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 23, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES TWO CONVICTED OF ISLAMIC MUFTI’S ASSASSINATION
Two men accused and convincted in court for the assassination of Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah, the Mufti of Puntland, were executed by Puntland military court in the capital Garowe, Garowe Online reports.
- JULY 22, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
in a speedy trial, a 26-year-old man was sentenced to death
in a speedy trial, a 26-year-old man was sentenced to death
JULY 22, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIA TO PAY $1.87M TO SAVE MAID FROM DEATH ROW
An Indonesian maid sentenced to death for killing her employer may be spared the executioner’s
JULY 21, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
A man in east China's Anhui province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
JULY 21, 2013AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES TWO CONVICTS TO DEATH
In Algeria, the Criminal Court of Constantine sentenced to death two men for kidnapping
JULY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER EXECUTED IN KHORAMABAD
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Khoramabad (western Iran), reported the Iranian state
JULY 20, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A court in east China's Shandong Province announced that it has sentenced five
- JULY 19, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Tyrone Miller, 25, Black, to death
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Tyrone Miller, 25, Black, to death.
- JULY 19, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Obel Cruz-Garcia, 45, Hispanic, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Obel Cruz-Garcia, 45, Hispanic, to death
- JULY 19, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: AL-NUSRA MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Lebanon's military prosecutor raised the death penalty charge against six militants affiliated
JULY 19, 2013GuineaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GUINEAN MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Guinean trader was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Malaysia after he
- JULY 19, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. At the end of retrial, Demetrius Avery Jackson Jr., 28, Black, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
USA - Alabama. At the end of retrial, Demetrius Avery Jackson Jr., 28, Black, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
JULY 19, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO MURDERERS TO HANG
In Zimbabwe, two Murehwa men convicted of robbing and killing a fellow villager were
- JULY 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): VAUGHN ROSS EXECUTED
Vaughn Ross, 41, Black, was executed in Texas. He had been sentenced to death on Oct. 1, 2002
- JULY 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): JUDGE UPHOLDS STAY OF HILL’S EXECUTION
Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan kept in place a stay of execution for Warren Hill, expressing
- JULY 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Gail Tusan kept in place a stay of execution for Warren Hill
USA - Georgia. Judge Gail Tusan kept in place a stay of execution for Warren Hill
- JULY 18, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Vaughn Ross, 41, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Vaughn Ross, 41, Black, was executed.
- JULY 17, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN ESCAPES GALLOWS AFTER SINGAPORE LAW REFORM
A Malaysian convict has become the first person in Singapore to have a mandatory death
- JULY 17, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indian local court in Jharkhand's Hazaribag sentenced two Maoists
an Indian local court in Jharkhand's Hazaribag sentenced two Maoists
JULY 17, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Bangladesh court sentenced a senior leader of the country's largest Islamic party to death
JULY 17, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: FBI COULD BE AT FAULT IN 27 DEATH ROW CASES
A Federal Bureau of Investigation review of more than 21,000 cases has revealed 27 death
- JULY 17, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI review of 27 death penalty cases in which experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions
USA - FBI review of 27 death penalty cases in which experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions
JULY 17, 2013GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER CONVICT
Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, Gambia, convicted
- JULY 16, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING, ADDING TO DEATH ROW WHILE EXECUTIONS DELAYED
A Vietnamese court has sentenced five people to death for dealing heroin, lengthening the
- JULY 16, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JOHN MANUEL QUINTANILLA EXECUTED
John Manuel Quintanilla, Hispanic, 36, was executed in Texas.
- JULY 16, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Iraqi criminal court in Baghdad condemned to death an al-Qaeda member
the Iraqi criminal court in Baghdad condemned to death an al-Qaeda member
- JULY 16, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Manuel Quintanilla, Hispanic, 36, was executed.
USA - Texas. John Manuel Quintanilla, Hispanic, 36, was executed.
JULY 16, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES SIX PEOPLE TO DEATH
Six people charged with the murder of Sheikh Abdikadir Nur Farah and some other officials
JULY 16, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE CONVICT
In India, indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a special court's verdict
- JULY 15, 2013DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): WARREN HILL EXECUTION STAYED DUE TO LETHAL DRUG LAW
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan stayed the execution of Warren Hill, 53,