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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- 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 22, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
EXECUTIONS 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, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Authorities in Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi citizen convicted of killing a fellow national after a dispute.
- 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 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, 2008SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: NONOI'S STEPDAD HANGED
Mohammed Ali Johari, a murder convict, was hanged at Changi Prison in Singapore, police said.
- 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 18, 2008DEATH PENALTY
NEW 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 PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN QOM
Iran hanged a man in a prison in the religious city of Qom, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- DECEMBER 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 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,
- DECEMBER 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two men in a prison in the religious city of Qom...
Iran hanged two men in a prison in the religious city of Qom...
- DECEMBER 18, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDERS IN MYMENSINGH
two prisoners in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, were executed in the early hours of the morning, prison authorities said the next day.
- DECEMBER 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SWORD USED TO BEHEAD KILLERS
Two men were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of murder.
- DECEMBER 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DOUBLE MURDER
a man convicted of killing two people in Iran was hanged in a prison in the northeastern city of Mashhad,
- DECEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in the northern city of Semnan, the state news agency
- DECEMBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot
DECEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Tabas (Khorasan province, eastern Iran) in the morning, reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment issued a report today calling for the abolition
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment issued a report today calling for the abolition
- DECEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the southern city of Kazeroun, Quds newspaper
- DECEMBER 10, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
EXECUTIONS AND DEATH SENTENCES IN UNITED STATES DROPPED IN 2008, REPORT FINDS
New death sentences in the United States were at or near a three-decade low this year and the number of people executed will be the lowest since 1994, according to a new report. The nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center reports 37 executions in 2008
- DECEMBER 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan
- DECEMBER 5, 2008South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Joseph M.L. Gardner, 38, black, has been executed
USA - South Carolina. Joseph M.L. Gardner, 38, black, has been executed
- DECEMBER 4, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Historic low number of death sentences in Texas in 2008
USA - Texas. Historic low number of death sentences in Texas in 2008
- DECEMBER 3, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
two men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo Supreme Court...
two men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo Supreme Court...
- DECEMBER 2, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICAN STATE WANTS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
Coahuila state lawmakers in Mexico proposed the death penalty be reinstated for kidnappings that end in murder, a crime Coahuila's governor said should be punished by firing squad, hanging or throat slashing.
- DECEMBER 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FAMILY OF EXECUTED CHINESE SCIENTIST NOT TOLD OF DEATH: DAUGHTER
the family of a Chinese scientist executed for passing information to Taiwan were officially told of his death or what happened to his body, his daughter said, three days after he died.