAROLINA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED WITH NEW COMBO OF DRUGS
Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed, using pentobarbital instead of sodium thiopental
MAY 5, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Musfer bin Saad bin Shaer al-Qahtani was beheaded by