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 9, 2008GambiaDEATH PENALTY
local media reported that the Banjul High Court in Gambia...
local media reported that the Banjul High Court in Gambia...
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE FOR MURDER
the Afghan government executed three men for crimes including murder, the state broadcaster announced.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TOUGHENS RULES FOR CARRYING ILLEGAL ARMS
the head of the Revolution and Public Prosecutor of the provincial capital Zahedan, Marziyeha, in the
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW GETS RELIEF FROM HIGH COURT
the Madras High Court in India acquitted an accused in a murder case, setting aside the death sentence by a lower court. Ramesh was arrested on February 16, 2007 for murdering Thiruvatchi Ammal on January 19, 2004 in Avinandgudi.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan commuted the death sentence of Muhammad Sharif to life imprisonment.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI CHURCH AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR CYBER TERRORISTS
the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) of the Catholic Church, together with the independent group Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), disapprove of the order signed by Pakistani President Zardari mandating the death penalty for cybe
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
MAN TO HANG OVER KARBALA CAR BOMB
the Karbala Criminal Court in Iraq has sentenced a man to death for involvement in a car bomb attack on May 7, 2006, that killed two people near the provincial building
NOVEMBER 8, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: THREE EXECUTED IN BALI NIGHTCLUB BOMBINGS
Indonesia executed three Islamic militants for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR MURDERING CHILD
Two men found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a nine-year-old boy on Iran's Gulf island of Kish have
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR STARTING DEADLY JAIL FIRE
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after he was convicted of deliberately starting a prison
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: DEATH PENALTY SHOULD REMAIN FOR BRIBERY, CORRUPTION: LEGISLATORS
Vietnam should retain the death penalty for crimes such as bribery, corruption, and production of counterfeit food and pharmaceutical items, deputies of the National Assembly (NA) said at its ongoing session.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Carman L. Deck gets death sentence for 3rd time
USA - Missouri. Carman L. Deck gets death sentence for 3rd time
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN MASHAD
One man was hanged in Mashad, capital of northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan, reported the Iranian
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Wharton County jury decided the death sentence for James Garrett Freeman
USA - Texas. Wharton County jury decided the death sentence for James Garrett Freeman
- NOVEMBER 7, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A Wood County recommended the eath penalty for Calvin Neyland Jr.
USA - Ohio. A Wood County recommended the eath penalty for Calvin Neyland Jr.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH OPT FOR REVIEW
the News Agency of Nigeria reported that eighteen Nigerians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN SETS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘CYBER TERRORISM’
Causing death through "cyber terrorism" will be punishable by death in Pakistan, according to a decree
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
Riyadh Jasim Mohammed, Mohammed Sultan...
Riyadh Jasim Mohammed, Mohammed Sultan...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Elkie Lee Taylor was executed.
USA - Texas. Elkie Lee Taylor was executed.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A Wood County jury recommended the death penalty for Calvin Neyland Jr.
USA - Ohio. A Wood County jury recommended the death penalty for Calvin Neyland Jr.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon
USA - California. An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. John Brooks has been spared the death penalty in what would have been New Hampshire's 1st execution since 1939.
USA - New Hampshire. John Brooks has been spared the death penalty in what would have been New Hampshire's 1st execution since 1939.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted a new penalty phase in the case of Rodney Lowe
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted a new penalty phase in the case of Rodney Lowe
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN'S NEW PENAL CODE UNFAIR TO WOMEN: NOBEL LAUREATE
Nobel peace laureate Shrin Ebadi criticised Iran's new Islamic penal code, saying it remains unfair to women and uses an "incorrect" interpretation of Islam.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT GETS DEATH PENALTY
Additional Sessions Judge Malik Tariq Mehmood awarded the death sentence to an assailant convicted in a murder case of Sadar police precincts in Pakistan.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: FRENCH EXPERT URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
in abolishing the death penalty, political leaders should take the responsibility of "leading the people" instead of following public opinion, as "they are elected to make the decision," a French anti-death penalty activist said in Taiwan
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EU PRESIDENCY CONDEMNS THE EXECUTION OF MONIORS
in a new statement issued by the EU Presidency, France, the bloc condemned the execution of minors by the mullahs' regime in Iran on October 31.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
six people were sentenced to death in Ambohitsara...
six people were sentenced to death in Ambohitsara...
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Rhonda Norman
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Rhonda Norman
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
nine people received the death penalty from two courts in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. According to