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 1, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In its 2001 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee
In its 2001 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee
- JANUARY 1, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
- JANUARY 1, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestinian areas three types of legislation are applied.
In Palestinian areas three types of legislation are applied.
- JANUARY 1, 2011Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, spying, political and military offences and genocide.
- JANUARY 1, 2011Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2011CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes.
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2011Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
- JANUARY 1, 2011GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books...
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception of English common law in the country in 1874.
- DECEMBER 31, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
ex-official Zeng Jinchun, tasked with investigating corruption in China...
- DECEMBER 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR AIRPORT SHUTTLE BUS FIRE
Chen Haitao, 36, was executed in central China's Hunan Province for setting an airport shuttle bus on fire on July 21, killing two people.
- DECEMBER 29, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan: 14 sentenced to gallows in 2010
Courts sentenced 14 people to hang in 2010, down 20 from the previous year, reflecting a decrease in heinous crimes, particularly murder, a Kyodo News poll showed.
DECEMBER 28, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO POLITICAL PRISONERS HANGED
According to the reports from Iran two political prisoners were hanged
- DECEMBER 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN PEOPLE HANGED
According to the news from Iran, seven prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian towns early on the Christmas day.
- DECEMBER 24, 2010SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's independent Al-Shuruq daily said a Syrian chemist...
Egypt's independent Al-Shuruq daily said a Syrian chemist...
DECEMBER 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Judge Dr Badariah Sahamid sentenced indonesian woman
DECEMBER 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 9 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China executed at least nine people for drug-related crimes in the
- DECEMBER 22, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS BANGLADESHI CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded Bangladeshi national Kirun Abdelghani in Jeddah
- DECEMBER 22, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: THE CHAMBERS APPROVES ZAMPARUTTI MOTION AGAINST PENTOTAL EXPORTATION FOR LETHAL INJECTION
today, the Chamber of Deputies approved the motion presented by Radical parliamentarian
DECEMBER 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa sentenced M. Nagarajan
DECEMBER 21, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
A Saudi man sentenced to death for killing a fellow citizen was beheaded
- DECEMBER 20, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: MINISTER FRATTINI ACTS ON PENTOTAL
"We take satisfaction in the commitment by minister Franco Frattini to stop the Pe
- DECEMBER 20, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN HOSPIRA AFFILIATE GUARANTEE ON PENTOTAL
the Italian heads of American company Hospira have made themselves widely available to collaborate with Italian authorities, accepting that the production and sale of Pentotal will be exclusively authorised for medical purposes.
DECEMBER 20, 2010DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
twelve people were hanged in Iran, in two different cases.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 11 MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
eleven men were hanged in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan (capital of Baluchestan
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERS
According to the Iranian daily Asr-e-Iran, a young woman identified as Mahin Ghadiri
- DECEMBER 20, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
- DECEMBER 16, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA: OKLAHOMA USES ANIMAL EUTHANASIA DRUG IN EXECUTION
A US state executed a convicted murderer with an animal drug for the first time because of an anesthetic shortage.
- DECEMBER 16, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. John David Duty, 58, white, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary using a drug combination that includes Pentobarbital
USA - Oklahoma. John David Duty, 58, white, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary using a drug combination that includes Pentobarbital