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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- FEBRUARY 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Highland community council applied for planning permission...
A Highland community council applied for planning permission to erect a 30ft set of gallows to mark the 250th anniversary of the wrongful hanging of James of the Glen
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Nigeria's Kebbi State convicted two people...
A court in Nigeria's Kebbi State convicted two people to death by hanging for their involvement in separate robbery cases
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Justice Department head announced the public hanging...
The Justice Department head announced the public hanging of two young men Amir Hoseyn Mashti and Ali Soltani, after the Supreme Court confirmed their death sentences
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 19, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A bandit named Ali Dozd [Ali, the Thief] or Ali Saddam...
A bandit named Ali Dozd [Ali, the Thief] or Ali Saddam [after notorious Iraqi President Saddam Husayn] was hanged in public in Anduhjerd
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Faghir Gangar Zehi was executed in prison in Kerman, Iran
Faghir Gangar Zehi was executed in prison in Kerman, Iran
- FEBRUARY 14, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Two criminals were executed at the Mahattah Prison in Arbil
Two criminals were executed at the Mahattah Prison in Arbil
- FEBRUARY 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Nedai was hanged in public in Takestan, Iran
Hassan Nedai was hanged in public in Takestan, Iran
- FEBRUARY 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iraj Rashvan was executed in Takestan, Iran
Iraj Rashvan was executed in Takestan, Iran
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Thirty-five convicted drug traffickers were executed...
Thirty-five convicted drug traffickers were executed in Saudi Arabia in 2000, in most cases after swift, secret trials without lawyers or juries
- FEBRUARY 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain,...
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, is expected to have her conviction reduced to manslaughter
- FEBRUARY 4, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemeni men convicted in separate murders were executed...
Two Yemeni men convicted in separate murders were executed by firing squad, the prosecutor general's office said
- FEBRUARY 2, 2002SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
A Somali woman facing execution by stoning for adultery...
A Somali woman facing execution by stoning for adultery won a reprieve from the Federal Court from deportation to her homeland
- FEBRUARY 2, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A Somali woman facing execution by stoning for adultery...
A Somali woman facing execution by stoning for adultery won a reprieve from the Federal Court from deportation to her homeland
- FEBRUARY 2, 2002Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Over 100 suspected bandits have been summarily executed...
Over 100 suspected bandits have been summarily executed by Burkina Faso's security forces during a three-month clamp down on crime, a human rights group in the West African country said
- FEBRUARY 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man was hanged in public in Abar Kouh, Iran
A man was hanged in public in Abar Kouh, Iran
- FEBRUARY 1, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting a compatriot...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting a compatriot to death after a dispute
- JANUARY 31, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed former truck driver Hua Ruizhuo for...
China executed former truck driver Hua Ruizhuo for killing 14 Beijing prostitutes over three years, the official Xinhua news agency said
- JANUARY 31, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
David Wayne Woodruff, 42, was pronounced dead at 9:12 p
David Wayne Woodruff, 42, was pronounced dead at 9:12 p
- JANUARY 30, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica, plagued by violence and struggling to control...
Jamaica, plagued by violence and struggling to control rising gun crime, should execute convicted arms smugglers, the nation's new minister of national security said
- JANUARY 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was hanged in public in the town...
A convicted murderer was hanged in public in the town of Abarkouh, in central Iran
- JANUARY 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A centre for execution by lethal injection is to be...
A centre for execution by lethal injection is to be established in China as part of a new policy to phase out the use of the firing squad in capital punishment cases
- JANUARY 28, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Karim Tougly was hanged in prison in Mahabad, Iran
Karim Tougly was hanged in prison in Mahabad, Iran
- JANUARY 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Campaigners against the death penalty staged a rally...
Campaigners against the death penalty staged a rally in Tokyo, asking the government to open a public debate on capital punishment and reforming Japan's law on it
- JANUARY 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sixteen members of a gang accused of running a massive...
Sixteen members of a gang accused of running a massive protection racket in Xuchang, Henan province, were executed after a public sentencing rally, AFP reported
- JANUARY 24, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Criminals in Afghanistan will continue to be punished...
Criminals in Afghanistan will continue to be punished with amputations and stonings under Islamic Sharia law as part of the interim government's efforts to crack down on crime, Chief Justice Fazul Hadi Shinwari said
- JANUARY 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight Iranians were hanged, four of them for rape and...
Eight Iranians were hanged, four of them for rape and the others for the murder and armed robbery of motorist
- JANUARY 22, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hasan Alizadeh was hanged in public in Sabzevar, Iran
Hasan Alizadeh was hanged in public in Sabzevar, Iran
- JANUARY 21, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An activist of a banned extremist organisation, convicted...
An activist of a banned extremist organisation, convicted of killing two policemen, will be executed on January 22 after President Pervez Musharraf rejected his mercy petition, police said
- JANUARY 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Poursalehi was hanged in public in Khorramshahr,...
Mohammad Poursalehi was hanged in public in Khorramshahr, Iran