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 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged two people convicted of smuggling drugs in a South-eastern province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, official media reported. The two were put to death in Zahedan prison in the volatile border province of Sistan-
- DECEMBER 29, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida did not execute any death-row inmates this year for the first time in 25 years...
Florida did not execute any death-row inmates this year for the first time in 25 years, the result of legal and ethical challenges to lethal injection that have temporarily halted executions nationwide.
- DECEMBER 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG DEALING
Iran hanged a convicted drug dealer in the northern town of Gorgan, the official news agency IRNA reported.
- DECEMBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER IN PUBLIC
Iran publicly hanged a man found guilty of murdering his wife more than two years ago in the southern city of Kazeroun, a newspaper reported.
- DECEMBER 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Zhou Liji, who had served time for fraud and larceny, was executed in China for drug trafficking, the Shanghai Daily said.
- DECEMBER 20, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA AAGM: JUDGES UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCES FOR RAPE
in Kenya, three men will be executed for violently raping and robbing two women.
- DECEMBER 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a Kurd with Turkish citizenship was executed in Iran.
a Kurd with Turkish citizenship was executed in Iran.
- DECEMBER 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Ghassem, was executed at Evin prison in Iran.
a man, identified only as Ghassem, was executed at Evin prison in Iran.
- DECEMBER 19, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the Death Penalty Information Center has released its 13th annual Year End Report...
the Death Penalty Information Center has released its 13th annual Year End Report...
- DECEMBER 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in public in the village of Ali Abad...
a man was hanged in public in the village of Ali Abad...
DECEMBER 19, 2007DEATH PENALTYIRAN. SIX EXECUTED AT EVIN PRISON
six people were executed at Evin prison in Iran.
- DECEMBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran executed a man for drug trafficking in the south eastern city of Zahedan.
- DECEMBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN ZAHEDAN
Iran hanged a criminal in the south eastern city of Zahedan...
- DECEMBER 17, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. GOVERNMENT MISLEADS WORLD ABOUT DEATH PENALTY RECORD
Amnesty International revealed that secret executions have been taking
DECEMBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO AFGHAN BROTHERS HANGED
Iran hanged two convicted Afghan nationals for murder in the central city
- DECEMBER 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER: STATE TV
Iran hanged a man in public who was found guilty of murdering a taxi driver two years ago...
DECEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR HANGED, ONE IN PUBLIC
four men were hanged for drug trafficking in the city of Bojnord in the Northern
- 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, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FIVE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
five people were hanged in southern Iran for drug trafficking and possession of arms...
- DECEMBER 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN EXECUTED
the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) learned that
DECEMBER 5, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT STAYS ALABAMA EXECUTION
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Alabama
- 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 PENALTYTENNESSEE (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 PENALTYSUDAN. 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 PENALTYBELARUS. 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 PENALTYNORTH 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...