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
- APRIL 18, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN POSTPONES HANGING OF INDIAN NATIONAL - PAPER
Pakistan postponed the hanging of Sarabjit Singh to June 1, hours after External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee appealed to Islamabad to give the "unfortunate human being" clemency on humanitarian grounds
- APRIL 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES JORDANIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry says a Jordanian man was beheaded after
- APRIL 17, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. D'ELIA, LETHAL INJECTION ISN’T THE PROBLEM BUT THE ANACHRONISM OF THE DEATH PENALTY
regarding the US Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of using lethal injection, Hands Off Cain Secretary, Sergio D'Elia, said: "The US Supreme Court wasn't called on to decide on the death penalty itself but whether the method of execution
- APRIL 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 GET DEATH FOR TAMIL NADU MINISTER'S MURDER
a sessions court in Tirunelveli, India, sentenced two people to death for the murder of Aladi Aruna, a former Tamil Nadu minister.
- APRIL 17, 2008BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. LAWMAKER: DEATH PENALTY CANNOT BE SCRAPPED ‘IN ONE GO’
the head of the lower house of Belarus' parliament said that "the death penalty is
- APRIL 17, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN SIGNS THREE UN HR CONVENTIONS
Pakistan, in a significant and a long-awaited step, has ratified the International
- APRIL 17, 2008NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Nevada's highest court won't immediately lift a stay that has delayed a convicted murderer's execution.
Nevada's highest court won't immediately lift a stay that has delayed a convicted murderer's execution.
- APRIL 17, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE MEN ARE TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN CHUADANGA
the district court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three men to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of a UP member at Alamdanga 12 years ago
- APRIL 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DHAKA SEEKS CLEMENCY FOR 8 CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW IN S ARABIA
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed sought amnesty from Saudi Arabia for eight Bangladeshis sentenced to death on a murder charge, foreign ministry and Bangabhaban presidential palace officials said.
- APRIL 17, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN MINISTER: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S EXECUTION ALLEGATION 'ILL-INTENDED'
Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar hit out at human rights organization Amnesty International for its ill-intended claim that Malaysia was among countries that carried out secret executions.
- APRIL 16, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS USE OF LETHAL INJECTIONS
The US Supreme Court upheld the most common method of lethal injections executions, clearing the way for states to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly 7 months.
- APRIL 16, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. CONDEMNED JOURNALIST WINS RIGHT TO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
a young Afghan journalist, sentenced to death in January for spreading feminist
- APRIL 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH SEEKS FUNDS TO SAVE CONVICTS ON SAUDI DEATH ROW
Bangladesh's government is seeking funds to pay "blood money" to secure the release of eight workers now on death row in Saudi Arabia over the murder of an Egyptian worker, officials
- APRIL 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER SHAANXI FREEWAY EXECUTIVE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY
the former board chairman of a northwest Chinese freeway construction company received a death sentence, with a two-year stay, after being convicted for bribery.
- APRIL 16, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA DEATH BY HANGING FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
a 29 year old factory van driver was sentenced to death by hanging after a High Court in Johor Baru, Malaysia, convicted him of murder.
- APRIL 16, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN RADIO STATION TO AIR EXECUTION TAPE AS HANGINGS RISE
a Japanese radio station will broadcast a 1955 tape of an execution in a special program next month, a rare move to raise public awareness as the government increases the frequency at which it hangs death row inmates.
- APRIL 16, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA
an Indonesian national from Aceh province was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam high court in Selangor, Malaysia, after being found guilty of drug dealing.
- APRIL 16, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Virginia's moratorium on the death penalty was ended today by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine
Virginia's moratorium on the death penalty was ended today by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine
- APRIL 16, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Bac Giang People’s Court in Vietnam sentenced three to death for drug trafficking, four to life imprisonment and a total of 122 years in prison to another 13.
- APRIL 16, 2008DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions today.
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions today.
- APRIL 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH SIX TIMES FOR MADRASSA ATTACK
an anti-terrorism court in Quetta, Pakistan, sentenced a man to death six times for killing six madrassa students in Qila Saifullah, Geo News reported.
- APRIL 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SAYS NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IS 'NOT HIGH'
the number of executions in Iran is "not high", the judiciary said in response to an Amnesty International report that listed Iran as the world's second most prolific executioner in 2007.
- APRIL 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN DEATH PENALTY DISSIDENT RETURNS TO JAIL
an award-winning Iranian journalist and rights activist was due to return to prison after being allowed three months' leave because of illness, his lawyer said.
- APRIL 15, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Saudi Interior Ministry says a Saudi man has been beheaded after being
- APRIL 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEFENDS USE OF DEATH PENALTY
China defended its use of the death penalty and said it planned to continue
- APRIL 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran regime on hanged a man in the northern city of Gonbad Kavoos, the state run
Iran regime on hanged a man in the northern city of Gonbad Kavoos, the state run
- APRIL 15, 2008GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Cape Coast High Court in Ghana sentenced a woman, Adjoa Badu, believed to
- APRIL 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE HANGED IN ISFAHAN
three men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, in Iran, reported the semi-official new agency Fars
- APRIL 15, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. SUPREME COURT ISSUES 100 DEATH SENTENCES
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has in the past few weeks confirmed 100 death
- APRIL 15, 2008DEATH PENALTY
Joshua Villalobos, 26, has been sentenced to death
Joshua Villalobos, 26, has been sentenced to death