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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- 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, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS 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 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA: 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, 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 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 PENALTYIRAN: 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 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 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 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
- JANUARY 13, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AFTER TEMPORARY HALT
a convicted murderer was executed in Alabama after the US Supreme Court
- JANUARY 13, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Leroy White, 52, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Leroy White, 52, black, was executed
- JANUARY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking, the state broadcaster
- JANUARY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
one man was hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning.
JANUARY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN MEN EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
seven men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. According to the Iranian news agency Aftab, the seven men were convicted of drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
- JANUARY 11, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jeffrey David Matthews, 38, white, has been executed
USA - Oklahoma. Jeffrey David Matthews, 38, white, has been executed
JANUARY 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED IN RIYADH
SPA news agency carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement
- JANUARY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Police officials argue death penalty doesn't make us safer
USA - Police officials argue death penalty doesn't make us safer
- JANUARY 8, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MAN ON DEATH ROW MAKES CLEMENCY APPEAL TO SALEH
a Yemeni man facing execution next week for a murder committed in 1999 while he was 13 years old urged President Ali Abdullah Saleh to commute his death sentence.
JANUARY 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED IN ISFAHAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four men were hanged in the prison of central Iranian city of Isfahan, early today
- JANUARY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN BOROUJERD
Two men were hanged in Boroujerd, west of Iran, early this morning.
- JANUARY 7, 2011ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter today awarded a posthumous pardon to Joe Arridy, who was executed in 1939
USA - Colorado. Outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter today awarded a posthumous pardon to Joe Arridy, who was executed in 1939
- JANUARY 6, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): HOUSE VOTED TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
Illinois House voted to abolish the death penalty. Late Thursday afternoon, the House
- JANUARY 6, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Billy Don Alverson, 39, black, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Billy Don Alverson, 39, black, was executed
- JANUARY 6, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Illinois House voted to abolish the death penalty
USA - Illinois. Illinois House voted to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A convicted drug trafficker, identified only by his initials A.A., was executed