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 9, 2008DEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court releases Ky. lethal injection protocol.
Supreme Court releases Ky. lethal injection protocol.
- 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.
- APRIL 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Abdol-Qodus and Mohammad Yousef...
two men, Abdol-Qodus and Mohammad Yousef, were hanged the prison of Zahedan the capital of Baluchistan province, Iran, reported the Iranian news site Tabnak.
- APRIL 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Afsaneh R., originally from Shiraz, Iran...
Afsaneh R., originally from Shiraz, Iran...
- APRIL 8, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR 3 FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three defendants were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Algeria's
- APRIL 8, 2008SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. SOLDIER PUBLICLY EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
a soldier who was found guilty of murdering a fellow soldier was publicly
- APRIL 8, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI MAN BEHEADED FOR BEATING COMPATRIOT TO DEATH
the official Saudi Press Agency said authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of beating a fellow citizen to death.
- APRIL 8, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN ACCEPTS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 2 RELATIVES
a 26 year old Japanese man withdrew his appeal against the death penalty imposed on him for killing two relatives and stealing their money, the Kyoto District Court said.
- APRIL 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WAITER GETS DEATH FOR ARSON THAT KILLED 11
a Chinese court sentenced a man to death for setting fire to the karaoke bar where he worked, killing 11 people, the official Xinhua news agency said.
- APRIL 8, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
two brothers-in-law were executed by a firing squad...
two brothers-in-law were executed by a firing squad...
- APRIL 7, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRIA ASKS CHINA TO REVOKE DEATH PENALTY ON CHINESE 'SPY'
Austria's President Heinz Fischer appealed to Beijing to spare the life of a
- APRIL 7, 2008DEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. GHANAIAN ON DEATH ROW APPEALS FOR RELEASE
Kwabena Kamkam, the Ghanaian on death row in Libya, says he faces imminent
- APRIL 7, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
the military tribunal in Biskra, Algeria...
the military tribunal in Biskra, Algeria...
- APRIL 7, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Maryland legislature has agreed to a bill to set up a panel to review capital punishment
Maryland legislature has agreed to a bill to set up a panel to review capital punishment
- APRIL 7, 2008DEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Court Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. ordered that former death
U.S. District Court Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. ordered that former death
- APRIL 6, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. FIVE MENGISTU OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Ethiopian Court sentenced five top military officers of former Marxist ruler
- APRIL 6, 2008BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL SURVEY: SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY DROPS
support for the death penalty in Brazil has dropped from a year ago, as a wave of violent crime subsided, according to a poll published.
- APRIL 6, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. TORTURE LANDED 10 INMATES ON DEATH ROW, LAWYERS SAY
the lives of 10 Sudanese on death row are hanging in the balance as their lawyers
- APRIL 6, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
a Doha appeals court in Qatar acquitted an Egyptian man...
a Doha appeals court in Qatar acquitted an Egyptian man...
- APRIL 6, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PA. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Palestinian High Military Court in Jenin sentenced Mr Tha'er Mahmoud Husni
- APRIL 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Iqbal Malik awarded the death sentence and Rs 0.5 million fine to Awal Khan for possessing 42kg of hashish
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SC STAYS DEATH PENALTY OF MUMBAI BLAST CONVICT
India’s Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Zakir Hussain Noor
- APRIL 4, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. BRITISH MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A Vietnamese-born British citizen condemned to death for heroin trafficking has
- APRIL 4, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner upheld the Oct. 26, 2007 (see) death sentence of Lisa M. Montgomery
U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner upheld the Oct. 26, 2007 (see) death sentence of Lisa M. Montgomery
- APRIL 4, 2008ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
James Aaron Miller, 32, who lived with the bodies of his girlfriend and her 2 children for 5 days after killing them
James Aaron Miller, 32, who lived with the bodies of his girlfriend and her 2 children for 5 days after killing them
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING OF CHILDREN
describing the killing of three innocent children who were asleep as one of the “rarest of rare cases...
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN KUWAIT'S DEATH ROW GETS HELP FROM NRIS
an Indian sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of a Nepali girl is likely to get a fresh stab at life thanks to generous NRIs in the Gulf region who paid blood money to the victim's family.
- APRIL 4, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAW MINISTER TAKES NOTE TO INCIDENT OF A COUPLE STONING TO DEATH
the Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farooq H. Naik in Pakistan took strong
- APRIL 3, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF MARINE
a South Korean man was sentenced to death in a court-martial for killing a South
- APRIL 3, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Purcell, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock took the March 7 (see) jury's recommendation
In Purcell, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock took the March 7 (see) jury's recommendation