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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- FEBRUARY 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR A CRIME HE COMMITTED AT 16
The mullahs' regime hanged a young man identified as Javad Shojaii accused of a crime committed when he was 16, the state-run daily Etemad reported.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a citizen convicted of fatally shooting another Saudi
- FEBRUARY 24, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. MAN EXECUTED FOR DOUBLE MURDER
an Emirati man was executed by firing squad after being convicted
- FEBRUARY 24, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. FIVE MEN FROM NILE STATE EXECUTED IN KHARTOUM
five individuals from Nile State were executed in Kobar prison in Khartoum,
- FEBRUARY 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Six people were hanged in the Islamabad prison of Zanjan...
Six people were hanged in the Islamabad prison of Zanjan...
- FEBRUARY 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
four convicted murderers were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison
four convicted murderers were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison
- FEBRUARY 20, 2008DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TEN PEOPLE HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iran hanged 10 people convicted of armed robbery and murder, the Fars news agency reported.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN KARACHI JAIL
a murder convict was hanged in the Karachi Central Jail in Pakistan
- FEBRUARY 19, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY
a Saudi man, Rashed bin Rafia, was beheaded by the sword in the
- FEBRUARY 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Latif, 18, whose death sentence had been approved...
Mohammad Latif, 18, whose death sentence had been approved...
- FEBRUARY 19, 2008SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
in the Abud-waq district of central Somalia, regional authorities carried out the
in the Abud-waq district of central Somalia, regional authorities carried out the
- FEBRUARY 18, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED AFTER BEATING HIS MOTHER TO DEATH
a Saudi man convicted of killing his mother after beating her to death
- FEBRUARY 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in a prison in
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in a prison in
- FEBRUARY 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a death sentence issued by Bench 133 of Mashhad Public
a death sentence issued by Bench 133 of Mashhad Public
- FEBRUARY 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the Justice Department of Khorasan Razavi Province
according to the Justice Department of Khorasan Razavi Province
- FEBRUARY 16, 2008LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. TWO GHANAIANS EXCUTED FOR MURDER
two Ghanaian nationals and a Gambian were executed by firing squad at the Kofiya Rehabilitation Facility in Benghazi, after pleas for clemency and Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor’s last-minute intervention for a stay of execution were turned down.,
- FEBRUARY 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen convicted of killing a compatriot
- FEBRUARY 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF CHILD MURDERS
Iran hanged a man for murdering four boys, Tehran Emrooz newspaper reported.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. JOURNALIST MAY ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY
"I am not worried for his life. I'm sure Afghanistan's justice system will
- FEBRUARY 6, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khaled bin Atyan bin Maafa al-Daadaiwas was beheaded in public...
Khaled bin Atyan bin Maafa al-Daadaiwas was beheaded in public...
- FEBRUARY 5, 2008BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. THREE MEMBERS OF MAROZAW GANG EXECUTED BY SHOOTING
three members of the Marozaw gang that terrorized the Homyel
- FEBRUARY 5, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS CITIZEN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of killing a fellow
- FEBRUARY 4, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE FOREIGNERS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian, an Iraqi and a Pakistani after they were
- FEBRUARY 4, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO YOUNG MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER IN CHITTAGONG
two young men are to walk the gallows for the murder of a money exchange trader
- FEBRUARY 1, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN EXECUTES THREE PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
Japan executed three men convicted of murder, the Justice
- JANUARY 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged five convicted murderers in Tehran's Evin prison, the Fars news agency reported.
- JANUARY 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ARAB SEPARATIST HANGED IN KHUZESTAN
the prominent Iranian Arab separatist Zamel Bavi was hanged in
- JANUARY 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
five men were hanged in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, in Iran, state media reported
five men were hanged in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, in Iran, state media reported
- JANUARY 29, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN WOMAN AND PAKISTANI BEHEADED
a Nigerian woman and a Pakistani man were executed in the Muslim holy city of
- JANUARY 29, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In a 2-1 decision, the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
In a 2-1 decision, the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...