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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- JUNE 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA TO BAN TRADE IN HUMAN ORGANS, STATE MEDIA
China planned to issue regulations banning the trade in human organs, state media quoted ice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu as.
- JUNE 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. BROTHERS HANGED TOGETHER FOR TRIPLE MURDER
two Bangladeshi brothers walked to the gallows together and were hanged simultaneously for the murder of three people.
- JUNE 2, 2005DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities executed Ahmed Ben Maid al-Zahrani.
- JUNE 2, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
At 6:24 p.m., the state of Alabama executed Jerry Paul Henderson
At 6:24 p.m., the state of Alabama executed Jerry Paul Henderson
- JUNE 1, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE AFGHANS CONVICTED OF RAPE PUT TO DEATH BY HANGING
three Afghans convicted of raping an Iranian woman and stealing a sheep were hanged in the southern town of Ravar in Iran’s Kerman province. The three men -- identified as Nazar Mohammad, Kheyrollah, and Besmellah -- were reported to have been in the Isla
- JUNE 1, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdallah Hadi Al-Maliki and Abdallah Hazam Dagheish were executed in Yeme for murder
Abdallah Hadi Al-Maliki and Abdallah Hazam Dagheish were executed in Yeme for murder
- MAY 25, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED
a young man was hanged in public in the southern Iranian city of Ahwaz, accused of armed robbery and disturbing the peace.
- MAY 25, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANA, USA. GREGORY JOHNSON, MAN WHO WANTED TO DONATE LIVER, EXECUTED
Indiana executed Gregory Johnson, a convicted murderer who had sought a reprieve so he could donate part of his liver to an ailing sister.
- MAY 24, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIBAL COUNCIL ORDERS EXECUTION OF TWO MEN
two men accused of murdering a taxi driver were executed by a firing squad on the orders of a tribal council in rural Pakistan, witnesses said, highlighting the rule of deep-rooted tribal customs.
- MAY 23, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. RETRIAL SOUGHT IN CASE OF PRISONER EXECUTED IN 1947 MURDER CASE
the family of Takeo Nishi, a man executed in 1975 over a murder in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture asked the Fukuoka High Court for a retrial of the case, saying he had been tortured into confessing, lawyers for the family said.
- MAY 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Muhammad Ejaz was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Muhammad Ejaz was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- MAY 22, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED RAPIST HANGED PUBLICLY
Rahmatollah Ghanbarzehi Gorgich, an Iranian man convicted of raping a female student, was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan, in the Sistan-Baluchestan province.
- MAY 19, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Cartwright was executed in Huntsville
Richard Cartwright was executed in Huntsville
- MAY 18, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Vernon Brown died by injection at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre
Vernon Brown died by injection at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre
- MAY 18, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Bryan Wolfe was executed in Huntsville
Bryan Wolfe was executed in Huntsville
- MAY 16, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
US. DEATH ROW INMATE ASKS TO DONATE LIVER TO SISTER
a death row inmate in the US state of Indiana has asked for a stay on his execution so he can find a way to donate his liver to his sister.
- MAY 15, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Abdulraqib al-Saqaf has been executed in Yemen for murder.
Ahmed Abdulraqib al-Saqaf has been executed in Yemen for murder.
- MAY 13, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MAN EXECUTED FOR TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA DESPITE HIGH-PROFILE CAMPAIGN
Shanmugam Murugesu, a man convicted of drug trafficking at the centre of a high-profile campaign to end the death penalty in Singapore, was executed despite the appeals of his teenage twin sons and his lawyer's pleas that it was a denial of "natural justi
- MAY 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, BOMBING
three convicted armed robbers were executed in southwest China's Chongqing municipality after engaging in a cross province crime spree that included a bombing and gun battles with police. The three were executed immediately after the Chongqing high court
- MAY 13, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Michael Ross, who fought to hasten his own execution...
Michael Ross, who fought to hasten his own execution and was forced to prove he wasn't out of his mind, was put to death in the death chamber at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers.
- MAY 12, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs
George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs
- MAY 11, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE CONVICTED MURDERERS PUBLICLY HANGED
it was reported that three Iranian men convicted of raping and murdering a young boy were publicly hanged in Susangerd, a town in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan.
- MAY 11, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saleh Ali Said Banser al-Malqeb was executed in Yemen for murder.
Saleh Ali Said Banser al-Malqeb was executed in Yemen for murder.
- MAY 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged in prison in the Caspian Sea town of Noshahr, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported.
- MAY 10, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT. SUPREME COURT WON'T BLOCK ROSS EXECUTION
Connecticut's Supreme Court struck down another request to postpone the execution of convicted killer Michael Ross, scheduled to be New England's first execution in 45 years.
- MAY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
it was reported that Muhammad Hussain, alias Hussaini, was to be hanged in the district jail in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on May 10.
- MAY 9, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"A system that would take a life must first give justice."
"A system that would take a life must first give justice."
- MAY 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Salim Abdul-Rahman, a Pakistani national.
- MAY 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR POISONING WIFE
Kamal Hossain Hawlader, a man convicted of killing his teenage wife with poison after he failed to extract dowry payments from her family, was hanged at a jail in southern Bangladesh.
- MAY 6, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. COUNTRY FINALLY FINDS A VOICE IN DEATH ROW PROTEST, EDITORIAL
the Canton meeting room at Singapore's drab Furama Hotel was an unlikely venue for history to be made. But this bland setting hosted an unprecedented event for the tightly controlled island republic.