Executions
Archive theme
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.
Latest news
- 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 PENALTYSAUDI 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, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (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.
- JUNE 2, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
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, 2009DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA (USA): EXECUTION METHOD CHANGED TO LETHAL INJECTION
Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection. Today the Nebraska
- 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 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in the prison of Sirjan, in Kerman province south east of Iran.
MAY 22, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ELECTRICIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an electrician was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found
- MAY 20, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Four people were hanged in the prison of Shiraz in the morning, according to several Iranian newspapers such as Etemad.
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman identified as Afsaneh (29) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
A woman identified as Afsaneh (29) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
- MAY 20, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio adjusts its lethal injection protocol.
USA - Ohio. Ohio adjusts its lethal injection protocol.
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified as Rasoul (age not given), convicted of keeping drugs, was hanged in
A man identified as Rasoul (age not given), convicted of keeping drugs, was hanged in
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan man (age not mentioned) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
An Afghan man (age not mentioned) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A 20 years young man convicted of a murder in August 2006 was hanged in the
A 20 years young man convicted of a murder in August 2006 was hanged in the
MAY 20, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ZAMPARUTTI- CANCELLING VISIT IS THE MINIMUM FRATTINI COULD DO
"Cancelling his visit to Iran is the minimum that Frattini could and should do,” Elisabetta Zamparutti, Radical Deputy and Hands Off Cain director, said.
- MAY 20, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Dennis Skillicorn, 49, white, was executed
USA - Missouri. Dennis Skillicorn, 49, white, was executed
- MAY 19, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
REPORT: EX-TOP NORTH KOREAN OFFICIAL EXECUTED IN 2008
North Korea has executed a former official in charge of inter-Korean relations,
- MAY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking. The man, identified as
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking. The man, identified as
- MAY 19, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: EX-POLICEMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Malaysia, a former police constable was sentenced to death by Judicial
- MAY 19, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1986 MURDER
A 51-year-old man was executed by lethal injection in Texas for the February 1986 murder of a young sales clerk as he robbed a convenience store.
MAY 19, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian authorities hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking and murder
- MAY 19, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi national for a murder resulting from a
- MAY 19, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Lynn Riley, 51, black, was executed today
USA - Texas. Michael Lynn Riley, 51, black, was executed today