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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- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE ARMY OFFICER EXECUTED FOR SPYING
a Chinese People's Liberation Army (P.L.A) officer was executed after a military court found him guilty of selling classified documents to Taiwan, a Hong Kong newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Michael Conahan says George Banks is too mentally ill to be executed
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Michael Conahan says George Banks is too mentally ill to be executed
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED AFTER STABBING ATTACK
a man was executed for killing two students at a school in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Abduhalik Muzht, 39, was found guilty of fatally cutting two children with a knife in December 2006.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS MAN FOR KILLING WIFE
a man convicted of killing his wife was hanged in a prison in the central
- AUGUST 31, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS CITIZEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities announced the beheading of a citizen convicted of drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 31, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man in the western city of Borujerd, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
Iran hanged a man in the western city of Borujerd, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the northern town of Noshahr, Fars news agency reported.
- AUGUST 30, 2008MaliDEATH PENALTY
MALIAN MAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a Malian man convicted of serial robbery and attempted rape was put to death by the sword in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca.
- AUGUST 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI BEHEADED IN SAUDI FOR MURDER
a Pakistani man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca after the victim's family refused "blood money."
- AUGUST 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED IN SEMNAN
a man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (east of Tehran), the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
AUGUST 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN AMONG FIVE EXECUTED
Four men and one woman were hanged in a Tehran jail for murder, with two others given
AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. ANOTHER MAN HANGED FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, the second execution in a week that
- AUGUST 24, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER AFTER 19 YEARS
Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and murdering a relative in the prison of Tabriz (northwest Iran), reported the state run news agency ISCAnews
- AUGUST 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES TWO PAKISTANIS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistanis convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement.
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the public relations unit of the Sistan-Baluchestan Province judiciary department in Iran announced that the Zahedan Islamic Revolution Court issued a ruling on the execution of Bahram Nikpur.
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER IN BOJNOURD
the Iranian governement hanged a man convicted of murder in the northeastern town of Bojnourd, a press report said.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 'HANGS MAN FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR'
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said. Reza Hejazi, 20, was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan for stabbing a man to death in a fight in 2003, th
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged two convicted of drug smuggling inside a Tehran prison, the state run news agency Quds reported
- AUGUST 19, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Manzoor Ahmed was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in the in the prison of Isfahan...
two men were hanged in the in the prison of Isfahan...
- AUGUST 18, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: 25 YO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
twenty five year old August Town fisherman Junior 'Simple' Campbell of Jamaica was sentenced to death for the murder of a couple within his volatile St Andrew community three years ago.
- AUGUST 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED FOR ADULTERY IN SOUTHEAST IRAN
a man was hanged in Zahedan, Iran, on charges of adultery. According to the public relations unit of the main judiciary department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, the suspect Hasan Sadeqpur was sentenced to death by hanging on charges of adultery followin
- AUGUST 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Michael Rodriguez was executed today in Texas
USA - Michael Rodriguez was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIRST EXECUTION IN VEHARI JAIL
Vehari Jail officials in Pakistan hanged a man for murder, the first execution since the establishment of the jail.
- AUGUST 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - David Dorsey IV was executed today in Texas
USA - David Dorsey IV was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 12, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
there was a public execution in North Korea...
there was a public execution in North Korea...
- AUGUST 11, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan, the state-run television's website reported.
- AUGUST 7, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR SERIAL MURDERS
Indonesia executed a man sentenced to death seven years ago for murdering four people, despite a call from international human rights groups to halt the execution.
- AUGUST 7, 2008HondurasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Heliberto Chi was executed today in Texas
USA - Heliberto Chi was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS LODGE LEGAL CHALLENGE
Indonesia's government reiterated that the three Bali bombers on death row will soon be executed, despite a desperate last-ditch legal challenge.