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 9, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: URGENT NEED FOR ABOLITION ALSO CONCERNS JOURNALISTS
on the eve of the 6th World Day Against the Death Penalty, Reporters Without Borders...
- OCTOBER 9, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN CRITICISED AHEAD OF ANTI-DEATH PENALTY DAY
human rights campaigners demanded that Japan impose a moratorium on executions, accusing the country of going against worldwide opinion on the eve of a global day against the death penalty
- OCTOBER 9, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the Tokyo High Court in Japan upheld a lower court death sentence...
the Tokyo High Court in Japan upheld a lower court death sentence...
- OCTOBER 8, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG PEDDLING
Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Musfir Al-Salouli Al-Bishi, a Saudi Arabian national, was beheaded in Bisha
- OCTOBER 8, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR TRAFFICKING IN CANNABIS
the Malaysian High Court sentenced two men to death by hanging after they were found guilty of trafficking
- OCTOBER 8, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR UPHELD
four lorry drivers, sentenced to death for the murder of a factory worker six years ago, will remain in Death
- OCTOBER 8, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ZARDARI STAYS ALI'S EXECUTION FOR 14 DAYS
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stayed the execution Zulfikar Ali for 14 days to give one last chance to his two daughters to seek a compromise with the aggrieved families.
- OCTOBER 8, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
there was a public execution on five women accused of human trafficking...
there was a public execution on five women accused of human trafficking...
- OCTOBER 8, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the South Korean aid organization “Good Friends” reported that in early August...
the South Korean aid organization “Good Friends” reported that in early August...
- OCTOBER 8, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed 4-1 the conviction and death sentence of Andrew Gosciminski.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed 4-1 the conviction and death sentence of Andrew Gosciminski.
- OCTOBER 7, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. MAN WITH 86 WIVES SPARED CHARGE OF MARRYING TOO MANY
Authorities in Nigeria dropped charges of illegal marrying 86 wives slapped on an 84-year-old Islamic cleric
- OCTOBER 7, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SECRET EXECUTIONS STILL CARRIED OUT
the Independent learned that secret executions are being carried out in Iraq in the prisons run by Nouri al-Maliki's government.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. 42 DEATH-ROW INMATES ARE SEEKING RETRIALS
a survey by a Japanese citizens' group opposed to capital punishment found that at least 42 of some 100
- OCTOBER 6, 2008BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUSIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING YOUTH
at the Homel regional court in Belarus...
- OCTOBER 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A convicted drug trafficker was hanged in prison in the northern Iranian city of Hamedan, Etemad
- OCTOBER 6, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONLY PRESIDENT CAN PARDON SARABJIT: NAEK
Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek met Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh at the Lahore’s Kot Lakhpath Jail to review his case following the Indian government’s appeal for clemency for him.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO
the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka imposed the death sentence on two accused who were found guilty of killing a businessman and robbing of his vehicle and mobile phone.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTION SCHEDULED DESPITE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
even though Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced that all death sentences were to be commuted to life imprisonment on June 21, four prisoners have been executed and the fifth, Zulifkar Ali, is to be hanged on October 8 in Rawalpindi's Adi
- OCTOBER 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: REQUEST TO DELAY EXECUTION REJECTED
the Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a request by the three Bali Bombing convicted prisoners to delay their executions as the material review of state decree No.2/PnPS/1964 about instructions on performing execution has not been finished yet.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AHRC URGES PRESIDENT ZARDARI TO COMMUTE ZULFIQAR’S EXECUTION
the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) appealed to the Government of Pakistan to stop the execution of condemned prisoner Zulfiqar Ali, father of two daughters.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The US Supreme Court refused today to hear arguments in the case of Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The US Supreme Court refused today to hear arguments in the case of Troy Davis
- OCTOBER 6, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected more than 2,000 pending appeals today, including that of Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected more than 2,000 pending appeals today, including that of Mumia Abu-Jamal
- OCTOBER 6, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A judge sentenced Gilbert Ray Postelle to death
USA - Oklahoma. A judge sentenced Gilbert Ray Postelle to death
- OCTOBER 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: JIRGA DECLARES WOMAN KARI, PRONOUNCES DEATH SENTENCE
the Society for Development and Human Rights (SDHR) in Pakistan strongly condemned the death sentence issued by a Jirga in Khairpur district against a local woman on the charges of Karo Kari. In a press statement, the SDHR Secretary General Akhtar Husain
- OCTOBER 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT URGED TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES TO LIFE TERMS
former Pakistani Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney demanded that the president commute all death sentences into life imprisonment as announced by Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gilani in the National Assembly on June 21.
- OCTOBER 4, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A Bucks County jury sentenced Alfonzo Sanchez, 26, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A Bucks County jury sentenced Alfonzo Sanchez, 26, to death
- OCTOBER 3, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the death sentence of Maurice Mason
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the death sentence of Maurice Mason
- OCTOBER 3, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court held today that the state's use of lethal injection is constitutional
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court held today that the state's use of lethal injection is constitutional
- OCTOBER 3, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY TO BE REVIEWED
in South Korea a provincial court has challenged the constitutionality of the current law
- OCTOBER 3, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. DEATH PENALTY STAND LIMITED TO OUR OWN
Australia will not help people facing the death penalty other than its own citizens, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said.