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
- DECEMBER 1, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING TWO
a court in southern Vietnam handed down the death sentence to 23-year-old Ho Duy Hai for robbing and murdering two female post office staff.
- DECEMBER 1, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: KEEPING DEATH PENALTY WILL NOT CUT MURDER RATES
the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) warned Jamaicans not to expect a reduction in murders because of the recent decision by members of the House of Representatives to retain the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 1, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CRITICISES JAMAICA DEATH PENALTY VOTE
Amnesty International urged Jamaica to reform its justice system rather than resume executions to deal with violent crime.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RUSHO MURDER CASE
the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and seven others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Rusho murder case.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court here in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, awarded two people capital punishment for killing an elderly man in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING AND MURDER CASE
an Anti Terrorism Court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence on two counts to three accused after finding them guilty of kidnapping and murdering a boy in September, 2006
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
TORONTO JOINS GLOBAL PROTESTS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Canada, Toronto joined with more than 800 cities around the world to speak out against the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
AFRICA'S HUMAN RIGHTS BODY TAKES A STANCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) called for a moratorium on executions
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
A pregnant woman and her husband were sentenced to death in Iran under charges of drug trafficking,
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: WORLD CITIES CALL FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
more than 900 cities around the world celebrated the 'World Day of Cities for Life Against the Death Penalty'.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN JHENIDAH
a court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death in absentia for killing a co-villager in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: ALLIANCE AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FETES SUCCESSES
when local nongovernmental organisations in Taiwan teamed up to create an alliance against capital punishment five years ago, the implementation of the death penalty in Taiwan was still very secretive
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONFIRMS STONING SENTENCE AGAINST ADULTERESS
Iran's Supreme Court confirmed a sentence of death by stoning against a woman convicted of adultery in
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN HANGED IN AFGHAN CAPITAL
seven men were hanged in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the National Afghanistan TV.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR 11 IN KARNATAKA CHURCH BLAST CASE
a special court in India awarded the death sentence to 11 people, life imprisonment to 12 and acquitted four
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Fars news
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran has sentenced three men convicted of a mosque bombing which left 14 people dead in the
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008BahrainDEATH PENALTY
MPs in Bahrain demanded the death penalty for four men...
MPs in Bahrain demanded the death penalty for four men who allegedly kidnapped a Bahraini teenager and gang raped him in a seven-hour ordeal.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICAN GOVERNOR CALLS FOR RESTORING DEATH PENALTY
a state governor from northern Mexico proposed restoring the death penalty to execute kidnappers who kill their victims.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI, STATELESS ARAB BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Saudi Arabian man and a stateless Arab convicted of drug trafficking were
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES TWO CONVICTED OF SPYING
despite pleas for clemency from the Bush administration and European officials, a biomedical researcher
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEIJING TAXI MURDER SPREE
a Beijing court sentenced three men to death for a spree of taxi driver killings that haunted China's capital for years.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEIAN'S DEATH PENALTY QUASHED BY APPEALS COURT
a 28 year old Brunei fisherman, caught in an anti-drug raid and condemned to die, escaped the gallows when the Brunei Appeals Court set him free.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO TO HANG FOR KILLING PARENTS
two brothers who allegedly hacked their parents to death in Uganda are to hang. High Court Judge Benjamin Kabiito convicted Peter Kagiri, 29 and Yuda Kibanda, 26 of the murder.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEFENDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TAIWAN SPY
China defended its death sentence on a man spying for Taiwan saying the trial was fair.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Boumerdes, Algeria, sentenced Said Zoughli...
a court in Boumerdes, Algeria, sentenced Said Zoughli...
- NOVEMBER 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 10 MURDERERS IN MASS EXECUTION
Iran hanged nine men and a woman convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison, the Fars news agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN NORTH CHINA FOR ANT-BREEDING SWINDLE
the general manager of a bogus ant-breeding project that swindled 3 billion yuan (US$417 million) from
- NOVEMBER 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-SOCCER STAR AND FRIEND GET DEATH SENTENCES
a former soccer player was sentenced to death with two years' reprieve in China for killing a man after failing to pay gambling debts last year.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POSTPONES DEATH FOR MAN CONVICTED OF SPYING
an international campaign to save the life of a Chinese businessman sentenced to death after being convicted of spying for Taiwan may have been a factor in the Chinese government's apparent decision to delay his execution by at least a day.