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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AUGUST 21, 2010Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTYFOUR EXECUTED OVER E.GUINEA ATTACK: AMNESTY
four military and government officials in Equatorial Guinea were executed for their
- AUGUST 20, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TEENAGER BEHEADED FOR "COLLABORATING" WITH GOVERNMENT
in Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province, the Taliban beheaded an unidentifed man...
- AUGUST 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
- AUGUST 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Michael Jeffrey Land, 41, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. Michael Jeffrey Land, 41, white, was executed
- AUGUST 10, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Roderick Davie, 38, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Roderick Davie, 38, black, was executed
- AUGUST 9, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTE PREGNANT WOMAN IN AFGHANISTAN
the Taliban publicly flogged and then executed pregnant Afghan widow Bibi Sanubar...
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
one man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr in Karaj early in the morning, according to the Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran and Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANGING FOR DRUG
one man was hanged in the prison of Behbehan, southwest of Iran, reported the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Khuzestan.
- JULY 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported. Behnam J., 22, was found guilty of possessing 1.6 kgs of heroin, and Shahram A., arrested with 166 grams of heroin
JULY 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN QAZVIN
One man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin, West of Tehran, early today, reported
JULY 28, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN HANGS TWO, BUT URGES DEBATE ON EXECUTION
Japan hanged two men for murder in the first executions since the centre-left Democratic Party
JULY 27, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ EXECUTED 230 PEOPLE FROM 2005-2009
Iraq executed 230 people from 2005 to 2009 and 1,254 were sentenced to
JULY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN THE PRISON OF AHVAZ
Three people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (southwestern Iranian province of
JULY 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Edo State, Nigeria, Justice Cromwell Idahosa sentenced Chief Priest Felix Osadolor, alias Afro
- JULY 22, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Joseph Daniel Burns, 42, white, has been executed
USA - Mississippi. Joseph Daniel Burns, 42, white, has been executed
JULY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN AHVAZ
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (south west of Iran), reported the state run Iranian
- JULY 20, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Jackson, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Derrick Jackson, 42, black, was executed
- JULY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANOTHER HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
according to Iskanews, a person identified as A.A was hanged in Ahvaz, Iran
JULY 20, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR DEATHS OF 2 HOUSTON OPERA SINGERS
Texas executed a man convicted of killing two Houston opera singers nearly 22 years ago.
JULY 19, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA REPORTEDLY EXECUTES FORMER OFFICIAL
North Korea executed a former Cabinet official over policy failures. Kwon Ho Ung
JULY 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
four people were hanged in Iran for drug trafficking, in two different cases.
JULY 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One person was hanged in the prison of Shirvan, northeast of Iran, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
JULY 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TALIBAN EXECUTE TWO TRIBESMEN
the Taliban in northwest Pakistan publicly executed two unidentified tribesmen accused of spying
- JULY 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the Kurdish news agency "Mokarian" five men were hanged in the
JULY 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR GUN TRADING
Wu Zhiqiao was executed in eastern China for illegally making and selling firearms
- JULY 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian court sentenced a pregnant woman, Maryam Ghorbanzadeh...
an Iranian court sentenced a pregnant woman, Maryam Ghorbanzadeh...
JULY 13, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: PALESTINIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
in Sudan, Khartoum's criminal court sentenced Palestinian citizen Iyad Hani Mahmud
- JULY 13, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. William L. Garner was executed
USA - Ohio. William L. Garner was executed
JULY 13, 2010DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): ARSONIST EXECUTED FOR KILLING 5 CHILDREN
William L. Garner was executed. Garner, 37, black, was convicted of 5 counts of aggravated murder after confessing he had set an apartment on fire on January 26, 1992.