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
JANUARY 28, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Two men were executed in Iran in recent days, in two separate cases.
- JANUARY 28, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Laws regarding the death penalty were presented in 15 states
USA - Laws regarding the death penalty were presented in 15 states
JANUARY 28, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASTS IN SHARIATPUR
A Shariatpur court sentenced two activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
- JANUARY 28, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Michael A. Smith sentenced Rickie Lee Fowler, 30, white, to death
USA - California. Judge Michael A. Smith sentenced Rickie Lee Fowler, 30, white, to death
JANUARY 28, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY ACQUITTED ON APPEAL
The Pakistani Christian community can celebrate the acquittal on appeal of a man sentenced to death for blasphemy.
JANUARY 28, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: MAN EXECUTED AFTER MURDERING HIS TWO CHILDREN FOR FOOD
A North Korean man has been executed after murdering his two children for food, media
JANUARY 28, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH TO LIFE TO FATHER WHO RAPED DAUGHTER AND KILLED HER AND HIS WIFE
JANUARY 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN MIANEH PRISON
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Mianeh (northwestern Iran) reported the official
JANUARY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PEOPLE HANGED
according to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six prisoners were hanged in Esfahan, Iran,
- JANUARY 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian media a man was hanged in the public early this morning
According to the official Iranian media a man was hanged in the public early this morning
JANUARY 26, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CLASHES ERUPT AFTER COURT SENTENCES 21 TO DEATH IN FOOTBALL RIOT
An Egyptian judge sentenced 21 people to death for their roles in a football game riot last year, a ruling
- JANUARY 25, 2013GermanyDEATH PENALTY
GERMANY: BUNDESBANK LIMITS CHINA COOPERATION ON DEATH PENALTY
Germany’s Bundesbank said it will exclude Chinese and Vietnamese central bank officials
- JANUARY 25, 2013South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a court handed down a death sentence to Kim Hong-il...
a court handed down a death sentence to Kim Hong-il...
- JANUARY 25, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Michael Sweet handed down a death sentence to Richard Hirschfield, 63, white
USA - California. Judge Michael Sweet handed down a death sentence to Richard Hirschfield, 63, white
JANUARY 25, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANGINGS AND AMPUTATION OF FINGERS
Two hangings were carried out in Iran in recent days, for different offenses.
- JANUARY 24, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A state-run Iranian news agency reported that the amputation sentence of a prisoner
A state-run Iranian news agency reported that the amputation sentence of a prisoner
- JANUARY 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged in the Shahroud Prison (northern Iran) for drug trafficking.
one prisoner was hanged in the Shahroud Prison (northern Iran) for drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 24, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka will gradually stop allowing women going to Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka will gradually stop allowing women going to Saudi Arabia
JANUARY 24, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DALAI LAMA SAYS DELHI GANG RAPISTS SHOULD NOT BE EXECUTED, DEATH PENALTY NOT THE ANSWER
One of the world's most respected spiritual leaders has asked that mercy be shown in
- JANUARY 23, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO PRODUCE POISON FOR LETHAL INJECTION
At the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on crime prevention this morning, Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang said Vietnam would produce poison to serve the policy on conducting the death penalty by lethal injection.
- JANUARY 23, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): EX GOVERNOR GEORGE RYAN SET FOR HALFWAY HOUSE
Ex-Illinois governor George Ryan set for halfway house after 6 years in prison. For the last
- JANUARY 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged publicly in Khoramdareh (Province of Zanjan, western Iran). He was
one prisoner was hanged publicly in Khoramdareh (Province of Zanjan, western Iran). He was
- JANUARY 23, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry announced.
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry announced.
- JANUARY 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN QAZVIN PRISON
three prisoners were hanged in Qazvin Prison (west of Tehran). FARS news agency reported that three prisoners, identified as K. Kh. (28), A. N. (34) and A. H. (41), were convicted of possession and trafficking of narcotic drugs.
JANUARY 23, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 1,200 DEATH ROW INMATES SENT TO FIGHT IN SYRIA
A leaked internal memo shows how Saudi officials commuted 1,200 death row inmates
JANUARY 23, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ 'DEPRESSED, SEEKS SPEEDY EXECUTION'
Tareq Aziz, the late Saddam Hussein's ailing former deputy premier now on death
- JANUARY 23, 2013IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Ex governor George Ryan set for halfway house after 6 years in prison
USA - Illinois. Ex governor George Ryan set for halfway house after 6 years in prison
- JANUARY 23, 2013MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Support for the death penalty has dropped 8% over the last 2 years
USA - Maryland. Support for the death penalty has dropped 8% over the last 2 years
JANUARY 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUDICIAL HEAD DEFENDS PUBLIC HANGING OF ROBBERS
The head of Iran’s judiciary says the execution of two prisoners convicted of armed robbery was
JANUARY 23, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION DELAYED
The question of abolishing the death penalty in Belarus remains open, Chairman of the Constitutional