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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- JANUARY 20, 2006North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA, USA. PERRIE SIMPSON EXECUTED
Perrie Dyon Simpson was executed early morning for the 1984 murder of a retired minister, the North Carolina Department of Correction said.
- JANUARY 19, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. COURT STAYS MURPHY’S EXECUTION TO HEAR RETARDATION CLAIMS
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Julius Murphy 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection. The court ordered a state district court to review claims by Murphy, 27, that he is mentally retarded and cannot be subj
- JANUARY 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. COUPLE HANGED FOR MURDERING BURGLARY VICTIMS
a young Iranian couple convicted of killing a mother and daughter during a burglary were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison.
- JANUARY 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Varamin, has been hanged in public, in Iran.
a man, identified only as Varamin, has been hanged in public, in Iran.
- JANUARY 17, 2006DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. CALIFORNIA EXECUTES OLDEST CONDEMNED MAN
California executed Clarence Ray Allen, its oldest condemned prisoner, by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison after last-ditch court appeals for a stay of execution failed.
- JANUARY 17, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a 2005 study indicating condemned inmates may suffer pain when being put to death...
a 2005 study indicating condemned inmates may suffer pain when being put to death by lethal injection is inconclusive and no reason to delay the scheduled execution of Clarence Edward Hill, the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
- JANUARY 17, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence Ray Allen was executed by lethal injection early at San Quentin State Prison
Clarence Ray Allen was executed by lethal injection early at San Quentin State Prison for ordering three killings from his prison cell in 1980.
- JANUARY 16, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. DON’T EXECUTE MY DAUGHTERS KILLERS, MOTHER OF BRITISH BACKPACKER
Wichai Somkhaoyai, and Bualoi Posit, the two Thai fisherman who raped and murdered British backpacker Katherine Horton should be spared the death penalty but locked up for life, the victim's mother said.
- JANUARY 15, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. OLD, BLIND, CRIPPLED - AND FIT FOR EXECUTION, SCHWARZENEGGER REJECTS CLEMENCY PLEA
California's Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has denied clemency to the oldest prisoner on California's Death Row, saying a murderer's life should not be spared because he is old and ill.
- JANUARY 13, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. LAW SOCIETY TO GIVE DEATH PENALTY A FAIR AIRING
it was reported that an eight-man Law Society committee would study judicial and death penalty systems in countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong and India and compare it with Singapore's in order to prepare a report to be submi
- JANUARY 12, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
in his 4th day of confirmation hearings...
in his 4th day of confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has been taking some questions on matters of life and death.
- JANUARY 12, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
new DNA tests confirmed the guilt of a man who went to his death in Virginia's electric chair in 1992
new DNA tests confirmed the guilt of a man who went to his death in Virginia's electric chair in 1992 proclaiming his innocence, a spokeswoman for the governor said Thursday.
- JANUARY 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRAN TO HANG WOMAN WHO KILLED IN 'SELF DEFENCE'
an 18-year-old Iranian woman who killed a man she said tried to rape her was sentenced to death for murder, according to the Etemad newspaper.
- JANUARY 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DISABLED MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
Behrouz Mehranpour,
- JANUARY 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a 22-year-old woman, identified only by her first name Afsaneh...
a 22-year-old woman, identified only by her first name Afsaneh...
- JANUARY 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE CONVICTED ‘SERIAL KILLERS’ HANGED
three convicted serial killers were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison.
- JANUARY 3, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM HUSSEIN PREFERS DEATH BY FIRING SQAD, REPORT
former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told two of his lawyers that if he was sentenced to death for war crimes, he would rather die by firing squad than by hanging, The Washington Times said.
- JANUARY 3, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Faisal, was executed in Yemen
a man, identified only as Faisal, was executed in Yemen
- JANUARY 1, 2006South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection
The method of execution is injection
- JANUARY 1, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006WyomingDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2006UtahDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.