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
- MARCH 15, 2012DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): TIMOTHY SHAUN STEMPLE EXECUTED
Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed in Oklahoma.
- MARCH 15, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Osaka District Court, in Japan, acquitted a 54-year-old...
the Osaka District Court, in Japan, acquitted a 54-year-old...
- MARCH 15, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed.
- MARCH 15, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Foster sentenced Gregory David Larkin, 38, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Foster sentenced Gregory David Larkin, 38, white, to death
MARCH 15, 2012South AfricaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA: ZUMA SAYS 'NO' TO DEATH PENALTY
in South Africa, President Zuma was asked during question time in the National Assembly whether
- MARCH 15, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Dewey L. Falcone sentenced Gabriel Ronquillo, 39, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Dewey L. Falcone sentenced Gabriel Ronquillo, 39, Hispanic, to death
- MARCH 14, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: 7 MORE DEATH SENTENCES IN BOMB ATTACK TRIAL
An Algerian court passed 7 death sentences in connection with a string of bombings
- MARCH 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN WHO STRANGLED MOTHER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of strangling his mother to death, the interior ministry announced in a statement.
- MARCH 14, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: PALACE REJECTS REIMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY
The President of the Philippines is not inclined to support moves that seek the reimposition
- MARCH 14, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
the UAE’s top court annulled death sentences against eight...
the UAE’s top court annulled death sentences against eight Asian men convicted of smuggling a large amount of drugs into the country, newspapers reported.
- MARCH 14, 2012DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge John D. Allen overturned the death sentence of Johnnie Worsley, 51, black
USA - Georgia. Judge John D. Allen overturned the death sentence of Johnnie Worsley, 51, black
- MARCH 14, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - About false confessions
USA - About false confessions
MARCH 14, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES SUBWAY BOMBERS CLEMENCY
Belarus' president has denied clemency to two men sentenced to death for last
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Ghazvin), west of Tehran.
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Ghazvin), west of Tehran.
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran).
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran).
- MARCH 13, 2012DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Five prisoners were hanged in Iran, in two different cities.
- MARCH 13, 2012BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Bahraini was sentenced to death for killing his wife in a brutal attack in the couple's home, in
- MARCH 13, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death sentence...
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death sentence...
- MARCH 13, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud
- MARCH 13, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a a Syrian drug smuggler...
Saudi Arabia executed a a Syrian drug smuggler...
- MARCH 13, 2012MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
with the deposit of its instrument of ratification...
with the deposit of its instrument of ratification...
MARCH 13, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: KARBALA ‘GOVERNOR’ FOR AL-QAEDA AMONG EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH
The so-called Karbala governor for al-Qaeda is among eight al-Qaeda leaders sentenced
MARCH 13, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 75-YR-OLD WOMAN
Observing that it was a "rarest of the rare case", a court in Haryana awarded death sentence
MARCH 13, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In Jordan, the Criminal Court sentenced a Jordanian to death and an Egyptian to 20 years
MARCH 13, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA FOR QAEDA NORTH AFRICA CHIEF
An Algerian court sentenced the head of Al-Qaeda's north African offshoot to death in his absence
MARCH 12, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW CONVICT ESCAPES
A 25-year-old Saudi prisoner who was on death row at the general prison in the southern
MARCH 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYUN: IRAN EXECUTED 670 PEOPLE IN 2011
March 12, 2012: Iran executed some 670 people last year, most of them for drug crimes that do not merit capital punishment under international law and more than 20 for offences against Islam, a United Nations investigator said.
- MARCH 12, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A COPT DAYS AHEAD OF UPRISING
In Egypt, Menya's Criminal Court has decided to sentence low-ranking policeman
- MARCH 11, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TOP JUDGE SAYS CHINA NEEDS MORE LEGAL REFORMS
admitting problems in China's judicial system, chief justice Wang Shengjun vowed
- MARCH 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners were executed in the Central Prison of Shahr-e-Kord, in Iran. According to the Assistant
three prisoners were executed in the Central Prison of Shahr-e-Kord, in Iran. According to the Assistant