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 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, 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 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 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 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, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI 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
MAY 19, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTYREPORT: EX-TOP NORTH KOREAN OFFICIAL EXECUTED IN 2008
North Korea has executed a former official in charge of inter-Korean relations,
MAY 19, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (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, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: EX-POLICEMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Malaysia, a former police constable was sentenced to death by Judicial
MAY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian authorities hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking and murder
- 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, 2009IranDEATH 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, 2009United StatesDEATH 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: 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 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
six men have been recently hanged in Iran for murder and drug trafficking, local media reported.