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
- DECEMBER 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah, 65, was hanged in the first execution for crimes
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah, 65, was hanged in the first execution for crimes
DECEMBER 12, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: EXECUTED KIM JONG UN'S UNCLE
North Korea said that it executed Kim Jong Un's uncle, calling the leader's former mentor a traitor who tried to seize power and overthrow the state.
DECEMBER 12, 2013MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: NEW MOVES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
A parliamentary opposition group has filed a bill to abolish the death penalty in
- DECEMBER 11, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): NICKLASSON EXECUTED AFTER SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS STAY
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a stay of execution granted to Allen Nicklasson by the 8th
- DECEMBER 11, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Japanese media reported that North Korea executed Ri Su-yong, believed to have been the main handler of
Japanese media reported that North Korea executed Ri Su-yong, believed to have been the main handler of
- DECEMBER 11, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemen court of appeal rejected pleas by two men, Hesham Mohamed Ali Saleh and Nabil Abdullah
a Yemen court of appeal rejected pleas by two men, Hesham Mohamed Ali Saleh and Nabil Abdullah
- DECEMBER 11, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. New penalty trial for Angel Galvan Rivera, 56, Hispanic, on death row since 1986.
USA - Texas. New penalty trial for Angel Galvan Rivera, 56, Hispanic, on death row since 1986.
- DECEMBER 11, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Nicklasson executed after Supreme Court overturns stay
USA - Missouri. Nicklasson executed after Supreme Court overturns stay
DECEMBER 11, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN HANGED IN KARAJ
Seven prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran).
- DECEMBER 11, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced James Harris, 54, Black, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced James Harris, 54, Black, to death.
- DECEMBER 11, 2013KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Kansas Supreme Court's decision to throw out Scott Cheever's death sentence
USA - Kansas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Kansas Supreme Court's decision to throw out Scott Cheever's death sentence
- DECEMBER 11, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Congress's Asia and Pacific Subcommittee has also marked up a resolution on organ harvesting in China.
USA - US Congress's Asia and Pacific Subcommittee has also marked up a resolution on organ harvesting in China.
- DECEMBER 10, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): RONALD CLINTON LOTT EXECUTED
Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed in Oklahoma.
- DECEMBER 10, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ANTHONY FARINA: THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT EN BANC TURNS DOWN PROSECUTORS APPEAL
A new positive news for Anthony Farina is that of the rejection of the appeal filed by the Prosecutor against the decision to review of the death sentence.
- DECEMBER 10, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani man was executed in the capital Riyadh for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the
a Pakistani man was executed in the capital Riyadh for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the
- DECEMBER 10, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed.
- DECEMBER 10, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Joseph Michael Nissensohn, 62, White, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Joseph Michael Nissensohn, 62, White, to death
DECEMBER 10, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The anti-terrorist court in Taxila (Pakistan) sentenced four people to death for abducting and
- DECEMBER 10, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Allen Nicklasson, 41, White
USA - Missouri. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Allen Nicklasson, 41, White
- DECEMBER 9, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a Hargeisa City Councillor, Mustaffe Osman Dahir, was sentenced to death by the Regional
a Hargeisa City Councillor, Mustaffe Osman Dahir, was sentenced to death by the Regional
- DECEMBER 9, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: JANG SONG THAEK PURGE CONFIRMED AMID RUMORS OF HIS EXECUTION
Amid rumors of his own execution, North Korean state media confirmed that Jang Song Thaek had been
DECEMBER 9, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GERAKAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Gerakan launched its anti-death penalty campaign in a bid to abolish the controversial law
- DECEMBER 8, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): POLAND'S PRESIDENT CHALLENGES STATE'S DEATH PENALTY
In what could spark an international incident, the president of Poland is demanding the state not execute
- DECEMBER 8, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the High Military Court in Gaza sentenced Z. R. to death by hanging, after convicting him of betrayal
the High Military Court in Gaza sentenced Z. R. to death by hanging, after convicting him of betrayal
- DECEMBER 8, 2013PolandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Poland's president challenges state's death penalty
USA - Connecticut. Poland's president challenges state's death penalty
DECEMBER 8, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
A Pakistani man, identified as Mohammed Zayer Khan Qol, was beheaded after he was found
- DECEMBER 7, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Younis Bapriri, 25, was executed at Orumieh Central Prison early in the morning, reported the Kurdistan
Younis Bapriri, 25, was executed at Orumieh Central Prison early in the morning, reported the Kurdistan
DECEMBER 6, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY A BARRIER TO EU MARKET ACCESS, SENATE TOLD
In a written statement to the Senate, the Foreign Ministry said that Pakistan's case for greater
DECEMBER 6, 2013DEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA: UPON NELSON MANDELA'S DEATH, RECALLING FIRST ACT OF SOUTH AFRICA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
When South Africa's Constitutional Court was created under then-President Nelson Mandela, its first
DECEMBER 6, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SWITZERLAND URGES FG TO REVIEW DEATH PENALTY
The Government of Switzerland has urged the Nigerian Federal Government to address the