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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- FEBRUARY 3, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
- JANUARY 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
one person was hanged in Tehran for drug trafficking, Iran’s prosecutor general,
one person was hanged in Tehran for drug trafficking, Iran’s prosecutor general,
- JANUARY 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE PERSON EXECUTED, PAIR CONDEMNED TO DEATH
one person was hanged in Tehran for drug trafficking, Iran’s prosecutor general
JANUARY 29, 2011NetherlandsDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS IRANIAN-DUTCH WOMAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
an Iranian-Dutch woman, Zahra Bahrami, arrested after taking part in anti-government
JANUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 MORE HANGINGS
Eleven people have been executed recently in Iran, according to the official Iranian news sources.
- JANUARY 27, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Ten people were executed in Iran, according to the official Iranian news sources.
Ten people were executed in Iran, according to the official Iranian news sources.
- JANUARY 27, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Farhad Tarom, a kurdish political prisoner, was executed in the Oroumiyeh Central
Farhad Tarom, a kurdish political prisoner, was executed in the Oroumiyeh Central
JANUARY 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE TO HANG FOR GANJA TRAFFICKING
three people including a couple were sentenced to death by hanging by the high
JANUARY 27, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 5 TO HANG FOR MURDER
judge Munyinda Wanki of the Lusaka High Court in Zambia sentenced five people to death for murder, in two different cases.
- JANUARY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in the southwestern Iranian town of Ahvaz convicted of apostasy, reported
One man was hanged in the southwestern Iranian town of Ahvaz convicted of apostasy, reported
- JANUARY 25, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Emmanuel Hammond, 45, black, was executed
USA - Georgia. Emmanuel Hammond, 45, black, was executed
JANUARY 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED
three people have been hanged recently in Iran, in three different cities.
- JANUARY 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a murderer-rapist in public in Karaj city, the official IRNA
Iran hanged a murderer-rapist in public in Karaj city, the official IRNA
- JANUARY 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO POST-ELECTIONS POLITICAL PRISONERS HANGED
Iran hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison two political activists held during the 2009
JANUARY 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN BOJNORD
Two men were hanged in northeastern Iranian town of Bojnord, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
JANUARY 24, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN JL LEADER MURDER CASE
Sirajganj, Bangladesh, District and session judge Salma Bhanu sentenced BNP
JANUARY 24, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTYN.KOREA HOLDS PUBLIC EXECUTION OVER S.KOREAN PROPAGANDA
North Korea this month publicly executed two of its citizens for handling propaganda
- JANUARY 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was hanged in the prison of Yasouj, southwest of Iran, reported the Iranian state
one man was hanged in the prison of Yasouj, southwest of Iran, reported the Iranian state
- JANUARY 21, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Corrections said today it has received a shipment of sodium thiopental from India
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Corrections said today it has received a shipment of sodium thiopental from India
JANUARY 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYUSA: HOSPIRA TO STOP MAKING LETHAL-INJECTION DRUG
The sole U.S. maker of a key execution drug has decided to permanently halt production of the drug, which could lead many states to face delay in carrying out the death penalty.
JANUARY 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: EXCELLENT DECISION BY HOSPIRA TO CEASE PRODUCTION OF SODIUM THIOPENTAL FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS
Hands Off Cain, the Radical Association which campaigned to prevent sodium thiopental (a drug used
- JANUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bojnourd, northeast of Iran, reported the state
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bojnourd, northeast of Iran, reported the state
- JANUARY 20, 2011South SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 10 PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ten people were executed in Karaj’s Rejai Shahr Prison, Iran, early this morning.
JANUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran has hanged a drug smuggler in the southern city of Zarand in Kerman province
JANUARY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NO CHANGE IN ASHTIANI CASE, SAYS JUDICIARY
The Iranian judiciary said there have been no changes in the case of Sakineh Mohammadi
- JANUARY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SUSPENDS SENTENCE TO HANG WOMAN IN STONING CASE
Iran has suspended a sentence to hang a woman at the center of a global outcry about
- JANUARY 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS GROUP DECRIES 'EXECUTION BINGE' IN IRAN
Iranian authorities unleashed an "execution binge" with an average rate of one person hanged every eight hours since the beginning of 2011...
JANUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED
one Kurdish political prisoner was executed in the prison of Oroumieh, in Iran.
JANUARY 15, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THREE SOLDIERS EXECUTED IN MOGADISHU
a military court in Somalia executed three soldiers of transitional federal government on Saturday