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
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR 4 SAUDIS IN 'BLOODIEST TERROR' CELL
four Saudi men were sentenced to death for their role in one of the kingdom's "bloodiest terror cells", official
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
five inmates, including two pakistani women, were hanged in the Central Prison of Zahedan for drug
five inmates, including two pakistani women, were hanged in the Central Prison of Zahedan for drug
SEPTEMBER 20, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR FIVE ISLAMISTS
An Egyptian court upheld death sentences against five Islamists convicted of charges including killing a
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - More details about the allegation of inaccurate testimony by FBI experts in many capital cases.
USA - More details about the allegation of inaccurate testimony by FBI experts in many capital cases.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Tokyo District Court sentenced to death Tsuyoshi Watanabe, 44, who had pleaded not guilty in the trial,
the Tokyo District Court sentenced to death Tsuyoshi Watanabe, 44, who had pleaded not guilty in the trial,
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row, USA" Spring 2014 Now Available.
USA - "Death Row, USA" Spring 2014 Now Available.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Former Ohio Attorney General Now Opposes Death Penalty
USA - Ohio. Former Ohio Attorney General Now Opposes Death Penalty
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW, USA’ SPRING 2014 NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row, USA showed an ongoing decline in the
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners charged with carrying and possessing drugs were executed by hanging in the
eight prisoners charged with carrying and possessing drugs were executed by hanging in the
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
five men were hanged in public in the province of Fars, IRNA news agency reported. According
five men were hanged in public in the province of Fars, IRNA news agency reported. According
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN PUBLIC
Five men, whose names were not disclosed, were hanged in public in Iran's southern province of Fars, the Mehr news agency reported.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani who attempted to smuggle heroin into the kingdom, the interior ministry
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Federal Judge Calls Oklahoma Execution Plan Unrealistic.
USA - Oklahoma. Federal Judge Calls Oklahoma Execution Plan Unrealistic.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A court sentenced a man to death in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, for murdering a shopkeeper. Three other
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
four prisoners were hanged at the Central Prison of Bandar Abbas for drug trafficking, reported the official
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: FEDERAL JUDGE CALLS OKLAHOMA EXECUTION PLAN UNREALISTIC
Twenty-one Oklahoma death row inmates, including three with upcoming execution dates, have filed suit
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Trumbull County jury recommends death sentence for David Martin, 30, Black
USA - Ohio. Trumbull County jury recommends death sentence for David Martin, 30, Black
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lisa Ann Coleman, 38, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Lisa Ann Coleman, 38, Black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TOP ISLAMIST PREACHER'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Bangladesh's Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a top Islamist
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: HUBBY GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE
Kitwe High Court judge Chilombo Phiri sentenced a man of Kalulushi’s Chambishi township to death for
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Former FBI Director Says People Were Executed Based Partly on Faulty Agency Testimony
USA - Former FBI Director Says People Were Executed Based Partly on Faulty Agency Testimony
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): LISA ANN COLEMAN EXECUTED
Lisa Ann Coleman, 38, Black, was executed in Taxas.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONERS HANGED IN QOM AND UROMIYEH CITIES
Four prisoners were hanged for drug trafficking in Iran in two days.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime henchmen hanged a prisoner in city of Qum. He was identified as Q.S., state-run news
The Iranian regime henchmen hanged a prisoner in city of Qum. He was identified as Q.S., state-run news
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Ghanbari and Felid Ghasrik were hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, Iran.
Hamid Ghanbari and Felid Ghasrik were hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
INMATES AREN’T THE ONLY VICTIMS OF THE PRISON-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX (Story by Alex Hannaford)
If you live in Livingston, a town of little more than 5,000 an hour north of Houston, you’re either employed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT STAYS HANGING OF A MURDERER SET TO BE EXECUTED ON 18 SEPTEMBER
A Pakistani court postponed for almost a month the hanging of a murderer in what would have been the
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO JEM FIGHTERS HANGED IN KHARTOUM
Sudan hanged two people convicted over the killing of Chinese oil workers and damaging an oil pipeline in troubled South Kordofan State six years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA: MURDER SUSPECT DEPORTED TO BOTSWANA EVEN THOUGH HE COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY THERE
Human rights lawyers are pressing South Africa to explain why a murder suspect from Botswana was
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SYRIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
A Syrian convicted of drug trafficking was beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.