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
- MAY 11, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT ANNULS TWO DEATH VERDICTS
the Nigerian Supreme Court unanimously annulled the death sentence of police officer Simon Edibo...
- MAY 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistani men and a Nigerian by the sword after convicting them of drug trafficking.
- MAY 11, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta sentenced Joseph Cordova...
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta sentenced Joseph Cordova...
- MAY 11, 2007ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
in a unanimous decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco...
in a unanimous decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco...
- MAY 10, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D’ELIA AND MECACCI: D’ALEMA MUST ANNOUNCE HE HAS THE RESOLUTION TEXT READY
“Yesterday’s ‘rumours’ originated from diplomatic sources in Brussels who confirmed that the EU Presidency intended to postpone all possible decisions until June. This passes the baton to the Portuguese President and makes the presentation of the Resoluti
- MAY 10, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
NEW JERSEY: PANEL SEEKS END OF DEATH PENALTY
a State Senate committee passed a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to abolish the death penalty since states began reinstating their capital punishment laws more than three decades ago.
- MAY 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, the interior ministry said in
- MAY 10, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA UPDF SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
the division court martial in Mbarara, Uganda, has sentenced a UPDF soldier to death by hanging after he was found guilty of murder and robbery charges.
- MAY 9, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING POLICE OFFICER
A man convicted of killing a Memphis police officer in 1981 was executed after a court rejected defense pleas for more time to examine newly revised execution protocols
- MAY 9, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS FIVE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern town of Ravar in Kerman province, the governmental Iran newspaper reported.
- MAY 9, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS ETHIOPIAN WOMAN FOR MURDER
an Ethiopian woman was beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the interior
- MAY 9, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas bucked the national trend last year as the major crime...
Texas bucked the national trend last year as the major crime rate dropped 5.3 %, according to Texas Department of Public Safety statistics released.
- MAY 9, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: NEW APOSTASY BILL TO IMPOSE DEATH ON ANYONE WHO LEAVES ISLAM
a draft bill adopted in first reading by Pakistan’s National Assembly imposing the death penalty on men who leave Islam is now before a standing committee.
- MAY 8, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. PRODI, MORATORIUM MUST BE DISCUSSED AT CURRENT UN ASSEMBLY
"My Government is already committed to reopening the question of the UN Moratorium on Capital Punishment during the current General Assembly.
- MAY 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
- MAY 8, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE GARDENER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Maxwell Governor, a gardener, was sentenced to death by the Harare High Court in Zimbabwe, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported.
- MAY 8, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTY
a jury decided to change the fate of Jamaal Abeokuto...
a jury decided to change the fate of Jamaal Abeokuto...
- MAY 8, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH TO MALAYSIAN WATER CONTAMINATORS?
the Malaysian government is set to add contamination of water to its list of capital offences.
- MAY 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST MILITANT
the Sindh Provincial High Court in Karachi, Pakistan, threw out a lower court's death sentence against a
- MAY 7, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR APPEAL COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE IRANIANS
an appeals court in Doha, Qatar, commuted the death sentences issued to three Iranians to life sentences
- MAY 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS TWO THAIS FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Thai nationals, Shalirm Yonha Koy and Smnoq Mintcho Keet, were beheaded in the Saudi Arabian city of Al Dammam for drug smuggling.
- MAY 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A WOMAN HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
a 30 year old women identified as Zahra Nazari was hanged in the main prison of Iran's southern city of
- MAY 7, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING 2 WOMEN IN IWATE
defence lawyers for Kazuyuki Wakabayashi, 30, have appealed his death sentence to the Sendai High Court in Japan.
- MAY 7, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA SUPREME COURT STAYS DEATH SENTENCE IN TANDOOR MURDER
India's Supreme Court ordered a stay on the death sentence of a former politician who shot his unfaithful wife and then burnt the body in the oven of a New Delhi restaurant in 1995.
- MAY 7, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN BIHAR
a fast track court in Bihar, India, has sentenced Lalan Singh to capital punishment for killing three people.
- MAY 7, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TOURIST MURDER
Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence by hanging of a Jordanian blacksmith for killing a British tourist, a judicial source said. Nabil Ahmad Jaaoura, 38, shot dead Christopher Stokes and wounded six others in Amman in September 2006
- MAY 7, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
many adults in New York believe capital punishment is correct in some instances...
many adults in New York believe capital punishment is correct in some instances, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by WABC. 67 % of respondents think the state of New York should have a death penalty for those convicted of murder.
- MAY 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern town of Roodan in Hormozgan province, according to the student ISNA news agency.
- MAY 5, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING YEMENI CHILD
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man convicted of murder, according to an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. Ibnalzen
- MAY 4, 2007IndianaDEATH PENALTY
David Leon Woods was put to death by lethal injection at Michigan City prison for killing Juan Placencia...
David Leon Woods was put to death by lethal injection at Michigan City prison for killing Juan Placencia...