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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- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA, USA. INMATE WHO HAD WON STAY IS EXECUTED
Clarence Hill, a convicted killer who argued that Florida's use of lethal injection amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, was put to death after the US Supreme Court narrowly denied him another stay. Hill, 48, was executed for the 1982 murder of a Pen
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. AFGHANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. BANGLADESHI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Bangladeshi man convicted of murdering an Egyptian, the Interior Ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIBESMAN EXECUTED BY PRO-TALIBAN MILITANTS
pro-Taliban militants executed a tribesman in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan after convicting him of double murder, officials and witnesses said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR 1991 ROBBERY, MURDER SPREE
Texas executed Farley Charles Matchett for the 1991 murder of a 52-year-old Houston paint contractor who refused to hand over money in order to feed his drug addiction.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI, US. JUDGE ORDERS SECOND REVISION OF DEATH PENALTY PROTOCOLS
a federal judge ordered the state of Missouri to submit new protocols for carrying out the state death penalty by lethal injection and has refused to authorize executions until revisions are approved.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SAUDIS, THREE YEMENIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two Saudis and three Yemenis were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on after they were convicted of murder, the interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
in Kansas City, U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan...
in Kansas City, U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan...
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDIS BEHEAD YEMEN MAN FOR RAPE
a Yemeni convicted of raping a woman expatriate in Saudi Arabia was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FATHER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his father.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Yemen national was beheaded with a sword in southern Saudi Arabia after being convicted of drug smuggling.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City for smuggling over 800kg of heroin, the biggest-ever drug haul in Vietnam.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN TEHRAN
two Iranian men convicted of murder were hanged in a Tehran prison.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. IRAQI EXECUTED FOR DRUG DEALING
Saudi Arabia executed Muhammad Bin-Shalal Bin-Farhud al-Shammari, an Iraqi man convicted of trafficking heroin in the strict Muslim kingdom.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, Hamid Hosna’i, for drug-related crime.
Iran hanged a man, Hamid Hosna’i, for drug-related crime.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MAN PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN HELMAND
the Taliban publicly executed a man for his alleged involvement in a murder case in the Garmsir district of southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
- AUGUST 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. BORDER GUARD BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a border guard officer has been beheaded for drug trafficking, press reports said. Khalaf bin Faheed al-Inizi was found guilty of smuggling a large quantity amphetamines.
- AUGUST 31, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Derrick Frazier was executed for the the June 26...
Derrick Frazier was executed for the the June 26...
- AUGUST 31, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma executed a confessed child murderer for the beating death...
Oklahoma executed a confessed child murderer for the beating death of his 13-month-old daughter. James Patrick Malicoat, 31, was condemned for beating Tessa Leadford to death on February 21, 1997 while the girl's mother was at work.
- AUGUST 29, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Eric Allen Patton, 49, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Eric Allen Patton, 49, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Patton was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m..
- AUGUST 28, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SOLDIERS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Saudi soldiers were beheaded with a sword after being convicted of drug smuggling, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- AUGUST 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DRUG TRAFFICKER PUBLICLY HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was publicly hanged in the south-eastern town of Iranshahr...
- AUGUST 24, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Justin Chaz Fuller was executed in Huntsville on Thursday night.
Justin Chaz Fuller was executed in Huntsville on Thursday night.
- AUGUST 18, 2006North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina executed Samuel Flippen for the beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter 12 years ago.
North Carolina executed Samuel Flippen for the beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter 12 years ago. Flippen was pronounced dead at 2:11 a.m.
- AUGUST 17, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Hinojosa, 44, was executed for the May 10, 1994 abduction...
Richard Hinojosa, 44, was executed for the May 10, 1994 abduction, rape and fatal stabbing of 29-year-old Terry Wright.
- AUGUST 16, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Mushtaq Ahmed, 58, was hanged in New Central Prison, Pakistan, for murder.
- AUGUST 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in public in the southeastern cities of Zabol and Zahedan.
- AUGUST 12, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE, MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year-old boy in March 2004 was hanged in public in the north-western city of Tabriz, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 11, 2006MontanaDEATH PENALTY
David Dawson was put to death by lethal injection at Montana State Prison at 12:06 a.m.
David Dawson was put to death by lethal injection at Montana State Prison at 12:06 a.m.
- AUGUST 9, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DENIES IMMINENT EXECUTION OF UIGHUR-CANADIAN
China denied a report that it was about to execute a Uighur-Canadian activist it accused of terrorism, saying his trial was not yet over.