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
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014BotswanaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH 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.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner identified as Ali was hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, in north western
A prisoner identified as Ali was hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, in north western
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: APPEALS COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR GANG RAPE
An Afghan appeals court sentenced five men to death for armed robbery and sexual assault for an attack on
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER BADIE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN JAIL
Mohamed Badie, top leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life in jail along
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Paul M. Yatron has awarded Bryan S. Galvin, 49, White, a new trial
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Paul M. Yatron has awarded Bryan S. Galvin, 49, White, a new trial
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends death for Jerry Jerome Smith
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends death for Jerry Jerome Smith
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing Al-Shabaab, saying the group had no
some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing Al-Shabaab, saying the group had no
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE ATTACKERS WHO KILLED 31 GET DEATH SENTENCE
Three people have been condemned to death and one given life in prison for a mass stabbing that killed 31
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 PRISONERS INCLUDING TWO WOMEN HANGED IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES
At least nine prisoners including two women were hanged between 10 and 11 September in two Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania doesn't have lethal injection drugs
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania doesn't have lethal injection drugs
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 3 BEHEADED FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Saudi and an Iraqi convicted of murder and a Saudi convicted of drugs trafficking were beheaded in Riyadh, the interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted down an attempt to abolish the death penalty
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted down an attempt to abolish the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted to support a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad.
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted to support a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Support for death penalty in California lowest in 50 years.
USA - California. Support for death penalty in California lowest in 50 years.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were put to death in the prison of Ghezel Hesar in Karaj. On the same day
Five prisoners were put to death in the prison of Ghezel Hesar in Karaj. On the same day
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. 4 news organizations asked a federal judge to unseal information about its lethal injection drugs.
USA - Pennsylvania. 4 news organizations asked a federal judge to unseal information about its lethal injection drugs.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MATSUSHIMA STAYS COURSE ON DEATH PENALTY
Newly appointed Justice Minister Midori Matsushima backed the death penalty as a deterrent against crime
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN AND ONE MAN HANGED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
A 60-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were hanged in the prison of Rasht for drug trafficking, reported the Iranian State Broadcasting IRIB.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama this week adopted a new drug protocol for executions by lethal injection
USA - Alabama. Alabama this week adopted a new drug protocol for executions by lethal injection
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): EARL RINGO JR. EXECUTED
Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a national for murder, the interior ministry said, a day after a U.N. appeal for an
Saudi authorities beheaded a national for murder, the interior ministry said, a day after a U.N. appeal for an
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): WILLIE TYRONE TROTTIE EXECUTED
Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A man and a woman were executed in Varamin, Iran.
A man and a woman were executed in Varamin, Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.
USA - Missouri. Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE PEOPLE BEHEADED IN KINGDOM'S LATEST EXECUTIONS
Saudi authorities beheaded three prisoners in the latest two days.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO YOUNG MEN HANGED PUBLICLY IN HAMEDAN
Two men were hanged in public in the city of Hamedan (Western Iran) early in the morning, reported the
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug trafficking and one of its own citizens for murder, the
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug trafficking and one of its own citizens for murder, the
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2014ChadDEATH PENALTY
CHAD: TOWARDS ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
The Chadian government adopted on September 5 a penal code aimed at abolishing the death penalty, Minister of Communication and government spokesman Hassan Sylla Bakari announced after an inter-ministerial meeting held in N’Djamena.