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 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 6 PEOPLE IN E CHINA
a Chinese man was sentenced to death for murder, rape and burglary and fined 520,000 yuan, according to a ruling by a court in east China.
- JUNE 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
ONE EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
in Saudi Arabia, authorities beheaded a Saudi citizen for smuggling hashish.
- JUNE 8, 2007New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Ruling in a pre-trial matter in New Mexico...
Ruling in a pre-trial matter in New Mexico...
- JUNE 8, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Yemen confirmed the death sentence...
the High Court in Yemen confirmed the death sentence...
- JUNE 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EU CONDEMNS INDONESIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO EUROPEANS
the European Union condemned an Indonesian court for sentencing two Europeans to death for drugs offences, urging the authorities in Jakarta to abolish capital punishment.
- JUNE 7, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS IMAGE HAUNTS CHINA BEFORE GAMES: CAMPAIGNER
China has executed far fewer people since being awarded the 2008 Olympics six years ago but the
- JUNE 7, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN BIHAR
a local court in Aurangabad, India, awarded the death sentence to two people and life imprisonment to two others in connection with the abduction and killing of a six year old boy.
- JUNE 7, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
ROBBERY RESULTS IN DEATH PENALTY
Singapore national, Lim Seng, 36 and his Malaysian accomplice, Wang Hup Huat, 48, were sentenced to death in the Johor Baru High Court in Malaysia for the 2001 shooting of a passerby during a robbery.
- JUNE 7, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
in Nashville, the House of Representatives passed legislation...
in Nashville, the House of Representatives passed legislation creating a study commission to examine Tennessee's death penalty system.
- JUNE 7, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Arapaho, a Custer County jury voted to again sentence Richard Norman Rojem Junior to death.
in Arapaho, a Custer County jury voted to again sentence Richard Norman Rojem Junior to death.
- JUNE 7, 2007DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
- JUNE 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH ONE CONDEMNED TO DEATH IN DINAJPUR FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Bangladesh sentenced Ramjan Ali, 38, to death for killing his wife in 1999.
- JUNE 6, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO FOUR CONVICTS
in Pakistan, the Daska Additional District & Session Judge Khawaja Zafar Iqbal has awarded death sentence with a fine of Rs.50, 000 each to four convicts.
- JUNE 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 5-4 Michael Scott’s conviction...
a divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 5-4 Michael Scott’s conviction...
- JUNE 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy Mike Griffith was executed.
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy Mike Griffith was executed.
- JUNE 6, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
- JUNE 6, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
five men were hanged in Iran for Hooliganism.
five men were hanged in Iran for Hooliganism.
- JUNE 5, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a court here has awarded death sentence to two persons in connection with kidnapping of two farmers.
- JUNE 5, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE AFGHANS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Afghans convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced.
- JUNE 5, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
the New Jersey Supreme Court vacated 6-1 the murder conviction...
the New Jersey Supreme Court vacated 6-1 the murder conviction...
- JUNE 4, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
A court in northern Vietnam sentenced two people to death and seven others to life in prison for heroin trafficking.
- JUNE 4, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE WINS REPRIEVE ON APPEAL
a 25 year old man in the United Arab Emirates who raped
- JUNE 4, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI. COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF DEATH PENALTY
the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a moratorium on executions in the state
- JUNE 4, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, restores death sentence in Washington murder case.
Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, restores death sentence in Washington murder case.
- JUNE 4, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED FOR ADULTERY IN PAKISTAN
Pakistani villagers shot dead a woman and three men, including an Afghan refugee...
- JUNE 3, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH FOUR YOUNG MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
four young men in Bangladesh are to walk the gallows for the murder of another young man in Uttara two years ago.
- JUNE 1, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA). EXECUTIONS UNLIKELY THE REST OF THE YEAR
a judge will not hear legal challenges to the state's lethal injection procedure until October.
- JUNE 1, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN DEATH PENALTY FINALIZED FOR MAN WHO MURDERED PAIR OF SISTERS
the death sentence of a 23-year-old man who killed two sisters in Osaka, Japan, in 2005 was finalized after he withdrew his appeal, his lawyers said.
- JUNE 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA JYOTI ARORA CASE: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE
the son of a Delhi Police sub-inspector and a constable were sentenced to death by a local court in India for killing a pregnant girl two years ago.
- JUNE 1, 2007AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection...
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection...