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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- JULY 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED IN CHINA: STATE MEDIA
Four people were executed in east China for manslaughter and drug smuggling, state
- 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 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 PENALTY
IRAN. 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, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. DEATH BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERS
an Act seeking the death penalty for armed robbers, depending on the gravity of the case, was
- 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 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
SIX 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, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES 10 FOR MURDER, ROBBERY AND DRUGS
ten people were executed in central China for murder, robbery and drug trafficking, state
- JULY 11, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ZULFIQAR ALI SHAH WAS HANGED
Zulfiqar Ali Shah was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder
- JULY 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN EXECUTED FOR 42 MURDERS
Ahmad Suradji, 57, was executed by firing squad in Indonesia
- JULY 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged four people convicted of murder...
Iran hanged four people convicted of murder...
- JULY 10, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. HOUSE INSISTS ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Nigerian House of Representatives rejected a bill, which sought to amend
- JULY 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Khalaj was executed in the prison of Sanandaj, Iran
Ahmad Khalaj was executed in the prison of Sanandaj, Iran
- JULY 10, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gov. Martin O’Malley announced the appointment of former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti to chair the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment.
USA - Gov. Martin O’Malley announced the appointment of former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti to chair the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment.
- JULY 10, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kent Jermaine Jackson was put to death tonight.
USA - Kent Jermaine Jackson was put to death tonight.
- JULY 10, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Carlton Akee Turner, 29, black, was executed tonight
USA - Carlton Akee Turner, 29, black, was executed tonight
- JULY 9, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO UYGHURS EXECUTED IN KASHGAR AFTER MASS SENTENCING RALLY
Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang executed two ethnic minority
- JULY 8, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International and over 20 international...
Amnesty International and over 20 international...
- JULY 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES MAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCE
a man was put to death in south eastern Iran after being found guilty of drug
- JULY 2, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR MURDER
Iran hanged three men convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison, the state run news agency ISCAnews reported.
- JULY 1, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TEENAGE MURDERER
Iran hanged a 19-year-old youth in prison in the central city of Isfahan after
- JULY 1, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mark Dean Schwab was executed at the state's death chamber in Starke.
USA - Mark Dean Schwab was executed at the state's death chamber in Starke.
- JUNE 30, 2008DEATH PENALTY
UN INVESTIGATOR BLASTS US JUSTICE SYSTEM, DEATH PENALTY
A senior UN human rights investigator criticized the
- JUNE 27, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Superior Court Judge Robert Bell found Guy Tobias LeGrande incompetent for execution
USA - Superior Court Judge Robert Bell found Guy Tobias LeGrande incompetent for execution
- JUNE 26, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. TWO NIGERIANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, officials said. Samuel Okoye,
- JUNE 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
six people were executed in Yunnan and Henan provinces, and the Guangxi Zhua
- JUNE 25, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Stacy Yarbrough, 30, was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center
Robert Stacy Yarbrough, 30, was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center
- JUNE 25, 2008SyriaDEATH PENALTY
the Committee for the Monitoring of the Syrian Society and Human...
the Committee for the Monitoring of the Syrian Society and Human Rights stated that the Syrian authorities had executed the civil engineer Yasser al-Sakka, born in Aleppo in year 1970, married with two children, nearly a month before, without any prior ed
- JUNE 24, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES THREE FOR DRUG DEALING
China executed three drug dealers and sentenced five more to death on