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 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 PENALTYIRAN: 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 PENALTY
CHINA: FOUR MORE TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China executed four men for drug trafficking on annual international anti-drug day, in
JUNE 25, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 8 EXECUTED IN ANTI-DRUG BATTLE
eight people sentenced to death for drug production and trafficking were executed in China.
- JUNE 25, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPING BOY
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of
- JUNE 24, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN TO EXECUTE ISLAMISTS FOR KILLING US ENVOY
A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death for the 2008 killing of a US
- JUNE 24, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration issued new regulations that could clear the way for Maryland to resume executions
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration issued new regulations that could clear the way for Maryland to resume executions
- JUNE 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that authorities beheaded Ahmed bin
- JUNE 22, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
six men have been recently executed in Iran for drug trafficking, murder.
- JUNE 22, 2009DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR RAPING BOY, MURDER
two Saudi Arabian men have been recently executed for rape, murder.
- JUNE 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the central city of Unaizah after being convicted
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the central city of Unaizah after being convicted
- JUNE 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
the website of Iran’s State-run television said that two men were hanged in a prison in
the website of Iran’s State-run television said that two men were hanged in a prison in
- JUNE 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Asir
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Asir
- JUNE 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking. A report in the Vatan Emrouz
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking. A report in the Vatan Emrouz
- JUNE 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder. A report in the Vatan Emrouz newspaper
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder. A report in the Vatan Emrouz newspaper
- JUNE 16, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Ri Hyon Ok, a Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in
Ri Hyon Ok, a Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in
JUNE 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BEIJING TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION
criminals sentenced to death in Beijing, China, are to be killed by lethal injection, not by
- JUNE 11, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jack Trawick, 62, white, was executed tonight.
USA - Alabama. Jack Trawick, 62, white, was executed tonight.
- JUNE 10, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
EU "DISTURBED" BY IRAQ EXECUTIONS, CALLS FOR FREEZE
The European Union protested against reported executions in Iraq and called on
- JUNE 10, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING NEPHEW
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for murdering his nephew