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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- APRIL 8, 2008SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. SOLDIER PUBLICLY EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
a soldier who was found guilty of murdering a fellow soldier was publicly
- APRIL 8, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI MAN BEHEADED FOR BEATING COMPATRIOT TO DEATH
the official Saudi Press Agency said authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of beating a fellow citizen to death.
- APRIL 8, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
two brothers-in-law were executed by a firing squad...
two brothers-in-law were executed by a firing squad...
- APRIL 2, 2008DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA). EXECUTIONS ARE PUT ON HOLD
Virginia put all executions on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether
- MARCH 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO BANK WORKERS EXECUTED
Two Chinese bank workers who spent about 45 million yuan (6.4 million dollars)
- MARCH 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. 134 PEOPLE HANGED IN 2007
Releasing its annual report on the state of human rights in 2007, the Human Rights
- MARCH 28, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a discharged soldier was shot at Bumpo-ri in Samsoo...
a discharged soldier was shot at Bumpo-ri in Samsoo....
- MARCH 27, 2008DEATH PENALTY
US MARKS SIX MONTHS WITH NO EXECUTIONS
the United States marked its sixth consecutive month with no executions of
- MARCH 27, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword after he was convicted of murdering a
- MARCH 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER
a Yemeni national was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being
- MARCH 23, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of a fatal shooting
- MARCH 21, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VILLAGE HEAD IN CHINA EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX
the head of a village in the Chinese central province of Henan was executed for murdering six people with an illegally owned gun in a series of disputes...
- MARCH 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man faced gallows for an alleged crime he committed...
a young man faced gallows for an alleged crime he committed...
- MARCH 17, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NARSINGDI MURDER CASE
the seven accused in the Narsingdi Seven Murder Case were given death
- MARCH 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a
- MARCH 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CLERIC WANTS DEATH SENTENCE FOR WRITERS
Saudi Arabia's most revered cleric said in a rare fatwa that two writers should
- MARCH 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CHRISTIAN HANGED DESPITE CLEMENCY APPEAL
a Christian man was hanged in Pakistan, after being
- MARCH 12, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the Iranian daily Etemaad-e-melli...
according to the Iranian daily Etemaad-e-melli...
- MARCH 11, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a citizen who was convicted of fatally
- MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIRST EXECUTIONS IN CHENGDU AFTER SHIFT TO LETHAL INJECTION
the intermediate people's court of southwest China's Chengdu city used lethal
- MARCH 9, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian national who stabbed another man to death in an argument was
- MARCH 7, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
two men, including a South African national, were sentenced to death by a
- MARCH 5, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. 15 PEOPLE EXECUTED AS EXAMPLE
North Korea publicly executed 15 people who attempted to
- MARCH 5, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally stabbing a
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally stabbing a
- MARCH 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SICHUAN ADOPTS 'HUMANE' NEEDLE OF DEATH
the capital city of southwestern China's Sichuan Province will formally
- FEBRUARY 29, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 'CHEMICAL ALI' EXECUTION APPROVED
the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin and henchman "Chemical Ali" has
- FEBRUARY 29, 2008LibyaDEATH PENALTY
GOVERNMENT SECURES PARDON FOR KANKAM
a Ghanaian citizen, Kwabena Kankam, sentenced to death in Lybia, was pardoned
- FEBRUARY 28, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a Sokoto High court in Nigeria sentenced Mohammed Ladan to death by hanging
a Sokoto High court in Nigeria sentenced Mohammed Ladan to death by hanging
- FEBRUARY 27, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Muslit Bin Sultan was beheaded in public...
Muslit Bin Sultan was beheaded in public...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Iqrar Hussain and Shabbir Billa were executed in Pakistan for murder.
Iqrar Hussain and Shabbir Billa were executed in Pakistan for murder.