Archive timeline
2007
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2007, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 897
- Countries where they were recorded
- 33
- News items in the archive
- 2,239
Latest news of 2007
- DECEMBER 3, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: FORMER TERRORIST GROUP LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
former national Islamic Armed Group leader, Noureddine Boudiaf...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR PAIR WHO KILLED RIVAL
Li Shuangjian, a woman from Anhui Province in China, and a friend were sentenced to death...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey moved closer to becoming the 1st state to abolish the death penalty...
New Jersey moved closer to becoming the 1st state to abolish the death penalty since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976.
DECEMBER 3, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYUN. BONINO WORKS FOR A MAJORITY ON THE MORATORIUM
“These are weeks of big diplomatic activity to convince a majority of countries to vote YES,” Emma Bonino, Minister for Community Politics, said in Madrid.
DECEMBER 3, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTYNEW JERSEY MOVES CLOSER TO ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
By an 8-4 vote, the New Jersey Senate Budget Committee voted to advance a bill to replace the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison without parole.
- DECEMBER 2, 2007NepalDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA FOR NEPALI IN KUWAIT
the Criminal Court presided by Judge Wael Al-Atiqi, in Kuwait, listened to the argument of the lawyer for a Nepali woman, identified as Dolma S., who was convicted of the premeditated murder of a Filipino housemaid at the house of their sponsor and senten
- DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in public on Motahhari square of the city of Qom...
three men were hanged in public on Motahhari square of the city of Qom...
- DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan...
a man was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan...
DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. GAY YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH
a gay Iranian youth was sentenced to death for the crime of "lavat" (literally, sodomy), for having sex at 1
- DECEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
NOVEMBER 30, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a court in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE
TWO FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York's last inmate on death row was resentenced to life without parole.
New York's last inmate on death row was resentenced to life without parole.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. AUTOMATIC DEATH PENALTY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
the South Korean law that automatically gives the death penalty to any soldier
NOVEMBER 29, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. ITALIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ISN'T FOREGONE CONCLUSION
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Pasquale Ferrara, cautioned that “vigilance is required until the
NOVEMBER 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. PENALTY GUIDELINES SET FOR FAKE DRUGS
a draft judicial interpretation spells out the circumstances in which life sentences or the death penalty can be
NOVEMBER 29, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE (USA). BREDESEN: EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
Tennessee isn’t likely to execute any prisoners on death row until next summer, Gov. Phil Bredesen said.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court sentenced 11 people to death in a major drug trafficking case, state media reported
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED FOR AL-QAIDA MILITANT CONVICTED OF SLAYING A US DIPLOMAT
Jordan's military court commuted a 2004 death sentence against an al-Qaida
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007DominicaDEATH PENALTY
DOMINICA: LEADING CARIBBEAN JURIST SPEAKS ON DEATH PENALTY
a leading Caribbean jurist in Dominica says regional judges should use their discretion when imposing the death penalty, as the debate over the resumption of hangings continues in the region
NOVEMBER 28, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN. EXECUTION STAYED FOR CONVICTED RAPISTS
two Sudanese men sentenced to die in Khartoum for raping and murdering a four year old girl escaped the
NOVEMBER 28, 2007BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS. DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST POLICEMAN CARRIED OUT
a police officer turned serial killer was executed, the Supreme Court of Belarus announced. The execution was carried out by shooting, according to the court.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MERCY PLEAS DELAY COUPLE’S EXECUTION
a husband and wife on death row at the Ambala Central Jail in India had their execution stayed after filing a mercy petition with the President.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINO MAID'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
a Kuwaiti appeals court upheld the death sentence of a Filipino maid convicted of murdering her employer, her lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in Vietnam sentenced a 50 year old local man to death and sent two others to prison...
a court in Vietnam sentenced a 50 year old local man to death and sent two others to prison...
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
in Madagascar, Christophe Tombotsoa, an independent interpreter...
in Madagascar, Christophe Tombotsoa, an independent interpreter...
NOVEMBER 27, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA. PUBLIC EXECUTIONS ON THE RISE
North Korea has resumed frequent public executions, after a decline since 2000
NOVEMBER 27, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN. HERAT MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOLDIERS TO DEATH
a military court in Herat City in western Afghanistan condemned two soldiers to