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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- 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, 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 12, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 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 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, 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 4, 2009DEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE (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 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 PENALTYSAUDI 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.
- JANUARY 29, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL TERRY DAVIS CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES
General Terry Davis, the Council of Europe secretary condemned executions in Japan and the United States.
- JANUARY 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 EXECUTED BY TALIBAN IN TRIBAL AREAS
according to Pakistani security sources, the Taliban guerrillas along the Afghani border captured and executed two individuals accused of collaborating with the authorities.
JANUARY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian woman was hanged in the prison of Rafsanjan (south-eastern Iranian province
JANUARY 29, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: FOUR DEATH ROW INMATES EXECUTED
Japan hanged four convicted murderers, officials said, carrying out the country's first executions of the year despite international criticism.
- JANUARY 29, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ricardo Ortiz, 46, latino, was put to death
USA - Texas. Ricardo Ortiz, 46, latino, was put to death
- JANUARY 28, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Virgil Martinez was executed.
USA - Texas. Virgil Martinez was executed.
JANUARY 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED IN THE PRISON OF ISFAHAN
Two men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran) early this morning, reported
JANUARY 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS THREE FOR MURDER
three Iranians convicted of murder have been hanged recently in the south of the country, local newspapers
JANUARY 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED IN MASHAD
Four young men were hanged in the prison of Mashad (northeastern I
JANUARY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING, RAPE HANGED
Iran has hanged six men convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes in a prison in the
- JANUARY 22, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Darwin Demond Brown has been put to death at Oklahoma State Penitentiary
USA - Oklahoma. Darwin Demond Brown has been put to death at Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- JANUARY 22, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Reginald Perkins was executed
USA - Texas. Reginald Perkins was executed
JANUARY 22, 2009DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING TULSA CLERK PUT TO DEATH
A man convicted of beating a convenience store clerk to death with a baseball bat