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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- OCTOBER 9, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than...
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than a decade after she murdered 6 men along central Florida highways while working as a prostitute
- OCTOBER 9, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Kurdish political activist Hamzah Qadiri was executed...
Kurdish political activist Hamzah Qadiri was executed in the Urumiyeh prison, according to an announcement from the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI)
- OCTOBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted Iranian murderer was spared from a public...
A convicted Iranian murderer was spared from a public hanging after he suffered a heart attack when the noose was placed around his neck, newspapers reported
- OCTOBER 5, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 2, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed an 11-year-old girl and 2 fellow death...
A man who killed an 11-year-old girl and 2 fellow death row inmates was executed Wednesday after he dropped his appeals and volunteered to die
- OCTOBER 2, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Footage of a faceless, nameless woman shot dead in...
Footage of a faceless, nameless woman shot dead in Kabul's Olympic Stadium was secretly smuggled out of Afghanistan by members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), a women's group
- OCTOBER 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was publicly hanged in southern...
A convicted murderer was publicly hanged in southern Fars province
- OCTOBER 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was hanged inside a police station...
A convicted murderer was hanged inside a police station in the northern Iranian city of Ramsar
- OCTOBER 1, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, James Rexford Powell, 56 was executed...
In Huntsville, James Rexford Powell, 56 was executed evening for abducting, raping and strangling 10-year-old Falyssa Van Winkle 12 years ago
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted of murder and armed robbery was publicly...
A man convicted of murder and armed robbery was publicly executed by hanging in the southern part of Iran, the Ettelaat evening newspaper reported, cited by AFP
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition group said that 15 political dissidents...
An Iraqi opposition group said that 15 political dissidents had been executed in a prison west of Baghdad
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Several protesters were arrested by the Islamic regime's...
Several protesters were arrested by the Islamic regime's forces during the public executions which took place on September 29 in two different areas of the Iranian capital, the Student Movement Co-Ordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI) said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Five members of a band convicted of several cases of...
Five members of a band convicted of several cases of rape were hanged in two separate public sites in east and west Tehran at dawn
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Calvin King was executed for a robbery-slaying during...
Calvin King was executed for a robbery-slaying during a drug deal while he was on parole
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
Robert Anthony Buell was executed by lethal injection...
Robert Anthony Buell was executed by lethal injection for the July 11, 1982 abduction and slaying of 11-year-old Krista Lea Harrison
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The anti-Saddam dossier commissioned by British Prime...
The anti-Saddam dossier commissioned by British Prime Minister Tony Blair reported that approximately 4,000 people were executed at Abu Ghraib prison in 1984, 3,000 at Mahjar prison between 1993 and 1998 and about 2,500 between 1997 and 1999 in a "prison
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman and a man were stoned to death in a west Iranian...
A woman and a man were stoned to death in a west Iranian town after 15 years of imprisonment, the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (CNRI) said
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States executes two thirds of all child...
The United States executes two thirds of all child offenders killed by the death penalty around the world, according to a report by Amnesty International
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
State media reported that Liu Jingsheng, 47, was executed...
State media reported that Liu Jingsheng, 47, was executed by lethal injection, hours after a court rejected his appeal against the sentence
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Rex Mays, 42, was executed today
Rex Mays, 42, was executed today
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Titus Onim, Vincent Wafula, Michael Oboo, George Watula...
Titus Onim, Vincent Wafula, Michael Oboo, George Watula and Juma Wambaro were sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of robbery with violence
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine Supreme Court rejected a petition by...
The Philippine Supreme Court rejected a petition by 30 convicts to stop their executions while Congress was debating a proposal to abolish capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The number of death-row inmates in Thailand's Bang...
The number of death-row inmates in Thailand's Bang Kwang Prison reached a record high of 690 since the government took its tough stance against drug traffickers in 2001
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A man who went on a berserk rampage at JR Shimonoseki...
A man who went on a berserk rampage at JR Shimonoseki Station in 1999, killing five innocent people and injuring 10 more will hang for his crimes, a court ruled
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Hassan was hanged for murder
Ahmed Hassan was hanged for murder
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a man for stealing 170 million yuan (HK$159
China executed a man for stealing 170 million yuan (HK$159
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Six men were hanged in Iran since September 16 and...
Six men were hanged in Iran since September 16 and eight others face the same sentence after being convicted on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery, newspapers said
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Ron Shamburger, 30, was executed for...
In Huntsville, Ron Shamburger, 30, was executed for the fatal shooting of Lori Baker, 20, during a burglary at her home on the night of Sept