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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- MAY 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS EXECUTED
Iranian authorities executed seven Afghan refugees, their relatives in western Herat province
MAY 31, 2010DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PEOPLE HANGED
six people have been hanged recently in Iran.
MAY 30, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: 18 PEOPLE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
eighteen people including nationals of Nigeria, Chad and Egypt were executed in Libya after being convicted of premeditated murder, Libya's online Qurina news website reported.
- MAY 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
quoting Isfahan judiciary’s public relations, Isfahan Metropolis News agency (IMNA) reported
quoting Isfahan judiciary’s public relations, Isfahan Metropolis News agency (IMNA) reported
- MAY 27, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
- MAY 26, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH PENALTY FOR A WOMAN WHO KILLED 57 PEOPLE
The Kuwaiti appeals court confirmed a death sentence against a woman convicted
- MAY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a man in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan after convicting him of rape, the Fars news agency reported. The report identified the man sent to the gallows as Jamshid Mir.
- MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR CONVICTED DRUG SMUGGLERS
four people were hanged in the prison of Yazd after
- MAY 25, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
- MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Iran executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the Islamic Republic in years, official media reported.
- MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
MAY 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN AHWAZ FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the Iranian province of Khuzestan for drug trafficking.
MAY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man identified only as Mohammad in the central province of Isfahan
- MAY 21, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
- MAY 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
MAY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the western city of Ahvaz, Fars news agency reported. The man was identified by his initials as A.A., he was arrested with 1.375 kilos of heroin.
- MAY 19, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rogelio Cannady was executed
USA - Texas. Rogelio Cannady was executed
- MAY 19, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Paul Everette Woodward was executed
USA - Mississippi. Paul Everette Woodward was executed
MAY 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran executed two men for drug trafficking in Isfahan Central Prison, FARS
- MAY 17, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES MAN IN MOGADISHU
Al Shabaab militants executed a man in Mogadishu, Somalia, for spying for the transitional federal government.
- MAY 13, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Michael Beuke was executed
USA - Ohio. Michael Beuke was executed
- MAY 13, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Billy Galloway was executed.
USA - Texas. Billy Galloway was executed.
- MAY 12, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1998 KILLING
The state of Texas executed by lethal injection a 41-year-old man convicted in
- MAY 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kevin Varga was executed.
USA - Texas. Kevin Varga was executed.
MAY 12, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: CONTRACTOR TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy sentenced freelance contractor Cheah
- MAY 11, 2010MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Pool. Maryland voters remain divided on death penalty
USA - Maryland. Pool. Maryland voters remain divided on death penalty
MAY 11, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI ATTACKS GUNMAN COULD BE HANGED THIS YEAR
The lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks could be executed this year
- MAY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 5 KURDISH ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING WOMAN
five Kurdish activists, including a woman, were hanged in Iran's notorious Evin Prison.
MAY 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged six men convicted of drug trafficking in
MAY 2, 2010DEATH PENALTYUSA: ANESTHESIOLOGISTS FACE PENALTY FOR PARTICIPATING IN DEATH PENALTY
The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executing a prisoner by lethal injection.