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 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES TWO FOR KILLING AND ARMED ROBBERY
Iran hanged two men charged with killing and armed robbery, media reports said.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR COMPANY OFFICIAL OVER GRAFT
a Chinese court upheld a death penalty for a highway construction company manager who grafted and embezzled more than 110 million yuan (US$14.8 million).
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007DEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER DIPLOMAT SENTENCED TO DEATH, SANKEI REPORTS
a former Chinese diplomat who served in Japan until 2001 was sentenced to death in China on charges h
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTION HALTED BY CHIEF JUSTICE
the impending death sentence of Makvan Mouloodzadeh, a 21 year old Iranian citizen found guilty of
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
MADAGASCAR. DEATH SENTENCE FOR 12
twelve people were sentenced to death in Madagascar over deadly
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER DIPLOMAT SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA, SANKEI REPORTS
a former Chinese diplomat who served in Japan until 2001 was sentenced to death in China on charges he provided military information to a Japanese national, the Sankei newspaper reported from Beijing
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEK SUPREME COURT DISCUSSES DECREE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
UZBEK SUPREME COURT DISCUSSES DECREE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN: DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM MEETS STRONG OPPOSITION
a proposal to ultimately abolish the death penalty was delayed by scores of countries that oppose the measure and accused the sponsors of attempting to interfere with the laws of sovereign states.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 40 MEN AWAIT EXECUTION IN ROUMIEH PRISON
the prospect of passing a ban against the death penalty has become increasingly distant in Lebanon, where human rights advocates say court trials are often expedient and the accused often lack adequate counsel. Sonele Daas sits on death row in Lebanon's c
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a taxi driver’s killer was executed in the central jail of Sahiwal town...
a taxi driver’s killer was executed in the central jail of Sahiwal town...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
MAN RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING HIS MOTHER
the Criminal Court in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: US FORCES WILL NOT ALLOW IRAQ EXECUTIONS AMID CONTROVERSY: OFFICIAL
the United States will refuse to hand over to Iraqi authorities for execution three former top officials from the Saddam Hussein regime as long as the "legal controversy" over their sentencing remains, reports said.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
S AFRICA'S TUTU CALLS FOR GLOBAL BAN ON DEATH PENALTY AHEAD OF UN VOTE
S AFRICA'S TUTU CALLS FOR GLOBAL BAN ON DEATH PENALTY AHEAD OF UN VOTE
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT DEFENDS CHAOTIC EXECUTION
Government officials are defending last month's execution of 15 prisoners, despite of claims that the operation was a roadside slaughter.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEPARATISTS FACE DEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court has sentenced six “terrorists” to death or life imprisonment for
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN WHO SET WIFE ON FIRE GETS DEATH PENALTY
the Malaysian High Court found M. Balamurali guilty of murdering two women at his home in Lot 10352 Jalan
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
a new poll indicates respondents oppose...
a new poll indicates respondents oppose...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR NINE YEARS HAD HIS LIFE SPARED
Baha Jambol, 45, a former fish and vegetable vendor who has been on death row for nine years had his death sentence commuted to 18 years in jail and being whipped 12 times by the Court of Appeal.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH VERDICT ON ‘ABU KAB’
the General Court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, upheld the death sentence it previously passed on Faisal Al-Otaibi (also known as Abu Kab), who was convicted of killing three children while joyriding in the northern part of Jeddah Corniche in 2005.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NAPOLITANO: DEATH PENALTY DISCUSSED WITH QATAR EMIR
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano raised the issue of a Moratorium on the death penalty in his meeting with the emir of Qatar Al-Thani, at the head of a country whose legislation still includes the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: ROYAL ON DEATH ROW
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals listened to defence arguments of Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah’s lawyers and set Dec 10, 2007, to issue a verdict in the appeal
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FINALISED FOR EX-AUM MEMBER HASHIMOTO OVER GAS ATTACK
the Supreme Court finalized the death sentence it upheld last month for former senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Satoru Hashimoto in two murder cases, including the 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, judicial sources said.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 'ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY POSSIBLE'
as the debate rages over the delay in the execution of Mohammed Afzal for his attacks on Parliament...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: KING SEEN AS FINAL ARBITER IN LONG-RUNNING DEBATE
the months-long political impasse over death penalty abolition in Morocco can only be finally broken by King Mohamed VI, according to a leading rights campaigner.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a convicted drug trafficker in the southeastern city of Zahedan...
- NOVEMBER 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER BEHEADED FOR KIDNAP AND RAPE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi citizen...
- NOVEMBER 10, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. 16 YEAR OLD BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH
a 16 year old boy is among a group of people facing the death sentence in Sudan for their alleged role in the
- NOVEMBER 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Pakistani man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of drug smuggling, th
- NOVEMBER 10, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. 2 GIA TERRORIST CHIEFS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY ALGIERS COURT
in Algiers, Algeria, a criminal court sentenced two ringleaders of a GIA terrorist group operating in the Mitidja region to death. Rachid, known as Abou Tourab, and Laama G. Hocine, known as Mossaab, “sowed mayhem and destruction” for nearly a decade in t
- NOVEMBER 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN SOUTHERN IRAN
the Prosecutor-General's Office of Hormozgan announced that D. N., 25 year old resident of Kahnuj, was chased by armed personnel for carrying 475 kg opium in a Xantia car.