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
- OCTOBER 15, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
40 FILIPINOS OVERSEAS FACE DEATH PENALTY: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
a total of 40 Filipinos overseas are facing the death penalty in various countries, a government official of the
- OCTOBER 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN AND EX-WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER
a man in China was sentenced to death and his ex-wife handed a 15-year jail term for kidnapping and murdering a Taiwanese man, Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court said.
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT REPRIEVE FOR MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO
the Bombay High Court in India corrected the sessions judge who awarded the death sentence to the mother-daughter duo in the Dr Deepak Mahajan murder case, saying the judge recorded the evidence like a "tape-recorder" without any interruption and hence, i
- OCTOBER 15, 2008United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN URGED TO END EXECUTIONS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS
as UN member states begin the debate on the rights of the child...
- OCTOBER 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan comprising Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan confirmed the death sentence awarded to Mohammad Akhtar of Depalpur for killing Riaz Ahmad
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan comprising Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan confirmed the death sentence awarded to Mohammad Akhtar of Depalpur for killing Riaz Ahmad
- OCTOBER 15, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Penny Haas Freesemann signed a warrant for Troy Anthony Davis
USA - Georgia. Judge Penny Haas Freesemann signed a warrant for Troy Anthony Davis
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A Jo Daviess County jury sentenced David Damm to die
USA - Illinois. A Jo Daviess County jury sentenced David Damm to die
- OCTOBER 14, 2008DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO MEN
two men were beheaded in Saudi Arabia. Venancio Ladion, from the Philippines, was convicted of murdering a Saudi man in the holy city of Mecca by suffocating him and piercing his neck with a pen. He was executed by the sword, Saudi Arabian Interior Minist
- OCTOBER 14, 2008DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR MEN
a man, convicted of murder, was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the Fars news agency reported.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA DISPROPORTIONATELY EXECUTES FOREIGNERS AND THE POOR
human rights watchdog Amnesty International said that the Saudi Arabian government "continues
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: LOCKHART MURDER APPEAL DISMISSED
the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas dismissed the appeal by Ernest Lockhart against his conviction and death sentence.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: TIDO MURDER APPEAL DISMISSED
the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas dismissed the appeal against the murder conviction and death sentence of Maxo Tido.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA. DEBATE ON DEATH PENALTY
problems with the proposal to end the death penalty in Zanzibar prompted a heated debate among legal
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
Cordell Farrington had his murder conviction and death sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN TANGAIL
a special court in Tangail, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for her dowry about six years ago.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS CITIZEN FOR RAPE AND THEFT
Saudi Arabian authorities announced the beheading of Saudi Arabian citizen Fahd al-Shadoukhey, who was convicted of theft and rape while under the influence of alcohol.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS FILIPINO FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced that Venancio Ladion...
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Jeddah court in Saudi Arabia sentenced three Sri Lankans to death and eight others, including five Indians, to imprisonment after they were found guilty of armed robbery and the murder of a Yemeni national.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. James A. Fry, who prosecuted Dallas County exoneree Charles Chatman, said he is
USA - Texas. James A. Fry, who prosecuted Dallas County exoneree Charles Chatman, said he is "shaken to the core" because of the number of exonerations throughout the country
- OCTOBER 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alvin Kelly, 57, white, was executed today
USA - Texas. Alvin Kelly, 57, white, was executed today
- OCTOBER 14, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Richard Wade Cooey, 41, white was executed this morning.
USA - Ohio. Richard Wade Cooey, 41, white was executed this morning.
OCTOBER 14, 2008DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS DAVIS EXECUTION IN GEORGIA. OHIO EXECUTES RICHARD COOEY
the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Troy Davis to be put to death for killing a police officer, despite calls from his supporters to reconsider the case.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Troy Davis case.
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Troy Davis case.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW EXECUTED IN SAUDI THOUGHT HE WAS TO BE FREED
overseas Filipino worker Jenifer Bedoya, who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia, thought he was about to be released, according to family.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword after being found guilty of the murder of a fellow countryman, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the central city of Isfahan...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN STANDS SECOND TRIAL, APPEALS DEATH PENALTY
Yang Jia, a jobless Beijing man who intruded into a Shanghai police bureau in China and allegedly killed six officers, stood on the second trial here...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
IN CHINA, A RARE PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF A DEATH ROW INMATE
Protesters staged a rare demonstration outside a Shanghai court in China in support of a jobless man who was appealing against his conviction for murdering six police officers.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO DEATH-ROW AUSTRALIANS GRANTED CLEMENCY BY HANOI
two Vietnamese-Australians facing the firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of drug charges were granted clemency.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the public relations unit of the Sistan-Baluchestan Province judiciary department in Iran announced that according to a verdict issued by the Zahedan Islamic Revolution Court...