Archive timeline
2007
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2007, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 897
- Countries where they were recorded
- 33
- News items in the archive
- 2,239
Latest news of 2007
- JUNE 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of shooting dead a member of his own tribe...
- JUNE 24, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended death by lethal injection for Roderick Byrd...
Jurors recommended death by lethal injection for Roderick Byrd...
- JUNE 23, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that a Nigerian national was sentenced...
Amnesty International reported that a Nigerian national was sentenced...
- JUNE 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that Ahmad al Bahrani...
Amnesty International reported that Ahmad al Bahrani...
JUNE 23, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA ISSUES DEATH SENTENCES IN FAKE MONEY SCAM
a court in eastern Wenzhou city, China, has handed death sentences with a two-year reprieve to
- JUNE 22, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Indonesian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence imposed by the High Court on Abdul Rahman Akif, 53, an Indonesian textile businessman for trafficking in 4,826.9 grams of cannabis, on May 9, 1996.
- JUNE 22, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a man who killed "J.B." Brooks, an armored car guard in 1997 was executed...
a man who killed "J.B." Brooks, an armored car guard in 1997 was executed...
- JUNE 22, 2007NevadaDEATH PENALTY
the Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty trial for a man sentenced...
the Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty trial for a man sentenced...
JUNE 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. EXECUTIONS OF MINORS HAS 'PRACTICALLY STOPPED'
The execution of people under the age of 18 has "practically stopped" in Iran and the government is
- JUNE 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 14 GANG MEMBERS TO DEATH
a Chinese court has sentenced 14 gang members to death for murder
- JUNE 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the town of Karaj...
- JUNE 21, 2007KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
the Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld 6-0 a circuit court's decision to throw...
the Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld 6-0 a circuit court's decision to throw...
- JUNE 21, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gilberto Guadalupa Reyes, 33, was executed for the March 12...
Gilberto Guadalupa Reyes, 33, was executed for the March 12...
JUNE 21, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA CONSIDERS DEATH PENALTY CHANGE
The application of the death penalty in Indonesia is likely
JUNE 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the western city of Khorramabad,
- JUNE 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
XU Yuhua, a Jiangxi Province farmer...
- JUNE 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged a convicted drug trafficker in public in the southern city of Shiraz in Fars province, a newspaper reported.
- JUNE 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STAYS EXECUTION BY STONING
Iranian authorities have halted the planned stoning to death of a man and woman convicted of adultery following international protests.
- JUNE 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKAN MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF INFANT
a Sri Lankan housemaid, who murdered a four-month-old infant two years ago, was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia by a court in Dawadmi, 242 km from Riyadh.
- JUNE 20, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Lionell Rodriguez was executed this evening for the fatal shooting...
Lionell Rodriguez was executed this evening for the fatal shooting almost 17 years ago of a woman during a carjacking. He was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m..
- JUNE 20, 2007PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Joseph Rodriguez has ordered a new sentencing hearing for Kelvin X. Morris...
U.S. District Judge Joseph Rodriguez has ordered a new sentencing hearing for Kelvin X. Morris...
- JUNE 20, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
the New York State Republican-led Senate passed a bill (S.4632)...
the New York State Republican-led Senate passed a bill (S.4632)...
JUNE 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN LEADS THE WORLD IN EXECUTING CHILDREN
Iran should immediately suspend the use of the death penalty for crimes committed by
- JUNE 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CITTAGONG
a court in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death for killing his wife nearly four years ago for dowry.
- JUNE 19, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA SENTENCES 13 TO DEATH
an Algerian court handed death sentences to 13 Islamists...
- JUNE 19, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
EX-STUDENT'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING COUPLE UPHELD
the Supreme Court in Japan upheld a lower court decision sentencing a former Chinese graduate student to death for killing a compatriot student and her Chinese husband in 2000 after his overtures to her were rejected
- JUNE 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, Judge AMM Syed sentenced Ismail Hossain...
in Bangladesh, Judge AMM Syed sentenced Ismail Hossain...
- JUNE 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHI ARMY OFFICER TO FACE DEATH PENALTY
a former Bangladesh army officer arrested in the United States...
- JUNE 19, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the 4th Division court martial in Gulu district, Uganda...
- JUNE 19, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN GOVERNOR URGED TO APPROVE DEATH SENTENCES
the Sharia Commission in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi...