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 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
- MARCH 9, 2012MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO REJECTS BOMB CASE APPEAL, UPS SENTENCE TO DEATH
A Moroccan court rejected appeals from two men convicted over the bombing of a cafe
- MARCH 9, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 500 Taser deaths in the United States.
USA - 500 Taser deaths in the United States.
MARCH 9, 2012DEATH PENALTYUSA: 500 TASER DEATHS
It's a myth that Tasers are less than lethal weapons: Amnesty International recently
- MARCH 8, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): 2ND EXECUTION IN THE STATE THIS YEAR
Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed in Arizona
- MARCH 8, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: APOSTATE SAUDI WRITER REPENTS AT COURT
An apostate Saudi journalist who is believed to be facing execution for insulting Prophet
MARCH 8, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 3 THAI NATIONALS, MALAYSIAN TO HANG FOR FIREARMS, BULLETS POSSESSION
Three Thai nationals and a Malaysian man were sentenced to death by the High Court
MARCH 8, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: AMENDMENT TO LIMIT USE OF DEATH PENALTY
a draft amendment to the nation's Criminal Procedure Law was submitted to the ongoing 5th session
- MARCH 8, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed.
USA - Arizona. Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed.
MARCH 8, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: WIFE KILLER TO HANG
In Zambia, a Mufumbwe farmer has been sentenced to death for hacking
- MARCH 7, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): KEITH THURMOND EXECUTED
Keith Thurmond, 52, white, was executed in Texas. He had been sentenced to death on Nov. 13, 2002 for the Sept. 25, 2001, murders of his estranged wife Sharon Thurmond, 32, and her boyfriend Guy Fernandes, 35.
- MARCH 7, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH-ROW INMATES MAIN SOURCE OF ORGANS
Executed prisoners were still the main source of organs used in transplant operations
- MARCH 7, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
a Chimanimani man, who strangled his colleague...
a Chimanimani man, who strangled his colleague...
- MARCH 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man found guilty of shooting dead a fellow
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man found guilty of shooting dead a fellow
MARCH 7, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An additional sessions judge, Chaudhary Ghulam Murtaza, in Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan,
MARCH 7, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIRST MILITARY VICTIM SINCE UPRISING
The Supreme Military Court has ordered the death penalty on a couple of civilians for killing
- MARCH 7, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Keith Thurmond, 52, white, was executed.
USA - Texas. Keith Thurmond, 52, white, was executed.
MARCH 7, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 TAIWANESE EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR TRAFFICKING 357KG DRUGS
Three Taiwanese drug traffickers who were given the death penalty by the Xiamen
- MARCH 6, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
in Iran, two convicted of murder were hanged in public in two
in Iran, two convicted of murder were hanged in public in two
- MARCH 6, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Azman Sanwan, 41, a prisoner convicted of trafficking...
Azman Sanwan, 41, a prisoner convicted of trafficking...
- MARCH 6, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
in its response to the recommendations received on 5 October 2011 under...
in its response to the recommendations received on 5 October 2011 under...
- MARCH 6, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the Belarusian Helsinki Committee reported that in January 2012, Belarus executed Igor Myalik.
the Belarusian Helsinki Committee reported that in January 2012, Belarus executed Igor Myalik.
- MARCH 6, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Carl Wayne Buntion, 68, white, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Carl Wayne Buntion, 68, white, to death
- MARCH 6, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Daniel Merritt Sr. sentenced John Kalisz, 57, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Daniel Merritt Sr. sentenced John Kalisz, 57, white, to death
MARCH 6, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia An Iranian was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court to
MARCH 5, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF EX-MARINE SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iranian semiofficial news agency reports that the country's Supreme Court has ordered the retrial of an ex-Marine who was sentenced to death for working for the CIA.
MARCH 5, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: TRAFFICKER ON DEATH ROW ESCAPES GALLOWS
In Singapore, the fate of a drug trafficker who was on death row has taken a second
MARCH 5, 2012TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MND PUNISHES DOZENS OVER WRONGFUL EXECUTION
In Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed that it has levied administrative
MARCH 4, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN 2011
Iran Human Rights (IHR) presented its annual report on the death penalty in 2011 in Iran.
MARCH 3, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TRIPLE MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
In India, a 55-year-old man was given a death sentence by Keonjhar district session judge Guruprasad Sahu for killing three members of a family in 2009, public prosecutor Gopal Parida said.