Archive timeline
2004
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2004, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2004
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death...
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death penalty that Kazakhstan imposed on December 17, 2003 would lead to its absolute abolishment, Dutch Ambassador to Kazakhstan Peter van Leeuwen said at a press conference in Almaty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's former chief justice, Sir Arnold...
Papua New Guinea's former chief justice, Sir Arnold Amet, said PNG courts were not competent to handle cases which might involved the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
David Kevin Hocker was put to death
David Kevin Hocker was put to death
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has sentenced to death a contract killer known...
China has sentenced to death a contract killer known as Hitman number one who murdered nine people, including a friend whose head and hands he boiled after cutting up the body, Xinhua news agency said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Babul Hossain in absentia for killing a neighbour
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Signatures in support for death penalty for terrorists...
Signatures in support for death penalty for terrorists and their accomplices began to be collected in the Kemerovo Region of Russia
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape...
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several...
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several young girls was hanged, Iranian newspapers reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted...
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two convicted drug...
Indonesian authorities executed two convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for...
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for between five and 10 years for their roles in the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Aden harbour in 2000
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The press-conference in Almaty took place by initiative...
The press-conference in Almaty took place by initiative of Penal ReformInternational
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
in Gretna, State District Judge Greg Guidry formally sentenced Christopher Arceneaux to death
in Gretna, State District Judge Greg Guidry formally sentenced Christopher Arceneaux to death
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas...
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas suspected of smuggling arms across the Himalayan border had been sentenced to death, but confirmed that they were being tried
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 27-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to death...
A 27-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to death in Vietnam for murdering his girlfriend following a succession of quarrels
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas...
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas suspected of smuggling arms across the Himalayan border had been sentenced to death, but confirmed that they were being tried
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said it had detained a rights activist working...
China said it had detained a rights activist working as a researcher with The New York Times on charges of possessing "state secrets," a charge which could bring the death penalty according to his lawyer Mo Shaoping
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence against a man
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence against a man
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man named Mohammad was hanged in public on charges of murder
an Iranian man named Mohammad was hanged in public on charges of murder
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails
Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A murderer of eight people was executed in Zhashui...
A murderer of eight people was executed in Zhashui county of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in China
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in New Delhi, India, sentenced two men to death...
A court in New Delhi, India, sentenced two men to death after finding them guilty of committing three murders
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that thirteen people convicted of violent...
It was reported that thirteen people convicted of violent crimes were executed in China's central Henan province
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
An official Justice Ministry source said that based...
An official Justice Ministry source said that based on the provisions of Article 26 of the interim Iraqi State Administration Law, the Council of Ministers had decided to reinstate the death penalty and to start applying it at the courts of the Justice Mi
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed...
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed by hanging in a prison in the northern Iranian city of Saveh