Archive timeline
2008
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2008, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 728
- Countries where they were recorded
- 33
- News items in the archive
- 2,256
Latest news of 2008
OCTOBER 21, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHAN REPORTER'S DEATH SENTENCE REPLACED WITH 20 YEARS
An Afghan appeal court overturned the death sentence of a young reporter accused of insulting Islam
OCTOBER 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER
two men convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 20, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR POLICE KILLER
in China, a Shanghai court upheld the death penalty for Yang Jia, a jobless Beijing man who stormed into a Shanghai police bureau earlier this year and killed six officers
- OCTOBER 20, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
'CHANCES OF GETTING REMAINS OF OFW BEHEADED IN SAUDI SLIM'
the Philippine government submitted a request asking Saudi Arabian authorities to repatriate the remains of overseas Filipino worker Jenifer Bedoya who was beheaded last October 14, 2008.
- OCTOBER 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the rights of women and minorities in Iran
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the rights of women and minorities in Iran
- OCTOBER 20, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIAL RAPE IN BEIJING
an unemployed man from northwest China was given a death penalty with a reprieve of two years after being found guilty of crimes including several rapes.
- OCTOBER 20, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Alameda County jury says Anthony McKnight should get the death penalty
USA - California. An Alameda County jury says Anthony McKnight should get the death penalty
- OCTOBER 20, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Donald Jacobsen sentenced Roy Phillip Ballard to death.
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Donald Jacobsen sentenced Roy Phillip Ballard to death.
OCTOBER 20, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
a Yemen court of appeal confirmed a death sentence on espionage charges against a Saudi who had been
- OCTOBER 20, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Clint Eastwood rallies for the death penalty for child crimes
USA - Clint Eastwood rallies for the death penalty for child crimes
OCTOBER 20, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUS SUPREME COURT ASKED TO REVIEW BLACK PANTHER DEATH SENTENCE
The state of Pennsylvania has asked the US Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision to overturn
OCTOBER 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS FOUR FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan, state
- OCTOBER 19, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: GOVERNMENT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE METED OUT ON PINAY IN TAIWAN
the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) appealed to the Taiwan courts in the case of Nemencia Armia, a Filipino woman convicted of murder and robbery and sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 19, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: BROTHERS TO HANG FOR THE KILLING OF BODA CYCLIST
the Ugandan High Court in Bushenyi district sentenced two brothers to death for the murder of a boda-boda cyclist
- OCTOBER 19, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
in Uganda, a UPDF soldier is to hang after being found guilty of murdering two people.
in Uganda, a UPDF soldier is to hang after being found guilty of murdering two people.
OCTOBER 19, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. FORMER BEIJING VICE MAYOR GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY
Beijing's former vice mayor Liu Zhihua was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes,
- OCTOBER 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUMMARY TO ABOLISH DEATH SENTENCE SENT TO PRESIDENT: NAIK
a summary regarding repealing the death sentence in Pakistan was sent to President House for final approval...
OCTOBER 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN BANS EXECUTION OF MINORS FOR DRUG-RELATED CRIMES
A new Iranian judicial directive bans the execution of juvenile offenders for drug crimes but keeps capital
- OCTOBER 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED ON DRUG CHARGES
two Pakistani citizens convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia were beheaded by the sword in the
- OCTOBER 17, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
UN PANEL RAPS JAPAN'S DEATH PENALTY, POLICE DETENTION
members of a UN human rights panel criticised Japan's death penalty and police detention, many calling for their abolishment during a meeting in Geneva.
OCTOBER 17, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. WOMAN AND MAID TO HANG FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a Ugandan woman who allegedly murdered her husband lost her appeal in the Supreme Court. Susan
- OCTOBER 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of murder. The Interior Ministry said Faten bin
- OCTOBER 16, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
NURUL HUDA MURDER CASE: ACQUITTED ON GROUNDS OF INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
citing incomplete investigations and insufficient evidence, the Malaysian Federal Court set aside the murder conviction and death sentence of a former security guard
- OCTOBER 16, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: 18 YEARS ON DEATH ROW FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT
Edmary Mpagi described the 18 years he spent on death row in Uganda for a crime he didn't commit. In 1981, at age 27, he was arrested in Masaka and accused, first of aggravated robbery, and later, murder.
- OCTOBER 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN JUDICIARY HEAD SAYS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DOESN'T STOP CRIME
in a visit to Ardebil Province the head of the Iranian judiciary reviewed the legal and judicial problems of the people in this province.
- OCTOBER 16, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury have recommended the death penalty for Steven Dewayne Cheatham
USA - California. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury have recommended the death penalty for Steven Dewayne Cheatham
- OCTOBER 16, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kevin Watts was executed today
USA - Texas. Kevin Watts was executed today
- OCTOBER 16, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. For the 3rd time Freeman May has been sentenced to death for the 1982 stabbing death of Kathy Lynn Fair
USA - Pennsylvania. For the 3rd time, Freeman May has been sentenced to death for the 1982 stabbing death of Kathy Lynn Fair
- OCTOBER 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANNOUNCEMENT OF END OF CHILD EXECUTIONS A WELCOME STEP
Amnesty International calls on the Head of Iran’s Judiciary to apply with immediate effect today’s
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the western town of Doroud in Lorestan province,