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
- JUNE 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO YOUNG MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR RAPE AND MURDER
in Bangladesh, Divisional Speedy Trial Judge Nurul Huda handed down the death penalty to Farhad, 18, and Shafiqul, 20, of Sardarkandi village for the rape and murder of a minor girl on the bank of river Padma in Munshiganj upazila a year ago.
- JUNE 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO MEN TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN RAJSHAHI
in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Judge ATM Mesbahul Udola of the Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced to death Jamshed Ali and Toimur of the Belpara village in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district.
- JUNE 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: VANDALS FACE DEATH PENALTY FOR DAMAGING MILITARY FACILITIES
vandals who deliberately damage China's military telecommunication facilities will face long jail terms or even the death penalty, according to a judicial deliberation released by the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
- JUNE 28, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Saudi national Al-Hamidi bin Ghafi bin Dhawi Al-Ghamdi...
- JUNE 28, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Doha court sentenced a Qatari national (32) to death by hanging or firing squad after being convicted of killing a compatriot in January last year.
- JUNE 28, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
a Sussex County jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Allison Lamont Norman...
a Sussex County jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Allison Lamont Norman...
- JUNE 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
71 KIDS ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
Amnesty International appealed to Iran to stop executing children and those who committed their crimes
- JUNE 27, 2007KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN PRESIDENT SIGNS LEGISLATION ENDING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed legislation amending Kyrgyzstan's criminal codes and abolishing the death penalty.
- JUNE 27, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA TRUCK DRIVER TO HANG FOR MURDER OF WIFE'S FAMILY
the Malaysian High Court sentenced a truck driver to death for the brutal massacre of his wife's family at their farm house in Benut, Pontian, 10 years ago.
- JUNE 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES NATIONAL FOR RAPE, DRUG, ALCOHOL CRIMES
the official Saudi Arabian Press website carried a Saudi Interior
- JUNE 27, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
in a Houston courtroom today a Harris County jury sentenced Dexter Johnson...
in a Houston courtroom today a Harris County jury sentenced Dexter Johnson...
- JUNE 27, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury unanimously recommended Alwyn Tumblin be executed for the May 2004 killing of Jimmy Johns.
a jury unanimously recommended Alwyn Tumblin be executed for the May 2004 killing of Jimmy Johns.
- JUNE 27, 2007PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death penalty for Kareem Johnson, 22.
a jury recommended the death penalty for Kareem Johnson, 22.
- JUNE 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Indians, Mandeem Fali e Mansheen Yedi
two Indians, Mandeem Fali e Mansheen Yedi
- JUNE 26, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLDESH: COURT STAYS DEATH PENALTY OF 1975 COUP CONVICT
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of the death penalty...
- JUNE 26, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN NAJRAN REGION
the official Saudi Arabian Press Agency website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the
- JUNE 26, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. EUROPEAN COUNCIL SUPPORTS MORATORIUM
the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, meeting
- JUNE 26, 2007EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
ECUADOR CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF ECUADORIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE IN U.S.
Ecuador condemned the death sentence handed down to Ecuadorian citizen Nelson Ivan Serrano Saenz in the United States for the murder of four people.
- JUNE 26, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Hunt-county jury sentenced 24-year-old Adam Kelly Ward to death...
a Hunt-county jury sentenced 24-year-old Adam Kelly Ward to death...
- JUNE 26, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Susan W. Roberts sentenced Nelson Ivan Serrano, 68, to 4 death sentences.
Circuit Judge Susan W. Roberts sentenced Nelson Ivan Serrano, 68, to 4 death sentences.
- JUNE 26, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
John Hightower was executed by lethal injection.
John Hightower was executed by lethal injection.
- JUNE 26, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Jimmy Dale Bland, a terminally ill death row inmate, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Jimmy Dale Bland, a terminally ill death row inmate, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
- JUNE 26, 2007DEATH PENALTY
Patrick Knight , 39, white, was executed
Patrick Knight , 39, white, was executed
- JUNE 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran executed a man, ISNA reported.
Iran executed a man, ISNA reported.
- JUNE 25, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. DEATH SENTENCE FOR YAHAR MOSQUE ATTACK
the Yahar Primary Court in Lahj, Yemen, sentenced Mohsen Yahia Munassar to death for the shooting
- JUNE 25, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. EX-JUDGE URGES CONDEMNED MAN'S RETRIAL
Norimichi Kumamoto, a former judge who in 1968 sentenced a pro boxer to
- JUNE 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SRI LANKAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
the Tiruvannamalai district sessions court in India awarded the death penalty to R Rajan...
- JUNE 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES THREE FOR DRUG DEALING
three men, including a foreigner, were executed in China's southeast Fujian Province for drug dealing.
- JUNE 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China's top court announced that it had approved the death penalty for seven people for drug trafficking.
- JUNE 24, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. THREE EX OFFICIALS SENTENCED TO HANG
Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as ``Chemical Ali,'' and two other regime