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 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. CHRISTIAN HANGED DESPITE CLEMENCY APPEAL
a Christian man was hanged in Pakistan, after being
MARCH 12, 2008DEATH PENALTYSATYAGRAHA. WORLD SATYAGRAHA FOR PEACE, DEMOCRACY, AND FREEDOM GROWS
Marco Pannella’s hunger and thirst strike reached the seventh day, done to gain respect for promises made and for international rights.
- MARCH 11, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS. DUTCH COURT REJECTS APPEAL BY GAY IRANIAN MAN
the Council of State, the Netherlands' highest administrative court, rejected an
- MARCH 11, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a citizen who was convicted of fatally
- MARCH 11, 2008GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
EVANGELICALS CALL FOR DEATH PENALTY IN GUATEMALA
leaders of Guatemala’s Evangelical churches insist that, if made into law...
MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA 'STILL EXECUTING PRISONERS FOR ORGANS'
the killing of persecuted groups in Chinese military hospitals so that their organs
MARCH 11, 2008South AfricaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA. DEATH PENALTY WOULD RENDER CONSTITUTION HOLLOW
the return of the death penalty would turn the Constitution into a "hollow shell",
MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. FIRST EXECUTIONS IN CHENGDU AFTER SHIFT TO LETHAL INJECTION
the intermediate people's court of southwest China's Chengdu city used lethal
- MARCH 10, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
nine Islamists were sentenced to death in absentia by the tribunal in Bourmedés...
nine Islamists were sentenced to death in absentia by the tribunal in Bourmedés...
- MARCH 10, 2008ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
A Senate committee approved a proposal
A Senate committee approved a proposal
MARCH 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. EXECUTIONS DROP 30% IN 2007
The Dui Hua Foundation, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for
MARCH 10, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYTIBET. RADICALS OPEN THE "FREE TIBET" MARCH IN DHARAMSALA AND BEGIN THE WORLD SATYAGRAHA FOR PEACE
in Dharamsala, the capital of the Tibetan Government in exile, the Non Violent
MARCH 10, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR KILLERS OF EDITOR
the Court of Appeal in Sudan upheld the death sentence against ten people
- MARCH 9, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian national who stabbed another man to death in an argument was
- MARCH 9, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced four people to death and seven others...
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced four people to death and seven others...
MARCH 9, 2008DEATH PENALTYALGERIA. 100 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA THIS YEAR
about 100 People involved in cases related to terrorism acts, have been
MARCH 8, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN. MOJ SEEKS DEATH PENALTY AMENDMENTS
the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in Taiwan said it is seeking to amend the law so
MARCH 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS 15 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES IN 2007: REPORT
China's Supreme Court rejected 15 percent of all death sentences handed
- MARCH 7, 2008TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
- MARCH 7, 2008South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
two men, including a South African national, were sentenced to death by a
MARCH 7, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTYIRANIAN LESBIAN WHO FLED TO BRITAIN FACES DEPORTATION
an Iranian lesbian who fled to Britain after her girlfriend was arrested and
MARCH 7, 2008United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN. PANEL CALLS FOR US DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the United States should impose a death penalty moratorium and stop sentencing
MARCH 7, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN. AFGHAN SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY
a military court in Afghanistan, sentenced an Afghan soldier to death for killing a
- MARCH 6, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A Cleveland County jury recommended the death penalty
A Cleveland County jury recommended the death penalty
- MARCH 6, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A Garfield County jury returned a death sentence
A Garfield County jury returned a death sentence
- MARCH 6, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has cost Maryland taxpayers at least
The death penalty has cost Maryland taxpayers at least
- MARCH 6, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRIVY COUNCIL ALLOWS APPEALS IN DEATH PENALTY CASE
the Privy Council in London allowed an appeal in a death penalty case referred to it from Trinidad and Tobago
- MARCH 6, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
there are 784 inmates held in "tiny, dark and filthy" cells on death row in Nigeria,
there are 784 inmates held in "tiny, dark and filthy" cells on death row in Nigeria,
- MARCH 6, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
three Islamists were sentenced to death in absentia in Bourmedés...
three Islamists were sentenced to death in absentia in Bourmedés...
- MARCH 6, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Tiffany Cole was sentenced today to 2 death sentences
Tiffany Cole was sentenced today to 2 death sentences