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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- OCTOBER 6, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MICHAEL BENGE EXECUTED
USA - Ohio. Michael Benge, 49, white, was executed
- OCTOBER 5, 2010DEATH PENALTY
FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE ‘CIVILTY’ OF THE LETHAL INJECTION, BY SERGIO D’ELIA - HANDS OFF CAIN SECRETARY
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the west of having a double standard
- OCTOBER 5, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South-Korean Grand National Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun reported...
South-Korean Grand National Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun reported...
OCTOBER 4, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DUO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Normala Salim of the Penang High Court in Malaysia sentenced friends welder
- OCTOBER 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
One woman was hanged in the prison of Shirvan (northeast of Iran) according to the
One woman was hanged in the prison of Shirvan (northeast of Iran) according to the
- OCTOBER 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the southern Khorasan province, Iran, during the month
three men were hanged in the southern Khorasan province, Iran, during the month
- OCTOBER 3, 2010DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN, WOMAN HANGED
three men and a woman were hanged recently in Iran, iranian media reported.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA: SUPREME COURT BLOCKS EXECUTION OVER NEW LETHAL INJECTION METHODS
The California Supreme Court issued an order today that thwarts the state's plans to execute Albert Greenwood Brown on Thursday night.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
PRISON ESCAPEES EXECUTED IN NORTH CHINA
Qiao Haiqiang, Dong Jiaji and Li Hongbin were executed in Hohhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel granted Albert Greenwood Brown a reprieve
USA - California. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel granted Albert Greenwood Brown a reprieve
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, white, was executed
USA - Georgia. Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, white, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN MILITANTS STONE WOMAN TO DEATH IN PAKISTAN
Taliban militants stoned a woman to death in Orakzai, Pakistan.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a murderer by the sword in Medina, the interior ministry announced
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONFUSION OVER STONING WOMAN
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has received a death sentence for committing murder
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2010DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER EXECUTED
According to the reports from Iran a minor offender identified as Mohammad was hanged on July 10th 2010 in the Marvdasht prison of Shiraz.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2010DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): TERESA LEWIS EXECUTED DESPITE PROTESTS
Teresa Lewis died early today after being given a lethal injection at the Greensville correctional
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 41, white, was executed
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 41, white, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a person was hanged in Aran-Bigdel (province of Isfahan, Central Iran) for drug trafficking
a person was hanged in Aran-Bigdel (province of Isfahan, Central Iran) for drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in Kerman (southeast of Iran), the official website of the Iranian
a man was hanged in Kerman (southeast of Iran), the official website of the Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LYBIA: EIGHT GHANAIANS FACE EXECUTION
eight Ghanaian nationals may be executed by firing squad in Libya any time, newspaper
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN AND ISFAHAN
Two people were hanged in Kerman (southeast of Iran) and Aran-Bigdel (province
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 1st woman in 5 years due to be executed in USA on September 23.
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 1st woman in 5 years due to be executed in USA on September 23.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this
Two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE
in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Mohammadi was beheaded by the sword in Medina for raping a Saudi
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this morning
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this morning
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN AHVAZ
Three men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this morning, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN YAZD
Three people were hanged in the morning in the prison of Yazd, central Iran, reported the state run Iranian news agency ISNA.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES 2 FOR GRAFT
two mafia figures were executed as part of a huge crackdown on graft and organised crime in Chonqing in southwest China.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: LASHED, HANGED IN PRISON
One man was hanged in the Khoran prison of Varamin, Iran, reported the Iranian
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 MEN EXECUTED IN 3 JAILS
in Bangladesh, four men convicted of murder were executed in different cities at or around