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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- NOVEMBER 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, a newspaper reported.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texaas. Robert Jean Hudson was executed
USA - Texaas. Robert Jean Hudson was executed
- NOVEMBER 20, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. military had scheduled its first execution since 1961 for December 10
USA - The U.S. military had scheduled its first execution since 1961 for December 10
NOVEMBER 20, 2008United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTYUSA. FIRST MILITARY EXECUTION SINCE 1961 SCHEDULED NEXT MONTH
A U.S. soldier convicted of rape and murder two decades ago will be executed December 10 in the
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING FAMILY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gregory Bryant-Bey was executed
USA - Ohio. Gregory Bryant-Bey was executed
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS A MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man according to a Fars news agency report.
NOVEMBER 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYMAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR ISRAEL
Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, a judiciary spokesman said. Al
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Denard Manns, 42, black, was executed today
USA - Texas. Denard Manns, 42, black, was executed today
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS CHADIAN FOR RAPE
a Chadian man was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Ara
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN MPS SAY DEATH PENALTY REDUCES CRIME
Afghani television reported various MPs claims that capital punishment reduced crime.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN SAUDI ARABIA
a man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry announced in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER EXECUTION
Iran executed a 27 year old man convicted of murder in a prison in the western city of Shahr-e Kord, the Fars news agency reported
NOVEMBER 9, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the eastern province of Qatif after being convicted of
NOVEMBER 8, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: THREE EXECUTED IN BALI NIGHTCLUB BOMBINGS
Indonesia executed three Islamic militants for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists.
NOVEMBER 8, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE FOR MURDER
the Afghan government executed three men for crimes including murder, the state broadcaster announced.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR MURDERING CHILD
Two men found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a nine-year-old boy on Iran's Gulf island of Kish have
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN MASHAD
One man was hanged in Mashad, capital of northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan, reported the Iranian
NOVEMBER 7, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTED FOR STARTING DEADLY JAIL FIRE
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after he was convicted of deliberately starting a prison
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Elkie Lee Taylor was executed.
USA - Texas. Elkie Lee Taylor was executed.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER
the Ugandan High Court sentenced two men to death for killing another man. Desderio Onyango and
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS YEMENI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry said that Abdullah Suleiman, a Yemeni man convicted of murder, was
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed
the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed
OCTOBER 31, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADED FOR RAPE
a Saudi Arabian convicted of rape was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh, the interior
OCTOBER 31, 2008SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALI STONED TO DEATH WAS 13-YEAR-OLD RAPE VICTIM, GROUP SAYS
Amnesty International said that the girl stoned to death in Somalia this week was 13 years old, not 23,
- OCTOBER 30, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gregory Wright was executed today
USA - Texas. Gregory Wright was executed today
OCTOBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE HANGED FOR MURDER
the judicial branch of Isfahan province in Iran announced it had carried out that morning the death sentence of Gholamreza H., an Afghan national convicted of murder.
OCTOBER 28, 2008DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA). MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A former plumbing supply salesman was executed in Texas for strangling and raping