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 1, 2006LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
- JANUARY 1, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The 2004 Afghan Constitution, in article 23 asserts the right to life...
The 2004 Afghan Constitution, in article 23 asserts the right to life...
- JANUARY 1, 2006MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2006Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Guinea Bissau abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.
Guinea Bissau abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.
- JANUARY 1, 2006Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, spying, political and military offences and genocide.
- JANUARY 1, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
- JANUARY 1, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia in 1985.
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia in 1985.
- JANUARY 1, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
- JANUARY 1, 2006Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offences against the State, economic offences, drug offences and arms trading.
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offences against the State, economic offences, drug offences and arms trading.
- DECEMBER 31, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, 86TH EXECUTION IN 2005
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man convicted of murder, raising to at least 86 the number of people put to death in the kingdom this year.
- DECEMBER 30, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. AIRMAN HANGED FOR KILLING SIX COLLEAGUES
Nasir Ali Bangash, a Pakistan air force technician, was hanged after being convicted of killing six colleagues more than three years ago.
- DECEMBER 30, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Ali Ahmed Nawas was executed in Central prison in Sana’a...
Ahmed Ali Ahmed Nawas was executed in Central prison in Sana’a...
- DECEMBER 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranians convicted of armed robbery were hanged
two Iranians convicted of armed robbery were hanged
- DECEMBER 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Yarmohammad Samadi,
Yarmohammad Samadi,
- DECEMBER 27, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Nur Ali, a Sudanese man found
Mohammed Nur Ali, a Sudanese man found
- DECEMBER 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a young man in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, Iran
Iranian authorities hanged a young man in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, Iran
- DECEMBER 22, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
ISRAEL. 3 PALESTINIANS EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED BY IOF IN NABLUS
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) extra-judicially executed 3 Palestinians in Nablus.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 'KINDERGARTEN KILLER' EXECUTED FOR MURDERS
Fu Hegong, a 31-year-old man dubbed the "kindergarten killer", convicted of murdering a teacher, a 5-year-old boy and three other people, was executed.
DECEMBER 20, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. THREE SAUDI NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
three Saudis were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murder in separate incidents, the interior ministry said.
DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iranian authorities publicly hanged three men all in their twenties in the town of Sabzevar, north-east Iran, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN ESCAPES NOOSE FOLLOWING PARDON
an Iranian national, only identified as Morteza, escaped the noose after winning the forgiveness of relatives of his victim.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi national Hazaa bin Abdul Aziz bin Faraaj al-Dousari was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of shooting dead a compatriot, the interior ministry announced.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, named Aziz, was hanged for murder in Iran.
a man, named Aziz, was hanged for murder in Iran.
DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. CONVICTED MURDER HANGED IN TEHRAN
an Iranian national -- only identified as a youth named Mohsen -- was hanged inside Tehran's Evin prison.
DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING BROTHER
Ali Babai-Pour was hanged in Tehran, Iran, for killing his brother after an argument.
- DECEMBER 14, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI, USA. JOHN NIXON, 77, EXECUTED
John B. Nixon Sr., a 77-year-old convicted hitman, was executed becoming the oldest person in the nation put to death since capital punishment resumed in the US in 1977.
DECEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. EIGHT CHILD OFFENDERS EXECUTED THIS YEAR
“Iran has executed at least eight juvenile offenders so far this year, two of whom were still under 18 at the time they were executed”, Amnesty International said in a statement.
DECEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO YOUTHS SENTENCED TO EXECUTION
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld sentences for two young men to be hanged in the Iranian capital Tehran, a state-run daily reported.