Archive timeline
2003
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2003, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2003
- OCTOBER 19, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Houshang Rostami, an Iranian man convicted of murder,...
Houshang Rostami, an Iranian man convicted of murder, was executed in a prison in Iran's western province of Ilam
- OCTOBER 18, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Iranians demonstrated in the German city...
Thousands of Iranians demonstrated in the German city of Dortmund in support of the leader of the Iranian opposition movement, the People's Mujahedeen, under investigation in France over alleged terrorist links
- OCTOBER 18, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Iranians demonstrated in the German city...
Thousands of Iranians demonstrated in the German city of Dortmund in support of the leader of the Iranian opposition movement, the People's Mujahedeen, under investigation in France over alleged terrorist links
- OCTOBER 17, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Alfjan Mohammad Akbar Khan, a Pakistani found guilty...
Alfjan Mohammad Akbar Khan, a Pakistani found guilty of drug trafficking, was beheaded by the sword in the town of Huta Bani Tamim, in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia
- OCTOBER 17, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Alfjan Mohammad Akbar Khan, a Pakistani found guilty...
Alfjan Mohammad Akbar Khan, a Pakistani found guilty of drug trafficking, was beheaded by the sword in the town of Huta Bani Tamim, in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia
- OCTOBER 17, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three men were executed in Vietnam for murder as part...
Three men were executed in Vietnam for murder as part of the government's ongoing crackdown against violent crime
- OCTOBER 16, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC's General-Secretary Sergio D'Elia slammed the reply...
HOC's General-Secretary Sergio D'Elia slammed the reply given by state Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver in reply to the parliamentary questions tabled in the Italian Senate by Ottaviano Del Turco and in the Chamber by Enrico Buemi wi
- OCTOBER 16, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Fourteen men and one woman were sentenced to death...
Fourteen men and one woman were sentenced to death by hanging for burning 2 villages, Jukhma and Jebra in Darfour, on May 15th, 2003, and killing at least 8 persons belonging to the Four tribe
- OCTOBER 16, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Bali judges delivered the last significant verdict...
Bali judges delivered the last significant verdict in Bali bombing trials, giving a life sentence to logistics and financial man Mubarok
- OCTOBER 16, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southern Iranian city of Kerman condemned...
A court in the southern Iranian city of Kerman condemned a gang of six men to hang publicly for committing a series of murders in a bid to clean up on social vices, the Etemad newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Furong, a teacher in northwest China, was sentenced...
Wang Furong, a teacher in northwest China, was sentenced to death in the first instance for raping five female students, according to the local court in northeast China's Shaanxi Province
- OCTOBER 16, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Spartanburg, former death row inmate Johnny "Babe" Ray Jr
In Spartanburg, former death row inmate Johnny "Babe" Ray Jr
- OCTOBER 16, 2003TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
3 hours of deliberation was all it took to convict...
3 hours of deliberation was all it took to convict Richard Taylor of 1st-degree murder for killing Ronald Moore, a prison guard, with a foot-long piece of sharpened metal in 1981
- OCTOBER 15, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita...
Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver, speaking on behalf of the government, replied to a parliamentary question tabled in the Italian Senate by Ottaviano Del Turco with regard to the progress of the Italian EU presidency's initia
- OCTOBER 15, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Around 50 MPs led by Enrico Buemi (SDI) tabled a motion...
Around 50 MPs led by Enrico Buemi (SDI) tabled a motion in the Italian Chamber of Deputies calling for a commitment by the Italian government to "take the final steps - at this point urgent and necessary - towards the presentation and adoption by the ongo
- OCTOBER 15, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty will be cancelled in Kazakhstan some...
The death penalty will be cancelled in Kazakhstan some day, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said
- OCTOBER 15, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced...
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced four Indians to death for the murder of a well-known Indian businessman who was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight in a reported gangland revenge killing
- OCTOBER 15, 2003United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced...
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced four Indians to death for the murder of a well-known Indian businessman who was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight in a reported gangland revenge killing
- OCTOBER 15, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenyan government said it planned to abolish the...
The Kenyan government said it planned to abolish the death penalty and replace punishment for the most heinous crimes with life imprisonment
- OCTOBER 15, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Habigani, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Habigani, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Somed Ali of Berma for killing his wife Angura Begum, 22, following a quarrel with her over Somed's extra marital affairs with his cousin
- OCTOBER 15, 2003GabonDEATH PENALTY
Two Gabonese jurists, Patricia Muriel Ogandaga and...
Two Gabonese jurists, Patricia Muriel Ogandaga and barrister Bertrand Homa Moussavou, called for the abolition of death penalty in the country
- OCTOBER 15, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Ataur Rahman Mridha, 30, Anwar Hossain, 29 and Kamal,...
Ataur Rahman Mridha, 30, Anwar Hossain, 29 and Kamal, 28 were sentenced to death by a Speedy Trial Court for killing businessman Zaman, 27, on December 16, 2001
- OCTOBER 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan in southwest...
Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was executed after being convicted of abusing his authority to take bribes valued at 8
- OCTOBER 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A speedy trial court in Bangladesh sentenced Minto...
A speedy trial court in Bangladesh sentenced Minto Ghose to death for killing his neighbour Nilkanta Sur, 35, on 12 December 2001
- OCTOBER 14, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Dung was sentenced to death by the People's...
Nguyen Van Dung was sentenced to death by the People's Court in Haiphong for murdering two children on June 3, 2003 while looting their house in northern Vietnam
- OCTOBER 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's...
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's human rights record but stopped short from agreeing to table or co-sponsor a United Nations General Assembly resolution that would single out Iran for its human rights violations
- OCTOBER 13, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling heroin into the conservative Gulf Arab state, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- OCTOBER 13, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling heroin into the conservative Gulf Arab state, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- OCTOBER 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's...
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's human rights record but stopped short from agreeing to table or co-sponsor a United Nations General Assembly resolution that would single out Iran for its human rights violations
- OCTOBER 13, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Nyala Criminal Court sentenced 14 men and one woman...
Nyala Criminal Court sentenced 14 men and one woman to death by hanging