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 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED IN MEDINA FOR MURDER - INTERIOR MINISTRY
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national Muhammad Bin-Hamdan Bin-Mu'aytiq al-Sahli of the crime of murdering fellow Saudi national Awwad Bin-Uwayd al-Sahli al-Har
- JULY 18, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Stark County Common Pleas Court has unanimously...
a jury in Stark County Common Pleas Court has unanimously...
- JULY 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH FOR SLAVERY SCANDAL
China sentenced a man to death and jailed another 28 people for their roles in a massive
- JULY 17, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA LIFTS EXECUTION FOR HIV MEDICS AFTER PAYMENTS TO FAMILIES OF INFECTED CHILDREN
Libya dropped death sentences against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of children with HIV, commuting their punishments to life in prison, the foreign minister said
- JULY 17, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE DEATH SENTENCES FOR 1993 MUMBAI BLAST
Justice Pramod Kode handed the death sentence to Parvez Shaikh, Mushtaq
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded Khaled al-Juhani, a Saudi policeman convicted of sexual assault in Medina, according to an Interior Ministry statement.
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN EXECUTED IN JEDDA FOR SMUGGLING COCAINE
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation has upheld the death sentence against Saghiru Kayudi Ijbaji, a Nigerian national who was convicted of the crime of smuggling cocaine i
- JULY 17, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan awarded the death sentence by hanging to Iqbal, Riaz, Rafaqat and Asjad Nawaz for abducting and raping Abida Yasmin, 25
- JULY 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT PENDING CHILD OFFENDER EXECUTION IN IRAN
Amnesty International discovered that 18 year old Sina Paymard, who was sentenced to death in Iran for a crime committed when he was just 16 years old, may be executed within the next few hours.
- JULY 16, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA). IMPENDING EXECUTION STAYED
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles today temporarily halted the execution of Troy Anthony Davis less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection
- JULY 16, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SEVEN UGANDANS FACE DEATH IN CHINA OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
the identities of seven Ugandans, including two women, who face death over drug trafficking offences in China have been revealed.
- JULY 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the central city of Arak, the Iran governmental newspaper reported.
- JULY 16, 2007VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
following the March 14 (see) recommendation of the jury...
following the March 14 (see) recommendation of the jury...
- JULY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. GROUP SEEKS 400 PARDONS
Saudi Arabia's Higher Committee for Reconciliation is seeking pardons for 400 death
- JULY 16, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the State Senate passed legislation to establish the death penalty for criminals who kill police officers.
the State Senate passed legislation to establish the death penalty for criminals who kill police officers.
- JULY 16, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS SIGNS OFF ON STRICT CHILD PREDATION BILL
Gov. Rick Perry Monday signed a bill to increase punishment for sexual predators
- JULY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FIVE GANG MEMBERS TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a Chinese court sentenced to death the ringleader of a juvenile gang responsible for the rape of more than 40 girls, the Xinhua news agency said.
- JULY 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran publicly hanged two men and a woman convicted of murder in the northwestern city of Tabriz and the southern city of Shiraz, media reports said.
- JULY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
the official Saudi PressAgency carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announcing
- JULY 13, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOKYO HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN 1995 SUBWAY GASSING
a Japanese high court upheld the death sentence of a former medical
- JULY 13, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a man who had 2 death sentences against him reversed...
a man who had 2 death sentences against him reversed...
- JULY 13, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out 2-1 the death sentence of Abdul Haliym...
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out 2-1 the death sentence of Abdul Haliym...
- JULY 12, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
EU EXPRESSES REGRET OVER MEDICS DEATH SENTENCE
the European Parliament expressed its disappointment with the Libyan Supreme
- JULY 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING SIX FAMILY MEMBERS
Dong Gang, a native of Nong'an County in northeast China's Jilin Province...
- JULY 12, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS
Bangladeshi Md Masud Rana Md Mofizuddin...
- JULY 12, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA
Sheik Mastaan, alias Mohammed Salim, was sentenced to death by the Sharia court of Dammam in Saudi Arabia for allegedly transporting narcotic drugs.
- JULY 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN FACES DEATH FOR KILLING STUDENT
a man was sentenced to death for killing a 19 year old university student in a robbery in November 2006.
- JULY 12, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Christopher Jones...
the state Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Christopher Jones...
- JULY 12, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to death...
the state Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to death...
- JULY 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abdolah F., was executed in Iran...
a man, identified only as Abdolah F., was executed in Iran...