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
- MAY 26, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's bloody "war on drugs" marred its rights...
Thailand's bloody "war on drugs" marred its rights record in 2003, Amnesty International said in an annual report which also noted that critics of the government faced threats and harassment
- MAY 26, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of...
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of the Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya, at the 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, due to open in Istanbul on June 14
- MAY 26, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of...
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of the Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya, at the 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, due to open in Istanbul on June 14
- MAY 26, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, John Blackwelder,...
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, John Blackwelder, 49, executed
- MAY 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
in its initial trial, the Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
- MAY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the hand of a man in Andimeshk was cut off in public
the hand of a man in Andimeshk was cut off in public
- MAY 25, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries...
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, lawyers argued, saying Harare would hand the men over to Pretoria if requested to do so
- MAY 25, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 25, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries...
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, lawyers argued, saying Harare would hand the men over to Pretoria if requested to do so
- MAY 25, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Quang Luan, a 22-year-old man, was sentenced to...
Tran Quang Luan, a 22-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court in Vietnam after being convicted of murdering his female companion Nguyen Thi Lan in September 2002 in order to steal her motorbike
- MAY 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court in Sirajganj sentenced to death...
The district court in Sirajganj sentenced to death Kazimuddin alias Kazi and Habibur Rahman alias Hobi for the murder of their brother in law Shamima Aziz, sixteen others were given life imprisonment
- MAY 25, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries...
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, lawyers argued, saying Harare would hand the men over to Pretoria if requested to do so
- MAY 25, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district...
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia, after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin
- MAY 25, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 25, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district...
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia, after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin
- MAY 25, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers were hanged in Pakistan after President...
Three brothers were hanged in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf rejected their plea for clemency
- MAY 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Joseph, 30, and Masud alias Masum, 32, were sentenced...
Joseph, 30, and Masud alias Masum, 32, were sentenced to death by a Speedy Trial Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the murder of a man at Lalmatia
- MAY 24, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred with Stefano Manservisi, head of cabinet of European Commission President Romano Prodi, and briefed him on the results of his visit to Libya on 18-19 May, on his meetings in Tunis during the Arab League s
- MAY 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred with Stefano Manservisi, head of cabinet of European Commission President Romano Prodi, and briefed him on the results of his visit to Libya on 18-19 May, on his meetings in Tunis during the Arab League s
- MAY 24, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred with Stefano Manservisi, head of cabinet of European Commission President Romano Prodi, and briefed him on the results of his visit to Libya on 18-19 May, on his meetings in Tunis during the Arab League s
- MAY 24, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court of Malaysia commuted the death sentence...
The Federal Court of Malaysia commuted the death sentence imposed on K
- MAY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Luo Jinqiao and Luo Guosheng, two members of a criminal...
Luo Jinqiao and Luo Guosheng, two members of a criminal gang, were sentenced to death in Changsha, in China's Hunan Province
- MAY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Changsha Intermediate People's Court in Hunan Province...
in its initial trial, the Changsha Intermediate People's Court in Hunan Province...
- MAY 23, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the British Foreign Office slipped...
It was reported that the British Foreign Office slipped out a warning that the UK would boycott the upcoming trial of Saddam Hussein if there was any risk of the former dictator being put to death
- MAY 23, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the British Foreign Office slipped...
It was reported that the British Foreign Office slipped out a warning that the UK would boycott the upcoming trial of Saddam Hussein if there was any risk of the former dictator being put to death
- MAY 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vang Sao Ngan, 21, was sentenced to death by a court...
Vang Sao Ngan, 21, was sentenced to death by a court in the northern province of Ha Giang, Vietnam, for killing his pregnant fiancé and her mother after his lover refused to live with him
- MAY 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the flogging verdict for two young men who were sentenced to 75 whips
the flogging verdict for two young men who were sentenced to 75 whips
- MAY 22, 2004TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian officials and politicians continued soliciting...
Bulgarian officials and politicians continued soliciting international support for five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death by a Libyan court on charges of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS virus
- MAY 22, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian officials and politicians continued soliciting...
Bulgarian officials and politicians continued soliciting international support for five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death by a Libyan court on charges of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS virus