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
- FEBRUARY 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Four people were executed in two different Iranian cities for drug-related charges.
Four people were executed in two different Iranian cities for drug-related charges.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict on death row in connection...
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict on death row in connection...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Jordanian man, Faris Salam Salama al-Maghrebi...
a Jordanian man, Faris Salam Salama al-Maghrebi...
FEBRUARY 24, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN EL FASHER
The special court for crimes committed in Darfur, headed by judge Tarig Khalil, sentenced six
FEBRUARY 24, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: RAPIST AWARDED DEATH PENALTY
In India, a 21-year-old man, who had raped and killed a three and a half-year-old girl on February
- FEBRUARY 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN REPORTEDLY HANGED AROUND 80 AFGHANS OVER DRUG SMUGGLING
According to reports at least 80 Afghan civilians have been hanged by Iran over drugs and opium smuggling charges.
FEBRUARY 23, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC COMMUTES YOUTH’S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE TERM
The Delhi High Court has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence given by a trial court
- FEBRUARY 22, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death sentence against Emilio Manuel Avalos, 35, hispanic
USA - California. A jury recommended the death sentence against Emilio Manuel Avalos, 35, hispanic
- FEBRUARY 22, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Randall Deviney, 23, white
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Randall Deviney, 23, white
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): CARL BLUE PUT TO DEATH
Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed in Texas. He had been condemned to die for killing
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. John Joseph Lydon, 39, white, was sentenced to death
USA - California. John Joseph Lydon, 39, white, was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): ANDREW ALLEN COOK EXECUTED
Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed in Georgia.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MARYLAND (USA): SENATE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE APPROVES MEASURE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
In Maryland, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approves Senate Bill 276, a measure
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia executed three of its soldiers in Mogadishu after a military court sentenced them to death
Somalia executed three of its soldiers in Mogadishu after a military court sentenced them to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approves SB 276 to abolish death penalty
USA - Maryland. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approves SB 276 to abolish death penalty
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Andrew Allen Cook, 38, white, was executed.
FEBRUARY 21, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: THREE DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
Japan has hanged a child killer and two other convicted murderers, its first executions since a conservative government swept to power in landslide elections in December.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Carl Blue, 48, black, was executed
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW LETHAL INJECTION LAW
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe's office said today that he signed legislation (SB 237) that rewrites
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE YOUNG MAN HANGED PUBLICLY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in Arak (central Iran). According to the official website
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi court has sentenced a Saudi man to death for joining a Jihadist group
an Iraqi court has sentenced a Saudi man to death for joining a Jihadist group
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani man, Aqeel Khan Mohammed Riyad...
a Pakistani man, Aqeel Khan Mohammed Riyad...
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor signs new lethal injection law.
USA - Arkansas. Governor signs new lethal injection law.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death for Paul Beasley Johnson, 63, white
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death for Paul Beasley Johnson, 63, white
FEBRUARY 20, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KING SAVES KILLER FROM GALLOWS
A Yemeni killer who had been on the death row in Saudi Arabia for six years will soon
FEBRUARY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Dizelabad in Kermanshah (western Iran).
FEBRUARY 20, 2013GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The High Court in Banjul convicted and sentenced two men, namely Saikou Ceesay and Abdou
FEBRUARY 20, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SENATE OKAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
In Nigeria, the Senate descended heavily on terrorism perpetrators as it recommended a capital
FEBRUARY 20, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: HERAT COURT SENTENCES CHILD'S KIDNAPPERS TO DEATH
A court in Herat, Afghanistan, handed a death sentence to two men who were charged with kidnapping and
- FEBRUARY 19, 2013DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HALTS EXECUTION
A federal appeals court halted the execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990, granting a last-minute stay to the inmate who defense attorneys argued was mentally disabled.