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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- AUGUST 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR HANGED IN FAISALABAD JAIL
four condemned prisoners were hanged in Faisalabad District Jail in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO BALUCHI ACTIVISTS EXECUTED IN IRAN
Yaghub Mehrnahad, a 28 year old Baluchi journalist, human rights and cultural activist, has been hanged in a prison in Zahedan, Iran, Etemad Melli newspaper reported without saying when the execution took place.
- AUGUST 5, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas executed José E. Medellín
USA - Texas executed José E. Medellín
- AUGUST 3, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRANIAN MEN, ONE WOMAN, TO BE EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
- JULY 31, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas executed Larry Donnell Davis.
USA - Texas executed Larry Donnell Davis.
- JULY 31, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE KURDS EXECUTED, INCLUDING A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
Iran executed five Kurds, one of whom was a fifteen-year-old child, Kurdishaspect.com, an independent website based in the USA, reported.
- JULY 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DIKIBO’S KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Onyeka Emordi and Solomon Igbinedion were sentenced to death by hanging for the alleged killing of the Nigerian Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Chief A.K. Dikibo, on February 6, 2004.
- JULY 28, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
EBADI RIGHTS GROUP PROTESTS IRAN MASS EXECUTION
the rights group run by Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi protested the hanging by Iran of 29 criminals in a mass execution and said it doubted the convicts were given a fair trial.
JULY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MASS EXECUTION IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
Iran hanged 29 people at dawn after they had been convicted of murder, drug trafficking and other crimes, state run television reported.
- JULY 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Nasser Hamidi and another unidentified man were hanged in Iran for murder
Nasser Hamidi and another unidentified man were hanged in Iran for murder
- JULY 24, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Christopher Scott Emmett was put to death tonight
USA - Christopher Scott Emmett was put to death tonight
- JULY 24, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gov. Brad Henry today approved clemency for Kevin Young
USA - Gov. Brad Henry today approved clemency for Kevin Young
- JULY 23, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Derrick Sonnier was executed
USA - Derrick Sonnier was executed
- JULY 23, 2008MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi executed Dale Leo Bishop
USA - Mississippi executed Dale Leo Bishop
JULY 22, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: RIGHTS GROUP PROTESTS HANGING OF MINORS
three men were hanged in the central prison of Bushehr (south of Iran) the state run news agency Fars.
- JULY 19, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. MOTHER AND SON EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a mother and son were taken before a firing squad in the industrial town of Surabaya on Java island, Indonesia, their lawyer Soeteja Djajasmita said.
- JULY 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh...
three men were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh (Northwestern Iran), according to the site "Human rights activists in Iran".
- JULY 18, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN JAVA
in West Java, Indonesia, a man convicted of murder was executed in Banten province, according to prosecutor Lari Gau. Tubagus Yusuf Maulana, alias Usep, was killed at 10.30 pm.
JULY 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYFOUR EXECUTED IN CHINA: STATE MEDIA
Four people were executed in east China for manslaughter and drug smuggling, state
- JULY 17, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the public executions of 14 people suspected of corruption...
the public executions of 14 people suspected of corruption...
JULY 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN TO BE HANGED AFTER 18 YEARS IN JAIL
an Iranian woman arrested at the age of 13 is due to be hanged after
- JULY 15, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan in Kansas City has ruled that the Missouri's method of executing condemned prisoners by injection is constitutional
USA - U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan in Kansas City has ruled that the Missouri's method of executing condemned prisoners by injection is constitutional
JULY 15, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA. DEATH BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERS
an Act seeking the death penalty for armed robbers, depending on the gravity of the case, was
JULY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYSIX CONVICTS EXECUTED IN PUBLIC IN IRAN
Six people were executed in public in the northeastern Iranian city of Sabzevar, state radio
- JULY 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two people convicted of murder...
Iran hanged two people convicted of murder...
- JULY 11, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ZULFIQAR ALI SHAH WAS HANGED
Zulfiqar Ali Shah was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder
JULY 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES 10 FOR MURDER, ROBBERY AND DRUGS
ten people were executed in central China for murder, robbery and drug trafficking, state
- JULY 10, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Carlton Akee Turner, 29, black, was executed tonight
USA - Carlton Akee Turner, 29, black, was executed tonight
JULY 10, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA. HOUSE INSISTS ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Nigerian House of Representatives rejected a bill, which sought to amend
JULY 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIAN EXECUTED FOR 42 MURDERS
Ahmad Suradji, 57, was executed by firing squad in Indonesia