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
- AUGUST 28, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Flagler County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Cornelius Baker be executed
USA - Florida. A Flagler County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Cornelius Baker be executed
- AUGUST 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN AMONG FIVE EXECUTED
Four men and one woman were hanged in a Tehran jail for murder, with two others given
- AUGUST 27, 2008IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death
USA - Idaho. Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death
- AUGUST 27, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court in Vietnam sentenced two people to death for buying and selling nearly 1.7 kilograms of heroin in 2005.
- AUGUST 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for Timothy Joseph McGhee
USA - California. A Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for Timothy Joseph McGhee
- AUGUST 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
the former Party secretary of Wenchang City in Hainan Province, China, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes and possessing a large amount of property of unknown origin
- AUGUST 27, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN DEALING
a court in Vietnam sentenced two people, including a woman, to death and jailed three
- AUGUST 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Calvin Coleman Jr. has been spared the death penalty after 27 years on death row.
USA - California. Calvin Coleman Jr. has been spared the death penalty after 27 years on death row.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER MAN HANGED FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, the second execution in a week that
- AUGUST 26, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA MURDER TRIAL SEES DEATH SENTENCE
a Botswana court sentenced one local to execution and two South African men to 18 years imprisonment each for the murder of a businesswoman seven years ago, court documents said
- AUGUST 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
- AUGUST 26, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael D. Taylor
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael D. Taylor
- AUGUST 26, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA DEATH PENALTY VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW, SAYS UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY
the United Nations Human Rights Committee expressed deep concern at new death penalty legislation authorized by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, contravening an international treaty on civil and political rights.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the Provincial judiciary department announced that verdicts were passed for the execution of three people for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS
Indonesia adjourned the execution of three Bali bombers from before the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadhan till October, the country's attorney general office said.
- AUGUST 26, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
two of three offenders of the human-trafficking...
two of three offenders of the human-trafficking...
- AUGUST 26, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Degar Christian named Mup, 47, preacher in his village of Ploi Rong Khong...
a Degar Christian named Mup, 47, preacher in his village of Ploi Rong Khong...
- AUGUST 25, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence passed on Mrisho Nguvila of Iringa for killing
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence passed on Mrisho Nguvila of Iringa for killing
- AUGUST 25, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
L'AQUILA. ELA GANDHI SIGNS MARCO PANNELLA'S ‘MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, EVEN FOR TAREQ AZIZ’ APPEAL
Ela Gandhi signed the appeal for Marco Pannella's non violent initiative for the 'Moratorium on capital punishment, even for Tareq Aziz'.
- AUGUST 24, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER AFTER 19 YEARS
Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and murdering a relative in the prison of Tabriz (northwest Iran), reported the state run news agency ISCAnews
- AUGUST 23, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN WITH 80 WIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Islamic body in Nigeria issued a death sentence on a man who married 80 women when Islam allows a maximum of four, the Guardian newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AIRLINE OFFICIALS PUNISHED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Chen Liming, 59, a former top official at Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines Group, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for embezzling a total of 1.5 billion yuan ($220 million).
- AUGUST 22, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR UNEMPLOYED MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced an unemployed man who was found guilty of killing a food trader 11 years ago to death.
- AUGUST 22, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Michael Lamb, a white supremacist gang member, was sentenced to death
USA - California. Michael Lamb, a white supremacist gang member, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 22, 2008ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned James Granvil Wallace's 3 death sentences
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned James Granvil Wallace's 3 death sentences
- AUGUST 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES TWO PAKISTANIS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistanis convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement.
- AUGUST 21, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES THREE CIVILIANS TO DEATH
three civilians including a woman were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by firing squad in Uganda.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN BARISAL
a Bhola court in Bangladesh sentenced a person to death for killing his wife two years ago.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS IN BAGERHAT, GAZIPUR
two men were sentenced to death in separate cases by two courts in Bagerhat and Gazipur districts in Bangladesh
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARTISTS SUMMONED FOR EXPRESSING SYMPATHY WITH MINORS ON DEATH ROW
in Iran, two movie stars and a director, Ezatollah Entezami, Parviz Parastooi and Kiumars Pour-Ahmadi were summoned to Tehran's prosecutor office for trying to save the life of a juvenile prisoner, the state-run daily Kargozaran reported.