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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- MAY 20, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged for murder in the remote Pakistani...
Two men were hanged for murder in the remote Pakistani town of Much on May 7
- MAY 20, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged for murder in the remote Pakistani...
Two men were hanged for murder in the remote Pakistani town of Much on May 7
- MAY 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Two human rights groups called on the Nigerian authorities...
Two human rights groups called on the Nigerian authorities to disband government-backed vigilante groups, including one accused of a reign of terror in the southeast of the country
- MAY 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man condemned to die by hanging put on an amazing...
A man condemned to die by hanging put on an amazing show of defiance - by planting a kiss on the rope he was about to swing from
- MAY 19, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Priests who are undergoing trial for raping minors...
Priests who are undergoing trial for raping minors should be presumed innocent until proven guilty, said a Philippine lawyer
- MAY 18, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was beheaded for raping another man, the Saudi...
A man was beheaded for raping another man, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement quoted by AP
- MAY 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A 40-year-old man was hanged in jail in Rajai Shahr, Iran
A 40-year-old man was hanged in jail in Rajai Shahr, Iran
- MAY 17, 2002LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberian government troops reportedly executed nine...
Liberian government troops reportedly executed nine men branded as dissidents in Gbarnga, 150 km from Monrovia the capital
- MAY 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mofazzal Hossain, a man convicted of murdering two...
Mofazzal Hossain, a man convicted of murdering two close relatives, was executed in a prison in northern Bangladesh after his appeal against the death sentence was turned down by the Supreme Court
- MAY 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Four convicted murderers were hanged in Tehran
Four convicted murderers were hanged in Tehran
- MAY 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi woman for murdering her...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi woman for murdering her father and an Ethiopian man for killing a compatriot with an axe, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- MAY 11, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan citizens who were arrested were hanged without...
Two Afghan citizens who were arrested were hanged without being tried in Pakistan
- MAY 10, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's Court of Appeal dismissed a bid to clear...
Britain's Court of Appeal dismissed a bid to clear the name of James Hanratty, one of the last men hanged in Britain, saying 40 years after his execution that DNA evidence had proven his guilt
- MAY 10, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Sharia court in northern Nigeria sentenced a 50-year...
A Sharia court in northern Nigeria sentenced a 50-year old man to be stoned to death after he admitted raping a nine-year old girl
- MAY 10, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded four Pakistani men for bludgeoning...
Saudi Arabia beheaded four Pakistani men for bludgeoning to death a compatriot to steal his possessions, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- MAY 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On the orders of Beijing's Higher People's Court, eight...
On the orders of Beijing's Higher People's Court, eight Chinese criminals were executed in Beijing
- MAY 10, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Leslie Martin, 35, was pronounced dead at 8:16 p
Leslie Martin, 35, was pronounced dead at 8:16 p
- MAY 10, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Lynda Lyon Block, 54, was executed at 12:01 a
Lynda Lyon Block, 54, was executed at 12:01 a
- MAY 9, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Reginald Reeves, 28, was pronounced dead at 6:22 p
Reginald Reeves, 28, was pronounced dead at 6:22 p
- MAY 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A 42-year-old man, Nourmohammad Taheri, was executed...
A 42-year-old man, Nourmohammad Taheri, was executed in Gonabad, Iran
- MAY 7, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan hanged two Afghan men for killing the leader...
Pakistan hanged two Afghan men for killing the leader of an Afghan women's rights group and two of her aides 15 years ago, jail officials said
- MAY 7, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan hanged two Afghan men for killing the leader...
Pakistan hanged two Afghan men for killing the leader of an Afghan women's rights group and two of her aides 15 years ago, jail officials said
- MAY 3, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of murder, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported
- MAY 3, 2002South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Charles Johnson was executed at 6:18 p
Richard Charles Johnson was executed at 6:18 p
- MAY 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted killer was publicly executed in central...
A convicted killer was publicly executed in central city of Kashan in Iran
- MAY 1, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Less than 3 hours before he was to have been put to...
Less than 3 hours before he was to have been put to death, the U
- APRIL 30, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
40 days after winning a rare reprieve from the governor,...
40 days after winning a rare reprieve from the governor, convicted killer Rodolfo Hernandez was executed for shooting and robbing an undocumented immigrant from Mexico 17 years ago
- APRIL 30, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man who murdered his mother and four other...
A Saudi man who murdered his mother and four other people with a knife was publicly beheaded
- APRIL 30, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Ayub Paikayev, who exposed links between Georgian power...
Ayub Paikayev, who exposed links between Georgian power ministries and Chechen fighters, was reportedly tried by Shari'ah law and executed in the Pankisi Gorge
- APRIL 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for knifing to...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for knifing to death a compatriot, the official Saudi Press Agency reported