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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- MAY 21, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam...
a Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam...
- MAY 21, 2008MississippiDEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI (USA). CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
Mississippi put a convicted murderer to death by lethal injection in the second U.S. execution since the Supreme Court lifted an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty last month.
- MAY 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. AFGHAN NATIONAL HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged an Afghan national convicted of murdering a woman in a prison in the central city
- MAY 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS BANGLADESHI CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a Bangladeshi man convicted of killing a Saudi citizen over a money
- MAY 15, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
two young men are to walk the gallows for the murder of Ibrahim Zaman, senior secretary
- MAY 14, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
EU CONDEMNS US RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
the European Union condemned the resumption of judicial executions in the United
- MAY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. GHOLAM HAIDAR BALOCH FACES RISK OF EXECUTION IF TRANSFERRED TO IRAN
Balochistan Human Rights Watch reported that Gholam Haidar Baloch, a Pakistan
- MAY 13, 2008ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. MUFULIRA GARDEN TENDER TO HANG FOR MURDER
a garden tender of Mufulira was sentenced to death for killing a woman in Zambia. Justice
- MAY 13, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
Randall Wayne Mays, 48, has been given the death penalty
Randall Wayne Mays, 48, has been given the death penalty
- MAY 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot
- MAY 11, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER IN ARAR
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of killing a compatriot
- MAY 11, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE CONVICTED SEX MURDERERS HANGED
Iran hanged five men convicted of burning a young woman alive after raping her, at a prison in the central city of Qom, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- MAY 8, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the Rejaee shahr prison...
three men were hanged in the Rejaee shahr prison...
- MAY 6, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA. GEORGIA MAN EXECUTED, ENDING 7-MONTH MORATORIUM
a Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed, the first inmate
- MAY 5, 2008DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 12 CONVICTS HANGED
Iran has hanged 12 convicted criminals, including nine drug traffickers and three rapists, the latest in a growing number of executions in the Islamic republic, reports said.
- MAY 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged nine drug traffickers, reports said.
Iran has hanged nine drug traffickers, reports said.
- MAY 4, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
three men convicted of kidnapping and raping at least 11 girls were sent to the gallows in Iran, in the
three men convicted of kidnapping and raping at least 11 girls were sent to the gallows in Iran, in the
- MAY 1, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 3 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
Zargar Sadajan, Roajan Sodajar, and Naik Mohammed Malak Mohammed, all Pakistanis, were
- APRIL 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIBAL ELDERS URGED TO HELP STOP EXECUTIONS IN MOHMAND AGENCY
fearing yet another public execution of an alleged outlaw, tribesmen in Machinai locality
- APRIL 29, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SENTENCING JUDGE CONDEMNS HUSSEIN'S EXECUTION
the Iraqi judge who sentenced Saddam Hussein to death condemned the manner in which
- APRIL 28, 2008QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR. MAN GETS DEATH FOR BRUTAL MURDER
a Qatari man was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of his aunt following a fight about money. The
- APRIL 28, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MILITANTS BEHEAD 'SPY' IN TRIBAL AREA
pro-Taliban militants in the Pakistan's tribal areas beheaded a 35 year old policeman in Peshawar, accusing
- APRIL 28, 2008BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: FINAL APPEAL REJECTED
a Bangladeshi cook will be executed in Bahrain after the Cassation Court...
- APRIL 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in the main prison of Qom, Iran. The prisoners were identified only as Mahmood, 47, and Ghodrat, 56.
- APRIL 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI TALIBAN PUBLICLY EXECUTE ALLEGED CRIMINAL
Pakistani Taliban militants publicly executed an alleged criminal involved in kidnappings for ransom in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan, witnesses said
- APRIL 25, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS PAKISTANIS, SYRIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Pakistanis and a Syrian convicted of smuggling drugs were beheaded by the
- APRIL 25, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
Raymond Smith is mentally retarded and cannot be executed, county Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery ruled today.
Raymond Smith is mentally retarded and cannot be executed, county Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery ruled today.
- APRIL 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FIVE FOR MURDER
Iran hanged five men convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison, the Fars news
- APRIL 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PARDONS FIVE CONVICTED OF MURDER
five people convicted of murder in Iran were pardoned by the victims' families "in the last
- APRIL 22, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the central city of Isfahan,