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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- NOVEMBER 13, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio's revised method of lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor
USA - Ohio. Ohio's revised method of lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor
NOVEMBER 13, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO PRAWN SELLERS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prawn sellers were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in 36,220 grams of
NOVEMBER 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN HAMEDAN
Iran hanged two men convicted of rape and murder in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, the
NOVEMBER 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HANGED
Kurdish political prisoner Ehsan Fattahian was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the provincial capital of
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle was executed
USA - Texas. Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle was executed
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. John Allen Muhammad was executed
USA - Virginia. John Allen Muhammad was executed
NOVEMBER 10, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudis convicted of murder in the western city of Taif , the interior ministry said
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MASTERMIND BEHIND ACP KAMEKA'S MURDER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Massimassa Adams, 26, was sentenced to death by the Home Circuit Court in Jamaica for masterminding the murder of Assistant Commissioner, Gilbert Kameka, 48.
NOVEMBER 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NINE EXECUTED OVER XINJIANG RIOTS
Chinese authorities have executed nine people who had been convicted over riots in the Xinjiang region in July, Chinese officials have said.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALI MAN STONED TO DEATH
a man was stoned to death for adultery in Wanlaweyn town in the lower Shabelle region in Somalia “months ago”, according to the Mathaba.net and Mareeg.com websites.
NOVEMBER 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Hasan bin Ahmed al-Qarni was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
NOVEMBER 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran) early this morning, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Allen Pepper Jr. said William L. Wiley is mentally retarded and therefore can't be executed.
USA - Mississippi. Judge Allen Pepper Jr. said William L. Wiley is mentally retarded and therefore can't be executed.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG LEADER EXECUTED IN CHINA
a former gang leader was executed in northern China after being convicted of murder, kidnapping, and extortion, state media reported.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Khristian Oliver, 32, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Khristian Oliver, 32, white, was executed
NOVEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYBEIJING TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION FOR ALL DEATH PENALTY CRIMINALS NEXT YEAR
Beijing will adopt lethal injection next year for all death row inmates, and a lethal injection room has already
NOVEMBER 4, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS 1 INDIAN, 2 LANKANS FOR MURDER
Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI EXECUTED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Iranian Police news center, a member of the militant group "Jondollah", identified as Abdolhamid Rigi, was hanged in the prison of Zahedan.
OCTOBER 28, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were sentenced to death by the Kuantan High Court in Malaysia after they were found guilty of
- OCTOBER 27, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Reginald Blanton, 28, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Reginald Blanton, 28, black, was executed
OCTOBER 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTION OF TIBETANS IN LHASA
Two people have been executed in China for their involvement in deadly riots in Tibet last year, the Chinese
OCTOBER 27, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Zambia, Lusaka High Court judge Christine Phiri sentenced Joe Songiso to death by hanging for
OCTOBER 27, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): REGINALD BLANTON PUT TO DEATH
Reginald Blanton was executed this evening in Texas.
- OCTOBER 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, after being sentenced to death for shooting a relative during a dispute, the interior ministry said.
OCTOBER 25, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMIST REBELS EXECUTE TWO FOR ‘SPYING’
Somalia's Al Shabaab Islamist movement publicly executed two young men by firing squad for alleged spying for the Somali government in the southern town of Marka. An official from the group told crowds who gathered to watch the punishment that the men had
- OCTOBER 23, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The state can't find medical professionals willing to advise it on new lethal injection protocols
USA - Ohio. The state can't find medical professionals willing to advise it on new lethal injection protocols
OCTOBER 21, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
one woman and four men were executed in Tehran’s Evin prison early the morning.
OCTOBER 20, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR TIBETANS EXECUTED IN LHASA OVER 2008 UNREST
as many as four Tibetans were executed for their alleged involvement in the 2008 anti-China unrest in the
- OCTOBER 20, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Mark Howard McClain was executed
USA - Georgia. Mark Howard McClain was executed
OCTOBER 20, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY-BELARUS: RADICALS- DEATH SENTENCE TEST CASE OF THE ‘GOOD RELATIONS’ BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES
together with other elected Radical parliamentarians from the Democratic Party list, Elisabetta Zamparutti presented an urgent parliamentary question to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs regarding the case of Vasil Yuzepchuk.