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
- AUGUST 20, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO EXECUTIONS
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword two nationals convicted of murdering a Syrian and of armed robbery, the interior ministry said.
- AUGUST 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTED FOR A CRIME COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS TWELWE
The Iranian regime's henchmen have hanged a 18-year old boy in the western city of Kermanshah for alleged crime committed when he was 12.
- AUGUST 20, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro formally sentenced Dontae Callen, 20, Black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro formally sentenced Dontae Callen, 20, Black, to death
- AUGUST 20, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Louis Kaczmar, 29, White, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Louis Kaczmar, 29, White, to death
- AUGUST 20, 2013DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTED FOR A CRIME COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS TWELWE
On 20 August 2013, the Iranian regime hanged a 18-year old boy in the
- AUGUST 20, 2013DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS AND A YEMENI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
On 20 August 2013, Saudi Arabia beheaded two nationals convicted of murdering
- AUGUST 20, 2013GhanaDEATH PENALTY
a Tamale High Court, in Ghana, presided by Justice Lawrence Mensah
a Tamale High Court, in Ghana, presided by Justice Lawrence Mensah
- AUGUST 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner identified as M. was hanged in the prison of Mashhad, reported the
A prisoner identified as M. was hanged in the prison of Mashhad, reported the
AUGUST 20, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN'S EX-GIRLFRIEND AND 11 OTHERS REPORTEDLY EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim-Jong-un and 11 others well-known performers were executed by firing squad, reports said on 28 August.
- AUGUST 19, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 17 EXECUTIONS INCLUDING TWO WOMEN
Iraqi authorities executed 17 people, including an Egyptian man and two Iraqi women, most of whom were convicted of terrorism, Iraq's Ministry of Justice said in a statement released.
- AUGUST 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 17 EXECUTED INCLUDING 2 WOMEN
On 19 August 2013, Iraqi authorities executed 17 people, including
- AUGUST 19, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced a Nigerian man to death
a Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced a Nigerian man to death
- AUGUST 19, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an additional district and sessions judge in Lahore, Pakistan
an additional district and sessions judge in Lahore, Pakistan
- AUGUST 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
Three prisoners were hanged publicly in Karaj (west of Tehran). According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA three young men identified as Meraj T., Ali A. and Milad P. (ages 20-24 years) were hanged at three different spots of the city.
- AUGUST 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN AND MAN SENTENCED TO BE STONED
the Iranian regime’s highest judiciary authority has confirmed the sentence of stoning to death for a woman and a man, according to reports from inside Iran.
- AUGUST 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MULLAHS JUDICIARY CONFIRMS STONING TO DEATH OF A MAN AND A WOMAN
On 18 August 2013, the Iranian regime’s highest judiciary authority confirmed the
- AUGUST 17, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Somalia's government executed a man who was convicted of murdering a journalist, a military official said, the first such execution in a country where those who kill media workers often evade justice.
- AUGUST 17, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
an Intermediate court in Tibet’s Ngaba region has sentenced a Tibetan man
an Intermediate court in Tibet’s Ngaba region has sentenced a Tibetan man
AUGUST 17, 2013DEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Aden Sheikh Abdi was killed by firing squad in the capital, Mogadishu, after being convicted
- AUGUST 16, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Theirbach sentenced Emrys John, 23, Black, to Death
USA - California. Judge Christian Theirbach sentenced Emrys John, 23, Black, to Death
- AUGUST 16, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Missouri announced it intends to use Propofol in the next executions.
USA - Missouri. Missouri announced it intends to use Propofol in the next executions.
- AUGUST 16, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's Court of Appeals has sentenced two Thai army colonels
Thailand's Court of Appeals has sentenced two Thai army colonels
- AUGUST 16, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
- AUGUST 15, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR TORTURING HIS WIFE
Saudi Arabian authorities have beheaded a man convicted of beating and torturing his wife to death.
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO STOP USING ORGANS FROM EXECUTED PRISONERS IN TRANSPLANTS
Huang Jiefu, head of the Health Ministry's organ transplant office, said China would start phasing
- AUGUST 15, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio plans to change protocol because its supply of pentobarbital is about to expire
USA - Ohio. Ohio plans to change protocol because its supply of pentobarbital is about to expire
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO STOP USING ORGANS FROM EXECUTED PRISONERS IN TRANSPLANTS
Huang Jiefu, head of the Health Ministry's organ transplant office, said China would start
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in China’s western Sichuan province sentenced a Tibetan man to death in connection with
A court in China’s western Sichuan province sentenced a Tibetan man to death in connection with
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China says it plans to phase out the harvesting of organs
China says it plans to phase out the harvesting of organs
- AUGUST 15, 2013DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR TORTURING HIS WIFE
Fawzi al-Khaibari was beheaded in the holy city of Medina. He was handed the death penalty for