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 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a political prisoner, Mohamad Jaberi...
a political prisoner, Mohamad Jaberi...
- MAY 31, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND CANCELS EXECUTIONS FOR AID WORKER KILLERS
The president of the breakaway enclave of Somaliland commuted death sentences against two men
- MAY 31, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY END-JULY
Rwanda said a law abolishing the death penality would come into force at the end of July, six months after
- MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CHILD RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of raping and murdering young girls in the northern Mazandaran province
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO BROTHERS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL JAIL FOR MURDER
two brothers, Aslam Iqbal and Arshad Iqbal, were hanged in the central jail in Sahiwal, Pakistan, for killing their uncle Zafar and his 6 family members over a dispute over 6 acres of land at Chak 17-SP, Pakpattan on April 22, 1993.
- MAY 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Muhil Bin-Zayid Bin-Ma'yud al-Aydani...
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KARACHI BOMBING
a Pakistan court convicted and sentenced two tribal militants to death for a 2005 car bombing which killed four people near a state-run petroleum company's office, a prosecutor said.
- MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman, identified only as Massoomeh...
a woman, identified only as Massoomeh...
- MAY 30, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN FOREIGNERS GIVEN DEATH IN INDONESIA DRUGS CASE
Five Chinese nationals, a Dutchman and a Frenchman who appealed against the length of their convictions
- MAY 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D'ALEMA SAYS TEXT FOR RESOLUTION IS READY
"I would like to reassure Mr Pannella and the public that we are working: we have prepared the text for the resolution and sent it to the German EU presidency. We are contacting all countries we think may become co-sponsors of this initiative." This is wh
- MAY 30, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani district court condemned to death Younis Masih, a Christian accused of blasphemy. The
- MAY 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HUSBAND TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE IN PATUAKHALI
Abdul Khalek Gharami, 46, of Guabaria village in Galachipa Upazila, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Judge M Majnul Ahsan for killing his wife in 2005.
- MAY 30, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended 8-4 the death penalty for Michael James Jackson.
a jury recommended 8-4 the death penalty for Michael James Jackson.
- MAY 30, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III gave William Wilson the death sentence...
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III gave William Wilson the death sentence...
- MAY 30, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the State Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Gary Black, 51.
the State Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Gary Black, 51.
- MAY 30, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
4 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NORTH KOREA FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
a public trial at a city stadium in Hoiryeong, North Hamkyung province in North Korea...
- MAY 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
the mullahs’ Fars news agency reported the hanging...
the mullahs’ Fars news agency reported the hanging...
- MAY 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FORMER DRUG REGULATOR TO DEATH
the former head of China's top food and drug safety agency was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to
- MAY 29, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN EASTERN REGION
SPA carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Hamid Bin-Awad Bin-Muhammad al-Harithi to death for shooting dead Sa'ud Bin-Farahid Bin-Jabir al-Qutami al-Utaybi following an argument.
- MAY 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JHARKHAND
a court in Jharkhand, India, awarded the death penalty to a man convicted of killing five members of a family in the Bokaro district in 2002.
- MAY 29, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Bakersfield jury ordered the death penalty for Vincent Brothers...
a Bakersfield jury ordered the death penalty for Vincent Brothers...
- MAY 29, 2007DEATH PENALTY
people who intentionally start a fatal fire could be given...
people who intentionally start a fatal fire could be given...
- MAY 29, 2007Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
in Charleston, a federal jury recommended the death penalty...
in Charleston, a federal jury recommended the death penalty...
- MAY 29, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
four persons convicted of implementing a bomb attack...
four persons convicted of implementing a bomb attack were executed in the city of Arbil, Iraq, a source in the Kurdistan region’s interior ministry said.
- MAY 28, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. MARCO PANNELLA'S HUNGER STRIKE TO BECOME HUNGER AND THIRST STRIKE FROM WEDNESDAY MAY 30
Marco Pannella, Sergio D'Elia and the seven other top radical figures and activists committed to an indefinite hunger strike since April 16 have once again addressed Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Massimo D
- MAY 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SEEKS EXTRADITION PACTS IN SPITE OF DEATH PENALTY
China has called on Western countries to put aside fears about its death penalty and sign
- MAY 28, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FOUR RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Ho Chi Minh City court in Vietnam sentenced four drug traffickers, including a woman, to death for leading a ring trading in over 10,000 ecstasy pills, 700g of methamphetamine, 600g of heroin and 600g of ketamin in 2003-2005.
- MAY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR 'TERRORISM'
Iran hanged a member of a "terrorist" group in a restive border province...
- MAY 28, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MOTHER
a 28 year old man was sentenced to death in India by Additional District Sessions Judge Sukumar Sahu of the Orissa court for killing his 50 year old mother.
- MAY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the southern Fars province.