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
- MAY 27, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a woman, her boyfriend and his two friends were sentenced to dea
- MAY 27, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL. RESOLUTION FOR WORLDWIDE PROHIBITION OF PERSECUTION AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS
thanks to a proposal by the Radicals, the Liberal International approved the resolution for the prohibition of persecution and discrimination based on sexual orientation.
- MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS A MAN FOR MURDER IN FAMILY FEUDS
Iran hanged a man for murder, the Fars news agency reported.
- MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
EU DEEPLY CONCERNED BY IMMINENT EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
the EU is deeply concerned by the news of the imminent execution of Behnoud Shoj
- MAY 27, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
16 ALGERIAN ISLAMIC FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
an Algerian court handed down death sentences in absentia to 16 alleged Islamic fighters on terrorism-related charges.
- MAY 27, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER 90 YEARS AGO PARDONED
the Victorian State Government in Australia created legal history when it announced a posthumous pardon for a man wrongly executed 86 years ago in the notorious Gun Alley murder case
- MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in the central city of Qom, the governmental newspaper Iran reported.
- MAY 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BANGLADESHI WHO AXED INDIAN TO DEATH GETS DEATH PENALTY
a Bangladeshi farm worker who axed his Indian colleague to death in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates...
- MAY 27, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EFFORTS TO SAVE DEATH-ROW FILIPINOS
the Filipino Ambassador to Kuwait, Ricardo Endaya, talked to the Arab Times about three Filipinos, Bienvenido Espino Jr, May Vecina and Jakatia Pawa, who are awaiting the death sentence in Kuwait.
- MAY 27, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Kevin Green was executed tonight at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt
Kevin Green was executed tonight at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt
- MAY 27, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: VICIOUSNESS OF GANGS FACTOR IN DEATH SENTENCE
the ultimate penalty imposed by the Nagasaki District Court in Japan on the defendant in the murder of a mayor seemed to show that judges had no other choice, given the vicious nature of his crime and his unreasonable motive behind it.
- MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KURDISH TEACHER
Iran confirmed the death sentence of a Kurdish teacher for membership in a "terrorist" group and possession of explosives, the judiciary spokesman confirmed.
- MAY 27, 2008New YorkDEATH PENALTY
The New York State Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Martin Golden that would establish the death penalty for criminals who kill police officers.
The New York State Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Martin Golden that would establish the death penalty for criminals who kill police officers.
- MAY 27, 2008GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. JUDGES ENDORSE DEATH PENALTY
two of the four Appeal Court Judges nominated by President J. A. Kufuor to the Ghanaian
- MAY 26, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. SUPREME COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MENGISTU
Ethiopia's Supreme Court sentenced former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam to death in his ab
- MAY 26, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. GANGSTER SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MAYOR'S ASSASSINATION
A gangster has been sentenced to death by a Japanese court for killin
- MAY 26, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY BY TWO YEARS
Egypt extended a controversial decades-old state of emergency by tw
- MAY 25, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a local man convicted of armed robbery and raping a woman.
- MAY 25, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA SENTENCES 12 TO DEATH
a court in Boumerdes, Algeria, sentenced 12 people to
- MAY 25, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The state of Missouri has added an anesthesiologist to its execution team
The state of Missouri has added an anesthesiologist to its execution team
- MAY 25, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the northern city of Ardebil...
a man was hanged in the northern city of Ardebil...
- MAY 24, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. 24 EXTREMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
Twenty-four extremists have been sentenced to death in Algeria on c
- MAY 23, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian High Court sentenced to death by hanging a man found guilty of trafficking in 81.43gm of the drug, methamphetamine, six years ago.
- MAY 23, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Alfredo Prieto, 42, already on death row in California for a different murder, has been given 2 more death sentences.
Alfredo Prieto, 42, already on death row in California for a different murder, has been given 2 more death sentences.
- MAY 23, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
Judge Webb Biard, of the 366th District Court in Collin County, ordered that Michael Blair's capital murder conviction be overturned.
Judge Webb Biard, of the 366th District Court in Collin County, ordered that Michael Blair's capital murder conviction be overturned.
- MAY 22, 2008CameroonDEATH PENALTY
CAMEROON. PRESIDENT BIYA ISSUES PARDON
after successfully celebrating the 36th National Day, Cameroon President Paul Biya signed
- MAY 22, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. FOUR AIR FORCE PILOTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
a military tribunal recently sentenced four Ethiopian Air Force pilots to death.
- MAY 22, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PROFESSOR TAHER MURDER CASE
four people in Bangladesh were sentenced to death for the murder of Professor Sheikh Taher Ahmed.
- MAY 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CLARIFIES DEFENCE LAWYERS' ROLE IN CAPITAL CASES
China's Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice jointly issued regulations on the protection of def
- MAY 22, 2008Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. THREE SEPARATISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
three members of a separatist group were sentenced to death in Congo in a mass