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
MARCH 22, 2013ItalyDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ITALIAN MARINES WON'T GET DEATH SENTENCE
Indian External affairs minister Salman Khurshid laid a statement on Italian marines in Lok
- MARCH 21, 2013MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN AFTER FOUR YEARS
High Court in Maldives overturned the death sentence of a man on death row for the past
- MARCH 21, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OVER 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS
India's top court upheld the death penalty for a mastermind of a series of bombings which killed
- MARCH 21, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ORPHANAGE FOUNDER GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN GIRLS' GANG RAPE CASE
Observing that the convict "was a menace to the society," a court in Mumbai awarded death sentence
MARCH 20, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAID, LOVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The UAE’s top court sentenced a Bangladeshi housemaid and her lover to death after they
- MARCH 20, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Waymon Livingston, 29, black
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Waymon Livingston, 29, black
- MARCH 20, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Richard Beasley, 53, white
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Richard Beasley, 53, white
- MARCH 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA (USA): BILL TO END DEATH PENALTY ADVANCES OUT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Nebraska lawmakers will once again debate the death penalty after a proposal to repeal capital
- MARCH 19, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN'S CAPITAL PUNISHMENT POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED: PREMIER
Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah said that the government is cautiously assessing the scrapping
- MARCH 19, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven people were sentenced to death by the Special Criminal
seven people were sentenced to death by the Special Criminal
- MARCH 19, 2013NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Bill to end death penalty advances out of Judiciary Committee
USA - Nebraska. Bill to end death penalty advances out of Judiciary Committee
- MARCH 19, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Richard Howard sentenced John William Campbell, 39, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Richard Howard sentenced John William Campbell, 39, white, to death
- MARCH 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: LAST CALL FOR ANTHONY FARINA AGAINST HIS EXECUTION IN FLORIDA
Anthony Farina, the Italian-born American citizen, for which associations Reprieve, Hands Off Cain and the Community of Sant'Egidio have campaigned for the recognition of Italian citizenship (obtained on 2nd November) and against his death sentence, on Ma
- MARCH 17, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death...
a Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death...
- MARCH 15, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MARYLAND (USA): HOUSE, LIKE SENATE, VOTES TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY
The House of Delegates passed (82-56) a bill (HB 295) to abolish the death penalty in Maryland for future crimes. The same bill passed the Maryland Senate on March 6.
- MARCH 15, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA RESUMES EXECUTIONS AFTER HIATUS
Indonesia put to death a Malawian drug trafficker, the government said, in the country's first execution for several years.
- MARCH 15, 2013MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The House passed the bill to abolish the death penalty
USA - Maryland. The House passed the bill to abolish the death penalty
MARCH 15, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GARDENER GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
A gardener was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for murdering an Indian national
- MARCH 14, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: ALLY OF DISGRACED BO SENTENCED ON GRAFT CHARGES
An ally of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has received a suspended death sentence
MARCH 14, 2013QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Qatar, a bench of the Doha Criminal Court has unanimously sentenced a drug trafficker to death
MARCH 14, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR GIRL
In a fast-track trial, a man was sentenced to death by a court in India for raping and killing an
MARCH 14, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 1999 MURDER
in Sri Lanka, the Monaragala High Court sentenced to death 5 people over a shooting incident
MARCH 14, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PATIENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FATAL HOSPITAL FIRE
A cancer patient who started a fire in a Taiwan hospital -- which killed 13 people and injured
- MARCH 14, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the conviction of Debra Jean Milke, 49, white
USA - Arizona. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the conviction of Debra Jean Milke, 49, white
- MARCH 13, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BRITON AND SYRIAN ON DEATH ROW ESCAPE EXECUTION AS SENTENCE COMMUTED
Two men sentenced to death for drug dealing had their sentence commuted to four years
- MARCH 13, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi firing squad executed in public seven men convicted of armed robbery despite last
A Saudi firing squad executed in public seven men convicted of armed robbery despite last
- MARCH 13, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities executed a saudi national Fada al-Subaie in the southwestern
Saudi authorities executed a saudi national Fada al-Subaie in the southwestern
- MARCH 13, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a senior cleric has given his seal of approval for execution by firing squad
a senior cleric has given his seal of approval for execution by firing squad
- MARCH 13, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Adam Abdullah Younes, a Nigerian, was beheaded in Riyadh, after being convicted of trafficking drugs into
Adam Abdullah Younes, a Nigerian, was beheaded in Riyadh, after being convicted of trafficking drugs into
MARCH 13, 2013DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EIGHT PEOPLE EXECUTED THE SAME DAY
eight men were executed in Saudi Arabia, bringing to 26 the number of people put to death in Saudi Arabia so far this year.