Archive timeline
2013
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2013, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2013
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Ho Chi Minh City City People's Court sentenced three members of a drug trafficking ring to death.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The court of first instance in Gaza sentenced Faris al-Ashram to death, after he was convicted
The court of first instance in Gaza sentenced Faris al-Ashram to death, after he was convicted
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2013CanadaDEATH PENALTY
the wife of an Iranian-Canadian who was on death row in...
the wife of an Iranian-Canadian who was on death row in...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran), reported the
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED AS ROUHANI GAVE SPEECH AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A prisoner was hanged in the Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, at the same day that the
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAID WHO KILLED BABY TO SPITE NANNY
A maid who murdered a baby to spite the child’s nanny has been sentenced to death in the UAE.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported
One man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Joseph Jordan, 43, White, to death
USA - Florida. Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Joseph Jordan, 43, White, to death
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals restores Thomas Knight's death sentence
USA - Florida. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals restores Thomas Knight's death sentence
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AT AGE 14
According to the local newspaper, "Kazeroun-e-ma", an 18-year-old, who was convicted of committing a murder when he was 14, was executed in Kazeroun last week. The boy was not identified by name in the report.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 13 MEN FOLLOWING UNFAIR TRIALS MARRED BY TORTURE ALLEGATIONS
13 men were executed in Baghdad, bringing the total number of executions in Iraq so far this year to at least 73.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
at least five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan
at least five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, four prisoners were hanged
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, four prisoners were hanged
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 17 PRISONERS - THREE WOMEN AMONG THEM - EXECUTED
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT GARZA EXECUTED
Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed in Texas for his involvement in a gang ambush where 4 women
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF ALL CHARGES AGAINST THOMAS KEENAN
The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's dismissal of all charges against
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd (central Iran) eight prisoners
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd (central Iran) eight prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. David Ramtahal, 29, Black, freed from death row in teen's murder.
USA - Pennsylvania. David Ramtahal, 29, Black, freed from death row in teen's murder.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: PARDONED OFW LANUZA BACK AFTER 13 YEARS
After 13 long years, Rodelio "Dondon" Lanuza, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was saved from death row in Saudi Arabia, finally arrived in the country in the afternoon, ending his family's long wait and putting a happy ending to a story that even i
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of all charges against Thomas Keenan, a former death row inmate
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of all charges against Thomas Keenan, a former death row inmate
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN TONEKABON
Two prisoners were hanged in Tonekabon (northern Iran), reported Iranian state
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Garza, 30, Hispanic, was executed
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT GIVES DEATH TO MAN WHO STRIPPED, MURDERED PARENTS
Om Prakash, 25, who stripped his aged parents before killing them, was convicted and sentenced
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. ABA Criticizes Texas Death Penalty in Latest Report.
USA - Texas. ABA Criticizes Texas Death Penalty in Latest Report.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 160,000 inmates have life sentences; of those 50,000 are ineligible for parole
USA - 160,000 inmates have life sentences; of those 50,000 are ineligible for parole
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST FOUR PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, at least four prisoners were hanged in the Rajai
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MILITARY DENIES PASSING DEATH SENTENCE ON SOLDIERS
The Nigerian Army, 3 Armored Division, Maxwell Kobe Cantonment, Rukuba, Jos, has
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: USE OF LIFE SENTENCES INCREASED
One in every nine inmates incarcerated across the country is now serving a life sentence
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS CONFIRMS DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDERER
The Supreme Court of Belarus confirmed the death sentence for a man convicted of killing two people last year after police caught him transporting a decapitated head from one of the bodies.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ABDUL KADER MULLAH GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR WAR CRIMES
Bangladesh's highest court has sentenced to death a leader of the main Islamist party convicted of crimes against humanity during the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971.