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 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three drug dealers were executed in Dongguan, south...
Three drug dealers were executed in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong province
- JUNE 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man was hanged in public in Bandar Gaz, Iran
A man was hanged in public in Bandar Gaz, Iran
- JUNE 16, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Siavosh was hanged in jail in Shahr Rey, Iran
Siavosh was hanged in jail in Shahr Rey, Iran
- JUNE 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least five people have been executed in the capital...
At least five people have been executed in the capital for violent crimes
- JUNE 13, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Daniel Reneau, 27, was executed for killing Kriss Keeran,...
Daniel Reneau, 27, was executed for killing Kriss Keeran, 31, during a robbery on Jan
- JUNE 13, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A former central bank official was executed for stealing...
A former central bank official was executed for stealing nearly 15
- JUNE 12, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Walter R
Walter R
- JUNE 12, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Lap and Pho Van Chinh were executed by firing...
Nguyen Van Lap and Pho Van Chinh were executed by firing squad in Vietnam for raping minors
- JUNE 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein Najafi, a convicted murderer was hanged in...
Hossein Najafi, a convicted murderer was hanged in a prison in the northeatern holy city of Mashhad, the daily Qods said
- JUNE 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Rasoul Imani, 63, was hanged in jail in Tabriz, Iran
Rasoul Imani, 63, was hanged in jail in Tabriz, Iran
- JUNE 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The authorities of Zanzibar Island assured Russian...
The authorities of Zanzibar Island assured Russian Ambassador to Tanzania Doku Zavgayev that "two citizens of Russia sentenced to death will not be executed
- JUNE 7, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The authorities of Zanzibar Island assured Russian...
The authorities of Zanzibar Island assured Russian Ambassador to Tanzania Doku Zavgayev that "two citizens of Russia sentenced to death will not be executed
- JUNE 7, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam executed a school teacher for raping six pupils...
Vietnam executed a school teacher for raping six pupils aged between seven and eight, despite an appeal for clemency by parents' of his victims, a court official said
- JUNE 6, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Authority executed by firing squad...
The Palestinian Authority executed by firing squad two Palestinians convicted of raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, Palestinian security and hospital officials said
- JUNE 6, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The Director General of Prisons, Mr
The Director General of Prisons, Mr
- JUNE 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Mousavi, a convicted killer, was publicly hanged...
Hassan Mousavi, a convicted killer, was publicly hanged in the western town of Malayer
- JUNE 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A 20-year-old man, Majid Mozaffari, was hanged in a...
A 20-year-old man, Majid Mozaffari, was hanged in a prison in the western city of Ilam for murdering two women
- MAY 31, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted killers were hanged at Harare Central Prison
Three convicted killers were hanged at Harare Central Prison
- MAY 30, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Stanley Baker was executed for shooting Wayne John...
Stanley Baker was executed for shooting Wayne John Walters, 44, on Sept
- MAY 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a former central bank official for his...
China executed a former central bank official for his part in stealing nearly 15
- MAY 28, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
The execution of Napoleon Beazley (see also 08-15-2001,...
The execution of Napoleon Beazley (see also 08-15-2001, 09-20-2001, 10-11-2001, 10-22-2001, 4-17-2002) has been carried out in the death chamber at the Huntsville "Walls" Unit hours after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 10-7 against recommend
- MAY 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Conference sponsored by the Council of Europe on...
The Conference sponsored by the Council of Europe on "Justice and the Rights of Man in the observer countries of the CoE: the abolition of the death penalty", just come to an end in Tokyo, was attended by the Minister of Justice, Mrs
- MAY 28, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In the Amnesty International annual report it was said...
In the Amnesty International annual report it was said that two men were hanged in February 2001, marking a resumption of executions after more than three years
- MAY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Farhad was hanged in public in the ancient central...
Farhad was hanged in public in the ancient central Iranian city of Isfahan
- MAY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Rahim Amiri, an Afghan national, was hanged in public...
Rahim Amiri, an Afghan national, was hanged in public in Semnan, Iran
- MAY 22, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Johnny Joe Martinez, 29, was executed in Huntsville...
Johnny Joe Martinez, 29, was executed in Huntsville despite an unusual plea from the victim's mother that his sentence be commuted to life in prison
- MAY 22, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Shirzad Gholami, a convicted murderer was publicly...
Shirzad Gholami, a convicted murderer was publicly hanged in Karaj, west of the capital Tehran
- MAY 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to sign a...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to sign a tough anti-drug law that would make the possession of a mere 10 grams (0
- MAY 21, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
RCD-Goma authorities denied they executed soldiers...
RCD-Goma authorities denied they executed soldiers and policemen arrested during the mutiny in Kisangani - the Congolese town under the RCD-Goma (Congolese Rally for Democracy, supported by Rwanda) and accused the Kinshasa government of waging a campaign
- MAY 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Five convicted armed drug traffickers were hanged in...
Five convicted armed drug traffickers were hanged in a prison in Iran