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 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PRANAB REJECTS 7 MERCY PLEAS, A FIRST IN INDIA
Days after the hanging of Afzal Guru, President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy
FEBRUARY 13, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TORTURE DAD SENTENCED TO DEATH, GIRLFRIEND GETS LIFE IN PRISON
Dubai criminal court has sentenced the Emirati torture dad to death while his girlfriend was given life in
FEBRUARY 13, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: NEW HANGMAN AT LOOSE END
The appointment of a new hangman in Zimbabwe does not mean the 74 men and two women
FEBRUARY 13, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: BAYELSA STATE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state of Bayelsa signed a law approving the death
FEBRUARY 13, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: EX-CHEF ESCAPED HANGMAN'S NOOSE
A former chef escaped the hangman's noose for drug trafficking today after the Federal Court set
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA STRONGLY OPPOSED TO REINSTATING DEATH PENALTY
The Russian State Duma decided against re-introducing the death penalty. MPs do not see execution
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nabil Abu Khanjar, a Syrian, was beheaded in Al-Jawf Province after he was convicted
Nabil Abu Khanjar, a Syrian, was beheaded in Al-Jawf Province after he was convicted
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Khalid Ali Pasha, 69, black, should be executed
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Khalid Ali Pasha, 69, black, should be executed
FEBRUARY 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prisoners were hanged in Arak (South of Tehran), reported the Iranian state media.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals in the southwestern Aseer region after he was convicted of murdering a fellow citizen, the interior ministry announced.
FEBRUARY 11, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 17 INDIANS ON DEATH ROW PAY BLOOD MONEY, FREED
Seventeen Indians, who had been on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the murder
FEBRUARY 10, 2013ComorosDEATH PENALTYUAE: DRIVER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SMOTHERING ELDERLY DONOR
A Comorian driver who smothered an elderly female benefactor during a fierce theft attempt ten years ago was sentenced to death in Dubai.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. After years of insisting he was innocent of murder, Charles Dean Hood, 43, white, pleads guilty, takes life sentence.
USA - Texas. After years of insisting he was innocent of murder, Charles Dean Hood, 43, white, pleads guilty, takes life sentence.
FEBRUARY 9, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN EXECUTED IN ’01 PARLIAMENT ATTACK
India hanged a man who had been convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on Parliament that killed nine people.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRUGS TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The High Court in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, sentenced a businessman to death for
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced
a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a man was handed capital punishment by an Indian court for the rape
a man was handed capital punishment by an Indian court for the rape
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kevin Isom, 47, black
USA - Indiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kevin Isom, 47, black
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Senate approves changes in death penalty law
USA - Arkansas. Senate approves changes in death penalty law
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Bill To End Death Penalty Dies In House
USA - Florida. Bill To End Death Penalty Dies In House
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Court of Appeal President Anita Allen has recommended...
Court of Appeal President Anita Allen has recommended...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James Brady stopped the execution of Christopher Sepulvado finding problems with the protocol
USA - Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James Brady stopped the execution of Christopher Sepulvado finding problems with the protocol
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Ralph Wright, 44, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Ralph Wright, 44, black
FEBRUARY 6, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN ISFAHAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, reported
FEBRUARY 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIFTH BIHAR RAPIST, MURDERER GETS DEATH
A man who raped and murdered a minor girl four years ago was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 5, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Steven King sentenced Thomas Crowe, 34, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Steven King sentenced Thomas Crowe, 34, white, to death
FEBRUARY 5, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED AFTER 30 YRS ON DEATH ROW
Saudi authorities beheaded a man some thirty years after he was convicted of murder, after his victim's youngest son came of age and agreed to the punishment.
FEBRUARY 5, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MDC-T SENATORS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
In Zimbabwe, MDC-T senators proposed that convicted murderers be quarantined instead of
- FEBRUARY 5, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: CONVICTED MURDERER GETS DEATH SENTENCE REPRIEVE
The Supreme Court of Taiwan commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer
FEBRUARY 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN WHO KIDNAPPED, KILLED TAMIL NADU BOY
The Supreme Court on India decided on the death sentence for a man convicted of