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
- APRIL 23, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Mitchell Jennings should be resentenced, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ruled.
USA - Texas. Robert Mitchell Jennings should be resentenced, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ruled.
APRIL 23, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: 2 MEN SENTENCED IN ABSENTIA FOR COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
In Lebanon, the Military Judiciary issued a death sentence in absentia against a Lebanese man
- APRIL 23, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Death Penalty Repeal Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
USA - California. Death Penalty Repeal Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
- APRIL 22, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In Lebanon, a draft law to abolish the death penalty and replace it with hard labor or life in prison
In Lebanon, a draft law to abolish the death penalty and replace it with hard labor or life in prison
- APRIL 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): SHANNON M. JOHNSON EXECUTED
Shannon M. Johnson, 28, black, was executed in Delaware.
- APRIL 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED
Four prisoners have been executed in three different cities of Iran, reported the state run Iranian media.
- APRIL 20, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa has rebuffed criticism...
Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa has rebuffed criticism...
- APRIL 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA (USA): JUDGE OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE UNDER RACIAL JUSTICE ACT
In North Carolina, Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks ordered Marcus
APRIL 20, 2012TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT VOWS TO WORK TOWARD ENDING DEATH PENALTY
In Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou said his administration would reduce the use of the
APRIL 20, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
An anti terrorism court in Sargodha, Pakistan, awarded ten times death sentence to three
APRIL 20, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED
A Sudanese man was the twentieth person this year to be executed in the Kingdom
- APRIL 20, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Shannon M. Johnson, 28, black, was executed
USA - Delaware. Shannon M. Johnson, 28, black, was executed
- APRIL 20, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Overturns Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. Judge Overturns Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Act
APRIL 20, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOREIGN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, a fish monger from India was sentenced to death by the High Court
- APRIL 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Board Commutes Death Sentence of 'Model Prisoner' Daniel Greene, 42, black
USA - Georgia. Board Commutes Death Sentence of 'Model Prisoner' Daniel Greene, 42, black
- APRIL 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one man was hanged publicly
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one man was hanged publicly
- APRIL 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
- APRIL 19, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality...
a court in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality...
- APRIL 19, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
a Tunisian court will issue on May 3 its verdict in a blasphemy...
a Tunisian court will issue on May 3 its verdict in a blasphemy...
- APRIL 19, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
three people have been sentenced to death in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
three people have been sentenced to death in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
APRIL 19, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SRI LANKAN WOMAN FACES BEHEADING ON WITCHCRAFT CHARGE
A Sri Lankan woman could face the death penalty by beheading in Saudi Arabia after she
- APRIL 19, 2012NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The State has been asked to return to federal officials its supply of sodium thiopental
USA - Nebraska. The State has been asked to return to federal officials its supply of sodium thiopental
APRIL 19, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUG GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality has sentenced seven people
- APRIL 18, 2012DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MARK WAYNE WILES EXECUTED
Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed in Ohio.
- APRIL 18, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The official site of the judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) reported that one prisoner
The official site of the judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) reported that one prisoner
- APRIL 18, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAN THANKS SAUDIS FOR SPARING CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW
Iran welcomed Saudi Arabia suspending death sentences against several of its nationals convicted
- APRIL 18, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Press TV reported that Saudi officials had executed eight Iranian,,,
Press TV reported that Saudi officials had executed eight Iranian...
- APRIL 18, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed
- APRIL 18, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Conaway sentenced Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black, to death for the 3rd time
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Conaway sentenced Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black, to death for the 3rd time
APRIL 18, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY STATUS QUO
As many as 313 people, including six women, were sentenced to death by various