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 3, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT RESERVES VERDICT ON DEATH SENTENCE
in India, the Karnataka High Court reserved its verdict...
- OCTOBER 3, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A MAN HANGED IN HAMADAN
the state run news agency ISCA news reported that the Iranian regime has hanged a man identified only by his first name as Nosrat A., 43, in the western city of Hamadan
- OCTOBER 3, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: K’JONG SENTENCES SONS TO DEATH FOR RAPE OF SISTER
a man in Karamoja, Uganda, sentenced his two sons to death for raping their sister, one of whom was then executed
- OCTOBER 3, 2008KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Hugh Marlowe, a former death row inmate, pleaded guilty and received 55 years in prison
USA - Kentucky. Hugh Marlowe, a former death row inmate, pleaded guilty and received 55 years in prison
- OCTOBER 2, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have filed documents asking for a new trial for Michael Toney
USA - Texas. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have filed documents asking for a new trial for Michael Toney
- OCTOBER 1, 2008Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. NINE SECT MEMBERS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
nine members of an outlawed religious sect in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were
- OCTOBER 1, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TAIWANESE WOMAN FOR CASH
a Taiwanese court sentenced a Filipino woman to death for killing a Taiwan woman for money. The Kaohsiung District Court in southern Taiwan passed the sentence on Armia Menecia Panaglima, 39, in the killing of Chiu Mei-yun, 48, in Kaohsiung on September 1
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. CHINESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COUNTERFEITING
a court in southern Vietnam sentenced a Chinese woman to death for circulating large amounts of counterfeit Vietnamese currency, the presiding judge said.
- OCTOBER 1, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court won't revisit child rape execution case
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court won't revisit child rape execution case
- OCTOBER 1, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY BAN IN THE RAPE OF A CHILD
A divided Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling barring the death penalty for the
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: THAI MONK REJECTS DEATH PENALTY
"Buddhism considers it wrong to kill even a mosquito, so how can we accept that it is right to execute a human being?" These words were part of an uncompromising rejection of capital punishment addressed to a recent gathering at Wat Suan Dok in Chiang Mai
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
the man who assaulted a junior traffic policeman and battered him to death during a street brawl was condemned to death in Thailand, while his five companions were each given a six-year sentence.
- OCTOBER 1, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
a man has been executed after he was found guilty...
a man has been executed after he was found guilty of committing murders, the Diwaniya’s anti-terror office director said, adding death sentences were handed down against 42 on the same charges.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. APPEAL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS IN REFORMIST NEWSPAPER
the reformist Iranian newspaper Kargozaran published a public appeal asking the chief magistrate to suspend the execution of six Kurdish activists.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. APPEAL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS IN REFORMIST NEWSPAPER
the reformist Iranian newspaper Kargozaran published a public appeal asking the chief magistrate to suspend the execution of six Kurdish activists.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS: EXECUTION SET BACK
the execution of four condemned men, in St. Kitts and Nevis, was further delayed when a judge in St Lucia decided not to make a ruling on the case.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA REFUSES CLEMENCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW IN MONTANA
a decision by the Conservative government to stop seeking clemency for a Canadian man on death row in the United States was arbitrary and unfair, his defense lawyer said.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. EIGHT ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
eight people were convicted and sentenced to death over murder by the High Court criminal session held at Mubende during the months of August and September, according to the official report of court proceedings.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. FRATTINI: NEW RESOLUTION ON MORATORIUM SOON
Foreign Affairs Minister Franco Frattini said that Italy will promote a new UN resolution to confirm the moratorium on the death penalty that was approved last December by the United Nations General Assembly and to push countries that still employ the dea
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 21 YEAR OLD MAN HANGED IN KERMANSHAH PRISON
a 21 year old man identified as Homayon Shabestari was hanged in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008DEATH PENALTY
VATICAN OFFICIAL: DEATH PENALTY SUPPORT DENIES BASIC CHRISTIAN BELIEF
support for the death penalty is a denial of the basic Christian belief that God can turn any person from a life of sin, a Vatican official told a group of justice ministers, judges and lawmakers examining positions on capital punishment. Archbishop Agost
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2008New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ACEHNESE WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, passed the death sentence on an Acehnese migrant worker from Indonesia named Junaidi Nurdin, 32, for distributing 979 grams of hemp in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.