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
- JULY 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE ON DEATH ROW HAVE APPEALS REJECTED
according to a press release issued by the Adiala Central Jail in Pakistan, three prisoners sentenced to death will be hanged after their appeals for amnesty were rejected.
- JULY 27, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING OIL
a Chinese court sentenced two men to death for masterminding a plot to steal oil from
- JULY 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: '93 MUMBAI BLASTS: DEATH FOR YAKUB MEMON
Yakub Memon, the chartered accountant brother of prime accused Tiger Memon, was sentenced to death by the special TADA court hearing in India’s 1993 serial blasts case.
- JULY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIANS MAY HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR BEING GAY
expatriate Iranian sources are reporting that some of the 16 people hanged last week, labelled 'the most famous hooligans in Tehran', were executed for being gay
- JULY 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
the official Saudi Press Agency carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Saudi national Abdallah Bin-Muhammad Bin-Durzi al-Daghmi.
- JULY 27, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: DEATH ROW INMATE FAILS TO GET COURT OF APPEAL REPRIEVE
the fate of death row inmate Sepeni Popo lies with Botswana President Festus Mogae after he failed to get a reprieve at the Court of Appeal.
- JULY 27, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING WIFE UPHELD
the Supreme Court of Thailand uphold the death sentence against Dr Wisut Boonkasemsanti for the murder of his wife.
- JULY 27, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Troy Alan Burkhart, twice convicted and sentenced to death in a triple homicide 10 years ago...
Troy Alan Burkhart, twice convicted and sentenced to death in a triple homicide 10 years ago...
- JULY 27, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UGANDAN DRUG TRAFFICKER TO HANG
one of the seven Ugandans held in China over drug-related offences was sentenced to death according to Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa.
- JULY 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GIRL’S MURDER
the VI Additional District Judge P Sridhar Rao sentenced C. Kishore to death for murder.
- JULY 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS CONVICTED RAPIST
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted on two counts of rape in the northern city of Sari, the Iranian state-run television website reported.
- JULY 26, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHUADANGA
Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Motahar Hossain sentenced three men to death for of killing two women after raping them
- JULY 26, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
EC BOSS WANTS OTHER COUNTRIES TO EMULATE RWANDA
the European Commission's Development and Humanitarian Aid boss Mr. Louis Michel said that the abolition of the death penalty in Rwanda was a "significant step" that indicates the country is "committed" to human rights, RNA reports.
- JULY 26, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
James Edward Hardy, convicted in the 1983 murders of a woman and her young son...
James Edward Hardy, convicted in the 1983 murders of a woman and her young son...
- JULY 26, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Darrell Grayson, 46, was executed at Holman prison near Atmore.
Darrell Grayson, 46, was executed at Holman prison near Atmore.
- JULY 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DRUG RELATED DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
in China, Shanghai's High Court confirmed the death sentence imposed on the city's most notorious criminal gang leader.
- JULY 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ’93 BLASTS: 3 MORE GET DEATH PENALTY
in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case in India, the special TADA
- JULY 25, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAI SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GYNAECOLOGIST
Thailand's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a gynaecologist accused of murdering his wife.
- JULY 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TEEN SET TO ESCAPE EXECUTION
an Iranian teenager awaiting execution for murdering a drug dealer while he was
- JULY 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 1993 BLASTS: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Farooq Pawle was sentenced to death by Special TADA judge P D Kode for planting vehicle bombs near the Air India building and Sena Bhavan during the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, India.
- JULY 25, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. CHILDREN PLEAD FOR CANCELLING DEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of Children in Yemen appealed to President Ali Abdllah Saleh, head of the High Judiciary
- JULY 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D'ALEMA, CONSENSUS BY AT LEAST THE 27 EU COUNTRIES
“The moratorium looks like being a success. I would like a united front, without
- JULY 25, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: EX-GANGSTER'S DEATH SENTENCE FINALISED
the death sentence given to a former gangster for two murders was finalised after he withdrew an appeal...
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PRISON OFFICIALS RAISE MONEY FOR DEATH ROW INMATES
the superintendent of a prison in the Pakistani port city of Karachi raises
- JULY 25, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. LAW ENDING DEATH PENALTY COMES INTO FORCE
a law ending the death penalty in Rwanda, that was approved by the National Assembly in June, officially came into force.
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- JULY 24, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
BULGARIAN MEDICS PARDONED UPON RETURN
five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were pardoned by President Georgi Parvanov upon their arrival in Sofia after spending 8 years in prison in Libya.
- JULY 24, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR CHINESE MAN WHO KILLED BEGGAR FOR ORGANS
Wang Chaoyang, a Chinese villager from the northern province of Heibei...
- JULY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in the western city of Kermanshah
- JULY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword..