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
- JULY 31, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): PRISON SYSTEM RUNNING OUT OF EXECUTION DRUG
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said today that its remaining supply of
- JULY 31, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Department of Criminal Justice said today that its remaining supply of pentobarbital expires in September and that no alternatives have yet been found
USA - Texas. The Department of Criminal Justice said today that its remaining supply of pentobarbital expires in September and that no alternatives have yet been found
JULY 31, 2013LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: GADDAFI MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A criminal court in the western city of Misrata, Libya, has sentenced a Gaddafi-era education
JULY 31, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: RELIGIOUS LEADER ARRESTED FOR APPLYING DEATH PENALTY
The Afghan police will submit to justice the case of religious leader Abdul Ghafoor, who
- JULY 31, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed
USA - Texas. Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed
JULY 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: KILLER-RAPIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN KERALA
In India, Manjeri district sessions court sentenced Palapparamban Abdul Nasar, 45, to death
JULY 30, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISON, LASHES FOR LIBERAL SAUDI WEBSITE FOUNDER
The founder of a liberal minded website in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes after angering Islamic authorities in the country, a newspaper reported.
- JULY 29, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DUBAI JANITOR RAPIST GETS DEATH PENALTY
A UAE court sentenced to death a 57-year-old Indian man convicted of raping a seven
- JULY 29, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR KENYAN FOR KILLING UK MAN
A Kenyan man was sentenced to death in Kenya for the September 2011 killing of a British
JULY 28, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TO PARDON ELDERLY CONDEMNED PRISONERS
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Minister of Prisons Rehabilitation
JULY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN MIANDOAB
Iran hanged a prisoner in southern city of Miandoab. The Iranian regime's judiciary chief in the city told the state-run network that the man was hanged in the city's prison.
JULY 27, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FEDERAL GOVT EXECUTES FOUR SOLDIERS
The Somali Military Court executed four federal government soldiers at Mogadishu police academy in the morning, Garowe Online reports.
JULY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS EXECUTION SENTENCE FOR 4 YOUNG ARAB MEN
With the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentences of 4 young Arab men
- JULY 26, 2013DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2013 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
The presentation of Hands Off Cain's 2013 Report, ‘The Death Penalty Worldwide’, was held at the headquarters of HOC in Rome.
- JULY 26, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TOP EXECUTIONERS FOR 2012: CHINA, IRAN AND IRAQ
Of the 40 countries worldwide that retain the death penalty, 33 are dictatorial
- JULY 26, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA -Arizona. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the death sentence of Michael Joe Murdaugh, 59, White
USA -Arizona. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the death sentence of Michael Joe Murdaugh, 59, White
- JULY 25, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): ANDREW LACKEY EXECUTED
Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed for the Oct. 31 2005 murder of Charles Newman
- JULY 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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A man who murdered a pregnant woman in China to sell her corpse as a "ghost bride" has been executed
- JULY 25, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed
USA - Alabama. Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed
- JULY 25, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a new penalty trial for Gary Lee Sampson
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a new penalty trial for Gary Lee Sampson
JULY 25, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian college student to death after he
- JULY 24, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: NEPALI GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
A lower court in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced a Nepali migrant
- JULY 24, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR TRYING TO SMUGGLE HEROIN OUT OF VIETNAM
A Chinese woman was sentenced to death in Hanoi for trying to smuggle nearly four
JULY 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA HIGH COURT SENTENCES 3 ARMED ROBBERS TO DEATH
In Nigeria, the High Court of Justice sitting in Otu-Jeremi judicial division, Delta State, has
- JULY 24, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. A jury sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death for the second time
USA - Federal. A jury sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death for the second time
- JULY 24, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich officially rejected clemency for Billy Slagle, 44, White, despite a prosecutor's rare plea to commute his sentence
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich officially rejected clemency for Billy Slagle, 44, White, despite a prosecutor's rare plea to commute his sentence
JULY 24, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-OFFICIAL GETS DEATH FOR GRAFT
A former official in China has been awarded death sentence with a two-year reprieve for taking
- JULY 23, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ROME: PRESENTATION OF THE 2013 REPORT OF HANDS OFF CAIN
It will take place Friday, July 26 in Rome the presentation of the 2013 Report of Hands Off Cain "The death penalty Worlswide". The event is scheduled for 15:00 in Via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome.
JULY 23, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: SODIUM THIOPENTAL IMPORT RULED ILLEGAL BY APPEALS COURT
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously affirmed
- JULY 23, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Sodium Thiopental Import Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court.
USA - Sodium Thiopental Import Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court.