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 21, 2004DEATH 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
- JUNE 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner in the city of Tabriz was sentenced to public execution
a prisoner in the city of Tabriz was sentenced to public execution
- JUNE 20, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named Bipul was sentenced to death in absentia...
A man named Bipul was sentenced to death in absentia by a Speedy trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the murder of a neighbour in Kotiadi, Kishoreganj
- JUNE 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union gave Iran a tough rebuke over the...
The European Union gave Iran a tough rebuke over the Islamic republic's human rights record, saying it was "gravely concerned" at widespread abuses despite several rounds of talks with Tehran
- JUNE 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union gave Iran a tough rebuke over the...
The European Union gave Iran a tough rebuke over the Islamic republic's human rights record, saying it was "gravely concerned" at widespread abuses despite several rounds of talks with Tehran
- JUNE 20, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein could face the...
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein could face the death penalty if he is convicted of war crimes, the head of the Iraqi tribunal due to try him said
- JUNE 20, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities may soon begin the execution...
Indonesian authorities may soon begin the execution of the many drug offenders currently on death row, National Police Chief General Da'i Bachtiar said
- JUNE 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
four people in Qazvin will be hanged on charges of armed robbery
four people in Qazvin will be hanged on charges of armed robbery
- JUNE 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guoju, a woman, was sentenced to death by the Puyang...
Li Guoju, a woman, was sentenced to death by the Puyang intermediate and two others were given life imprisonment after being found guilty of trafficking 120 babies in central China's impoverished Henan province
- JUNE 18, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Six people convicted of trafficking heroin and ecstasy...
Six people convicted of trafficking heroin and ecstasy into Vietnam from Cambodia were sentenced to death by the People's court of Tay Ninh in southern Vietnam
- JUNE 18, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court...
Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court of China urged all Chinese judges to respect criminals' human rights
- JUNE 18, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Kagoshima District Court, Japan, sentenced Keishi...
The Kagoshima District Court, Japan, sentenced Keishi Nago to death for stabbing to death his sister-in-law and her daughter and seriously injuring her son in 2002
- JUNE 18, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Masumi Hayashi, facing the death sentence for murdering...
Masumi Hayashi, facing the death sentence for murdering four people with poisoned curry at a 1998 community festival in Wakayama, denied the charges in an appeal hearing, breaking more than five years of silence
- JUNE 18, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior ministry said the country had executed...
The Saudi Interior ministry said the country had executed Saqr bin Abdulaziz al-Subayee in the western city of Taif after he had been convicted the previous month of fatally shooting another Saudi during an argument
- JUNE 18, 2004DEATH PENALTY
ITALY. HOC PRESENTS 2004 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
June 18, 2004: Hands Off Cain is launching its annual report on the death penalty at its Rome headquarters on Wednesday, 23rd June, 2004
- JUNE 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Hong Truong, a Vietnamese prisoner who was had...
Tran Hong Truong, a Vietnamese prisoner who was had been jailed for robbery, was sentenced to death for murdering another prison inmate
- JUNE 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ma Jiajue, a university student convicted of killing...
Ma Jiajue, a university student convicted of killing four of his classmates and stuffing their bodies into a dormitory closet, was executed in southwestern China's Yunnan province
- JUNE 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Khadijeh Shahla Jahed, the mistress of an Iranian football...
Khadijeh Shahla Jahed, the mistress of an Iranian football star, was sentenced to death for murdering the wife of her lover
- JUNE 17, 2004MarylandDEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 16, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a press release regarding...
The European Union issued a press release regarding progress in Tajikistan towards a moratorium on the death penalty
- JUNE 16, 2004Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Forensic experts found the remains of 16 people believed...
Forensic experts found the remains of 16 people believed to be victims of the Srebrenica massacre in a mass grave identified by a Bosnian Serb commission
- JUNE 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Senior Iranian judiciary officials said they paid little...
Senior Iranian judiciary officials said they paid little attention to European opinions on human rights, undermining European Union efforts to encourage reform in the Islamic state
- JUNE 16, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Senior Iranian judiciary officials said they paid little...
Senior Iranian judiciary officials said they paid little attention to European opinions on human rights, undermining European Union efforts to encourage reform in the Islamic state
- JUNE 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a press release regarding...
The European Union issued a press release regarding progress in Tajikistan towards a moratorium on the death penalty
- JUNE 16, 2004SpainDEATH PENALTY
As the Spanish Parliament debated the signing of protocols...
As the Spanish Parliament debated the signing of protocols to the European Convention on Human Rights, and the inclusion of the same in the new European Constitution, Catalonian Parliamentary Group (Convergence and Union) MP Jordi Xucla I Costa urged a mo
- JUNE 16, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
After 10 days, a San Mateo County jury deadlocked in...
After 10 days, a San Mateo County jury deadlocked in the case of a bank robber who has already pleaded guilty to murder and has repeatedly asked to be put to death
- JUNE 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Clemency bill awaits Blanco's signature----Law would...
Clemency bill awaits Blanco's signature----Law would reduce chances for lifers A proposed law awaiting Gov
- JUNE 16, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
One of the death row inmates pardoned last year by...
One of the death row inmates pardoned last year by former Governor George Ryan is facing drug charges for the 2nd time in 5 months
- JUNE 16, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Rustam Baig was hanged in Pakistan for murder
a man named Rustam Baig was hanged in Pakistan for murder
- JUNE 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
State Security agents attacked a party in North Tehran
State Security agents attacked a party in North Tehran