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 24, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KUWAITI BOY
a Kuwaiti court sentenced a Filipina maid to death after she was convicted of killing...
- JULY 24, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN TO HANG FOR POISONING CHILDREN
the High Court in Nakuru, Kenya, sentenced a woman to death for poisoning her son and two stepchildren.
- JULY 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
twelve people were sentenced to death and eight to life imprisonment by a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, in the sensational Jan-e-Alam murder case
- JULY 24, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Lonnie Earl Johnson was executed this evening for the fatal shootings of Sean Fulk Schulz...
Lonnie Earl Johnson was executed this evening for the fatal shootings of Sean Fulk Schulz...
- JULY 24, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
the Botswana Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence of Sepeni Thubisane Popo for the murder of Ms Boitshwarelo Tinki Balotlegi of Molepolole
- JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER
five convicts, including three brothers, were hanged for murder in the central
- JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRISONER SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT LAST MINUTE
a condemned prisoner in Pakistan was granted a last minute pardon by his brother as he stood in the gallows.
- JULY 23, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Ismail was sentenced to death by the Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan.
Muhammad Ismail was sentenced to death by the Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan.
- JULY 23, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Judy Pittman sentenced Roderick Michael Orme to death...
Circuit Judge Judy Pittman sentenced Roderick Michael Orme to death...
- JULY 23, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions...
lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions...
- JULY 23, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. SLOGAN TREE SMUGGLER PUBLICLY EXECUTED
North Korea has publicly executed a trade official for smuggling timber
- JULY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SRI LANKAN MAID WINS REPRIEVE FROM DEATH PENALTY
lawyers of Rizana Nafeek, a 19 year old migrant worker from Sri Lanka,
- JULY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SAYS 16 CRIMINALS HANGED
Iran hanged 16 men convicted for various offences, including rape and kidnapping.
- JULY 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a convicted murderer in the western city of Khoramabad, a press report said.
- JULY 21, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE IN MUMBAI BLASTS CASE
the sentencing in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case in India continued.
- JULY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI CITIZEN EXECUTED IN MECCA FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Press Agency announced that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- JULY 20, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TOKYO GAS ATTACKER
Japan's top court upheld a death sentence against a doomsday cult member who played a
- JULY 20, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN PAKISTAN
Akhlas Akhlak, a Russian man was sentenced to death for an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
- JULY 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS
a mentally ill man in south China's Guangdong Province received a suspended death sentence for murdering five family members and an employee with a hammer.
- JULY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. PROPOSAL- DEATH FOR COERCING KIDS INTO ILLEGAL ACTS
troubled by atrocities against children that are increasing rapidly, the
- JULY 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. KURDISH JOURNALIST, ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
authorities in Iran's northwestern Kurdistan Province have condemned two ethnic Kurds
- JULY 19, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD
the court in Tripoli, Libya, condemned three men to death by firing squad for the
- JULY 19, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR COP WHO SHOT PARTYING YOUTH
Acting Chief Justice Roger Hamel-Smith of the Appeal Court in Trinidad &...
- JULY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH TO 3 MORE IN 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS CASE
three men were given death sentences by a special Tada court in India for the 1993 Mumbai bombings...
- JULY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KNIFE MURDER
a man identified as Dahyan-al-Subaiei was beheaded in the holy city of Taif, east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for murdering another with a knife
- JULY 19, 2007ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Steven Victor Wertz, 56, a former police officer, was sentenced to die by lethal injection.
Steven Victor Wertz, 56, a former police officer, was sentenced to die by lethal injection.
- JULY 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three men, Majid, 27, Mostafa...
three men, Majid, 27, Mostafa...
- JULY 18, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HALTS TEENAGER’S EXECUTION
Iran halted the execution of a teenager who murdered a drug dealer when he was 16, giving his family 10 days to reach a settlement with the victim’s kin, his lawyer said.
- JULY 18, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA ENDS SEVEN-MONTH MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Florida ended a moratorium on capital punishment today, spurred by a gruesomely
- JULY 18, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG DEALING IN IRAN'S SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
a drug dealer under the name of Na'im Mola'i, suspected of possessing 10 kg of heroin...