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
- MARCH 27, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: JOURNALIST UNDER DEATH SENTENCE MOVED TO KABUL AHEAD OF HIS APPEAL
Reporters Without Borders welcomed the transfer to Kabul ahead of his appeal hearing of young Afghan journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, who has been sentenced to death.
- MARCH 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN IN DRUG HAUL ATTEMPT GETS DEATH
a court in Doha, Qatar, sentenced an Iranian man to death after he was found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs into the country.
MARCH 27, 2008DEATH PENALTYUS MARKS SIX MONTHS WITH NO EXECUTIONS
the United States marked its sixth consecutive month with no executions of
MARCH 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. FOUR STUDENTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING SPREE
four former students who shot dead eight rivals with AK-47 rifles over a college
- MARCH 26, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Volusia County jury decided 8 to 4 to recommend
A Volusia County jury decided 8 to 4 to recommend
MARCH 26, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYAfter spending almost a year’s time deliberating
After spending almost a year’s time deliberating
MARCH 26, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYTIBET. RADICALS: RE-LAUNCH OF WORLD SATYAGRAHA FOR PEACE, FREEDOM AND RIGHTS WITH KARMA CHOPEL
“Our hope is that European leaders don't compromise morality and the lives of innocent people for economics.” This appeal was launched by the President of the Tibetan Parliament in exile, Karma Chopel, at a press conference at the European Parliament with
MARCH 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYYEMENI BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER
a Yemeni national was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being
- MARCH 25, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MURDERS
in Japan, the Tokyo High Court upheld a death sentence against
- MARCH 25, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A Los Angeles County jury has ordered the death penalty
A Los Angeles County jury has ordered the death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2008NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Senators rejected 28-20 a bill (LB1063) that would have repealed the death penalty
Senators rejected 28-20 a bill (LB1063) that would have repealed the death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: BOKO FIGHTS DEATH PENALTY
a Gaborone human rights lawyer, Duma Boko, is embarking on a crusade to fight against the death penalty in Botswana.
- MARCH 25, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the Medellin v. Texas case, ruled in a 6-3 decision that the President does not have the authority to order states to follow decisions of the International Court of Justice
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the Medellin v. Texas case, ruled in a 6-3 decision that the President does not have the authority to order states to follow decisions of the International Court of Justice
MARCH 25, 2008GuatemalaDEATH PENALTYGUATEMALA. UN RIGHTS EXPERT WARNS AGAINST REINSTATING DEATH PENALTY
an independent United Nations expert called on Guatemalan lawmakers not to
MARCH 25, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA HARSHLY CRITICISED FOR EXECUTING 15YO BOY
the international Human Rights Watch organisation harshly criticised Saudi
- MARCH 24, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Patrick Jason Stollar has been formally sentenced to death
Patrick Jason Stollar has been formally sentenced to death
- MARCH 24, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH ROW RETRIAL REQUEST
the Japanese Supreme Court rejected a retrial request from a former professional boxer sentenced to death over the murder and robbery of a family of four in 1966, ending his call for the case to be reheard.
MARCH 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. 'BALI BOMBERS' DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL DROPPED
Islamic militants in Indonesia facing death over the 2002 Bali bombings are one
- MARCH 23, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of a fatal shooting
- MARCH 22, 2008ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
a victims' rights group is pushing for increased funding to find the killers
a victims' rights group is pushing for increased funding to find the killers
MARCH 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. WOMAN BOSS GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR FRAUD
a woman boss of a beauty parlour was sentenced to death in east China's Zhejiang
- MARCH 21, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate voted 44-7 to remove the non-unanimous jury language from
The Senate voted 44-7 to remove the non-unanimous jury language from
- MARCH 21, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VILLAGE HEAD IN CHINA EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX
the head of a village in the Chinese central province of Henan was executed for murdering six people with an illegally owned gun in a series of disputes...
- MARCH 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man faced gallows for an alleged crime he committed...
a young man faced gallows for an alleged crime he committed...
- MARCH 20, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court today unanimously reversed Kenneth Earl Gay's death sentence
The California Supreme Court today unanimously reversed Kenneth Earl Gay's death sentence
- MARCH 20, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are
the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are
- MARCH 20, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of
- MARCH 20, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, alias Abou El Abbas...
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, alias Abou El Abbas...
- MARCH 19, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
House approves non-unanimous death penalty.
House approves non-unanimous death penalty.
- MARCH 19, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA. JUSTICES CITE RACIAL BIAS, THROW OUT DEATH SENTENCE
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Snyder v. Louisiana, threw out the death