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
JANUARY 17, 2008Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA. PACE HEAD URGES PUTIN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE
JANUARY 17, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA (USA). ATKINS' DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
The death sentence for Daryl Atkins was commuted to life in prison after York
- JANUARY 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a couple for murder, the
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a couple for murder, the
- JANUARY 16, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
two men in Kenya who robbed a herdsman of 24 sheep, a rungu (club), an umbrella and a watch were sentenced to death.
- JANUARY 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man for rape, the Interior
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man for rape, the Interior
- JANUARY 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE EX-LAWMAKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPES
a former Chinese lawmaker was sentenced to death for raping over 20 middle-school girls as part of a superstitious practice to prolong his virility, state press said
- JANUARY 16, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SEEKS END TO "CHEMICAL ALI" EXECUTION IMPASSE
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is trying to end an impasse that has delayed the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin and two other men convicted of genocide, a government spokesman said.
- JANUARY 16, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
the death penalty is not the answer to crime and will not reduce criminal activity...
the death penalty is not the answer to crime and will not reduce criminal activity...
- JANUARY 16, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: RAMESH: PM'S HANGING PLAN A NATIONAL JOKE
Trinidad and Tobago’s Opposition Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj said "it is a national joke for the Prime Minister, in a situation where there is a ten per cent...
- JANUARY 16, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER ACQUITTED 47 YEARS AFTER EXECUTION
a young newspaper publisher in South Korea who was executed in the early 1960s for collaborating...
- JANUARY 16, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge William Mazzola threw out the death sentence...
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge William Mazzola threw out the death sentence...
- JANUARY 16, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Alfred Brian Mitchell has been formally sentenced for a third time.
Alfred Brian Mitchell has been formally sentenced for a third time.
- JANUARY 16, 2008South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
a state Senate committee has approved a measure that would clarify South Dakota's laws dealing with the death penalty.
a state Senate committee has approved a measure that would clarify South Dakota's laws dealing with the death penalty.
JANUARY 16, 2008DEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ILLEGAL FILMS
North Korean authorities have passed death sentences on three people involved
JANUARY 16, 2008DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. THREE BEHEADED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three people for murder and rape, the Interior
JANUARY 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA PAYS $11.56 A DAY TO WOMAN WRONGLY JAILED
China has awarded exactly 66,593.36 yuan ($9,200)
JANUARY 16, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA). APPEALS COURT FIND DEATH ROW INMATE MENTALLY RETARDED
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has reduced a death sentence to life
- JANUARY 15, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT COURT CONDEMNS EGYPTIAN TO DEATH FOR CHILD RAPE
Kuwait's criminal court sentenced an Egyptian man to death after convicting him of raping several children, a legal source said.
- JANUARY 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR MURDER OF MISTRESS
a former Chinese government official was sentenced to death for ordering his driver to kill his mistress, a court official and state media said.
- JANUARY 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of Javid, 20...
the death sentence of Javid, 20...
- JANUARY 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a minor offender, named Amir, is at imminent risk of execution...
a minor offender, named Amir, is at imminent risk of execution...
JANUARY 15, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. HANGINGS MAY RESUME
The Patrick Manning government wants to use its new term in office to ensure
JANUARY 15, 2008Vatican CityDEATH PENALTYPOPE: RADICALS, BELATED INTERVENTION BY RATZINGER ON THE DEATH PENALTY AT LA SAPIENZA
Elisabetta Zamparutti, Treasurer of the Italian Radicals and of Hands Off
JANUARY 15, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS A RESIDENT CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS MOTHER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a foreign resident convicted
- JANUARY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: IRAN'S STONING A CRUEL AND UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICE
as nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International called on the Iranian authorities to abolish execution by stoning and impose an immediate moratorium on this horrific practice, specifically designed to increase the suffe
- JANUARY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TOP CAMPAIGNER HARASSED
Emaddedin Baghi, Iran’s leading anti-death penalty campaigner, is back behind bars in the country’s notorious Evin prison after intense harassment leading to his hospitalisation and concern that he may have suffered a heart attack.
- JANUARY 14, 2008NepalDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DOLMA’S DEATH SENTENCE APPEALED
Prakash Kumar Subedi, deputy chief of a Saudi Arabia based Nepali mission said that Dolma Sherpa, a Nepalese woman sentenced to death for murder, appealed the verdict in an appellate court in Kuwait.
JANUARY 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAN FOR MURDER
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword
JANUARY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR AHWAZI ACTIVISTS EXECUTED
four Ahwazi activists were executed in secret last week by the Iranian
- JANUARY 13, 2008LebanonDEATH PENALTY
ISRAELI SENTENCED TO DEATH IN LEBANON
a Lebanese military court issued a death verdict against an Israeli officer charged with assassination of two Palestinian fighters.