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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- FEBRUARY 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for stabbing and clubbing another Saudi to death. A statement on the
- FEBRUARY 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN HANGED FOR DEADLY BLASTS
Iran executed three men who were convicted of deadly bombings in the southwest oil city of Ahvaz in 2005,
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR MURDERERS
Four Iranian men convicted of murdering four people in separate incidents were hanged in Tehran, the
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER SADDAM VP SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Iraqi High Court sentenced Saddam Hussein's former vice president to death by hanging, despite appeals from UN officials and international human rights groups.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SAYS IT EXECUTED 14 CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The Iraqi government said 14 convicted terrorists were executed for murder, kidnappings and rape in five of
- FEBRUARY 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EXECUTION OF MUSLIM SEPARATIST
China executed an alleged Muslim separatist with a bullet through the heart. Ismail Semed, an Uighur from
- FEBRUARY 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS CITIZEN CONVICTED OF MACHINE GUN MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Mohammed Bin Abdullah al-Shahrani, the state-run news agency said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO IRAQIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Iraqi men, Jabbar Karim Saeed Abu Alya and Ali Hamza
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES MAN FOR FAMILY KILLING
a man was executed by lethal injection in Texas for strangling his wife and two stepdaughters a decade ago. James Lewis Jackson, a 47-year-old gardener, was the fourth inmate put to death this year in Texas, which has the highest execution rate in the US.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO PRISONERS TO BE HANGED ON FEB 7 & 13
Muhammad Ahmed Bodal was hanged in the Central Jail, in Pakistan.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
the House of Representatives has approved a measure...
the House of Representatives has approved a measure (HB1175) that would clear the way for South Dakota to hold its first execution in nearly 6 decades.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
U.S. EXECUTIONS UNDER RENEWED SCRUTINY
the death penalty is under what may be an unprecedented review in the United States, mostly involving
- FEBRUARY 2, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
a House committee has rejected a bill that would have repealed the death penalty.
a House committee has rejected a bill that would have repealed the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Phil Bredesen postponed four executions...
Gov. Phil Bredesen postponed four executions so the state could review and better document its procedures for lethal injection.
- JANUARY 31, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 3 EXECUTED FOR DRUGS, ROBBERY AND MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two Saudis and a Pakistani man for drug smuggling, armed robbery and murder, local media reported.
- JANUARY 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani man for drug smuggling, local media reported.
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani man for drug smuggling, local media reported.
- JANUARY 30, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Swift, 31, was executed...
Christopher Swift, 31, was executed...
- JANUARY 29, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES WOMAN FOR MURDER
a Saudi Ministry statement published by the official news agency SPA stated a Saudi woman, identified as Hala bint Marzouk al-Outaibi, was executed for murder.
- JANUARY 26, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE EXECUTES MEN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Singapore has executed two African men for drug smuggling after rejecting appeals for clemency by Nigeria's president, the UN and rights groups. Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, 21, of Nigeria, and 35-year-old Okeke Nelson Malachy, a stateless African, were hanged
- JANUARY 25, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA. JUDGE BLOCKS EXECUTIONS
Superior Court Judge Donald W. Stephens in Raleigh blocked two executions, creating a de facto moratorium on capital punishment in the state until it changes its lethal injection procedure.
- JANUARY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR IRANIAN ARABS EXECUTED
Iran publicly hanged four men convicted of taking part in deadly bombings in the south-western city of Ahwaz in 2005.
- JANUARY 23, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. EXECUTED FOR TREASON, ACTIVISTS ARE POSTHUMOUSLY ACQUITTED
eight pro-democracy activists were posthumously acquitted of treason charges, more than 30 years after they were executed. The Seoul Central District Court said the activists were not guilty of forming an underground party aiming to overthrow the authorit
- JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder.
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder.
- JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking.
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 21, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE CHILD RAPISTS WHIPPED AND SENTENCED TO HANG FOR CHILD RAPE
the Sudanese central Khartoum criminal court convicted Mutassim Khairallah, 35, and Imad Tabben,
- JANUARY 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO PAKISTANIS, TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED
- JANUARY 18, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN HANGED FOR DECADES-OLD MURDER
An Iranian convicted of murdering his brother and sister-in-law as well as their two children 27 years ago was hanged in the central city of Isfahan, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- JANUARY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a national, Ali bin Mohammed bin Heilan Al Harbi,
Saudi Arabia executed a national, Ali bin Mohammed bin Heilan Al Harbi,
- JANUARY 17, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Johnathan Moore, 32...
Johnathan Moore, 32...
- JANUARY 17, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sharif Chushti was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Sharif Chushti was hanged in Pakistan for murder.