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
- NOVEMBER 26, 2013IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Judge Susan Orth gave the death penalty to William Gibson, 56, White
USA - Indiana. Judge Susan Orth gave the death penalty to William Gibson, 56, White
NOVEMBER 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 1 PRISONER HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahadollah Mahmoudi
NOVEMBER 26, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs to the ultra-conservative
NOVEMBER 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN MEN AND ONE WOMAN EXECUTED IN KARAJ
According to reliable sources in Iran eleven prisoners, among them one woman, were
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury has recommended that David Hosier, 58, White, be executed
USA - Missouri. A jury has recommended that David Hosier, 58, White, be executed
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 36-year-old Thai woman was sent to the gallows at High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN COULD REINTRODUCE STONING AS PUNISHMENT FOR ADULTERY
Public stoning, once held up as the pinnacle of Taliban atrocity, could be reintroduced to punish
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's supreme court upheld a death sentence
Kuwait's supreme court upheld a death sentence
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a pair of murderers who beat a man to death with an iron bar
a pair of murderers who beat a man to death with an iron bar
- NOVEMBER 24, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Bangladesh revised the death sentence
the High Court in Bangladesh revised the death sentence
- NOVEMBER 24, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A PRISONER IS HANGED IN PUBLIC IN KHONJ
A prisoner was hanged on charge of rape and murder in public in Khonj, Iran.
NOVEMBER 24, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 11 PRISONERS EXECUTED OVER TERROR CHARGES
The Iraqi Ministry of Justice executed 11 convicted prisoners over terror charges, despite international
NOVEMBER 24, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR JEDDAH US CONSULATE ATTACKER
A special criminal court in Riyadh sentenced to death a terrorist, who survived in the attack
- NOVEMBER 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged in Zahedan central prison
a prisoner was hanged in Zahedan central prison
- NOVEMBER 22, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a 23-year-old youth has been sentenced to death penalty
a 23-year-old youth has been sentenced to death penalty
- NOVEMBER 22, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a 30-year-old man was sentenced by an Upper Sharia court in Bauchi...
a 30-year-old man was sentenced by an Upper Sharia court in Bauchi...
NOVEMBER 22, 2013UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: DEATH ROW INMATES PLEAD FOR A CHANCE TO LIVE
High Court in Kampala, Uganda, has opened a four-day session to re-sentence 167 death row
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ITS DESIRE TO CANCEL DEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights announced a desire to cancel the death penalty imposed on
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CONVOCATION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF HANDS OFF CAIN IN PADUA’S PRISON ON 19 AND 20 DECEMBER
The Fifth Congress of Hands off Cain is convened in Padua (Italy), inside the “Due Palazzi Prison”, on 19 and 20 December.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): THREE FORMER DEATH ROW INMATES POSTHUMOUSLY PARDONED
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted to posthumously pardon Charles Weems,
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Iraqi Government announced its non-commitment towards
the Iraqi Government announced its non-commitment towards
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama posthumously pardons three former death row inmates.
USA - Alabama. Alabama posthumously pardons three former death row inmates.
NOVEMBER 21, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT BANS CONFESSION THROUGH TORTURE
Using torture to extract confessions must be eliminated, China's Supreme People's Court said, singling
NOVEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO WOMEN AND FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six prisoners among them two women were hanged in the prison of Yazd (Central Iran), reported the official site of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): SERIAL KILLER JOSEPH PAUL FRANKLIN EXECUTED
Missouri corrections officials have executed Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist serial killer who targeted blacks and Jews, including an interracial couple in Wisconsin.
NOVEMBER 20, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING RECHARGE CARDS
A High Court in Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria, has sentenced a 24-year-old secondary school
- NOVEMBER 20, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Andrew Sweet sentenced Joseph Naso, 79, White, to death
USA - California. Judge Andrew Sweet sentenced Joseph Naso, 79, White, to death
- NOVEMBER 20, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay.
USA - Missouri. Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CRITICIZES IRANIAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee criticized serious rights violations in Iran, including
NOVEMBER 19, 2013LibyaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: A LIBYAN PUT TO DEATH IN BAGHDAD
the NGO Libyan Prisoners Abroad reported that a Libyan found guilty of murder, Adel Zuwai, was