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
- MARCH 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CHRISTIAN HANGED DESPITE CLEMENCY APPEAL
a Christian man was hanged in Pakistan, after being
- MARCH 12, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the Iranian daily Etemaad-e-melli...
according to the Iranian daily Etemaad-e-melli...
- MARCH 11, 2008ItalyDEATH 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, 2008South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. DEATH PENALTY WOULD RENDER CONSTITUTION HOLLOW
the return of the death penalty would turn the Constitution into a "hollow shell",
- MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIRST EXECUTIONS IN CHENGDU AFTER SHIFT TO LETHAL INJECTION
the intermediate people's court of southwest China's Chengdu city used lethal
- MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'STILL EXECUTING PRISONERS FOR ORGANS'
the killing of persecuted groups in Chinese military hospitals so that their organs
- MARCH 11, 2008GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
EVANGELICALS CALL FOR DEATH PENALTY IN GUATEMALA
leaders of Guatemala’s Evangelical churches insist that, if made into law...
- MARCH 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EXECUTIONS DROP 30% IN 2007
The Dui Hua Foundation, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for
- MARCH 10, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR KILLERS OF EDITOR
the Court of Appeal in Sudan upheld the death sentence against ten people
- MARCH 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TIBET. 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, 2008DEATH PENALTY
A Senate committee approved a proposal
A Senate committee approved a proposal
- 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 9, 2008DEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. 100 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA THIS YEAR
about 100 People involved in cases related to terrorism acts, have been
- 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 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS 15 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES IN 2007: REPORT
China's Supreme Court rejected 15 percent of all death sentences handed
- MARCH 8, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. MOJ SEEKS DEATH PENALTY AMENDMENTS
the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in Taiwan said it is seeking to amend the law so
- MARCH 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN LESBIAN WHO FLED TO BRITAIN FACES DEPORTATION
an Iranian lesbian who fled to Britain after her girlfriend was arrested and
- MARCH 7, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UN. PANEL CALLS FOR US DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the United States should impose a death penalty moratorium and stop sentencing
- MARCH 7, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. AFGHAN SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY
a military court in Afghanistan, sentenced an Afghan soldier to death for killing a
- MARCH 7, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
two men, including a South African national, were sentenced to death by a
- MARCH 7, 2008TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
- MARCH 6, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
GAY IRANIAN. 60 EURO PARLIAMENTARIANS SIGN APPEAL TO SAVE MEHDI
an appeal was signed by 60 European parliamentarians to obtain assurances on
- MARCH 6, 2008TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA. ABOLITIONIST DRAFT LAW PRESENTED
a group of Tunisian parliamentarians presented a draft law for
- MARCH 6, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A Cleveland County jury recommended the death penalty
A Cleveland County jury recommended the death penalty
- MARCH 6, 2008DEATH PENALTY
Tiffany Cole was sentenced today to 2 death sentences
Tiffany Cole was sentenced today to 2 death sentences
- 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