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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- MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED IN BEIJING FOR MURDER
the leader of a three-member gang was executed for robbery and murder in Beijing, China.
MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ABDUCTOR OF NINE BOYS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
The man convicted of leading a gang that abducted nine boys in central China's Henan
MARCH 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER
two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of the
- MARCH 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
British newspaper the Independent ran a report about a dozen “death buses” in use
British newspaper the Independent ran a report about a dozen “death buses” in use
MARCH 24, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY: 2,390 EXECUTED LAST YEAR
Countries in Asia carried out more executions in 2008 than the rest of the world put
- MARCH 23, 2009IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. The Idaho Senate voted 33-2 to take the firing squad off the law books as an alternative method of execution.
USA - Idaho. The Idaho Senate voted 33-2 to take the firing squad off the law books as an alternative method of execution.
MARCH 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN
One man was hanged last week in the prison of Sirjan (south-east Iranian province
- MARCH 19, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
at a conference on organ transplants in Egypt...
at a conference on organ transplants in Egypt...
- MARCH 17, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: USE OF DEATH PENALTY INCREASED
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has overseen a steep
MARCH 17, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO WOMEN
a 43-year-old Japanese man convicted of murder was given the death penalty
MARCH 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for shooting dead a Bangladeshi
- MARCH 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
three Iranian men were hanged in prison for murder in the southern city
three Iranian men were hanged in prison for murder in the southern city
- MARCH 14, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Four people were executed by hanging in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz
- MARCH 11, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES SECOND INMATE IN A WEEK
A convicted murderer became the second inmate put to death this week by lethal
- MARCH 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four convicted drug smugglers in a prison in the eastern town of Tabas,
- MARCH 11, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Luis Salazar, 38, hispanic, was put to death
USA - Texas. Luis Salazar, 38, hispanic, was put to death
- MARCH 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Sari (northern Iran), reported the official site of
- MARCH 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE EXECUTED IN IRAN’S NORTHWESTERN PROVINCE – WEBSITE
Hamed Mohammadzadeh, a prisoner from Miandoab in Iran’s West Azarbayjan Province, was hanged at the central prison of Orumiyyeh, the capital of that province, on a murder charge, according to the website of Human Rights Activists in Iran [HRAI]. Mohammadz
- MARCH 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. James Edward Martinez, 34, white was executed
USA - Texas. James Edward Martinez, 34, white was executed
- MARCH 10, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Robert Newland, 65, white, was put to death
USA - Georgia. Robert Newland, 65, white, was put to death
- MARCH 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AMNESTY CAMPAIGN FOR EIGHT WOMEN AT RISK OF BEING STONED TO DEATH
as many as eight woman are at imminent risk of being stoned to death for adultery in Iran, according to reports received by Amnesty International.
MARCH 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER, KIDNAPPING
Five prisoners were hanged in Iran for murder and kidnapping, state-run media reports
- MARCH 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murdering a jeweller was hanged in the western province of Kermanshah, state-
- MARCH 5, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Senate voted 34-13 today to approve SB 279 that would limit the use of capital punishment.
USA - Maryland. The Senate voted 34-13 today to approve SB 279 that would limit the use of capital punishment.
- MARCH 4, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kenneth Wayne Morris, 38, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Kenneth Wayne Morris, 38, black, was executed
- MARCH 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
authorities beheaded a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his mother and an Indonesian maid. An
- MARCH 3, 2009IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A firing squad would no longer be an option after a bill approved today by the House Judiciary and Rules Committee
USA - Idaho. A firing squad would no longer be an option after a bill approved today by the House Judiciary and Rules Committee
MARCH 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Two men were hanged in the prison of Zahedan (south-eastern Iran) early this morning reported
MARCH 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MOSQUE ATTACKER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
a man convicted of killing ten people in a shooting rampage outside a mosque in north-western Yemen was executed in his home city, a security source said. A police firing squad shot dead Abdullah Saleh al-Kohali, 27, in the central prison of Amran.
- MARCH 2, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR KILLING HIS FATHER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a citizen convicted of murdering his father following a dispute