Archive timeline
2007
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2007, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 897
- Countries where they were recorded
- 33
- News items in the archive
- 2,239
Latest news of 2007
- APRIL 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Fars news agency reported that two unnamed men were execuated in Iran
Fars news agency reported that two unnamed men were execuated in Iran
- APRIL 24, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
in the wake of this most recent shooting of a state trooper...
in the wake of this most recent shooting of a state trooper...
- APRIL 24, 2007ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
a death sentence against an inmate who killed a prison...
a death sentence against an inmate who killed a prison employee is not valid because a jury didn't decide his fate, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled.
- APRIL 24, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
more than 1/3 of N.C. adults now believe life in prison...
more than 1/3 of N.C. adults now believe life in prison is the most appropriate punishment for 1st-degree murder as support for the death penalty wanes, according to a poll released today.
APRIL 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Atef bin Mohammed al-Yassi was beheaded in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for beating to death Saud bin Mussaed al-Abdali with a piece of wood, official SPA news agency said in a statement.
- APRIL 23, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in northwestern East Azarbaijan province, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- APRIL 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi for murder in Arar.
- APRIL 23, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRAQIS BEHEADED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Iraqis nationals for drug smuggling.
- APRIL 23, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Jerry Miller, a former army cook who spent nearly...
Jerry Miller, a former army cook who spent nearly...
- APRIL 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PABNA FOR KILLING WIFE
a tribunal in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced Hiru Sheikh...
- APRIL 22, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA CONSIDERS REVISING DEATH PENALTY PROVISIONS
South Korea's justice minister said his ministry is considering revising some provisions on capital punishment.
- APRIL 22, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
QATAR DOHA COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
in Qatar, a Doha court of appeal commuted the death penalty of a Philippine expatriate convicted of murder to 10 years in jail.
- APRIL 22, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese authorities hanged two of its army soldiers over involvement in Darfur war crimes.
Sudanese authorities hanged two of its army soldiers over involvement in Darfur war crimes.
- APRIL 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Syed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Shirazi, 20...
Syed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Shirazi, 20...
APRIL 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR DRUG TRAFFICKERS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran recently hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking according to local media.
- APRIL 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Jamal Shir Mohamadi...
two men, Jamal Shir Mohamadi...
- APRIL 20, 2007ChadDEATH PENALTY
TWO CHAD NATIONALS PUBLICLY BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
two Chad nationals were publicly beheaded in Riyadh after Saudi Arabian courts found them guilty of kidnapping and robbery, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ FOR KIDNAPPING
a court in Baghdad sentenced three Iraqis to death, according to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
- APRIL 20, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ
a Libyan national was sentenced to death in Iraq for joining ‘an armed group’, according to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
APRIL 20, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTYUK. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MOTION IN FAVOUR OF MORATORIUM
a motion hailing the Italian initiative on the moratorium on capital punishment was presented to the UK
APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY CONDEMNS IRAQ EXECUTIONS
Iraq is now the world's fourth highest user of the death penalty, Amnesty International reported.
- APRIL 19, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
TOKYO: DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL FAILS
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Hiroshi Zoda...
- APRIL 19, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. SOMALILAND CONDEMNS TWO TO DEATH FOR SLAIN AID WORKERS
the Supreme Court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced two
APRIL 19, 2007TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Tanzania is beginning to review its position on outlawing the death penalty after being put under fierce pressure from human rights watchdogs.
APRIL 19, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. THE RADICALS ON THE MORATORIUM
The radical organisations Hands Off Cain, the Italian Radicals, the Transnational Radical Party and the Coscioni Association have released the following statement:
- APRIL 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UN SECRETARY GENERAL BACKS ITALY ON DEATH PENALTY BAN
Italy earned the backing of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in its drive to ban the death penalty worldwide.
- APRIL 18, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Judge Malik Safdar Hussain of the Anti-terrorism court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence to Hikmat Shah and Daud Ibrahim for kidnapping.
APRIL 18, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. DEATH PENALTY FOR HIV-POSITIVE CHILD SEX OFFENDERS
Uganda's parliament passed a law that any HIV-positive person who wilfully infects a minor through sexual intercourse or rape will face the death penalty.
APRIL 18, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA. NATIONAL COMMISSION CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Parliament should take urgent steps to abolish the death penalty in Kenya. It should freeze all current death sentences and transfer convicts on the death row to life imprisonment, through a Presidential declaration.
- APRIL 18, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Victor Caraballo to death