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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- MARCH 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN QOM
Two men were hanged in the prison of Qom, Iran, reported the state run Iranian
MARCH 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz, reported the official
MARCH 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the province of Lorestan, west of Iran, early this week.
MARCH 8, 2010DEATH BY PUNISHMENTOHIO (USA): HOURS BEFORE EXECUTION INMATE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CELL
Just hours before Ohio death row prisoner Lawrence Reynolds was to begin preparations for
MARCH 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON WEST OF TEHRAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr (west of Tehran) last week. According
MARCH 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 198 CONVICTED FOR UNREST IN XINJIANG
China has so far convicted 198 people for involvement in deadly ethnic violence last July in
- MARCH 4, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine declares penalty unconstitutional.
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine declares penalty unconstitutional.
MARCH 4, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Sudanese driver convicted of murdering his Saudi Arabian employer has
MARCH 4, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: MAN EXECUTED FOR CALLING SOUTH KOREA
a North Korean has been publicly executed for using a mobile phone to tell a defector friend
- MARCH 2, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Washington switches its lethal injection method to a one-drug protocol
USA - Washington. Washington switches its lethal injection method to a one-drug protocol
- MARCH 2, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Sigala was executed
USA - Texas. Michael Sigala was executed
MARCH 2, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR BRAZILIAN MAN'S MURDER
Michael Sigala was executed in Texas. Sigala, 32, hispanic, was condemned in 2001 for the August
MARCH 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MEN HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
eight men have been hanged in Iran recently for murder, drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men were hanged in the prison of Birjand in eastern Iran, reported the daily enwspaper Khorasan
Three men were hanged in the prison of Birjand in eastern Iran, reported the daily enwspaper Khorasan
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
MAN STONED TO DEATH AFTER RAPE OF GIRLFRIEND'S COUSIN
a 44-year-old man was stoned to death by a kangaroo court in Gugulethu, South Africa, after he allegedly raped his girlfriend's 14-year-old cousin.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUNDULLAH' LEADERS' BROTHER EXECUTED
Iran executed Jundullah terrorist organisation leader Abdolmalek Rigi's brother
FEBRUARY 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DISSIDENTS - 'GOVERNMENT KILLS TO INSTILL FEAR'
according to the International Network Iran Human Rights 2009 Report there were 402 executions
- FEBRUARY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men were hanged in two different Iranian cities for drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PEJAK TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN IRAN
five people were executed in the Iranian city of Urmia for assisting terrorist organisation PEJAK
FEBRUARY 17, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian man Ahmed al-Anzi was beheaded by the sword in the northern province
- FEBRUARY 16, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Martin Grossman, 45, white, Jewish, was executed
USA - Florida. Martin Grossman, 45, white, Jewish, was executed
FEBRUARY 16, 2010DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): 45-YEAR-OLD INMATE EXECUTED FOR 1984 SLAYING
Martin Grossman was executed at the Florida state prison in Starke.
FEBRUARY 14, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 411 PEOPLE EXECUTED SINCE 1971
Bangladesh has executed more than 400 people since the country became independent in 1971
- FEBRUARY 12, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Oldest US death row inmate dead in Arizona
USA - Arizona. Oldest US death row inmate dead in Arizona
FEBRUARY 12, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTYARIZONA: OLDEST US DEATH ROW INMATE DIES
Oldest US death row inmate died in Arizona. Viva Leroy Nash, 94, white, died late Friday
- FEBRUARY 10, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Governor OKs lethal injection mix.
USA - Nebraska. Governor OKs lethal injection mix.
FEBRUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SHIRIN EBADI'S SAYS DEATH TRIAL UNFAIR
Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, 62, said that a 19 year old man
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge J. Mark Hayes II ordered that Edward Lee Elmore cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
USA - South Carolina. Judge J. Mark Hayes II ordered that Edward Lee Elmore cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Mark Brown was executed this morning
USA - Ohio. Mark Brown was executed this morning
FEBRUARY 4, 2010DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR CONVENIENCE STORE KILLING
Death row inmate Mark Brown was executed via lethal injection in Ohio for the murders