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
- JUNE 25, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
six men were executed in China for murder.
six men were executed in China for murder.
- JUNE 25, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
13 men, Li Hong, Zhang Qingji, Tan Minglin and ten unnamed men, were executed
13 men, Li Hong, Zhang Qingji, Tan Minglin and ten unnamed men, were executed
- JUNE 24, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian authorities stayed the hanging of Dhananjoy...
Indian authorities stayed the hanging of Dhananjoy Chatterjee in what would have been India's first execution in 15 years
- JUNE 24, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican President Vicente Fox said he opposed the application...
Mexican President Vicente Fox said he opposed the application of the death penalty for kidnappers and claimed his government was decisively combating crime
- JUNE 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Indonesia sentenced Gunawan Santoso to death...
A court in Indonesia sentenced Gunawan Santoso to death for hiring four members of the marines to kill a prominent businessman
- JUNE 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced...
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced it was making preparations for the execution of convicted Indian drug dealer Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey following the Supreme Court's rejection of his second request for a review
- JUNE 24, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced...
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced it was making preparations for the execution of convicted Indian drug dealer Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey following the Supreme Court's rejection of his second request for a review
- JUNE 24, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian intellectuals were leading protests against...
Indian intellectuals were leading protests against capital punishment after a hangman came out of retirement to prepare for the first execution in Calcutta for more than a decade
- JUNE 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three drug traffickers were executed in Wuhan, capital...
Three drug traffickers were executed in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province
- JUNE 24, 2004New YorkDEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the case of Warren Summerlin...
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the case of Warren Summerlin v
- JUNE 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
three men named Xiao Tianhua, Xiao Zige and Cai Xiudong were executed
three men named Xiao Tianhua, Xiao Zige and Cai Xiudong were executed
- JUNE 24, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Hafiz Najeebullah Khan was hanged
a man named Hafiz Najeebullah Khan was hanged
- JUNE 23, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) handed over to India a demarche...
The European Union (EU) handed over to India a demarche asking it to think about abolishing capital punishment as the nation discussed the possible hanging of Dhananjoy Chatterjee a man convicted of the rape and murder of a teenager
- JUNE 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) handed over to India a demarche...
The European Union (EU) handed over to India a demarche asking it to think about abolishing capital punishment as the nation discussed the possible hanging of Dhananjoy Chatterjee a man convicted of the rape and murder of a teenager
- JUNE 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ho Son, a 36-year-old man, was sentenced to death by...
Ho Son, a 36-year-old man, was sentenced to death by Ho Chi Minh City People's Court in Vietnam for murdering a man, Tran Van Hung, in April 2002 and stealing his motorbike while in a drunken state
- JUNE 23, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain's 2004 report, edited by Elisabetta...
Hands Off Cain's 2004 report, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti and published in Italian by Marsilio, is dedicated to Levy Mwanawasa, the President of Zambia
- JUNE 23, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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The man convicted last week of the Oct
- JUNE 22, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wong Kan-ming, Wong Hon-tsing and Wong Shui-lun received...
Wong Kan-ming, Wong Hon-tsing and Wong Shui-lun received suspended death sentences by the Guangzhou People's Intermediate Court, China, for producing more than 600kg of Ecstasy
- JUNE 22, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The US ruled out the possible return of 22 Chinese...
The US ruled out the possible return of 22 Chinese prisoners held at its Guantanamo Bay detention centre to China because it feared they could be tortured or executed, according to a senior US official
- JUNE 22, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The US ruled out the possible return of 22 Chinese...
The US ruled out the possible return of 22 Chinese prisoners held at its Guantanamo Bay detention centre to China because it feared they could be tortured or executed, according to a senior US official
- JUNE 22, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judicial system of the Islamic regime issued death sentences for three people
the judicial system of the Islamic regime issued death sentences for three people
- JUNE 21, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) would take a many-sided approach to Libya to support the Bulgarian medical workers unfairly convicted in that country, PACE President Peter Schieder said referring to the case of five Bulgarian nu
- JUNE 21, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) would take a many-sided approach to Libya to support the Bulgarian medical workers unfairly convicted in that country, PACE President Peter Schieder said referring to the case of five Bulgarian nu
- JUNE 21, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death...
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death sentence on Seck Osmane, a Senegalese accused of heroin trafficking
- JUNE 21, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) would take a many-sided approach to Libya to support the Bulgarian medical workers unfairly convicted in that country, PACE President Peter Schieder said referring to the case of five Bulgarian nu
- JUNE 21, 2004Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) would take a many-sided approach to Libya to support the Bulgarian medical workers unfairly convicted in that country, PACE President Peter Schieder said referring to the case of five Bulgarian nu
- JUNE 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death...
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death sentence on Seck Osmane, a Senegalese accused of heroin trafficking
- JUNE 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran angrily rejected European Union criticism of its...
Iran angrily rejected European Union criticism of its human rights record and said the 25-nation bloc had much to learn from the Islamic Republic about respecting rights