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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MARCH 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA). ROBERT PEREZ EXECUTED FOR DOUBLE SLAYING
Texas executed a San Antonio man condemned to death for the murders of two rivals in a 1994 gang leadership dispute.
MARCH 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of murder. Miftah bin Hilal al-Fahmi was executed in the province
- MARCH 1, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA). COMMISSION RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO LETHAL INJECTION PROCESS
The Florida commission charged with examining the state’s botched execution of Angel Diaz has urged
FEBRUARY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR CHILD RAPE AND MURDER
a young man convicted of child rape and murder was hanged in a prison in the northern Iranian
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Mike Rounds Signs Execution Change...
Governor Mike Rounds Signs Execution Change...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CHILD RAPIST HANGED IN PUBLIC
a young man convicted of child rape was publicly hanged in Iran's central clerical capital of Qom, the
FEBRUARY 24, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE. BROTHERS SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING FOUR
Two Chikombedzi brothers, Size, 24, and Boy Sithole, 22, have been sentenced to death for gunning down
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel refused to grant a request by Governor...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel refused to grant a request by Governor...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Nigerian cocaine smuggler, the second Nigerian drug trafficker to be put
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Newton Anderson was executed this evening...
Newton Anderson was executed this evening for torturing and killing a retired couple during the break-in of their home.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILD
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the western province of Taef after being convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy while drunk.
FEBRUARY 22, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYACTIVISTS BLAST SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADINGS
Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia violated international law when it beheaded four Sri Lankan
FEBRUARY 21, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA ORDERS PUBLIC DISPLAY OF EXECUTED FOREIGNERS
a Saudi court ordered the bodies of four Sri Lankans to be displayed in a public square after being
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 4 SRI LANKANS EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia executed four Sri Lankans for a series of violent robberies in the conservative kingdom. A
FEBRUARY 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS MAN ACCUSED OF TAKING PART IN RECENT BOMBING
Iranian authorities in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-eastern Iran, hanged a man in public for his alleged role in last
- FEBRUARY 18, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Nigerian man was executed by sword in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The man, identified as Omar, was
FEBRUARY 16, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Noor Muhammad, alias Mirch Kalhoro, was executed for murder in Larkana Central Prison, Pakistan.
- 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 PENALTYIRAN. 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 PENALTYIRAQ. 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 PENALTYIRAQ 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, 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 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. EXECUTION OF MUSLIM SEPARATIST
China executed an alleged Muslim separatist with a bullet through the heart. Ismail Semed, an Uighur from
- 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 7, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYSAUDI 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 PENALTYTEXAS 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 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 PENALTYU.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.