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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- NOVEMBER 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid,...
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid, was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering her female employer after an argument over burnt curry
- NOVEMBER 5, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid,...
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid, was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering her female employer after an argument over burnt curry
- NOVEMBER 4, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Robert Brice Morrow was executed
Robert Brice Morrow was executed
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
A pro-human rights group, the outlawed Cuban Commission...
A pro-human rights group, the outlawed Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHyRN), asked for a moratorium on the death penalty to be implemented in Cuba, the commutation of sentences already handed down and the banning of the
- NOVEMBER 2, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Lorenzo Morris, 52, was executed in the Huntsville "Walls" Unit.
Lorenzo Morris, 52, was executed in the Huntsville "Walls" Unit.
- OCTOBER 28, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Four young men were executed in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood...
Four young men were executed in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood in Haiti by men witnesses identified as police officers
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IowaDEATH PENALTY
in Sioux City, jurors chose the death penalty for drug dealer Dustin Honken
in Sioux City, jurors chose the death penalty for drug dealer Dustin Honken
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the case of Hatam Gorgi's death sentence has been referred
the case of Hatam Gorgi's death sentence has been referred
- OCTOBER 20, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider...
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider abandoning firing squads in favour of a mechanised gun to execute criminals because shaky individuals can miss their target
- OCTOBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
five people were hanged in Sari and Qazvin.
five people were hanged in Sari and Qazvin.
- OCTOBER 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court has approved and upheld the execution sentence of 3 teenage boys
the Supreme Court has approved and upheld the execution sentence of 3 teenage boys
- OCTOBER 13, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Eight people convicted of drug trafficking were executed...
Eight people convicted of drug trafficking were executed by firing squad this week in Vietnam, court officials and state-controlled media said
- OCTOBER 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were hanged in Tehran, Rasht (northern...
Five prisoners were hanged in Tehran, Rasht (northern Iran) and Shiraz (southern Iran) National Council of Resistance of Iran reported
- OCTOBER 13, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
in Lucasville, Adremy Dennis was executed for a shotgun slaying during a robbery that netted $15 in 1994.
in Lucasville, Adremy Dennis was executed for a shotgun slaying during a robbery that netted $15 in 1994.
- OCTOBER 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese drug dealers were executed by lethal injection...
Two Chinese drug dealers were executed by lethal injection in Nanjing, the capital of east China's Jiangsu province
- OCTOBER 12, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Donald Loren Aldrich was executed.
Donald Loren Aldrich was executed.
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
- OCTOBER 11, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef...
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef after he was convicted of murder
- OCTOBER 11, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for...
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for murdering and stealing money from a gasoline vendor in order to buy heroin
- OCTOBER 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, chair of the Women's Committee...
Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, chair of the Women's Committee of the NCRI urged all international human rights and women's rights bodies to act immediately to prevent the execution of Fatemeh Haqiqatjou who is going to be hanged in the coming days. Fatemeh was sent
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering a family of four...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering a family of four was hanged publicly in the northeastern city of Mashhad
- OCTOBER 8, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Sammy Crystal Perkins was executed today at Central...
Sammy Crystal Perkins was executed today at Central Prison in Raleigh, Perkins was convicted in 1993 of raping and smothering Jo Jo Moore to death in her grandmother's Hopkins Drive home
- OCTOBER 7, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations started its...
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations started its annual human rights meeting in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, focusing mainly on the issue of capital punishment
- OCTOBER 6, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 6, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Four prisoners were hanged in Tonekabon (northern Iran)...
Four prisoners were hanged in Tonekabon (northern Iran) National Council of Resistance of Iran reported
- OCTOBER 5, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was executed by the sword in the town of...
A Saudi man was executed by the sword in the town of Abha in the southern province of Assir after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry announced
- OCTOBER 5, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
The execution of Edward Green III was carried out shortly...
The execution of Edward Green III was carried out shortly after 8 p
- OCTOBER 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mehrzad Vajeb-Olhoghough was hanged in a public square...
Mehrzad Vajeb-Olhoghough was hanged in a public square in Isfahan, in front of his wife and his child
- OCTOBER 3, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Legal experts urged the Indonesian government to impose...
Legal experts urged the Indonesian government to impose a deadline for the execution of convicts sentenced to death to avoid double punishment
- OCTOBER 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Several hundred Chinese schoolchildren watched public...
Several hundred Chinese schoolchildren watched public sentencings for criminals who were later executed, Amnesty International said