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 19, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN GOVERNOR URGED TO APPROVE DEATH SENTENCES
the Sharia Commission in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi...
- JUNE 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of fatally shooting another Saudi over a dispute was beheaded...
- JUNE 19, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT FOUR SPARED DEATH, GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
Kuwait’s highest court commuted the 2005 death sentences...
- JUNE 19, 2007DEATH PENALTY
on February 21, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned...
on February 21, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned...
- JUNE 19, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Rhoades, now 54, has been formally sentenced to death.
Robert Rhoades, now 54, has been formally sentenced to death.
- JUNE 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT DEFEATED
Marco Pannella, Sergio D'Elia, Lucio Bertè, Valter Vecellio, Claudia Sterzi, Guido Biancardi, Michele Rana, all on a indefinite hunger strike since April 16, issued the following statement. "If the news from Luxembourg on the outcome of the EU Council of
- JUNE 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MOROCCO FOR MURDER OF EU DIPLOMAT
a Moroccan appeals court upheld the death sentence of a 25 year old man convicted of murdering an Italian
- JUNE 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY HAILS EU DECISION ON DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
Breaking the hesitations and faltering of the past, the Council of EU Foreign Ministers
- JUNE 18, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA SENTENCES 24 TO DEATH
in Algeria, 24 Islamists were sentenced to death in a court in Boumerdes, east of the capital Algiers.
- JUNE 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN RAJSHAHI
a Bangladeshi court convicted a man of killing his sister three years ago and awarded him the death penalty.
- JUNE 18, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER OVER STOCK LOSSES
Li Gongxin, from the northeastern city of Harbin, China...
- JUNE 18, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER OF WIFE
according to the “Jordan Times”, the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced a 37 year old man...
- JUNE 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS SUDANESE MAN FOR MURDER
a Sudanese man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murdering a compatriot...
- JUNE 18, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
a killer who convinces at least one juror that he is mentally retarded cannot be sentenced to death...
a killer who convinces at least one juror that he is mentally retarded cannot be sentenced to death...
- JUNE 18, 2007IndianaDEATH PENALTY
a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
- JUNE 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CONSIDERS CASH FOR CLEMENCY
Under pressure to reduce its huge number of annual executions as it prepares
- JUNE 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern
- JUNE 16, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
GOA COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF DOCTOR
in Goa, India, Session Judge Nutan Sardesai awarded the death penalty to Ryan Fernandes, who was convicted of murdering his father-in-law Dr Shrikant Verenkar.
- JUNE 15, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. EXTRAORDINARY PARTICIPATION FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
52 Nobel Prizes have already joined the Transnational Radical Party and Hand
- JUNE 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THREE FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA
media reported that two Sri Lankans and an Indian were convicted...
- JUNE 15, 2007IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Michael Lambert, 36, was executed.
Michael Lambert, 36, was executed.
- JUNE 15, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
Corrections Department issues new rules for performing executions
Corrections Department issues new rules for performing executions
- JUNE 14, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. FOREIGN AFFAIR COMMITEE URGES GOVERNMENT TO PROCEED
today the committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved a resolution
- JUNE 14, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CAPITAL CASES MORE TRANSPARENT
trials that could lead to a death sentence will be subjected to further openness and transparency in
- JUNE 14, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD ON SEVEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, PRODUCING
the People's Supreme Court in Son La, Vietnam, upheld death sentences for seven defendants on the charges of producing, trading and transporting large volumes of drugs.
- JUNE 14, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Al-Mansora Central Prison authority executed...
the Al-Mansora Central Prison authority executed...
- JUNE 14, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIAN COALITION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY LAUNCHED
in Tunisia, about a hundred personalities, including various artists, and seven NGOs announced the formation of a coalition against the death penalty.
- JUNE 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Masood A., has been sentenced...
a man, identified only as Masood A., has been sentenced...
- JUNE 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR PORN VIDEO MAKERS
Iran's parliament voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in
- JUNE 13, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. UN COURT REQUESTS GENOCIDE CASE TRANSFER TO RWANDA
Days after Rwanda scrapped the death penalty, an international court trying those accused of