Archive timeline
2007
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2007, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2007
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN RAJSHAHI
at the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Rajshahi,
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 8
a court in Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, sentenced a man to death for raping and sexually assaulting girls aged between eight and twelve.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI 'DREAM KILLER' MUST HANG, SAYS COURT
Kuwait's appeals court upheld a death sentence handed down against a Shiite Muslim who said he had been ordered in a dream to kill his wife and two children.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: 2 GSPC MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
a criminal court in Tizi Ouzou, 100 km east of Algiers in Algeria...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN NAJRAN
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southern city of Najran after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Zheng Guoliang, former deputy to the Anhui Provincial People's Congress in east China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for drug smuggling and illegal gun possession, local sources confirmed
- NOVEMBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLINF IN IRAN'S SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
according to the announcement of the provincial judiciary department...
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. NO DEATH SENTENCE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, SAYS SHAHRIZAT
the government will not make provision to impose the death sentence on juvenile
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCES EXCEED IMMEDIATE EXECUTIONS FOR 1ST TIME
the number of suspended death sentences handed down this year in China
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering a police officer.
a jury recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering a police officer.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven men were sentenced to death for the murder of 13 police officers...
seven men were sentenced to death for the murder of 13 police officers...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY CRIME STATUTE UPS TO 25 YEARS
the statute of limitations for crimes that are punishable by the death sentence in South Korea is likely to be extended to 25 years.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. FOUR NIGERIANS EXECUTED
according to a Nigerian recently deported from Libya, who wished to remain
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: YOUNG MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
a young man was awarded the death penalty in Bangladesh for the murder of a mobile shop operator in Pabna town for refusing tolls in March last year.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
at a local court in India...
at a local court in India, District and Sessions Judge GK Rai sentenced a man to death who was convicted of murdering his daughter and wife
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: BANANA HAWKER TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
a banana vendor was sentenced to death in Kenya for violently robbing a nurse in Kirinyaga District two years ago
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CAR SMUGGLING GANG LEADER GETS DEATH PENALTY
the leader of a smuggling ring was given the death penalty, suspended for two years...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN JOINS CONVENTION AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Tolekan Ismailova, the head of the 'Citizens Against Corruption' human rights centre, announced that the Kyrgyz delegation to the United Nations voted to join the UN convention banning the use of the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007MalawiDEATH PENALTY
BRITAIN URGES MALAWI TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY: EMBASSY
Britain urged Malawi to abolish capital punishment, still a contentious issue here after the poor southern African nation issued a moratorium on executions 15 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: APPEALS EXHAUSTED, EXECUTIONS SET FOR THIS MONTH
a reliable source revealed to Akhir Lahzah that the death by hanging sentence will be carried out this month against those convicted in the case of the child Muram Awad.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged in public a prisoner named Amin...
Iran hanged in public a prisoner named Amin...
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a square in the clerical capital
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. UN VOTE ON MORATORIUM DECEMBER 19 OR 20
the final vote by the UN General Assembly on the Moratorium on capital
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR SECOND TIME
a Kenyan court imposed the death sentence
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Roy Lee McDuffie, 44, who has spent more than 2 years on death row...
Roy Lee McDuffie, 44, who has spent more than 2 years on death row, was granted a new trial by the Florida Supreme Court.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COURT UPHOLDS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE IN S CHINA
the Higher People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province upheld a suspended death sentence for a mentally ill man who murdered four family members and an employee with a hammer.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MUST IMMEDIATELY ABOLISH CHILD EXECUTION – IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
despite the UN convention on human rights, Iran continues to execute children under 18. “Iran must immediately abolish child execution,” Mina Ahadi, an Iranian human rights activist...
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUSTRALIAN
the People's Court of Appeals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, reaffirmed the death sentence for Tony Manh, 40, after hearing no new evidence for a reduction in his sentence, a court official told the Associated Press.