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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APRIL 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDEBIL
One person was hanged in the prison of Ardebil, in northwestern Iran.
APRIL 28, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Hussein al-Darwish was beheaded by the sword in Qatif
- APRIL 27, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): SAMUEL BUSTAMANTE EXECUTED
Samuel Bustamante was executed in Texas. Bustamante, 40, hispanic, was convicted in 2001 of the January 18, 1998 robbing and slaying of Rafael Alvarado, 27, an illegal immigranta from Mexico.
- APRIL 27, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Samuel Bustamante was executed
USA - Texas. Samuel Bustamante was executed
APRIL 27, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities executed a man by beheading after he was sentenced to death
APRIL 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTIONS IN MASHAD
According to the Iranian daily newspaper Quds, two men
APRIL 25, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN DECAPITATED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was decapitated by the sword in the eastern city of Dammam, in Saudi
- APRIL 24, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. William Josef Berkley, 31, white, was executed
USA - Texas. William Josef Berkley, 31, white, was executed
- APRIL 23, 2010DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): GARDNER CHOOSES DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD
USA - Utah. Judge Robin Reese has signed the death warrant for Ronnie Lee Gardner, who choose to die by firing squad.
- APRIL 20, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Darryl Durr, 46, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Darryl Durr, 46, black, was executed
- APRIL 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
The official website of Khuzestan (southwestern Iran) judiciary reported that
- APRIL 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE
Iran hanged an unidentified man for rape in a prison in the southeastern province of
- APRIL 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged four men in a prison in the southeastern province of Kerman for drug smuggling
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE CONVICTED RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Three men were hanged in public in the northern Iranian city of Babolsar, reported
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PUBLIC EXECUTION
one man was hanged in public in the town of Khoramshahr, in the southwest Iranian province of Khuzestan, according to the official website of the Khuzestan judiciary.
- APRIL 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARMED ROBBER HANGED
Iran publicly hanged a man and amputated the limbs of another for armed robbery in
- APRIL 13, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE DESPERATE FOR A HANGMAN
Zimbabwe is searching for a hangman. Chikurubi prison, a maximum
- APRIL 13, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PROPOSED TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS TO REPLACE FIRING SQUAD
Vietnamese lawmakers proposed using lethal injections for death sentences to replace the firing squad, which is too costly, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper quoted a senior official as saying.
- APRIL 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Three men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, in central Iran, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- APRIL 10, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
MPS CONCERNED OVER HANGING OF AFGHANS IN IRAN
Nur Akbari, a parliamentarian for Herat Province in Afghanistan, told parliament that he saw the bodies of 45 Afghans who were hanged in Iran and then sent to Afghanistan via Islam Qala port.
APRIL 9, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE JAPANESE EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Chinese Supreme People's Court announced that Japanese nationals Teruo Takeda, 67, Hironori Ukai
- APRIL 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PROVINCE OF KHUZESTAN
two men were hanged in public in the towns of Behbehan and Shadegan, in the southwest Iranian
APRIL 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Five people were hanged in Mashad (northeastern Iran) according to the reports.
- APRIL 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN TAIBAD
Three people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (Taybad) northeastern Iran, reported the
- APRIL 6, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAB PUBLICLY EXECUTES FIGHTER IN SOUTHERN REGION
the Islamic administration of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen publicly executed fighter Muse Abdi Abud in a field in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, officials said.
- APRIL 1, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed five persons for drug-related crimes.
China executed five persons for drug-related crimes.
- MARCH 30, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed.
USA - Texas. Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed.
- MARCH 29, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES CHINA TO DISCLOSE EXECUTION FIGURES
Rights group Amnesty International urged China to disclose the number of prisoners it executes.
- MARCH 26, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS TO EXECUTE SEVERAL 'AGENTS OF ISRAEL' SOON
Hamas announced it will execute several men found guilty of collaborating with Israel
MARCH 25, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MODISE FLY EXECUTED
Botswana Prisons Service public relations officer Superintendent Ramolefhe confirmed that Modise