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 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least 22 people were executed in China a day before...
At least 22 people were executed in China a day before the Mid-Autumn Festival
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IranDEATH 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
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced...
A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced three militiamen to death and six others to up to five years in prison for murder and pillage, the Sudanese Media Centre said
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
despite progress since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghans suffer from human rights violations, an UN expert reported to the UN General Assembly.
despite progress since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghans suffer from human rights violations, an UN expert reported to the UN General Assembly.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three men, including a father and son, were executed...
Three men, including a father and son, were executed for separate murders in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Franklin Fitch, who gunned down his former girlfriend 2 years ago was sentenced to death.
Franklin Fitch, who gunned down his former girlfriend 2 years ago was sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended a death sentence for a Red Onion State Prison inmate
a jury recommended a death sentence for a Red Onion State Prison inmate
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months...
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months ago that the death sentences of 86 convicted killers be commuted to life imprisonment, the order has not yet been carried out
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese court sentenced to death Yoshida, a 45-year-old...
A Japanese court sentenced to death Yoshida, a 45-year-old former nurse, for masterminding a plot with fellow nurses to murder their husbands for insurance money
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman convicted of trafficking some 200 babies was...
A woman convicted of trafficking some 200 babies was executed, state press said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar's Supreme Court made the unprecedented decision...
Myanmar's Supreme Court made the unprecedented decision to allow appeals by eight people originally sentenced to death in a controversial high treason case, a defence lawyer said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded...
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded in China to two of their comrades, calling it "barbaric" and "medieval"
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore...
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore on charges of stabbing dead her employer, won a reprieve when a court reduced her sentence to life in prison because she had been abused
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded...
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded in China to two of their comrades, calling it "barbaric" and "medieval"
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore...
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore on charges of stabbing dead her employer, won a reprieve when a court reduced her sentence to life in prison because she had been abused
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of murder, armed robbery and assault...
Four men convicted of murder, armed robbery and assault were executed in Jinan, the capital of northern Shandong province
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
a jury has determined that Keith Royal Phillips, who once was sentenced to death...
a jury has determined that Keith Royal Phillips, who once was sentenced to death for a fatal robbery spree, will now face a life sentence in prison.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
in Shreveport, Laderick Campbell received a death sentence.
in Shreveport, Laderick Campbell received a death sentence.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two death sentences imposed before the South African...
Two death sentences imposed before the South African Constitutional court abolished the death penalty in 1995 were set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein
- SEPTEMBER 23, 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 official news agency IRNA reported
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp,...
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp, reported that the two Nepalese sentenced to death in China for trying to smuggle out arms and explosives from Tibet to Nepal were Maoists
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp,...
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp, reported that the two Nepalese sentenced to death in China for trying to smuggle out arms and explosives from Tibet to Nepal were Maoists
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a disciplinary committee of the North Carolina State Bar found...
a disciplinary committee of the North Carolina State Bar found...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Six men from the same family were hanged in Egypt on...
Six men from the same family were hanged in Egypt on after being convicted of the massacre of 22 members of a rival clan two years ago, judicial sources said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Government rejected claims it would...
The Australian Government rejected claims it would extradite terror suspects to the US where they could face the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Government rejected claims it would...
The Australian Government rejected claims it would extradite terror suspects to the US where they could face the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's State Duma rejected a proposal to revive the...
Russia's State Duma rejected a proposal to revive the death penalty following the Beslan massacre, the Moscow Times reported
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two...
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters has been hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin