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 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN TEHRAN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS
Five people have been hanged in Tehran during the past few days.
- OCTOBER 26, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Jeffrey Landrigan, 50, native american, was executed
USA - Arizona. Jeffrey Landrigan, 50, native american, was executed
OCTOBER 26, 2010DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): JEFFREY LANDRIGAN EXECUTED
Jeffrey Landrigan, 50, native american, was executed at the Arizona State Prison Complex
OCTOBER 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR RAPE, THEFT
Pakistanis Kahram Shah Zad and Mohammed Abdulqadeer were executed in Riyadh, Saudi
- OCTOBER 21, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Larry Wooten, 51, black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Larry Wooten, 51, black, was executed.
OCTOBER 21, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CONVICTED KILLER OF ELDERLY COUPLE EXECUTED
A Texas man convicted for the slayings of an elderly couple found brutally beaten and stabbed
- OCTOBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
- OCTOBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
OCTOBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN AHVAZ
Three men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the morning
- OCTOBER 15, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Donald Ray Wackerly, 41, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Donald Ray Wackerly, 41, white, was executed
OCTOBER 14, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR DOUBLE MURDER
presiding justice Ryuko Sakurai of the Japanese Supreme Court's first petty bench
OCTOBER 12, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SECURITY GUARD TO HANG FOR DRUG CHARGE
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki sentenced security guard Rosnan
- OCTOBER 11, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A special court of review today dismissed a public reprimand of Judge Sharon Keller
USA - Texas. A special court of review today dismissed a public reprimand of Judge Sharon Keller
OCTOBER 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged five people in the central city of Isfahan for drug trafficking, state television's
OCTOBER 11, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): SPECIAL COURT OF REVIEW DISMISSES PUBLIC REPRIMAND OF JUDGE KELLER
A special court of review today dismissed a public reprimand of Judge Sharon Keller,
OCTOBER 10, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT EXECUTES 2 PEOPLE FOR MUDRER
a court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland has executed two
OCTOBER 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official
OCTOBER 6, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MICHAEL BENGE EXECUTED
USA - Ohio. Michael Benge, 49, white, was executed
- 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 5, 2010DEATH PENALTYFROM 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 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, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN, WOMAN HANGED
three men and a woman were hanged recently in Iran, iranian media reported.
- 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 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA: 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 27, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a murderer by the sword in Medina, the interior ministry announced
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: CONFUSION OVER STONING WOMAN
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has received a death sentence for committing murder
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Georgia. Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, white, was executed
USA - Georgia. Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, white, was executed