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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- JULY 29, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO ‘COMMON CRIMINALS’ EXECUTED
Iran hanged two ‘common criminals’, identified as Haj-Morad Mohammadi and Fazel Ramezani. No other details were provided.
- JULY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIANS MAY HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR BEING GAY
expatriate Iranian sources are reporting that some of the 16 people hanged last week, labelled 'the most famous hooligans in Tehran', were executed for being gay
- JULY 26, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Darrell Grayson, 46, was executed at Holman prison near Atmore.
Darrell Grayson, 46, was executed at Holman prison near Atmore.
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- JULY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in the western city of Kermanshah
- JULY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword..
- JULY 24, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Lonnie Earl Johnson was executed this evening for the fatal shootings of Sean Fulk Schulz...
Lonnie Earl Johnson was executed this evening for the fatal shootings of Sean Fulk Schulz...
JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER
five convicts, including three brothers, were hanged for murder in the central
- JULY 23, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions...
lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions...
JULY 23, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA. SLOGAN TREE SMUGGLER PUBLICLY EXECUTED
North Korea has publicly executed a trade official for smuggling timber
JULY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN SAYS 16 CRIMINALS HANGED
Iran hanged 16 men convicted for various offences, including rape and kidnapping.
- JULY 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a convicted murderer in the western city of Khoramabad, a press report said.
JULY 18, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTYFLORIDA ENDS SEVEN-MONTH MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Florida ended a moratorium on capital punishment today, spurred by a gruesomely
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded Khaled al-Juhani, a Saudi policeman convicted of sexual assault in Medina, according to an Interior Ministry statement.
- JULY 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT PENDING CHILD OFFENDER EXECUTION IN IRAN
Amnesty International discovered that 18 year old Sina Paymard, who was sentenced to death in Iran for a crime committed when he was just 16 years old, may be executed within the next few hours.
- JULY 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the central city of Arak, the Iran governmental newspaper reported.
JULY 14, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
the official Saudi PressAgency carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announcing
JULY 11, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH DAKOTA REJOINS THE EXECUTION CLUB
a 25-year-old East Texas native was executed by lethal injection for the torture and slaying
- JULY 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi boy, Moeid bin Hussein Hakami, 16, was beheaded
a Saudi boy, Moeid bin Hussein Hakami, 16, was beheaded
JULY 10, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. CHINA EXECUTES EX-FOOD AND DRUG CHIEF
the execution of former State Food and Drug Administration director Zheng Xiaoyu
- JULY 9, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iranian authorities executed Navid Parham, 22, by hanging in public, in a street in the southern city of Shiraz.
- JULY 9, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian authorities hanged a man identified by local media as Hassan Madadi.
- JULY 8, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a rapist in the central city of Arak, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
JULY 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. ADULTERER STONED TO DEATH
a man convicted of adultery was stoned to death in a village in northwestern Iran, the first time judiciary has confirmed such an execution in five years.
JULY 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. MAN EXECUTED FOR ROLE IN 2003 IMAM ALI BLAST
Iraqi Justice Ministry spokesman Busho Ibrahim said Oras Muhammad Abdul-Aziz
- JUNE 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED IN SUKKUR CENTRAL JAIL FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, a man was executed by hanging at Sukkur Central Jail One,
JUNE 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTES NATIONAL FOR RAPE, DRUG, ALCOHOL CRIMES
the official Saudi Arabian Press website carried a Saudi Interior
JUNE 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY71 KIDS ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
Amnesty International appealed to Iran to stop executing children and those who committed their crimes
- JUNE 26, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLDESH: COURT STAYS DEATH PENALTY OF 1975 COUP CONVICT
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of the death penalty...
- JUNE 26, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Jimmy Dale Bland, a terminally ill death row inmate, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Jimmy Dale Bland, a terminally ill death row inmate, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.