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 5, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose delays...
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose delays...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Kiyan has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
Kiyan has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a global moratorium of the death penalty isn't just an idea of a few countries...
a global moratorium of the death penalty isn't just an idea of a few countries...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern Hormozgan province...
Iran has hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern Hormozgan province...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a convicted murderer in public in the southern province of Kerman...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE & MURDER
District and Sessions Judge A M Vaidya, in Achalpur, Amravati district, India, sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a mentally-challenged minor girl.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced Roger Gillett to death for two counts of capital murder
a jury sentenced Roger Gillett to death for two counts of capital murder
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN JUVENILE CASE
Iranian authorities should immediately prevent the execution of Makwan Mouloudzadeh...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, press reports said. Asghar Gh., 27...
Iran hanged a man, press reports said. Asghar Gh., 27...
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. POPO HANGED SECRETLY - JOINA
Thema Joina, the lawyer of Sepeni Popo, said his
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES EGYPTIAN FOR PRACTISING "WITCHCRAFT"
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian man convicted of "sorcery", desecrating the Muslim holy book and adultery, the official news agency said.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: CONVICT GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR FORMER JGRA PRESIDENT’S MURDER
forty year old Peter Dougal, the man convicted of the murder of former President of the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association, Lloyd G. Brown, and his companion, Sandra Campbell, was sentenced to death in the Home Circuit Court, Jamaica.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
the Congress of the People (COP) says if elected it will give citizens...
the Congress of the People (COP) says if elected it will give citizens...
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTY
circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell has re-sentenced Cory Maye to life...
circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell has re-sentenced Cory Maye to life...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM CONSIDERS REDUCING DEATH SENTENCES
Vietnam is considering the possibility of reducing the number of economic offences, excluding corruption
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007DEATH PENALTY
UN. ITALY AMONG 72 COUNTRIES IN NEW PUSH FOR DEATH PENALTY BAN
the UN General Assembly received a draft resolution signed by 72 countries calling for a global moratorium on the death penalty. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi began a push for a UN resolution to ban capital punishment worldwide in January, after the
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007United NationsDEATH PENALTY
RESOLUTION ON A MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
the UN General Assembly received a draft resolution signed by 72 countries calling for a global moratorium on the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF COP
in China, a Beijing court sentenced two cousins from Henan Province to death for murdering a police officer. Zhang Xinlei, 24, and Zhang Xinliang, 35, were convicted in Beijing No 1 People's Court of killing Tang Chengwen, 39, a police officer in Beijing'
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: VASAI MURDER CASE: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE
the Bombay High Court in India confirmed the death sentence awarded to three people in the 2004 Vasai murder case.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: CORRUPTION AND DEATH PENALTY A RISKY MIX, SAY EXPERTS
Indonesian human rights activists joined the chorus of those condemning a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS 2 SAUDIS, YEMENI FOR MURDERS
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by authorities after being convicted of bludgeoning his own grandmother to death to steal her money, the interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Dallas County jury sentenced Juan Lizcano..
a Dallas County jury sentenced Juan Lizcano...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007DEATH PENALTY
more than 150 inmates whose convictions may be based on faulty Houston...
more than 150 inmates whose convictions may be based on faulty Houston...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state's new lethal injection methods...
the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state's new lethal injection methods...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
SOGHRA NAJAFPOUR, SENTENCED TO DEATH AT 13, FACES RISK OF EXECUTION
a woman sentenced to death as a 13 year old faces the risk of execution...
- OCTOBER 31, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a man was sentenced to death by a court in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, for murdering his wife for dowry seven years ago. Judge of the Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Badsha Alamgir delivered the verdict in a crowded courtroom.
- OCTOBER 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Session Judge Abdul Haseeb Shaikh sentenced two people to death.
- OCTOBER 31, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FORMER MP ANAND MOHAN APPEALS AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
former Lok Sabha member Anand Mohan appealed to the Patna High Court in India against the death sentence awarded to him in connection with the lynching of the then Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah nearly 13 years ago.
- OCTOBER 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS 5 NATIONALS FOR MURDER, RAPE OF TEENAGER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded five Saudi men convicted of killing and raping a teenager, the Interior Ministry said.
- OCTOBER 31, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAMESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
VIETNAMESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING