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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- APRIL 30, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a Mauritanian convicted of rape and a Saudi convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN THREE INDIVIDUALS EXECUTED IN TEHRAN ON SECURITY CHARGES
three individuals were executed in Tehran, Iran, having been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
- APRIL 29, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. LETHAL INJECTION, REVEALED
the Boston Globe Newspaper published an editorial in which it
- APRIL 28, 2007DEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING FAMILY
an Indonesian man has been executed by a firing squad for his 1999 conviction of killing a family of six, including four children, on Borneo island.
- APRIL 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged in southern Hormozgan province...
- APRIL 26, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ryan Dickson, 30, a street gang member convicted...
Ryan Dickson, 30, a street gang member convicted of fatally shooting an Amarillo couple during a botched beer theft at their grocery store more than a dozen years ago was executed.
- APRIL 26, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDIS BEHEAD 3 MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER AND ROBBERY
three Saudis convicted of robbery and murder were beheaded, the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry said in a statement.
- APRIL 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Iran, two men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Tehran's main prison.
- APRIL 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDER IN LAND ROW
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted murderer...
- APRIL 24, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA. NEW STUDY CASTS DOUBT ON RELIABILITY OF LETHAL INJECTION DRUGS
a new scientific study of 41 lethal injections that took place in California and North
- APRIL 24, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
James Filiaggi was executed for the Jan. 24, 1994 killing of his ex-wife, Lisa Huff Filiaggi.
James Filiaggi was executed for the Jan. 24, 1994 killing of his ex-wife, Lisa Huff Filiaggi.
- APRIL 24, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEHEADING FELLOW STUDENT
a male student who decapitated a colleague after he made sexual advances has been sentenced to death by Jordan's High Court, Al-Arab Al-Yom newspaper reported.
- APRIL 23, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in northwestern East Azarbaijan province, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- APRIL 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi for murder in Arar.
- APRIL 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRAQIS BEHEADED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Iraqis nationals for drug smuggling.
- APRIL 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR DRUG TRAFFICKERS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran recently hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking according to local media.
- APRIL 20, 2007ChadDEATH PENALTY
TWO CHAD NATIONALS PUBLICLY BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
two Chad nationals were publicly beheaded in Riyadh after Saudi Arabian courts found them guilty of kidnapping and robbery, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CONDEMNS IRAQ EXECUTIONS
Iraq is now the world's fourth highest user of the death penalty, Amnesty International reported.
- APRIL 17, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR BROTHERS HANGED FOR KILLING 13
four brothers were hanged in Multan, Pakistan, for murdering
- APRIL 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR RAPING MINORS
a Saudi man convicted of raping minors was executed by beheading in Riyadh, the
- APRIL 11, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE OF TEEN
Texas executed a man by lethal injection for the 1993 rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl.
- APRIL 9, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Saudi national Mejhar Al Dosari for murdering Saad Al Dosari, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency
- APRIL 8, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE HANGED FOR RAPE
three Iranians convicted of kidnapping and then raping a woman
- APRIL 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COUNTRYMAN OVER DISPUTE
a Saudi man convicted of fatally shooting another Saudi over a dispute was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said.
- APRIL 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Majid bin Othman bin Mohammed al-Adani, a Yemeni man
- APRIL 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. POLICEMEN EXECUTED FOR KILLING BANGLADESHI TAXI DRIVER
Two policemen were executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for murdering a Bangladeshi taxi driver. Abdul
- MARCH 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX TOP ISLAMIC MILITANTS EXECUTED
six Islamic militant leaders accused of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in November 2005 in Bangladesh
- MARCH 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi TV1 reported the execution of a Saudi killer in Asir Region. Citing an Interior Ministry statement, the
- MARCH 30, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JAMAICAN FRIEND
Kelloy Koon Koon was sentenced to death in Trinidad for the murder of his friend Mark Brown, whom he
- MARCH 29, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Roy Lee Pippin, 51, was executed tonight for the 1994 deaths...
Roy Lee Pippin, 51, was executed tonight for the 1994 deaths of 2 men gunned down in a dispute over missing drug money.