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
- JULY 1, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three overseas Filipino workers...
three overseas Filipino workers...
- JULY 1, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a youth in Iran is appealing a death sentence...
a youth in Iran is appealing a death sentence...
- JULY 1, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. NINE DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
nine convicts who were sentenced to death won their petitions filed to the Pardons Board.
- JULY 1, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM 'DYSFUNCTIONAL': REPORT
California's death penalty system is close to collapse, an independent commission said
- JULY 1, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TEENAGE MURDERER
Iran hanged a 19-year-old youth in prison in the central city of Isfahan after
- JULY 1, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mark Dean Schwab was executed at the state's death chamber in Starke.
USA - Mark Dean Schwab was executed at the state's death chamber in Starke.
- JULY 1, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
a conference was held in Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government...
a conference was held in Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government...
- JUNE 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR IRANIAN CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE FOR ISRAEL
an Iranian charged with espionage for Israel was sentenced to dea
- JUNE 30, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court...
the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court...
- JUNE 30, 2008DEATH PENALTY
UN INVESTIGATOR BLASTS US JUSTICE SYSTEM, DEATH PENALTY
A senior UN human rights investigator criticized the
- JUNE 30, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court of Govind Prasad Singh...
a local fast track court of Govind Prasad Singh...
- JUNE 30, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the UPDF 4th Division Court Martial in Uganda...
the UPDF 4th Division Court Martial in Uganda...
- JUNE 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Delta State High court in Owa-Oyibu...
the Delta State High court in Owa-Oyibu...
- JUNE 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District...
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District...
- JUNE 30, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a former pyschiatric patient's hope to be sent to...
a former pyschiatric patient's hope to be sent to...
- JUNE 30, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence against Andrew Allen Cook
USA - The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence against Andrew Allen Cook
- JUNE 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN MAN TO BE STONED TO DEATH DESPITE MORATORIUM
Naghi Ahmadi was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran in June, in the northern city of Sari, after he visited a married woman's home in the night while her husband was away working in another city, the Sarmayeh newspaper reported.
- JUNE 30, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a preliminary statement issued after completing an official visit to the US
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a preliminary statement issued after completing an official visit to the US
- JUNE 29, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chairman of the State Duma Legislation Committee...
Chairman of the State Duma Legislation Committee...
- JUNE 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ‘JUDGES SHOULD NOT BE LENIENT WHILE DEALING WITH GRAVE CRIMES’
Judges should not be lenient while sentencing those who have committed
- JUNE 28, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court in Aurangabad...
a local fast track court in Aurangabad...
- JUNE 28, 2008GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German politicians across the political spectrum responded...
German politicians across the political spectrum responded...
- JUNE 28, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister...
Indonesian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister...
- JUNE 28, 2008IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - The assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association has voted to support abolishing the death penalty in the state.
USA - The assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association has voted to support abolishing the death penalty in the state.
- JUNE 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OVERTURNS 15 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES
China's highest court overturned 15 percent of all death sentences reviewed
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
- JUNE 27, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Superior Court Judge Robert Bell found Guy Tobias LeGrande incompetent for execution
USA - Superior Court Judge Robert Bell found Guy Tobias LeGrande incompetent for execution
- JUNE 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. TWO NIGERIANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, officials said. Samuel Okoye,
- JUNE 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
six people were executed in Yunnan and Henan provinces, and the Guangxi Zhua