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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- MAY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: LAWSUIT OVER MUEED EXECUTION REJECTED
the Saudi Arabian Court of Grievances refused to consider the case of a 16-year-old Saudi whose father claims he was executed for a crime he committed when he was a minor.
MAY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in Riyadh after being convicted of murder, the
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Five men were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, reported the Iranian daily
Five men were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, reported the Iranian daily
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in Isfahan, Iran, reported
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in Isfahan, Iran, reported
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of murder. Mahmoud, 25, was hanged in
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of murder. Mahmoud, 25, was hanged in
MAY 16, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MEN HANGED IN ONE DAY
eight men were hanged in Iran for murder and drug trafficking.
- MAY 14, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Donald Lee Gilson, 48, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Donald Lee Gilson, 48, white, was executed
- MAY 14, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Donald Stephens OKs death penalty protocol
USA - North Carolina. Judge Donald Stephens OKs death penalty protocol
- MAY 14, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Willie McNair, 44, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Willie McNair, 44, black, was executed
- MAY 14, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The Senate gave its final approval today to legislation that seeks to prevent racial bias in death penalty cases
USA - North Carolina. The Senate gave its final approval today to legislation that seeks to prevent racial bias in death penalty cases
MAY 14, 2009DEATH PENALTYUSA: 2 CONVICTED KILLERS EXECUTED IN OKLAHOMA, ALABAMA
A man convicted of battering his girlfriend's 8-year-old son and stuffing the body in a freezer was put to death in Oklahoma, while a man in Alabama was executed for fatally stabbing a mother of six.
- MAY 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged a convicted murderer in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the
Iran has hanged a convicted murderer in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the
MAY 13, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
six men have been recently hanged in Iran for murder and drug trafficking, local media reported.
MAY 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PAIR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Authorities in Iran hanged two people convicted of drug trafficking in the northern city of Qazvin, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- MAY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners identified as Mohsen Sadeghi, 35, and Reza Choupani, 40
two prisoners identified as Mohsen Sadeghi, 35, and Reza Choupani, 40
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Hossein was hanged in Isfahan, Iran, for murder.
a man identified as Hossein was hanged in Isfahan, Iran, for murder.
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, identified as "Mohammad Mehdi" and "Reza Gholi" and convicted
two men, identified as "Mohammad Mehdi" and "Reza Gholi" and convicted
MAY 11, 2009DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO JUVENILES EXECUTED AMONG A GROUP OF FIVE
two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the
MAY 10, 2009ChadDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE CONVICTED CRIMINALS EXECUTED IN MADINAH
Five men sentenced to death for crimes including theft, child abduction, rape, and
- MAY 8, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Thomas Treshawn Ivey, 34, black, was executed
USA - South Carolina. Thomas Treshawn Ivey, 34, black, was executed
- MAY 8, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR RAPE
a Nigerian national was executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of sexually
- MAY 8, 2009DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR POLICE MURDER
An Alabama man convicted of killing a police officer was executed in South Carolina.
- MAY 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the Iranian city of Shiraz, reported the state run Iranian news
- MAY 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south-eastern part of Iran, reported
- MAY 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning,
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning,
- MAY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a
- MAY 6, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 13 HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning, reported the state run Fars news agency.
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
iranian judiciary spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, in response to a question regarding a man who had been stoned to death for adultery recently in Rasht (northern Iran) said, “Stoning was carried out during the Iranian month of Esfand,” which ended on March
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,