Archive timeline
2008
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2008, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2008
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FATHER IN AREEJ TORTURE CASE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sentenced a man to death for torturing and killing his 9-year-old daughter.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANS PUSHING FOR A RETURN TO PUBLIC EXECUTION
the religious council for provinces in western Afghanistan issued a statement calling for, among other things, public executions ‘as a lesson’ to criminals.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL HANDED DEATH SENTENCE
an official in Chongqing Municipality in China was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking 15 million yuan (US$2.2 million) in bribes.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ARTICLE IN SECULAR AFGHAN PAPER SAYS DEATH PENALTY A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
the Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh said that "executions not only violate the right of a person to live, there are many other challenges to this as well.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: GOV'T, OPPOSITION AGREE TO CONTINUE DEBATE ON DEATH PENALTY
the Jamaican Government and Opposition agreed on a formula allowing the historical debate on capital punishment to continue at Gordon House with full participation from both sides
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
UN DISMAY OVER AFGHAN EXECUTIONS
the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed dismay at the execution of at least five convicted prisoners in Afghanistan this week.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Donald Whatley
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Donald Whatley
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Gallup Poll’s latest national survey of American opinion on the death penalty found that support for capital punishment dropped by 5 percentage points from 2007
USA - The Gallup Poll’s latest national survey of American opinion on the death penalty found that support for capital punishment dropped by 5 percentage points from 2007
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR TERRORISM
the Afghan government hanged three men for terrorism.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged for murder in Kabul, Afghanistan.
a man was hanged for murder in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN HANGED IN AFGHANISTAN FOR MURDER
Afghani television reported that two men were hanged in Herat and Takhar provinces. A court previously
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008DEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES SIX MEN
the Afghan government hanged six men for terrorism and murder.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: 27-YEAR-OLD MAN TO HANG
a 27-year-old man of Mwense was sentenced to death by the High Court in Mansa, Zambia, for murder. White Mwape of Chilengwe village in Chief Lubunda's area was convicted of murdering Christopher Mwape of the same area.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 'DRUG LORD' LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH
a Guangdong court in China upheld a death sentence against a drug 'kingpin' repatriated from Thailand, Xinhua reported.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN MPS SAY DEATH PENALTY REDUCES CRIME
Afghani television reported various MPs claims that capital punishment reduced crime.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH ROW INMATE, LAWYERS SEEK STATE COMPENSATION
a death row inmate and his two lawyers filed a damages suit against the Japanese state, arguing it is illegal that the Hiroshima Detention House did not allow him to meet the lawyers privately.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCED FOUR TO DEATH
the official spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq said that the Central Criminal Court in al-Karkh sentenced four people to death for perpetrating different crimes.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN NOAKHALI
a tribunal in Noakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife three years ago.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: FAMILY OF CULT GURU ON DEATH ROW FILES FOR RETRIAL
the family members of death-row inmate Chizuo Matsumoto, former head of the notorious AUM Shinrikyo religious cult, filed a petition for his retrial with the Tokyo District Court in Japan.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EGYPTIAN HANDED EIGHTH DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPE
a Kuwait court handed down two more death sentences to an Egyptian man accused of abducting and raping 17 children, a legal source said. Jihad Al-Saadi, 27, was arrested in July, 2007.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: APPEAL LODGED AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE OF JOURNALIST MURDER SUSPECTS
the defenCe committee in the homicide case of the editor-in-chief of Al-Wifaq newspaper, Muhammad Taha Muhammad Ahmad, lodged an appeal to the Sudanese constitutional court to suspend the death penalty against the nine convicts.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN SAUDI ARABIA
a man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry announced in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER EXECUTION
Iran executed a 27 year old man convicted of murder in a prison in the western city of Shahr-e Kord, the Fars news agency reported
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
SALAH AL-DIN LOCAL COUNCIL MEMBER, SON SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Salah al-Din Central Court in Iraq sentenced a member of the provincial council and his son to death by hanging after they were found guilty of murder.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Brian Dorsey was sentenced to death
USA - Missouri. Brian Dorsey was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 9, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA TO SEEK UN RESOLUTION AGAINST EXECUTIONS
Australia will press for an international moratorium on capital punishment following the execution of the Bali
- NOVEMBER 9, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the eastern province of Qatif after being convicted of
- NOVEMBER 9, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TALIBAN EXECUTE WOMAN FOR COMMITTING "ADULTERY"
the Pakistani Taliban executed a married woman after pronouncing her guilty of committing "adultery" in the troubled northwestern Swat valley.