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
- AUGUST 26, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Windel Ray Workman was executed by lethal injection
Windel Ray Workman was executed by lethal injection
- AUGUST 26, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 26, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, condemned prisoner James Allridge, whose...
In Huntsville, condemned prisoner James Allridge, whose case attracted the attention of celebrity capital punishment opponents, was executed for killing Brian Clendennen, 21, a store clerk 19 years ago
- AUGUST 26, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for a man convicted of a 1986 murder...
The death penalty for a man convicted of a 1986 murder was reinstated by a three-judge panel of the U
- AUGUST 25, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Five persons were sentenced to death by a local court...
Five persons were sentenced to death by a local court in India, for murdering a man, his daughter and another person at a village near Meerut in 1999
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of raping a number of women...
An Iranian man convicted of raping a number of women and girls has been hanged publicly near Tehran, drawing cheers from some 1,500 spectators, a judiciary official told AFP
- AUGUST 25, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jasen Shane Busby, 28, white, was executed today at...
Jasen Shane Busby, 28, white, was executed today at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit for the fatal shooting of Tennille Thompson, 18, and Brandy Gray, 16, more than 9 years ago
- AUGUST 25, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese woman facing possible execution for trafficking...
A Chinese woman facing possible execution for trafficking heroin was forced by police to have an abortion so she could be punished, Afp reported
- AUGUST 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Abdul Islam was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Abdul Islam was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in public this morning in Hessarak.
a man was hanged in public this morning in Hessarak.
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of the State Security Force attacked a party
agents of the State Security Force attacked a party
- AUGUST 24, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Ado-Ekiti High Court recently sentenced to death...
An Ado-Ekiti High Court recently sentenced to death three persons by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery
- AUGUST 23, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Donald John Scanlon was resentenced to life in prison...
Donald John Scanlon was resentenced to life in prison without parole for the apparent 1996 asphyxiation slaying of Claudine Wilson Harris
- AUGUST 23, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz was sentenced...
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz was sentenced to 60 days in jail in Livingston County for drunken driving and other traffic charges (see Sept
- AUGUST 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judicial system in Tehran sentenced two men to execution
the Judicial system in Tehran sentenced two men to execution
- AUGUST 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran Daily reported the execution of a man
Iran Daily reported the execution of a man
- AUGUST 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judicial System issued the death sentence of a man
the Judicial System issued the death sentence of a man
- AUGUST 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Alal Uddin Alal was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Alal Uddin Alal was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian unnamed man was hanged in public
an Iranian unnamed man was hanged in public
- AUGUST 20, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A survey for the Daily Mail has found that 56% of Britons...
A survey for the Daily Mail has found that 56% of Britons want the death penalty restored for child killers, reflecting the nationwide anguish over the case of murdered 10 year olds Holly and Jessica Chapman
- AUGUST 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square...
Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square in the southern province of Kerman, Iran, the Jomhuri-ye Eslami newspaper reported on Saturday
- AUGUST 20, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yijiang, a man convicted of killing and cutting...
Li Yijiang, a man convicted of killing and cutting off the genitals of six men he accused of gang-raping him, was executed
- AUGUST 20, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded...
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded by the sword in the southwest region of Asir, the state news agency has reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
three men, named Zu Feng, Sun Liang, and Sun Liansheng were executed
three men, named Zu Feng, Sun Liang, and Sun Liansheng were executed
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
- AUGUST 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of a man was issued in Tehran
the death sentence of a man was issued in Tehran
- AUGUST 18, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out...
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out more executions and thereby reinstall the de facto moratorium" that had existed since 1997 before the execution carried out on August 14
- AUGUST 18, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out...
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out more executions and thereby reinstall the de facto moratorium" that had existed since 1997 before the execution carried out on August 14
- AUGUST 18, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Angel Mateo, 35, has been sentenced today to life in...
Angel Mateo, 35, has been sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole