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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- 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, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. John Fautenberry, 45, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. John Fautenberry, 45, white, was executed
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 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HUNG FOR DRUGS IN ISFAHAN
three men were hanged in a prison in Isfahan, Iran, for drug trafficking. The executions
JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYWOMAN 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 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 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF “WAGING WAR AGAINST GOD”
an Iranian follower of the Ahl-e Haq religious faith was executed in the northwest
- 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
JULY 6, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: EXECUTION BY HANGING TO CONTINUE
India's top court has refused to replace hanging with lethal injection as the country's
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: CHILD KILLER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in a public square after being convicted of raping and murdering a boy.
JULY 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 20 DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iran hanged 20 drug traffickers, official media reported.
- JULY 2, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Wins Ruling on Execution
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Wins Ruling on Execution
- JULY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- JULY 1, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution method of lethal injection approved
USA - Arizona. Execution method of lethal injection approved
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election...
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were hanged in the city of Mashhad.
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN SHIRAZ
two men were hanged in the Adelabard prison of Shiraz early morning, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Etemad.
JULY 1, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man condemned to death for murder was beheaded by the sword in
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX HANGED FOR MURDER, TWO SPARED
Iran hanged six people for murder, and two others were spared by the families of their victims at the last minute.
- JUNE 30, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS LOVER
a Singapore court sentenced a man to hang for killing his Chinese lover in June 2006.
JUNE 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of stabbing his wife to death
JUNE 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR MORE TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China executed four men for drug trafficking on annual international anti-drug day, in