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 11, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the European Union expressed dismay at Indonesia's first execution...
the European Union expressed dismay at Indonesia's first execution...
- AUGUST 11, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Dhananjoy Chatterjee, an Indian man due to be hanged on August 14...
Dhananjoy Chatterjee, an Indian man due to be hanged on August 14...
- AUGUST 11, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Tariq Aziz, the jailed former deputy prime minister...
Tariq Aziz, the jailed former deputy prime minister...
- AUGUST 11, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Young-ran said...
Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Young-ran said...
- AUGUST 11, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
prisoners taken by British forces were liable to be executed by the Iraqi authorities
prisoners taken by British forces were liable to be executed by the Iraqi authorities
- AUGUST 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a young boy named Maham was sentenced to death
a young boy named Maham was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 10, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed four men including Cai Xiong, a Hong...
China executed four men including Cai Xiong, a Hong Kong resident, for counterfeiting and smuggling fake currency
- AUGUST 10, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Bessemer, Circuit Judge Teresa Petelos sentenced...
In Bessemer, Circuit Judge Teresa Petelos sentenced Michael Lee Brown to death for the October 2001 killing of Betty Kirkpatrick, 66
- AUGUST 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged publicly in Shabankareh, a town in the southern Gulf province of Bushehr, the government daily Iran reported
- AUGUST 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China should consider using the death penalty less...
China should consider using the death penalty less widely for corruption cases and abolishing it altogether for non-violent crimes, the semi-official China News service quoted legal experts as saying
- AUGUST 10, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Cabinet voted to repeal a tough anti-terrorism...
India's Cabinet voted to repeal a tough anti-terrorism law that critics say violates human rights and is often misused by authorities to punish political opponents
- AUGUST 10, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 10, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 10, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Danish Defense Minister Soeren Gade said that...
Danish Defense Minister Soeren Gade said that...
- AUGUST 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
- AUGUST 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Rezaul Haq Raja was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Rezaul Haq Raja was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 10, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Yusuf Zhumayev and Azizbek Karimov were executed in secret.
Yusuf Zhumayev and Azizbek Karimov were executed in secret.
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Arizona Supreme Court again overturned the death...
The Arizona Supreme Court again overturned the death sentences of a man who said space aliens were in control of his body when he killed 2 women in 1993
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, Stephen LaValle...
In State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, Stephen LaValle was resentenced to life without parole for the 1997 rape-murder of Cynthia Quinn
- AUGUST 9, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
For more than seven years, Ryan Matthews contended...
For more than seven years, Ryan Matthews contended he had nothing to do with the May 29, 1997robbery and murder of a grocer
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to...
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for his role in the worst act of domestic terrorism in U
- AUGUST 9, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has overturned...
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a man who killed two girls in Pickens County
- AUGUST 9, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- AUGUST 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- AUGUST 9, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
outrage over growing violent crimes had led to...
outrage over growing violent crimes had led to...
- AUGUST 9, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore asked the police...
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore asked the police...
- AUGUST 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The interim Iraqi government reinstated the death penalty...
The interim Iraqi government reinstated the death penalty for murderers, drug traffickers and those endangering national security
- AUGUST 8, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
four men were sentenced to death, two in absentia, for the rape and murder of a teenage girl at Godagari, Bangladesh.
four men were sentenced to death, two in absentia, for the rape and murder of a teenage girl at Godagari, Bangladesh.