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 4, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the state's plans to execute convicted cop killer Philip Workman on Wednesday...
the state's plans to execute convicted cop killer Philip Workman on Wednesday...
- MAY 3, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA. DEATH ROW INMATE EXECUTED
Aaron Lee Jones was executed by lethal injection for the gruesome 1978 slaying of a Blount County couple, a crime that made him one of the state's longest death row residents.
- MAY 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN RIYADH REGION
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced that the Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi citizen Sa'id Bin-
- MAY 3, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
an Alameda County Superior Court jury today recommended the death penalty for Alex DeMolle...
an Alameda County Superior Court jury today recommended the death penalty for Alex DeMolle...
- MAY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three men, M. Salari, Z. Hashimi and Amin A., were hanged in Iran for drug-related crimes
three men, M. Salari, Z. Hashimi and Amin A., were hanged in Iran for drug-related crimes
- MAY 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
- MAY 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistanis convicted of murder and rape, the Saudi interior ministry announced
- MAY 2, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
in Nashville, the House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved legislation...
in Nashville, the House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved legislation...
- MAY 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER FREED AFTER 15 YEARS IN JAIL
a Filipino maid sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for the 1992 murder of her employer was freed after a US$533,000 settlement was paid to the victim’s family...
- MAY 2, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
eight people on death row challenged the sentence...
eight people on death row challenged the sentence...
- MAY 2, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the state House of Representatives passed a bill requiring...
the state House of Representatives passed a bill requiring money collected by prisoners from their crimes to go to restitution, victims' compensation and fines.
- MAY 2, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: TWO BOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed and Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman, both aged 16, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur in Sudan.
- MAY 2, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended that a 24-year-old be executed for fatally...
a jury recommended that a 24-year-old be executed for fatally beating his parents with a baseball bat while they slept.
- MAY 2, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
in a second deliberation, the Italian Parliament approved the proposed...
in a second deliberation, the Italian Parliament approved the proposed law that abolishes the death penalty from the Constitution.
- MAY 1, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
QATARI TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPING TEENAGE DAUGHTER
in the United Arab Emirates, a Qatari man has been sentenced to death by firing squad for raping his teenage daughter, local newspapers reported.
- MAY 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI KILLER EXECUTED IN MEDINA
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced...
- MAY 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Bakht Iqbal Mussafer Khan was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes
Bakht Iqbal Mussafer Khan was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes
- APRIL 30, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a Mauritanian convicted of rape and a Saudi convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCERS TO GET DEATH PENALTY UNDER NEW LAW
the culture committee of the Iranian parliament approved a bill sentencing to death
- APRIL 30, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Medellin v. Texas...
the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Medellin v. Texas...
- APRIL 30, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a US Supreme Court decision ensures the longest-serving prisoner...
a US Supreme Court decision ensures the longest-serving prisoner...
- APRIL 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN THREE INDIVIDUALS EXECUTED IN TEHRAN ON SECURITY CHARGES
three individuals were executed in Tehran, Iran, having been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
- APRIL 30, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court issued the death penalty to a robber who killed an elderly shop worker for a few hundred yuan.
- APRIL 30, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. MWANAWASA MAINTAINES HE WILL NOT SIGN ANY WARRANTS TO HANG PEOPLE
In Zambia, President Levy Mwanawasa maintained that he will not sign any warrants to hang people that
- APRIL 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAURITANIAN FOR RAPE
a Mauritanian convicted of rape was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia in the Muslim holy city of Medina, according to a statement by the interior ministry.
- APRIL 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia...
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia...
- APRIL 30, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Chuang Tien-chu was sentenced to death, in Taiwan, this month...
- APRIL 30, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
in Tunisia, a National Coalition Against the Death Penalty
in Tunisia, a National Coalition Against the Death Penalty
- APRIL 29, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. LETHAL INJECTION, REVEALED
the Boston Globe Newspaper published an editorial in which it
- APRIL 28, 2007DEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING FAMILY
an Indonesian man has been executed by a firing squad for his 1999 conviction of killing a family of six, including four children, on Borneo island.