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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- JUNE 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DEATH PENALTY REQUEST BY NOBEL LAUREATE ATTORNEY SPARKS CRITICISM
The news that a young man has been executed in Tehran for raping and killing a woman has been met with
- JUNE 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the city of Karaj west of Tehran...
Iran has hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the city of Karaj west of Tehran...
- JUNE 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO, YEMENI NATIONAL BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Filipino and a Yemeni national convicted of murdering a Pakistani and a Saudi man, the Interior Ministry said.
- JUNE 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged two for drug trafficking in Tehran's Evin prison, Tehran Emrooz newspaper reported.
- JUNE 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR MURDER
Iran has hanged three men for murder in Tehran's Evin prison, Tehran Emrooz newspaper reported.
- JUNE 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE BEHEADED IN SAUDI FOR MURDER
a Sudanese national was executed by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of murdering a Saudi man, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
- JUNE 11, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
a new trial date has been set in the federal civil case that has held up all executions...
a new trial date has been set in the federal civil case that has held up all executions in Delaware since May 9, 2006 (see).
- JUNE 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the southern city of Kazeroun, the governmental Iran
- JUNE 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the northern province of Golestan, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- JUNE 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
ONE EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
in Saudi Arabia, authorities beheaded a Saudi citizen for smuggling hashish.
- JUNE 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy Mike Griffith was executed.
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy Mike Griffith was executed.
- JUNE 5, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE AFGHANS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Afghans convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced.
- JUNE 4, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED FOR ADULTERY IN PAKISTAN
Pakistani villagers shot dead a woman and three men, including an Afghan refugee...
- JUNE 1, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA). EXECUTIONS UNLIKELY THE REST OF THE YEAR
a judge will not hear legal challenges to the state's lethal injection procedure until October.
- MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CHILD RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of raping and murdering young girls in the northern Mazandaran province
- MAY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR 'TERRORISM'
Iran hanged a member of a "terrorist" group in a restive border province...
- MAY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the southern Fars province.
- MAY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
four men convicted of smuggling 600 kilos of opium were hanged in the town of Birjand...
- MAY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Sa`id Qanbar Zahi was executed in prison in the city of Zahedan.
Sa`id Qanbar Zahi was executed in prison in the city of Zahedan.
- MAY 24, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA). HOUR-PLUS DELAY IN LETHAL INJECTION
An execution was delayed more than an hour while prison medical staff struggled to find suitable veins in the
- MAY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in the southeastern...
a man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in the southeastern...
- MAY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR ARMED ROBBERY
a man was publicly hanged in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan Baluchestan...
- MAY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country...
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country...
- MAY 22, 2007ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA. COMER EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
Arizona executed a 50-year-old man by lethal injection for the murder of a camper in 1987, state prison officials said.
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. AUTHORITIES BEHEAD SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of smuggling drugs into the country, the Interior Ministry said.
- MAY 20, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. PAKISTANI HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Pakistani national convicted of drug trafficking has been hanged in Kuwait, officials said.
- MAY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Misfer bin Ali al-Khathami was executed in the Southern region of Aseer...
- MAY 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG SMUGGLING
Three people convicted of murder and two others found guilty of drug smuggling were hanged in Iran, AFP reported.
- MAY 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED IN IRAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two men found guilty of drug smuggling were hanged in Iran, the newspaper Tehran Emrouz reported.
- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Ethiopian citizens, Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman...
two Ethiopian citizens, Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman...