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 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 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, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein Butehkan was executed in Kashan, Iran
Hossein Butehkan was executed in Kashan, Iran
- 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
- APRIL 26, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Thailand to scrap the death...
Amnesty International urged Thailand to scrap the death penalty following five executions in a Bangkok prison on April 24
- APRIL 26, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
Alton Coleman, 46, who was sentenced to death in 3...
Alton Coleman, 46, who was sentenced to death in 3 states for a 1984 crime spree, was executed by injection
- APRIL 25, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Four convicted armed robbers were hanged in public...
Four convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in Iran's capital Tehran and another two in a prison, local media reported
- APRIL 25, 2002BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 24, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were executed at Bang Kwang Maxium Security...
Five prisoners were executed at Bang Kwang Maxium Security Prison in Thailand
- APRIL 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man was hanged in public in Abadan, Iran
A man was hanged in public in Abadan, Iran
- APRIL 23, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia a member of the Pahang State Legislative...
In Malaysia a member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, Abdul Aziz Long, suggested that the mandatory death sentence be applied to incest offenders