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
- OCTOBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword Shahid Jameel, a Pakistani national
- OCTOBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING HEROIN
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in India, District and Sessions Judge K Somashekhar awarded capital punishment to Ramdas Alias Dasa Bommayya Nayak after convicting him two days earlier.
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SPEAKER JOINS FOES OF EXECUTION
the Iraqi parliament speaker joined opponents of executing a Saddam Hussein-era defence minister convicted of genocide against Kurds, saying that sending him to the gallows would set a dangerous precedent for the armed forces.
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
the state-run Fars news agency reported that a man identified as Iraj Feyzi...
the state-run Fars news agency reported that a man identified as Iraj Feyzi...
- OCTOBER 24, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. D'ELIA- EUROPE’S CONDESCENSION DOESN’T HELP RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
“It lacks consistency and credibility that countries, like Italy, support the UN Moratorium on capital
- OCTOBER 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR AIDING PRISONER ESCAPE
the Saudi news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the
- OCTOBER 24, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA. FOLLOWING MORATORIUM TREND, COURT HALTS ALABAMA EXECUTION
a federal appeals court panel unanimously ordered a stay of execution on for a terminally ill prisoner who
- OCTOBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN DIFFERENT CITIES
Iran hanged five men convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping in different cities
- OCTOBER 24, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JUSTICE MINISTER CONSIDERS 'TRANQUIL' EXECUTIONS
Japanese Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama said he wanted to consider more
- OCTOBER 24, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
SCRAP DEATH PENALTY: EMINENT CITIZENS
SCRAP DEATH PENALTY: EMINENT CITIZENS
- OCTOBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified as Sadeq M. was hanged in the southern city of Shiraz...
a prisoner identified as Sadeq M. was hanged in the southern city of Shiraz...
- OCTOBER 23, 2007DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN & ALICE IN CERCA DI TEATRO present THE QUESTION
THE QUESTION, Literary Recital In Support Of The Approval Of A Resolution For A Worldwide Moratorium On The Death Penalty by the United Nations
- OCTOBER 23, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. TOUGHER ANTI-TERRORISM LAW ENACTED
Singapore’s Parliament passed the Suppression of Bombings Act - with a new anti-terror law
- OCTOBER 23, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA SHOULD BAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - FSIN DIRECTOR
the Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Yuri Kalinin believes that Russia
- OCTOBER 23, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
the State Court of Appeals ruled this morning that John B. Taylor...
the State Court of Appeals ruled this morning that John B. Taylor...
- OCTOBER 23, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Roosevelt Smith Jr. has been sentenced to die...
Roosevelt Smith Jr. has been sentenced to die...
- OCTOBER 23, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR JAPANESE NATIONAL
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR JAPANESE NATIONAL
- OCTOBER 23, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
COP IN ZAMBIA GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING BRITON
the Zambian Supreme Court sitting in Lusaka, sentenced a policeman to death for murdering a British national, Sharon Lee Jackman, three years ago.
- OCTOBER 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PM APPEALS FOR SAUDI MAN'S STAY OF EXECUTION
the New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark...
- OCTOBER 23, 2007Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
LAW UNCLEAR ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Papuan New Guinea Minister Tony Aimo said although the Criminal Act allowed the courts to impose a death sentence, the methods of doing so were not specified and the Correctional Service will look into current execution methods
- OCTOBER 22, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIANS REJECT DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER CASES
two-thirds of people in Australia believe people convicted of murder should not
- OCTOBER 22, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Thomas Masuku sentenced 31 year
- OCTOBER 22, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the Georgia Supreme Court granted a stay of execution...
the Georgia Supreme Court granted a stay of execution...
- OCTOBER 22, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. AMERICAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHARJAH
the Sharia Court of First Instance in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates...
- OCTOBER 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
US AND IRAQ AGREE TO DROP EXECUTION OF SADDAM'S DEFENCE MINISTER
US AND IRAQ AGREE TO DROP EXECUTION OF SADDAM'S DEFENCE MINISTER
- OCTOBER 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN TO EXTRADITE SPANIARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
YEMEN TO EXTRADITE SPANIARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
- OCTOBER 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
five drug traffickers were executed in Birjand in northeast
- OCTOBER 20, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
APPEAL COURT SET ASIDE DEATH PENALTY, ORDERS RE-TRIAL
APPEAL COURT SET ASIDE DEATH PENALTY, ORDERS RE-TRIAL