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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- AUGUST 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the central city of Isfahan, government newspaper Iran reported.
- JULY 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN MILITIA PUBLICLY EXECUTES 'KIDNAPPERS'
a Pakistani Islamist militia executed four men by firing squad in Bara, in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal district of Khyber, after pronouncing them guilty of kidnapping and murder at a self-styled Islamic court
JULY 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 24 PEOPLE HANGED IN A PRISON WEST OF TEHRAN
24 people were hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr, at Karaj (west of Tehran), according to a report published by the state run Iranian news website "Borna news".
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A MAN AND A WOMAN HANGED
one woman and one man were hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the Iranian daily Etemad.
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.
- JULY 29, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libyan authorities executed Egyptian national Fadl Ismail Heteita...
Libyan authorities executed Egyptian national Fadl Ismail Heteita for murder after more than three years on death row.
JULY 29, 2009ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MURDER CONVICT LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Zimbabwean citizen Gerald Dube is set to hang in Botswana after his appeal was
JULY 28, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: THREE EXECUTED FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS
Japan hanged three inmates convicted of multiple murders including a Chinese national
- JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
state-run Iranian radio reported that Seyyed Ahmad Es’hagh zahi was executed in the prison of Zahedan for being involved in carrying heroin and hashish
JULY 24, 2009DEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR DISTRIBUTING BIBLE
Ri Hyon Ok, a Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in
- JULY 23, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
Iran has hanged a man convicted of rape and murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the southern town of Estehban, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
JULY 23, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: THREE TO HANG FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
the Ndola High Court in Zambia sentenced three villagers of Chiengi in Luapula
- JULY 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE
one man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
- JULY 21, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. USA's 1000th execution via lethal injection. Marvallous Keene was put to death by lethal injection
USA - Ohio. USA's 1000th execution via lethal injection. Marvallous Keene was put to death by lethal injection
- JULY 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
- JULY 21, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: NINE WOMEN FACE IMMINENT EXECUTION
Amnesty International reported that at least three women have been executed since early June.
- JULY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO IRANIAN CHRISTIANS MAY FACE EXECUTION FOR APOSTASY
two Iranian women jailed in Iran's notorious Evin prison for converting from Islam to Christianity may be executed for apostasy, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reported
- JULY 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER TO BE HANGED ON JULY 28
Allah Ditta, a prisoner on death row, will be hanged on July 28 at Bahawalpur Central Jail in Pakistan
JULY 15, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man convicted of the murder of a fellow citizen was beheaded by the sword in
- JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE HUNG FOR DRUGS IN ISFAHAN
three men were hanged in a prison in Isfahan, Iran, for drug trafficking. The executions
- JULY 14, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. John Fautenberry, 45, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. John Fautenberry, 45, white, was executed
- JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
WOMAN EXECUTED IN IRAN
a woman in Iran who unintentionally killed her father-in-law in the course of a family dispute in 2005 was executed in Qazvin prison’s facilities for women.
JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 SUNNI REBELS EXECUTED AS 'ENEMIES OF GOD'
in a mass prison execution, Iran hanged 13 rebels from the Sunni insurgent group Jundallah as "enemies of God" for a string of attacks, including kidnapping of foreigners.
- JULY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF “WAGING WAR AGAINST GOD”
an Iranian follower of the Ahl-e Haq religious faith was executed in the northwest
JULY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in the town of Arak in central
JULY 12, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB DENY BEHEADINGS REPORT
Islamist hardliners in southern Somalia have rejected media reports that seven men
- JULY 10, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: HARDLINE MILITIA BEHEAD TWO FOR BACKING GOVERNMENT
Somalia's hardline Shebab militia beheaded two men for supporting
- JULY 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER EXECUTION
a prisoner was executed in Iran. Reports said that Mahmoud Mahmoudpour, a prisoner in Naqadeh Central Prison, was hanged
- JULY 9, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Michael P. DeLozier, 32, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Michael P. DeLozier, 32, white, was executed