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
- MARCH 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NAOGAON
a court sentenced two brothers to death in a murder case in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 17, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
TOP ALGERIAN REBELS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA
an Algerian court in Batna province sentenced to death in absentia two former leaders of an al Qaeda-
- MARCH 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO IRANIAN ASSASSINS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Majid Kavousifar and his accomplice Hossein Kavousifar...
- MARCH 16, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in San Bernardino, Superior Court Judge Michael Smith...
in San Bernardino, Superior Court Judge Michael Smith...
- MARCH 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM DEPUTY UPHELD
an Iraqi court unanimously upheld the death sentence by hanging against Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam Hussein's former deputy.
- MARCH 15, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. ALDE GROUP PUSHES FOR PRESENTATION OF MORATORIUM AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Last night, the ALDE group (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) approved a proposal
- MARCH 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA METES OUT LEAST NUMBER OF DEATH SENTENCES IN '06
The number of death sentences meted out last year by Chinese courts hit a record low in more than a
- MARCH 15, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA PROPOSALS TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG OFFENSES REJECTED
“The Indonesian government firmly rejects proposals to abolish capital punishment for drug offences,” Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said.
- MARCH 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA STUDENT SPARED EXECUTION IN FRIEND’S KILLING
a 28 year old student in Saudi Arabia was spared the death sentence after the victim’s family forgave him.
- MARCH 15, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN ORDERS FOUR IRAQI REBELS HANGED
a Jordanian military court sentenced Ziyad Karbouli...
- MARCH 15, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
THREE PAKISTANIS STONED, SHOT DEAD FOR ADULTERY
two men and a woman were stoned and then shot to death in Pakistan for committing adultery after Islamist activists said they caught them in a compromising position.
- MARCH 15, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTY
a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed to get enough...
a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed to get enough...
- MARCH 14, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. GOVERNMENT WANTS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY - MINISTER
The government of Iraq wants to abolish the death penalty, its human rights minister said. The first step
- MARCH 14, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
Two women, Amunah Abdallah (23) and Sa'diah Fadul (22) were sentenced to death by stoning by the
- MARCH 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES MAN FOR
Ahmad Sariz was executed in public, in the Iranian city of Zahedan, near the Pakistani and Afghan borders, the daily Kayhan reported.
- MARCH 14, 2007VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
jurors recommended that Thomas A. Porter, 31...
jurors recommended that Thomas A. Porter, 31...
- MARCH 14, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the same jury that convicted John Couey of raping and sexually...
the same jury that convicted John Couey of raping and sexually...
- MARCH 14, 2007BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL SEEKS GLOBAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the global abolition of the death penalty could be achieved through the United Nations, according to the Brazilian Government's proposal to the UN Human Rights Council.
- MARCH 14, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA THAI MAN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
a Thai national escaped the gallows when he was acquitted and discharged by the Malaysian High Court of a drug trafficking charge.
- MARCH 13, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA PROMISES NOT TO EXECUTE CITIZEN IF REPATRIATED FROM CANADA
China promised not to sentence accused smuggler Lai Changxing to death because this was essential to have him repatriated from Canada, a Supreme Court spokesman said.
- MARCH 13, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH PENALTY FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Liu Xinglei to death for murder.
- MARCH 13, 2007TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA. FOUR TO HANG OVER KAPINGA`S MURDER
the Tanzanian High Court sentenced four people to death by hanging for the murder of a prominent Dar es
- MARCH 13, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Senate panel approved a bill allowing the death penalty for repeat child sex offenders.
a Senate panel approved a bill allowing the death penalty for repeat child sex offenders.
- MARCH 12, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN. HANDS OFF CAIN AT THE ROUND TABLE ON DEATH PENALTY, MORATORIUM AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
The Round Table “Abolition of Death Penalty, UN World Moratorium and Accession to the International
- MARCH 12, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mehrab Wali of Laspur was sentenced to death by the District and Sessions Court...
- MARCH 12, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS STUDENTS' DEATH SENTENCE
the Nigerian Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence passed on three students of Oko Polytechnic, Anambra State, for robbing a woman of N4,000 at gunpoint.
- MARCH 12, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
an Additional Sessions Court in India awarded the death sentence to Sebastian, a man found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a two year old girl in Pozhiyoor.
- MARCH 12, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS EU OVER HANDLING OF MEDICS' CASE
The Libyan parliament has approved a resolution slamming a EU campaign for the release of five Bulgarian
- MARCH 12, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian sentenced to death Jurijus Kadamovas...
U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian sentenced to death Jurijus Kadamovas...
- MARCH 12, 2007MontanaDEATH PENALTY
in Helena, a bill to abolish the death penalty in Montana...
in Helena, a bill to abolish the death penalty in Montana...