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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JANUARY 19, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Abha, Saudi Arabia, for fatally
JANUARY 18, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MEN ON DEATH ROW 10 YEARS AFTER BEING ARRESTED
ten years after first being arrested in connection with the murder of two Zimbabwean
- JANUARY 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER TO BE HANGED ON JAN 27
Allah Ditta will be executed on January 27 at Central Jail Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
JANUARY 16, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: A MAN STONED TO DEATH
a Somali man was stoned to death for adultery in Barawe town by al Shabaab militants
- JANUARY 14, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Julius Ricardo Young was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Julius Ricardo Young was executed
JANUARY 14, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Khamis Msheit
JANUARY 14, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: SIX HANGED FOR DEADLY 2005 RIOTS
Six people were hanged in Sudan's capital for their role in deadly clashes in 2005 between police and residents of a camp for the displaced, the official news agency SUNA reported.
- JANUARY 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gary Johnson has been executed
USA - Texas. Gary Johnson has been executed
- JANUARY 9, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALI MILITIA EXECUTES SHABAAB REBEL COMMANDER
a pro-government militia in Somalia executed a commander from the al Shabaab rebel group in public in the central Galagadud region
- JANUARY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged early this morning in a prison in
- JANUARY 7, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Vernon Lamont Smith has been executed
USA - Ohio. Vernon Lamont Smith has been executed
- JANUARY 7, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Gerald Bordelon was executed
USA - Louisiana. Gerald Bordelon was executed
- JANUARY 7, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kenneth Mosley was executed.
USA - Texas. Kenneth Mosley was executed.
JANUARY 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SEVEN EXECUTED FOR GANG CRIMES
seven men were executed by the by the Shijiazhuang Municipal Intermediate People's
- JANUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED
Fasih (Fateh) Yasmini was executed in Khoy, Iran, without his lawyer being advised..
JANUARY 5, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 77 PEOPLE EXECUTED LAST YEAR
Iraq executed 77 people last year, all of whom were convicted of terrorism-related offences, the country's supreme court said.
- JANUARY 4, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran hanged three men, two Iranian and an Afghan, convicted of murder and rape inside a prison in Varamin, south of Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- JANUARY 1, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010MontanaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection. The
The method of execution is injection. The
- JANUARY 1, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2010ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2010DelawareDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection