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
- JANUARY 20, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Al-Shabaab courts in Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle...
Al-Shabaab courts in Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle...
JANUARY 20, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Justice Lateefat Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Nigeria, sentenced a young man,
- JANUARY 20, 2012KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A Hardin County jury has issued a unanimous verdict of death for Michael St. Clair, 54, white
USA - Kentucky. A Hardin County jury has issued a unanimous verdict of death for Michael St. Clair, 54, white
- JANUARY 19, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ OKAYS DEATH FOR 2009 BAGHDAD BOMBINGS CONVICTS
Iraq's presidency approved the death penalty for 11 men, including Al-Qaeda militants
- JANUARY 19, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
34 individuals, including two women, were executed in Iraq following their conviction for
34 individuals, including two women, were executed in Iraq following their conviction for
- JANUARY 19, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Robert Martinez sentenced Manling Tsang Williams, 32, Asiatic, to death for killing her two children and her husband
USA - California. Judge Robert Martinez sentenced Manling Tsang Williams, 32, Asiatic, to death for killing her two children and her husband
JANUARY 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED PUBLICLY IN KERMAN
One man was hanged publicly in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman early in the morning.
JANUARY 19, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING SALAFI SHEIKH AND WIFE
the Giza Criminal Court gave the death sentence to 35-year-old Mohamed
JANUARY 19, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE
In Pakistan, the court of District and Sessions Judge Karak Fazle Subhan announced death sentence
- JANUARY 18, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO EMIRATIS GET DEATH FOR KILLING HOUSEMAID
A court in Fujairah sentenced two Emirati men to death for murdering an elderly Asian
- JANUARY 18, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhejiang's Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence
Zhejiang's Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence
- JANUARY 18, 2012DEATH PENALTY
WASHINGTON, DC (USA): 14 MEMBERS OF THE ABOLITIONIST ACTION COMMITTEE ARRESTED
14 activists arrested yesterday at U.S. Supreme Court to commemorate 35th anniversary
- JANUARY 18, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni authorities executed Fuad Ahmed Ali Abdullah Alsayed (Alshahari) by shooting
Yemeni authorities executed Fuad Ahmed Ali Abdullah Alsayed (Alshahari) by shooting
JANUARY 18, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO FIVE DANDUPALYA GANG MEMBERS
34th Special Sessions Court sentenced five members of a notorious Dandupalya gang
- JANUARY 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 14 activists arrested yesterday at U.S. Supreme Court
USA - 14 activists arrested yesterday at U.S. Supreme Court
- JANUARY 17, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
an arsonist behind an explosion that injured 49 people at a rural bank
an arsonist behind an explosion that injured 49 people at a rural bank
- JANUARY 17, 2012DEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: MURDER SUSPECTS LOSE APPEAL AGAINST EXTRADITION TO US
European court of human rights dismisses appeals against extradition to US by Briton Phillip Harkins
- JANUARY 17, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Appeals, In Thailandia, upheld a death sentence against a former military
the Court of Appeals, In Thailandia, upheld a death sentence against a former military
- JANUARY 17, 2012DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): GOVERNOR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IN PRISON
Gov. Jack Markell, 51, white, Democratic, today announced he is sparing the life of Robert Gattis, 49, black, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection early Friday morning.
JANUARY 17, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHILDREN ON DEATH ROW
Currently, there are five prisoners on death row of Mach Jail in Balochistan, Pakistan
- JANUARY 17, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 27, white, had her death sentence officially reduced to a life sentence
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 27, white, had her death sentence officially reduced to a life sentence
- JANUARY 17, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Europe. European court of human rights dismisses appeals against extradition to US by Briton Phillip Harkins and American Joshua Edwards.
USA - Europe. European court of human rights dismisses appeals against extradition to US by Briton Phillip Harkins and American Joshua Edwards.
- JANUARY 17, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Gov. Jack Markell, 51, white, Democratic, today announced he is sparing the life of Robert Gattis, 49, black
USA - Delaware. Gov. Jack Markell, 51, white, Democratic, today announced he is sparing the life of Robert Gattis, 49, black
- JANUARY 16, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINE: SECOND DEATH SENTENCE IN 2012 ISSUED IN GAZA
A civil court in Gaza issued a death sentence in absentia against D. Y. Q., 27,
JANUARY 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH ACTIVISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Kurdish activists were sentenced to death by the Iranian courts for ‘waging enmity
JANUARY 16, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: GROUP ASKS NEW JUSTICE MINISTER NOT TO ISSUE EXECUTION ORDERS
a Tokyo-based human rights group asked new Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa to continue
JANUARY 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD TO IRANIAN WEB DESIGNER
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence to a 35-year-old Iranian website designer
- JANUARY 15, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, five prisoners were hanged
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, five prisoners were hanged
- JANUARY 15, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
seven prisoners were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, Iran, according to the
seven prisoners were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, Iran, according to the
- JANUARY 15, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Board of Pardons is recommending that the death sentence for Robert A. Gattis, 49, black, be commuted to life in prison
USA - Delaware. The Board of Pardons is recommending that the death sentence for Robert A. Gattis, 49, black, be commuted to life in prison