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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- JANUARY 1, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- JANUARY 1, 2009BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in force in Botswana since the country became independent in 1966.
The death penalty has been in force in Botswana since the country became independent in 1966.
- JANUARY 1, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2009Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Article 24 of the constitution reads that
Article 24 of the constitution reads that "the death penalty...
- DECEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the prison of Arak, central Iran...
a man was hanged in the prison of Arak, central Iran...
DECEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MINOR EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the organisation of collective human rights activists in Iran reported the execution of juvenile offender
DECEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR DOUBLE MURDER
Iran has hanged in public a man convicted of killing a mother and daughter in the southeastern province
DECEMBER 29, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAN FOR KILLING MOM, BROTHER
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the western city of Taif after being convicted of killing his
- DECEMBER 28, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
three brothers from Jabalya suspected of collaborating with Israel...
three brothers from Jabalya suspected of collaborating with Israel...
- DECEMBER 28, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDEBIL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man has been hanged in the prison of Ardebil (northwestern Iranian province of east-Azarbaijan),
DECEMBER 27, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the northern border city of Arar after he was convicted
DECEMBER 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED FOR RAPING MAN
Two Saudis were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of raping a man, the interior
DECEMBER 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NEW RULE ALLOWS STAYS OF EXECUTION
the execution of death row criminals should be suspended for review if new relevant evidence is found, even
- DECEMBER 25, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN STONED
Houshang Khodadadeh and an unidentified man were stoned by the mullahs' judiciary in Behesht Zahra cemetery in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran.
- DECEMBER 24, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ONE MAN HANGED IN NOSHAHR
a man was hanged in the prison of Noshahr (north of Iran) early today, reported the state run news
- DECEMBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the General and Revolutionary Court of Zabol in Sistan-Baluchestan Province...
according to the General and Revolutionary Court of Zabol in Sistan-Baluchestan Province...
- DECEMBER 23, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
international human rights groups and local politicians condemned the first hanging for more than a decade in the tiny Caribbean country of St Kitts and Nevis
international human rights groups and local politicians condemned the first hanging for more than a decade in the tiny Caribbean country of St Kitts and Nevis
- DECEMBER 23, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
an Egyptian court sentenced three Syrian men to death by hanging for trafficking heroin and opium
an Egyptian court sentenced three Syrian men to death by hanging for trafficking heroin and opium
DECEMBER 22, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYEXECUTIONS IN JAPAN EXCEED DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMATIONS IN 2008
death-row inmates executed in 2008 will certainly outnumber those whose death penalty was confirmed
- DECEMBER 21, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the town of Malayer...
a man was hanged in the town of Malayer...
- DECEMBER 21, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban militants executed two Afghan nationals in Pakistan's tribal areas, accusing them of spying for US-led forces in Afghanistan
Taliban militants executed two Afghan nationals in Pakistan's tribal areas, accusing them of spying for US-led forces in Afghanistan
- DECEMBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO CONVICTS EXECUTED IN BARISAL JAIL
two convicts were executed in the Barisal district central jail in Bangladesh in the early hours of the morning.
DECEMBER 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Authorities in Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi citizen convicted of killing a fellow national after a dispute.
- DECEMBER 20, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Assyr after being convicted of
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Assyr after being convicted of
- DECEMBER 19, 2008St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
a St Vincentian man, who beheaded a woman in broad daylight in December 2006, was sentenced to death by the High Court
a St Vincentian man, who beheaded a woman in broad daylight in December 2006, was sentenced to death by the High Court
- DECEMBER 19, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a bus driver convicted in a murder and rape of computer engineer in 2000...
a bus driver convicted in a murder and rape of computer engineer in 2000...
DECEMBER 19, 2008SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: NONOI'S STEPDAD HANGED
Mohammed Ali Johari, a murder convict, was hanged at Changi Prison in Singapore, police said.
DECEMBER 18, 2008DEATH PENALTYNEW HAMPSHIRE ISSUES FIRST DEATH SENTENCE IN 49 YEARS
A jury handed down New Hampshire's first death sentence in 49 years to a man who fatally shot a police
DECEMBER 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men in a prison in the religious city of Qom after they were convicted of drug trafficking,