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 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 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four convicted drug smugglers in a prison in the eastern town of Tabas,
MARCH 11, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS EXECUTES SECOND INMATE IN A WEEK
A convicted murderer became the second inmate put to death this week by lethal
- 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, 2009GeorgiaDEATH 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 PENALTYIRAN: 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, 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 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
authorities beheaded a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his mother and an Indonesian maid. An
- 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
MARCH 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS 10 CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran executed 10 men for drug trafficking in the western Kermanshah Province, the province’s
FEBRUARY 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF OROUMIEH
One man identified as Mehdi Ghasemzadeh was hanged in the prison of Orumieh (northwestern
FEBRUARY 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Saudi Arabian man sentenced to death for murder was beheaded in the western port city of
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: NUSAKAMBANGAN INMATES WAITING FOR EXECUTION
as many as 65 inmates detained at Nusakambangan Penitentiary in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, are still waiting for their execution.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRANIANS HANGED FOR MURDER
three Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison. The men were identified
FEBRUARY 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYTWO SAUDI POLICE OFFICERS BEHEADED
two Saudi Arabian police officers were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of raping an expatriate woman.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Luke Williams, 56, white, was executed today
USA - South Carolina. Luke Williams, 56, white, was executed today
FEBRUARY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ADULTERY CONVICTED MAN HANGED
according to reports from Iran, Abdollah Farivar Moghadam who had previosly been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was hanged in the prison of Sari.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Edward Nathaniel Bell was executed
USA - Virginia. Edward Nathaniel Bell was executed
FEBRUARY 19, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS JUDGE CHARGED WITH BLOCKING EXECUTION APPEAL
A judge on Texas' highest criminal court, accused of blocking appeals for an inmate the night of his
FEBRUARY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword in the western
- FEBRUARY 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN AHWAZ
Three men were hanged in Ahwaz, capital of the Iranian oil rich province of Khuzestan
FEBRUARY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Five men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to the reports from Iran.