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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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 PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPING BOY
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of
- 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 24, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN TO EXECUTE ISLAMISTS FOR KILLING US ENVOY
A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death for the 2008 killing of a US
JUNE 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that authorities beheaded Ahmed bin
JUNE 22, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR RAPING BOY, MURDER
two Saudi Arabian men have been recently executed for rape, murder.
JUNE 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
six men have been recently executed in Iran for drug trafficking, 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
- JUNE 9, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES A MAN IN BAIDOA
Al Shabaab militants, who control Mogadishu’s Baidoa town, the former seat of
- JUNE 8, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
an Egyptian was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi during a
JUNE 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Two men were hanged in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan in the morning, reported the Iranian daily Kayhan.
- JUNE 5, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The 8th U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis In St. Louis halted the execution of Reginald Clemons
USA - Missouri. The 8th U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis In St. Louis halted the execution of Reginald Clemons
- JUNE 3, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Daniel Wilson, 39, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Daniel Wilson, 39, white, was executed
- JUNE 2, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
JUNE 2, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): HANKINS' EXECUTION 200TH UNDER PERRY
Terry Lee Hankins was executed for the slayings of his 2 stepchildren. The lethal injection was the 200th during the tenure of Gov. Rick Perry, a milestone denounced by capital punishment opponents.
MAY 31, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN KERMAN
Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official news portal of the city.
- MAY 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran hanged three men who were accused of being involved in a mosque bombing that killed 25 people and wounded more than 100, the official IRNA news agency reported.
MAY 29, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CONVICTED KILLER BEHEADED, PUT ON DISPLAY
Saudi Arabia executed a man for double murder and displayed his body in public as a deterrent, state media said.
- MAY 28, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection.
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection.
MAY 28, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR KIDNAP, SHOOTING
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of kidnapping a child and shooting a police officer was
MAY 28, 2009DEATH PENALTYNEBRASKA (USA): EXECUTION METHOD CHANGED TO LETHAL INJECTION
Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection. Today the Nebraska