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
- JANUARY 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judge in Department 1157 of Tehran's criminal court issued the death sentence for a man
the judge in Department 1157 of Tehran's criminal court issued the death sentence for a man
- JANUARY 21, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Starving North Koreans have been publicly executed...
Starving North Koreans have been publicly executed for stealing food and others have died of malnutrition in labour camps, Amnesty International said in a report
- JANUARY 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced Quamruzzaman...
A court in Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced Quamruzzaman and Afsar Ali to death and three others to life, two years and six years imprisonment for killing a co-villager
- JANUARY 21, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Kevin Lee Zimmerman, 42, was executed today for the...
Kevin Lee Zimmerman, 42, was executed today for the 1987 robbery and murder of Leslie Gilbert Hooks Jr
- JANUARY 21, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Pat Bondurant, now 49, has been sentenced to death...
Pat Bondurant, now 49, has been sentenced to death after a retrial on charges of beating Ronnie Gaines to death in 1986
- JANUARY 21, 2004DEATH PENALTY
"Lawmakers took a step toward changing the way Utah...
"Lawmakers took a step toward changing the way Utah carries out the death penalty, unanimously passing out of committee a bill that would repeal the use of the firing squad
- JANUARY 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judge in Tehran's penal court sentenced a man
the judge in Tehran's penal court sentenced a man
- JANUARY 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary sentenced a man to public execution in Tehran
the judiciary sentenced a man to public execution in Tehran
- JANUARY 20, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwaiti authorities publicly displayed the corpse of...
Kuwaiti authorities publicly displayed the corpse of Fazel Shirin Mohammad Sherif, 35, a Pakistani heroin trafficker who was hanged in front of the interior ministry in Kuwait City in the fourth execution of a drug dealer since the introduction in 1995 of
- JANUARY 20, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Kuwaiti authorities publicly displayed the corpse of...
Kuwaiti authorities publicly displayed the corpse of Fazel Shirin Mohammad Sherif, 35, a Pakistani heroin trafficker who was hanged in front of the interior ministry in Kuwait City in the fourth execution of a drug dealer since the introduction in 1995 of
- JANUARY 20, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines' Supreme Court agreed to consider new...
The Philippines' Supreme Court agreed to consider new evidence that could prove the innocence of Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two men on death row who were convicted of kidnapping and were scheduled for execution on January 30
- JANUARY 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, condemned...
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, condemned to death for blasphemy after questioning the power of the clergy, was to have his case re-examined after February's parliamentary elections, a judiciary official said
- JANUARY 20, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Five thousand Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad...
Five thousand Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad demanding the execution of Saddam Hussein
- JANUARY 20, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's state prosecutor, Mahmud Obeidat, called for...
Jordan's state prosecutor, Mahmud Obeidat, called for the death penalty for 11 people on trial over the murder of Laurence Foley, a US Agency for International Development official, in 2002
- JANUARY 20, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty reforms At the same time...
Governor signs death penalty reforms At the same time he signed into law a sweeping reform of Illinois' death penalty
- JANUARY 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The traditional upsurge in executions ahead of the...
The traditional upsurge in executions ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday gathered pace with 15 more people reported to have been put to death, bringing to at least 31 the number executed in a period of a week, AFP reported
- JANUARY 19, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Hanif Hawlader, 27, of Damudarkati village in Uzirpur,...
Hanif Hawlader, 27, of Damudarkati village in Uzirpur, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, for killing his wife for dowry
- JANUARY 19, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An appeal from Pope John Paul II would not stop the...
An appeal from Pope John Paul II would not stop the Philippine government from carrying out the scheduled execution of two convicts this month, President Gloria Arroyo's spokesman, Ignacio Bunye, said
- JANUARY 19, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The relevant Malaysian authorities must find alternative...
The relevant Malaysian authorities must find alternative actions to supersede capital punishment imposed for certain crimes in the country, Parliamentary Secretary to the National Unity and Social Development Ministry Datuk Veerasingam said
- JANUARY 19, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court set aside the death penalties...
India's Supreme Court set aside the death penalties ordered by the Delhi High Court against Mohammed Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, two Kashmiri Muslims, for their role in an attack on India's parliament on 13 December 2001
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Jacque Sarraf, former president of the Lebanese Industrialists' Association said: "After hearing the statements made by the executed and their family members, one cannot help but feel sor
- JANUARY 19, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes...
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty introduced in Kazakhstan by presidential decree on 18 December 2003
- JANUARY 19, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Duy Nghia, 21, was sentenced to death following...
Hoang Duy Nghia, 21, was sentenced to death following a one day trial by the People's Court of the southern province of Binh Duong, Vietnam
- JANUARY 19, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes...
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty introduced in Kazakhstan by presidential decree on 18 December 2003
- JANUARY 19, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Raffiq Mohamed Aslam, 42, was sentenced to...
Mohamed Raffiq Mohamed Aslam, 42, was sentenced to death for murdering a former colleague, Madam Saratha Sangeo, 50
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Hands Off Cain General Secretary Sergio D'Elia said: "Europe's appeals against the resumption of executions in Lebanon would have been more credible and strong if the EU had presented and
- JANUARY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a number of youngsters were dancing in Hamedam’s Eram Boulevard
a number of youngsters were dancing in Hamedam’s Eram Boulevard
- JANUARY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
University authorities told students of the Imam Sadeq
University authorities told students of the Imam Sadeq
- JANUARY 18, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government is planning to implement judicial...
The Chinese government is planning to implement judicial reforms that could sharply reduce its use of the death penalty
- JANUARY 18, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Santiago, a member of the Philippine parliament...
Joseph Santiago, a member of the Philippine parliament and an anti-death penalty crusader in the country, urged church leaders to seek the intervention of Pope John Paul II to stop the scheduled execution of Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two convicte