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 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a prisoner was executed in the Ardabil Jail, Iran.
- MAY 3, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DELARA DARABI: D’ELIA- MULLAH’S BRUTALITY TOLERATED BY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
following the execution of Delara Darabi in Iran, Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio
- MAY 3, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
12 people were hanged in Iraq. There had been no executions in the previous 18 months.
- MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
- MAY 1, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The N.C. Supreme Court says that the Medical Board cannot bar doctors from participating in executions.
USA - North Carolina. The N.C. Supreme Court says that the Medical Board cannot bar doctors from participating in executions.
- APRIL 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR SERIAL RAPES
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state-
- APRIL 30, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Lamone Johnson was executed today
USA - Texas. Derrick Lamone Johnson was executed today
- APRIL 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged a drug trafficker in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Karoon
Iran has hanged a drug trafficker in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Karoon
APRIL 28, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged three convicted criminals, two murderers and a drug trafficker, in a
- APRIL 23, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
nine men who were executed in Sudan for the murder of a journalist...
nine men who were executed in Sudan for the murder of a journalist...
- APRIL 23, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Nigerian national Chibuzor Vitus Ezekwem was executed in China after being found
APRIL 22, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO THAIS TO BE HUNG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
two Thai nationals were sentenced to death by the High Court in Temerloh, central
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN BEHEADED OVER SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally shooting a
APRIL 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN BEHEADED FOR FATALLY SHOOTING HUSBAND
Authorities have beheaded a Saudi woman convicted of shooting her husband and
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DELARA'S EXECUTION POSTPONED
Iranian human rights activists say the execution of juvenile offender Delara Darabi has been postponed. Darabi, who was due to be executed on April 20, was sentenced to death for a murder she allegedly committed at the age of 17.
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
a man convicted of raping a woman five years ago was hanged in a prison in
- APRIL 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR MURDER
a man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, a local newspaper reported.
- APRIL 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
junk collector Xiong Zhenlin was executed in Suizhou, in central China's Hubei Province.
- APRIL 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
- APRIL 15, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
APRIL 15, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HUSBAND EXECUTED
despite appeals to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to overturn the death penalty
APRIL 14, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI BEHEADED FOR GARROTTING COMPATRIOT
a Yemeni was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for garrotting a compatriot with
APRIL 13, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: NINE EXECUTED FOR EDITOR'S MURDER
Sudanese authorities executed nine men from Darfur for murder, state media and a police source said.
APRIL 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED OVER 2008 MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran executed three people, two of them University students, convicted of being involved in the bombing of a mosque in the southern city of Shiraz which killed 14 people and injured 200 others in April 2008.
- APRIL 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of rape and robbery was beheaded. An Interior
APRIL 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO UYGURS EXECUTED OVER DEADLY ATTACK
China executed two Uygurs in the restive northwestern Xinjiang region for a ''terrorist''
- APRIL 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three Pakistanis convicted of killing a fellow Pakistani man, the Interior Ministry said in a statement in state news agency SPA.
- APRIL 6, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Hearing set in judge's misconduct case.
USA - Texas. Hearing set in judge's misconduct case.
- APRIL 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED AFTER CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword, according to an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
MARCH 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ CENTRAL PRISON
Rahmat Sadeqi, a resident of Sanandaj, Iran, was executed in late March in Sanandaj's Central Prison.