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 6, 2008TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA. ABOLITIONIST DRAFT LAW PRESENTED
a group of Tunisian parliamentarians presented a draft law for
MARCH 6, 2008NetherlandsDEATH PENALTYGAY IRANIAN. 60 EURO PARLIAMENTARIANS SIGN APPEAL TO SAVE MEHDI
an appeal was signed by 60 European parliamentarians to obtain assurances on
- MARCH 5, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Kaine vetoes death penalty expansion
Gov. Kaine vetoes death penalty expansion
- MARCH 5, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors today recommended Lawrence Joey Smith
Jurors today recommended Lawrence Joey Smith
- MARCH 5, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally stabbing a
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally stabbing a
- MARCH 5, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ICE-PICK MURDER
Reed Richards, 35, was sentenced to death for the murder of 56 year old taxi-driver Roland Marshall, who was stabbed more than 40 times with an ice-pick.
- MARCH 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani tribunal sentenced Anwarul Haq to death...
a Pakistani tribunal sentenced Anwarul Haq to death...
- MARCH 5, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Delhi, India, commuted the death sentence of Tyagi...
the High Court in Delhi, India, commuted the death sentence of Tyagi...
MARCH 5, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. PARLIAMENT OPENS AMID EXECUTIONS
Ten people were executed in central China, just as the annual session of parliament opened, Chinese press reported.
MARCH 5, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA. 15 PEOPLE EXECUTED AS EXAMPLE
North Korea publicly executed 15 people who attempted to
MARCH 5, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY LIFTED FOR 3 AUSTRALIANS
three Australians in jail in Indonesia, members of the so-called ‘Bali Nine’
- MARCH 4, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder, one of them an Afghan, in
- MARCH 4, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Jacksonville, Circuit Judge Michael Weatherby
In Jacksonville, Circuit Judge Michael Weatherby
- MARCH 4, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Bill Changes Ga. Public Defender Funding
Bill Changes Ga. Public Defender Funding
- MARCH 4, 2008Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
PUERTO RICAN ABOLITIONISTS GAIN SUPPORT FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT
the Puerto Rican Coalition Against the Death Penalty and the Puerto Rican secretary of justice are working hand-in-hand to resist death sentences imposed by US federal courts.
- MARCH 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a district court in Baghpat, India, awarded the death penalty to an accused in a
a district court in Baghpat, India, awarded the death penalty to an accused in a
- MARCH 3, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A Fairfax County jury told Alfredo R. Prieto
A Fairfax County jury told Alfredo R. Prieto
- MARCH 3, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
the tribunal in Boumerdès, Algeria, sentenced fifteen Islamists to death in absentia...
the tribunal in Boumerdès, Algeria, sentenced fifteen Islamists to death in absentia...
MARCH 3, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR COUNTERFEITERS
the death penalty will await anyone found guilty of perpetuating trade in
MARCH 3, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. CANADIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Mohamed Kohail, a Canadian citizen jailed in Saudi Arabia on murder charges
MARCH 3, 2008NetherlandsDEATH PENALTYGAY IRANIAN. RADICALS ASK DUTCH EU REPRESENTATIVE TO INTERVENE
Radical European Parliamentarians Marco Cappato and Marco Pannella asked
- MARCH 3, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS. DECISION TO REPATRIATE GAY IRANIAN POSTPONED TO MARCH 5
in Rotterdam this morning, a Dutch judge met Seyed Mehdi Kazemi, the
MARCH 3, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. RADICALS TO D’ALEMA, SPECIAL UN ENVOY NEEDED
Sergio D’Elia, Member of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission
- MARCH 2, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
three Islamists, two identified as Mohamed Tadjer and Abdelakrim Merouane Abdelakrim...
three Islamists, two identified as Mohamed Tadjer and Abdelakrim Merouane Abdelakrim...
- MARCH 1, 2008BahrainDEATH PENALTY
a Bahrain court upheld the death sentence against Jassim Abdulmanan for
a Bahrain court upheld the death sentence against Jassim Abdulmanan for
MARCH 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. SICHUAN ADOPTS 'HUMANE' NEEDLE OF DEATH
the capital city of southwestern China's Sichuan Province will formally
- FEBRUARY 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. PGB SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a soldier attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) in Uganda
- FEBRUARY 29, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death penalty imposed on a man who was
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death penalty imposed on a man who was
- FEBRUARY 29, 2008GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GOVERNMENT SECURES PARDON FOR KANKAM
a Ghanaian citizen, Kwabena Kankam, sentenced to death in Lybia, was pardoned
FEBRUARY 29, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. 'CHEMICAL ALI' EXECUTION APPROVED
the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin and henchman "Chemical Ali" has