Archive timeline
2008
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2008, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 728
- Countries where they were recorded
- 33
- News items in the archive
- 2,256
Latest news of 2008
APRIL 15, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN. SUPREME COURT ISSUES 100 DEATH SENTENCES
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has in the past few weeks confirmed 100 death
APRIL 15, 2008GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Cape Coast High Court in Ghana sentenced a woman, Adjoa Badu, believed to
APRIL 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA DEFENDS USE OF DEATH PENALTY
China defended its use of the death penalty and said it planned to continue
- APRIL 14, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DETERS HEINOUS CRIMES: MACHIMURA
capital punishment is one way to deter people from committing heinous ...
- APRIL 14, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CALLS FOR ACTION AS CHINA EXECUTES 8,000 PEOPLE A YEAR
Amnesty International disclosed that China used capital punishment far more than
- APRIL 14, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: PRISON WARDEN TO HANG OVER MURDER
the Ugandan Court of Appeal rejected a Gulu prison warder’s petition against his death sentence for torturing an escapee to death.
- APRIL 14, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Vietnamese security police arrested and savagely killed...
the Vietnamese security police arrested and savagely killed two Degar (Montagnard) Christians named Y-Song Nie, 24, from the village of Buon Pok, commune Ea Kan, and Y-Huang Nie, 23, from the village of Buon Kreh, commune Ea Kan.
- APRIL 14, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
after his participation in the peaceful demonstration at the commune of Ea Knoec...
after his participation in the peaceful demonstration at the commune of Ea Knoec...
APRIL 14, 2008DEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR HANGED FOR TERRORISM, MURDER
Iran has hanged four men, media reports said. On April 13, two members of a Sunni militant group were executed in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
APRIL 14, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTYWORLD TREND DOWN BUT SECRECY SURROUNDS CHINA EXECUTION FIGURES
Amnesty International called for secrecy surrounding the death penalty to be lifted
APRIL 14, 2008DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. FOUR BEHEADED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four death row prisoners have been executed in Saudi Arabia, the authorities announced.
- APRIL 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two members of a Sunni militant group blamed for a string of attacks
Iran hanged two members of a Sunni militant group blamed for a string of attacks
- APRIL 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Nigerians convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in Saudi
two Nigerians convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in Saudi
APRIL 13, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. 28 CRIMINALS AND MILITANTS EXECUTED IN BASRA
Iraqi's interior ministry executed 28 criminals and militant cult members in the
- APRIL 12, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two men convicted of abduction and murder were hanged in a prison in the
two men convicted of abduction and murder were hanged in a prison in the
- APRIL 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Turkish barber accused of swearing at God was sentenced to death in Saudi
a Turkish barber accused of swearing at God was sentenced to death in Saudi
APRIL 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. CHIEF JUSTICE CALLS FOR DEATH SENTENCES TO BE IMPOSED
China's chief justice told judges to impose the death penalty and other harsh
- APRIL 11, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced that authorities beheaded a Saudi
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced that authorities beheaded a Saudi
- APRIL 11, 2008ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 6-4 against the Senate Bill 195 that would have allowed the execution of people who sexually assault children younger than age 13.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 6-4 against the Senate Bill 195 that would have allowed the execution of people who sexually assault children younger than age 13.
- APRIL 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CONVICTED BEIJING OFFICIAL GIVES UP DEATH TERM APPEAL
a former district chief in Beijing said he will not appeal his death sentence for taking bribes worth 16.7 million yuan (US$2.38 million), the Beijing Times reported.
APRIL 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. 19YO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
at a lower court in Kochi, India, Principal Sessions Judge Ernakulam, D
- APRIL 10, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Moazzam Khan, a Pakistan national who was convicted in a drug trafficking case
- APRIL 10, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi found guilty of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the
a Saudi found guilty of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the
APRIL 10, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN. FOUR DEATH ROW INMATES EXECUTED
Japanese authorities hanged four convicted murderers in Tokyo and Osaka. Those hanged were Kaoru Akinaga, 61, Masahito Sakamoto, 41, Masaharu Nakamura, 61, and Katsuyoshi Nakamoto, 64.
APRIL 10, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: "THE DEATH SENTENCE WAS USED AS A TOOL OF INTIMIDATION"
a clampdown on the media in Ethiopia in the wake of disputed elections in 2005
APRIL 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYEP: BEIJING-TALK WITH DALAI LAMA AND INTRODUCE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
a resolution approved by the European Parliament states that the European Union
- APRIL 9, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 21 YEAR OLD MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Felix Alwornga, 21, was sentenced to death for the murder of the former Nebbi
- APRIL 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in the northern province of Semnan, the
- APRIL 9, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Van Nuys, a Los Angeles County jury has recommended the death penalty for Paul Wesley Baker
In Van Nuys, a Los Angeles County jury has recommended the death penalty for Paul Wesley Baker
- APRIL 9, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing today the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty on a child rapist.
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing today the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty on a child rapist.