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
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein was hauled in front of an Iraqi court...
Saddam Hussein was hauled in front of an Iraqi court just three days after the end of the US-led occupation, but Iraqis were split over whether the aim was a fair trial or revenge
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty...
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty in Australia but would not protest if it was imposed on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Australia's Opposition Leader Mark Latham said
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Displacement and Migration Minister, Pascale...
Iraqi Displacement and Migration Minister, Pascale Icho Warda, the only Christian minister in the new Iraqi cabinet, said she was in favour of the death penalty for former president Saddam Hussein
- JULY 1, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Hicks, white, 47, was put to death by lethal...
Robert Hicks, white, 47, was put to death by lethal injection at Huntsville state prison, in Jackson
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will get the death...
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will get the death penalty if he is found guilty of the serious crimes leveled against him, Iraq's interim Justice Minister Malek Dohan al-Hassan said
- JUNE 30, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
France reiterated its opposition to death penalty "under...
France reiterated its opposition to death penalty "under any circumstances" and called for the trial for Iraqi former president Saddam Hussein to be in compliance with the international law
- JUNE 30, 2004QatarDEATH PENALTY
Two Russian men were sentenced to life in prison on...
Two Russian men were sentenced to life in prison on charges of complicity in the assassination of Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Yandarbiev
- JUNE 30, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Russian men were sentenced to life in prison on...
Two Russian men were sentenced to life in prison on charges of complicity in the assassination of Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Yandarbiev
- JUNE 30, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Britain accepted that Saddam Hussein...
It was reported that Britain accepted that Saddam Hussein was likely to be executed by the Iraqi government for war crimes
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Three Iraqi Kurds convicted over a spate of armed robberies,...
Three Iraqi Kurds convicted over a spate of armed robberies, extortion and rape were hanged publicly in the northern Iranian city of Qazvin, Qods newspaper reported
- JUNE 30, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Three Iraqi Kurds convicted over a spate of armed robberies,...
Three Iraqi Kurds convicted over a spate of armed robberies, extortion and rape were hanged publicly in the northern Iranian city of Qazvin, Qods newspaper reported
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi government approved reinstating the death...
The Iraqi government approved reinstating the death penalty, President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar said in an interview the day the interim authority took legal custody of former president Saddam Hussein
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
France reiterated its opposition to death penalty "under...
France reiterated its opposition to death penalty "under any circumstances" and called for the trial for Iraqi former president Saddam Hussein to be in compliance with the international law
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Britain accepted that Saddam Hussein...
It was reported that Britain accepted that Saddam Hussein was likely to be executed by the Iraqi government for war crimes
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
A French lawyer on Saddam Hussein's defense team called...
A French lawyer on Saddam Hussein's defense team called the Iraqi penal code "Stone Age" legislation and said it was ill-suited to address the ousted Iraqi president's case
- JUNE 30, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A federal jury returned a death sentence against Chadrick...
A federal jury returned a death sentence against Chadrick Fulks, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and carjacking resulting in the death of a woman
- JUNE 30, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, David Ray Harris has been executed today
In Huntsville, David Ray Harris has been executed today
- JUNE 29, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Railway Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai Railway Intermediate People's Court sentenced Hunan Province natives Yang Yan to death with reprieve and Yao Zhiqi to 15 years in imprisonment after convicting them of for drug trafficking
- JUNE 29, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico's attorney general called for Congress to study...
Mexico's attorney general called for Congress to study reinstituting the death penalty in the country, a day after hundreds of thousands of Mexicans filled the streets of Mexico City to protest a rising tide of kidnappings, theft and corruption
- JUNE 29, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Railway Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai Railway Intermediate People's Court sentenced Hunan Province natives Yang Yan to death with reprieve and Yao Zhiqi to 15 years in imprisonment after convicting them of for drug trafficking
- JUNE 29, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia has released 14 coup-plotters from prison after...
Zambia has released 14 coup-plotters from prison after President Levy Mwanawasa commuted their death sentences to various prison terms earlier this year, a statement said
- JUNE 29, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were sentenced to death in India for raping...
Four people were sentenced to death in India for raping and strangulating a six-year-old girl
- JUNE 29, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that...
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that took power on June 28, two days before the scheduled handover from coalition authorities led by the US
- JUNE 29, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that...
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that took power on June 28, two days before the scheduled handover from coalition authorities led by the US
- JUNE 29, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghani Supreme Court official said that three people...
An Afghani Supreme Court official said that three people suspected of involvement in the assassination of the former deputy head of state and public works minister, Haji Abdol Qadir, had pleaded guilty
- JUNE 29, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman, Diba Zomorodian, a microbiology student, was hanged in Qazvin
a woman, Diba Zomorodian, a microbiology student, was hanged in Qazvin
- JUNE 28, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Bert Hunter, 53, white, was executed by lethal injection
Bert Hunter, 53, white, was executed by lethal injection
- JUNE 28, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said she...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said she would not pardon any convicted drug traffickers on death row
- JUNE 28, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The place where convicted drug trafficker, Ayodhya...
The place where convicted drug trafficker, Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey, was due to be executed was still being kept a secret although police in Indonesia had prepared the team for carrying out the execution