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 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 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 PENALTY
TWO 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, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS 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 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 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, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Five men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to the reports from Iran.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged for murder in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
two men were hanged for murder in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
FEBRUARY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Authorities have hanged a man in south-western Iran, state media
- FEBRUARY 15, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR RAPE DEPORTED AFTER ADMITTING TO CHARGES
a man who was to be stoned to death in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, for raping his mistress's young daughters was deported, Gulf News learnt. Abdul Aziz, a Pakistani, was sentenced for repeatedly raping the four Emirati girls, who were then aged between 1
FEBRUARY 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: LIAONING PROVINCE TO ABOLISH EXECUTION BY SHOOTING
Northeast China's Liaoning Province will abandon execution by shooting and
- FEBRUARY 12, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE CONVICTS EXECUTED IN JESSORE JAIL
three convicts in the sensational Minu Ara murder case in Bangladesh were executed in the Jessore central jail.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Danny Joe Bradley, 49, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. Danny Joe Bradley, 49, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 12, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Johnny Ray Johnson, 51, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Johnny Ray Johnson, 51, black, was executed
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Wayne Tompkins, 51, American Indian, has been executed
USA - Florida. Wayne Tompkins, 51, American Indian, has been executed
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Dale Devon Scheanette, 35, black, was executed today.
USA - Texas. Dale Devon Scheanette, 35, black, was executed today.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: A SOLDIER EXECUTED
Bashir Sultan Mohamed al-Ja’fari, a soldier in the Yemeni army, was executed at the military prison in the capital Sana’a.
FEBRUARY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: THREE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Three Yemenis have been executed by firing squads after being convicted in separate cases of murder, the
- FEBRUARY 4, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): EXECUTED AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A Tennessee man was executed by lethal injection for the death of a couple in 1985, authorities said. Steve Henley, 55, was sentenced to death for the slayings of Fred and Edna Stafford.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. David Martinez, 36, latino, was executed
USA - Texas. David Martinez, 36, latino, was executed
- FEBRUARY 4, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Steve Henley, 55, white, was executed
USA - Tennessee. Steve Henley, 55, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 1, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA DECAPITATES MAN FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of fatally shooting a fellow citizen over a dispute.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in the prison of Bojnord (in the Iranian province of Northern Khorasan), reported the
- JANUARY 30, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF EX-WIFE
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his ex-wife was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh.