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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- DECEMBER 9, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
ALLEGED OUTLAW PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN BARA
Lashkar-i-Islam activists publicly executed an alleged outlaw in Bara, Pakistan.
- DECEMBER 8, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
5 PEOPLE PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN N KOREA
North Korea publicly executed five traders by firing squad before some 40 residents in Hamhung city on the North's east coast, South Korean aid group Good Friends said. The five were accused of drug trafficking, according to the group
- DECEMBER 6, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: NO WARNING OF YOUTH'S HANGING, LAWYER CLAIMS
Saiid Eghbal, the lawyer of hanged homosexual Iranian youth Makwan Moloudzadeh...
- DECEMBER 5, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT STAYS ALABAMA EXECUTION
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Alabama
- DECEMBER 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN EXECUTED
the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) learned that
- DECEMBER 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FIVE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
five people were hanged in southern Iran for drug trafficking and possession of arms...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
- DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in public on Motahhari square of the city of Qom...
three men were hanged in public on Motahhari square of the city of Qom...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA). BREDESEN: EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
Tennessee isn’t likely to execute any prisoners on death row until next summer, Gov. Phil Bredesen said.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. EXECUTION STAYED FOR CONVICTED RAPISTS
two Sudanese men sentenced to die in Khartoum for raping and murdering a four year old girl escaped the
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST POLICEMAN CARRIED OUT
a police officer turned serial killer was executed, the Supreme Court of Belarus announced. The execution was carried out by shooting, according to the court.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. PUBLIC EXECUTIONS ON THE RISE
North Korea has resumed frequent public executions, after a decline since 2000
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN NAJRAN
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southern city of Najran after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLINF IN IRAN'S SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
according to the announcement of the provincial judiciary department...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. FOUR NIGERIANS EXECUTED
according to a Nigerian recently deported from Libya, who wished to remain
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a square in the clerical capital
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court martial in Uganda sentenced three soldiers to death by hanging after finding them guilty of murdering two civilians in Kiruhura district
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom...
- NOVEMBER 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE HANGED ON DRUGS CHARGES
Iran hanged five men for drug trafficking, local media reported, the latest in a g
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of fatally stabbing another compatriot over a dispute, the Interior Ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TORTURE CLAIMS OVER FAILED EXECUTION
Ashraf, 42, was executed in Yemen, for murder.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT STAYS FLORIDA EXECUTION
The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution of convicted child killer Mark Dean Schwab, hours before h
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE HANGED FOR CHILD MURDER- IRANIAN PAPER
three men were hanged for the murder of children from Zamanabad village in the Malayer region in Iran.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS GHANIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Ghanian man convicted of smuggling cocaine in his intestinal tract...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES TWO FOR KILLING AND ARMED ROBBERY
Iran hanged two men charged with killing and armed robbery, media reports said.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a taxi driver’s killer was executed in the central jail of Sahiwal town...
a taxi driver’s killer was executed in the central jail of Sahiwal town...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: US FORCES WILL NOT ALLOW IRAQ EXECUTIONS AMID CONTROVERSY: OFFICIAL
the United States will refuse to hand over to Iraqi authorities for execution three former top officials from the Saddam Hussein regime as long as the "legal controversy" over their sentencing remains, reports said.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT DEFENDS CHAOTIC EXECUTION
Government officials are defending last month's execution of 15 prisoners, despite of claims that the operation was a roadside slaughter.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER BEHEADED FOR KIDNAP AND RAPE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi citizen...