Archive timeline
2014
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2014, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 3,545
- Countries where they were recorded
- 28
- News items in the archive
- 1,736
Latest news of 2014
In 2014, no new death sentences were recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In 2014, no new death sentences were recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
DECEMBER 31, 2014MarylandDEATH PENALTYMARYLAND: GOV. MARTIN O'MALLEY COMMUTES FOUR DEATH SENTENCES
Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the death sentences of the last 4 inmates remaining on death row, effectively ending capital punishment in the state.
DECEMBER 31, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF ATTACK CASE CONVICT EXECUTED
Niaz Muhamamd, convicted of orchestrating murder attempt on former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, was hanged in Peshawar at Central Jail.
- DECEMBER 31, 2014MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Governor O'Malley commuted the death sentences of the last 4 inmates remaining on death row
USA - Maryland. Governor O'Malley commuted the death sentences of the last 4 inmates remaining on death row
DECEMBER 31, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWELVE PRISONERS EXECUTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR
- DECEMBER 30, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Corey Lynn King to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Corey Lynn King to death
DECEMBER 30, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: S. KOREAN DRUG OFFENDER EXECUTED
- DECEMBER 29, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered new evaluation for Eric Mann
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered new evaluation for Eric Mann
DECEMBER 29, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 86TH EXECUTION OF 2014 CARRIED OUT
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man in the southern Najran region for stabbing a relative to death, the interior ministry said.
- DECEMBER 29, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON
The Iranian regime’s henchmen hanged a group of seven prisoners in the main prison in
DECEMBER 29, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 3442 DETAINEES WITH TERRORISM CHARGES RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, 2014
Federal Legislative Authority announced today the release of 3442 detainees for terrorist charges, who
- DECEMBER 29, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Decades after FBI lab scandal, attorneys reviewing old Tampa Bay murder cases.
USA - Florida. Decades after FBI lab scandal, attorneys reviewing old Tampa Bay murder cases.
- DECEMBER 28, 2014IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Correction officials considered firing squad.
USA - Idaho. Correction officials considered firing squad.
DECEMBER 28, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISLAMIC STATE CRUCIFIES TWO CIVIL SERVANTS CONVICTED OF FRAUD
The Islamic State, which has established its 'caliphate' in large parts of Syria and Iraq, continues to escalate
DECEMBER 28, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 129 INMATES REMAIN ON DEATH ROW
Japan’s prisons had 129 inmates on death row as of Dec 26, according to a Justice Ministry report.
- DECEMBER 27, 2014TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Appeal of the Governorate of Nabeul sentenced to death a young man who had stabbed to
the Court of Appeal of the Governorate of Nabeul sentenced to death a young man who had stabbed to
DECEMBER 27, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Three prisoners were executed in the yard of Central Prison of Zahedan, reported the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
DECEMBER 26, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: JAPANESE, KOREAN DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED
Six people nabbed in a cross-border drug trafficking case in China, including one Japanese and two
- DECEMBER 25, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a
a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a
DECEMBER 25, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BAN KI-MOON URGED NAWAZ SHARIF TO HALT EXECUTIONS
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Pakistan to end capital punishment and restore a moratorium
- DECEMBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 7 PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ
seven prisoners convicted of drug related crimes were executed in the yard of Adelabad prison in Shiraz,
DECEMBER 24, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: EUROPE CONDEMNS DECISION TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
the European Union Mission in Islamabad discouraged Pakistan’s decision to resume executions in the
DECEMBER 24, 2014MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: FIRST APOSTASY DEATH SENTENCE
A 30-year-old Muslim man, Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, became the first person to be
DECEMBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF MASHHAD
A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not
DECEMBER 23, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTE YOUNG MAN FOR SUSPECTED SPYING
Al Shabaab militants have executed a young man for suspected spying for the Federal Government of
DECEMBER 23, 2014JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF JORDANIANS SUPPORT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
An opinion poll was released showing that more than two-thirds of Jordanians support capital punishment.
DECEMBER 23, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: WIDOW SPARES HUSBAND’S KILLER DEATH SENTENCE
The widow of a murdered security guard spared the killer the death sentence at the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.
- DECEMBER 22, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of
a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of
DECEMBER 22, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAID FROM THAILAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A High Court in Malaysia sentenced a maid from Thailand to death after finding her guilty as charged for
- DECEMBER 22, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions