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 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 13, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO WOMEN HANGED FOR STONING CHILD
federal prison authorities in Sudan executed two young women by hanging for killing
- MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH 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 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 PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saad bin Mussaed al-Qurayni was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder. He was found
MAY 12, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: 60 EXECUTED PUBLICLY IN 2010 - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
About 60 North Koreans were executed publicly in 2010 for acts against
- 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, 2011DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED WITH NEW COMBO OF DRUGS
Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed, using pentobarbital instead of sodium thiopental
- MAY 6, 2011South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
MAY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 EXECUTED AMONG THEM ONE MINOR
According to the reports from Iran nine people, among them one minor, were executed in the city of Ahvaz south of Iran.
MAY 5, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Musfer bin Saad bin Shaer al-Qahtani was beheaded by
MAY 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB EXECUTES TWO MEN ‘FOR SPYING’
Al-Shabab militants in Somalia executed Mohamed Hassan Adam, 41, and Abdulahi
MAY 4, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES 'ISRAELI COLLABORATOR'
Gaza's Hamas rulers executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel, the interior ministry
- MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
- MAY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): FIRST EXECUTION WITH NEW DRUG
Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using
MAY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers, official sources reported.
- MAY 3, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
MAY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
- MAY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
- MAY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
SCHEDULED IRANIAN EXECUTION DELAYED
Iran stayed the hanging of Kurdish political activist Sherko Moarefi for a possible judicial review.
- MAY 1, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
APRIL 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARKAZI
One man was hanged in public in the Markazi (central)
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
- APRIL 28, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDI MURDER CONVICTS BEHEADED
two Saudi men were beheaded after being convicted over two separate cases of murder, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 26, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FOUR POLICEMEN
Liu Jianjun, 51, was executed for shooting dead four policemen and two drivers with his brother in eastern China on January 4, 2011.
- APRIL 24, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
APRIL 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PERSON EXECUTED
One man was hanged in the prison of kermanshah west of Iran, reported the official Iranian