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
- AUGUST 29, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
John Joe Amador, 32, was executed for the Jan. 4, 1994...
John Joe Amador, 32, was executed for the Jan. 4, 1994...
- AUGUST 29, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Jacksonville, Judge Michael R. Weatherby sentenced Michael James Jackson...
in Jacksonville, Judge Michael R. Weatherby sentenced Michael James Jackson...
- AUGUST 29, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
two Yemeni citizens...
two Yemeni citizens...
- AUGUST 28, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
the Jharkhand High Court, India, upheld the death sentence awarded by a lower court to Ajay Kumar Pal for killing family members of the conservator of forest, Dhirendra Kumar, four years ago.
- AUGUST 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DRUG OFFICIAL'S DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
the Higher People's Court of Beijing, China, rejected a former senior drug official's appeal and upheld his death sentence and two-year reprieve, the Beijing Evening News reported.
- AUGUST 28, 2007Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO: SHOCK AT DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER OF UN RADIO JOURNALIST
Reporters Without Borders is stunned by the four death sentences imposed by a military court in the eastern city of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the murder of UN radio journalist Serge Maheshe at the end of a trial riddled with absurdi
- AUGUST 28, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
DaRoyce Mosley was executed for the death of a woman who was 1 of 4 people...
DaRoyce Mosley was executed for the death of a woman who was 1 of 4 people...
- AUGUST 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER ACCUSED RESERVED
the Bombay High Court in India reserved the order for the confirmation of death sentences awarded to three people in the 2004 Vasai murder case by the Palghar Sessions Court.
- AUGUST 26, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TAXI DRIVER'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO 5 YEARS IN JAIL
a taxi driver death's sentence was commuted to five years by the Appeal Court of the United Arab Emirates.
- AUGUST 26, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH APPEAL POSTPONED BY LAWYER'S ABSENCE
the appeal of a man in Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, who was sentenced to death for two murders and refuses to appeal against the verdict, has been postponed due to the absence of his lawyer who failed to win his client's cooperation.
- AUGUST 25, 2007MaltaDEATH PENALTY
MALTA AGREES TO SIGN DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM PROPOSAL
Malta is willing to sign the moratorium proposal of the death penalty.
- AUGUST 24, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed...
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed 4 people decided this evening that he should receive the death penalty.
- AUGUST 24, 2007Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: DEATH SENTENCES FOR JOURNALIST'S MURDER
three unidentified men, convicted of the murder of a journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death, judicial sources said.
- AUGUST 24, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Miami, Citrus County Judge Richard Howard pronounced the death sentence for John Couey.
in Miami, Citrus County Judge Richard Howard pronounced the death sentence for John Couey.
- AUGUST 24, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
- AUGUST 24, 2007DEATH PENALTY
Joseph Miller, who murdered four women during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
Joseph Miller, who murdered four women during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
- AUGUST 23, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Luther Jerome Williams, 47, was executed...
Luther Jerome Williams, 47, was executed by lethal injection this evening at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN INCREASES HANGINGS TO EASE DEATH ROW OVERCROWDING
Japan carried out three hangings, the most executions in a single day in 31 years, as it struggles to reduce a growing death row population.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FINALISED FOR EX-AUM SHINRIKYO MEMBER
Masato Yokoyama, one of the perpetrators of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack that killed 12 people and injured dozens, carried out by the buddhist sect Aum Shinrikyo, had his death sentence finalised when the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, the Y
- AUGUST 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN ASIR REGION
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry...
- AUGUST 23, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: GOVT SOLDIER EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMRADE
the Somali armed forces executed a government soldier at Somalia's former execution field in the army academy "Scool Polizia", along the coast of Mogadishu.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. ACTIVISTS CONDEMN JAPAN HANGINGS
Human Rights groups strongly condemned the hanging of three convicted criminals by Japan.
- AUGUST 22, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the state supreme court has vacated 1 of the death sentences against Andrew Lyons.
the state supreme court has vacated 1 of the death sentences against Andrew Lyons. His 2nd death sentence remains.
- AUGUST 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, became the 400th condemned inmate Texas...
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, became the 400th condemned inmate Texas has put to death since executions resumed in 1982.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SOUTHEAST IRAN
two drug smugglers were executed in Iranshahr, Iran
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
two men were executed in Zahedan in Iran for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED IN PUBLIC
the Shiraz General and Revolution Court prosecutor reported a public hanging in Shiraz, Iran.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Chhattisgarh, India...
the High Court in Chhattisgarh, India...
- AUGUST 21, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Broward jury recommended that Howard Steven Ault...
a Broward jury recommended that Howard Steven Ault, 41, be executed for the 1996 murders of DeAnn Mu’min, 11, and her sister, Alicia Jones, 7