Archive timeline
2012
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2012, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2012
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012DEATH PENALTY
LOUISIANA (USA): THIBODEAUX FREED FROM DEATH ROW
Damon Thibodeaux, 38, white, was freed from death row through DNA after 15 years.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Gary Bergosh sentenced Tina Brown, 42, black, to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Gary Bergosh sentenced Tina Brown, 42, black, to death.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Christopher Floyd, 40, white
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Christopher Floyd, 40, white
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Rickie Lee Fowler, 30, white
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Rickie Lee Fowler, 30, white
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Damon Thibodeaux, 38, white, was freed from death row through DNA After 15 years
USA - Louisiana. Damon Thibodeaux, 38, white, was freed from death row through DNA After 15 years
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
Malaysian courts sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Drug maker Fresenius Kabi USA said today it won't sell Propofol for use in U.S. executions.
USA - Drug maker Fresenius Kabi USA said today it won't sell Propofol for use in U.S. executions.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: BRITISH MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Indonesian court has sentenced a British citizen to death for smuggling 6.5kg of crystal
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2012Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
a jury in abolitionist Puerto Rico rejected the death penalty in a US federal trial.
a jury in abolitionist Puerto Rico rejected the death penalty in a US federal trial.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012DEATH PENALTYUSA: ANOTHER MANUFACTURER BLOCKS DRUG FOR EXECUTION USE
A manufacturer of the anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson's death said today
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POLICE CORPORAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Ikeja High Court presided over by Justice Olabisi Akinlade has sentenced a 35-year
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 2 DEATH ROW INMATES HANGED
Two death row inmates in Japan were hanged, Kyodo News reported, quoting Justice Minister Makoto Tai. The hangings brought to seven the number of death row inmates executed during the regime of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AFGHAN NATIONAL HANGED IN EVIN PRISON
According to reports, an Afghan national was hanged in Evin Prison, Teheran, this
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 PEOPLE HANGED IN EVIN PRISON
According to reports in Iran, 11 prisoners who were transferred from Qezel Hesar
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): CLEVE FOSTER EXECUTED
Cleve Foster, 48, white, was executed in Texas. He had been sentenced to death on Feb
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
LAGOS (NIGERIA): COURT RESTRAINS GOVT FROM EXECUTING FIVE BY HANGING
In Nigeria, a Lagos High Court Judge, Justice Mufutau Olokoba, has nullified
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Cleve Foster, 48, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Cleve Foster, 48, white, was executed
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Bangladesh, a Dhaka court sentenced five people including three brothers to death
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Semnan, reported the Iranian media.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES FOUR AL-QAEDA MEMBERS TO DEATH
The Anbar criminal court sentenced four al-Qaeda members to death by hanging
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SAUDI CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Another Saudi citizen was sentenced to death in Iraq.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN PROFESSOR'S HOMICIDE
In China, the Higher People's Court of Guangdong Province upheld the death sentence of the
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2012MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
MADAGASCAR SCRAPS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
On the sidelines of the ongoing 67th UN General Assembly in New York, Madagascar President
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2012South SudanDEATH PENALTY
Agenzia Fides reported that the Comboni Missionaries have launched a petition
Agenzia Fides reported that the Comboni Missionaries have launched a petition
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 14 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SINAI ATTACKS
A court in the Suez Canal governorate of Ismailia, in Egypt, sentenced 14 militant Islamists to death
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE AFGHAN CITIZENS HANGED
Three Afghan prisoners were hanged in the prison of Tabas, eastern Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Bobby Tarver, 52, black, cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
USA - Alabama. Bobby Tarver, 52, black, cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SPEEDS UP EXECUTIONS CITING TERROR THREAT, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT UNFAIR TRIALS
Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over previous years
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE MAN WAS HANGED PUBLICLY
One prisoner was hanged in public in the Northwestern Iranian province of Azarbaijan.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: GIRL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HER STEPMOTHER
A Jordanian judiciary source said that the Jordanian Supreme Criminal Court sentenced a 26 year