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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MARCH 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Khomeini Shahr, Iran, early this morning
MARCH 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ten people were hanged in Iran for drug trafficking.
FEBRUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS EXECUTED
10 Kurds were hanged in the central prison in Umrye, Iran, for being members of Kurdish political
FEBRUARY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Awad al-Anazi was exectued by the sword in Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Aarbia, for
FEBRUARY 25, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXEMPTS 13 CRIMES FROM DEATH PENALTY
China's newly revised Criminal Law has reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
a court in Darfur sentenced a man to death by hanging and cross amputation.
a court in Darfur sentenced a man to death by hanging and cross amputation.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed
FEBRUARY 22, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): TIMOTHY WAYNE ADAMS EXECUTED
Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed. He was convicted in 2003 of shooting to dea
FEBRUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to reports from Iran, three men were hanged in public in the town of Salmas, northwest of Iran.
FEBRUARY 20, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPTIAN CONVICTED OF KILLING COPTS TO HANG
Egypt's State Security Emergency Court ratified the death sentence against Mohammed
FEBRUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Frank Spisak, 59, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Frank Spisak, 59, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge Claudia Bonnyman upheld the state's injection protocol
USA - Tennessee. Judge Claudia Bonnyman upheld the state's injection protocol
FEBRUARY 16, 2011DEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE (USA): JUDGE BONNYMAN UPHELD THE STATE'S INJECTION PROTOCOL
Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman upheld the Tennessee's revised execution
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SERVANT TO HANG FOR 'HOUSE OF HORRORS' MURDER
India's Supreme Court ordered domestic servant Surinder Koli...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING HIS STEPDAUGHTER, 6
Judge Gregory Phiri sentenced Joseph Mbewe to death by hanging for murdering by strangulation his six year-old step daughter Leticia Moyo on August 15, 2004, in Lusaka, Zambia. His motive was jealousy as the girl was not his biological daughter.
FEBRUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN KURDISTAN
Two people were hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the capital of the Iranian Kurdistan
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Hall, 31, white, has been executed
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Hall, 31, white, has been executed
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: RITUAL MURDERER TO HANG
Justice Tendai Uchena of High Court in Zimbabwe sentenced a Karoi man,
FEBRUARY 15, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1998 MURDER OF TEENAGER
A 31-year-old man who kidnapped and murdered a teenage girl in 1998 was executed
FEBRUARY 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Sari, north of Iran. According to the official
FEBRUARY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Two men were hanged in the town of Khoramabad, in the west Iranian province of
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's effectively extends a de facto moratorium
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's effectively extends a de facto moratorium
FEBRUARY 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HUMAN RIGHTS: AT LEAST 546 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN IRAN IN 2010
Iran Human Rights (IHR) presented its annual report on the death penalty in 2010 in a press
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Martin Link, 47, white, was executed
USA - Missouri. Martin Link, 47, white, was executed
FEBRUARY 8, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH FOR KILLING NON-MUSLIM COMMUTED BY BLOOD MONEY
A Sudanese man initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder instead of death
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ONE-LEGGED AFGHAN RED CROSS WORKER SET TO BE HANGED AFTER CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
Red Cross worker and Afghan physiotherapist Said Musa...
FEBRUARY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, ten people were hanged in Vakilabad prison of Mashhad, northeast of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 2 IN TORTURE DEATHS
A pro-government web site says Iran has executed two prison officials convicted of
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan Miri to death by hanging