Archive timeline
2014
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2014, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2014
OCTOBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER HANGED
A 26- year old woman charged with murder was hanged in Iran early morning, Tehran Prosecutor’s Office said, Iranian ISNA news agency reported.
OCTOBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON IN KARAJ
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in the morning a prisoner
OCTOBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht (Northern Iran) in the morning, reported the official
- OCTOBER 24, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: A MAN WHO CHEATED HANGMAN AT GALLOWS FREED AFTER 19 YEARS
- OCTOBER 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
POPE: ‘ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY - LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS A HIDDEN DEATH PENALTY’
“Abolish the death penalty, be it legal or illegal, and in all its forms. Abolish it also in order to improve prison
- OCTOBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six inmates
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six inmates
- OCTOBER 23, 2014Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY: POPE FRANCIS BLASTS SUPERMAX PRISONS AS ‘TORTURE’
Pope Francis said that keeping inmates isolated in maximum security prisons is “a form of torture,” and called life sentences “a hidden death penalty” that should be abolished along with capital punishment.
- OCTOBER 23, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM: ‘AID FOR EXECUTIONS’ IN SPOTLIGHT AS PAKISTAN SET TO RESTART HANGINGS
Reprieve, the charity that campaigns against the death penalty, said Britain risks being “complicit in a gross
- OCTOBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two prisoners were hanged
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two prisoners were hanged
- OCTOBER 23, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death penalty Gallup poll released today
USA - Death penalty Gallup poll released today
- OCTOBER 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 8 PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN AND SHIRAZ
6 prisoners in Adelabad prison, Shiraz, and 2 prisoners in Shahab prison, Kerman, were executed by hanging.
- OCTOBER 22, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge James Gardner overturned the death sentence of Darrick Hall
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge James Gardner overturned the death sentence of Darrick Hall
OCTOBER 22, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: KURDISTAN PARLIAMENT LAW COMMITTEE, ‘A FINAL DECISION MUST BE TAKEN ON THE DEATH PENALTY’
The head of the Law Committee in Kurdistan Parliament, Valla Farid, told BasNews that there should be
- OCTOBER 22, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Plan to use a new drug for executions is causing headaches for the pharmaceutical company that makes the chemical.
USA - Alabama. Plan to use a new drug for executions is causing headaches for the pharmaceutical company that makes the chemical.
- OCTOBER 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED AFTER SIX YEARS ON DEATH ROW
a 35-year-old prisoner was executed in the prison of Amol, reported the state run news agency FARS. The
OCTOBER 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO AWAMIYAH RIOTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced to death two men convicted of taking part in rioting in Al-
OCTOBER 21, 2014ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: HIGH COURT RULES OUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The High Court cannot impose the death penalty on murderers in Zimbabwe until the legislature enacts a law
OCTOBER 21, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MILITANTS
An Egyptian military court confirmed death sentences against seven Islamist militants convicted of attacking
OCTOBER 21, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMIST MILITANTS STONE 18-YEAR-OLD TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia publicly stoned an 18-year-old boy to death after he was accused of rape. The teenager, named as Hassan Ahmed Ali, was accused of raping a 28-year-old woman at gunpoint and sentenced to death by a local judge, Al
- OCTOBER 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 3 AFGHANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
At least three Afghans were hanged to death in Iran over drugs smuggling charges, Afghan officials said.
OCTOBER 21, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: JIHADISTS STONE MAN AND WOMAN TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a man and a woman were stoned to death for adultery in
- OCTOBER 20, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
ACTIVISTS: CHINA EXECUTED 2,400 PEOPLE IN 2013
A U.S.-based rights group says the number of executions carried out in China likely decreased by 20 percent in 2013.
OCTOBER 20, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OMANI
One of three cousins accused of killing an Omani during a hunting trip in the desert had his death sentence
- OCTOBER 19, 2014DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN ON THE NEWS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM AT RISK OF EXECUTION IN NORTH KOREA
"Hands Off Cain denies being the source of the news that the national football team of North Korea would be sent to jail and threatened with execution for a loss with the team in South Korea. The source of the news is the site nationalreport.com, that for
OCTOBER 19, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FUELS VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTRY, SAYS U.N. REPORT
the United Nations said Iraq should stop its widespread use of the death penalty, which is unjust, flawed
OCTOBER 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT INMATES EXECUTED, SIX DIE IN A PRISON DUE TO DIRE CONDITIONS
eight inmates were hanged in Ghezel-Hessar Karaj Prison.
OCTOBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT
four men were executed for drug-related charges in the main prison of Rasht, reported the official website of
OCTOBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A TEENAGE BOY WAS SENT TO GALLOWS
A teenage boy identified as Fardin Jaffarian, 18, was hanged early in the morning in Tabriz Central prison,
OCTOBER 17, 2014BotswanaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA/BOTSWANA: WRONGLY REPATRIATED MAN WILL NOT BE SPARED THE NOOSE
Botswana’s defence minister, Ramadeluka Seretse, has insisted that his government will not give South
- OCTOBER 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Study: death penalties deter many murders at far less cost.
USA - Study: death penalties deter many murders at far less cost.