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 9, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS DEPORTED DESPITE POSSIBLE DEATH SENTENCE
United Nations officials said Sri Lanka has begun sending Pakistani asylum seekers, including Christians,
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG LORD FREDDY BUDIMAN
The Supreme Court of Indonesia decided to uphold the death sentence for Freddy Budiman, a convicted
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
OFW FREED FROM SAUDI DEATH ROW NOW HOME
An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia is finally home.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MORE EXECUTIONS, TWO IN PUBLIC
Iran carried out another three executions, including two in public, between 2 and 4 September.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE, 5 TO LIFE TERM IN MURDER CASE
A Dhaka court awarded death sentence to one person and life term to five people for killing a student in
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The state plans to have new lethal injection protocols written within 2 weeks
USA - Oklahoma. The state plans to have new lethal injection protocols written within 2 weeks
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Ronald S. Coen sentenced Leonardo Alberto Cisneros, 30, Hispanic, to death.
USA - California. Judge Ronald S. Coen sentenced Leonardo Alberto Cisneros, 30, Hispanic, to death.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SEVEN MEN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCES IN GANG RAPE CASE
Seven Afghan men were sentenced to death following a gang rape case that has sparked national outrage.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INSULTING THE PROPHET
The Tehran-based court has been reportedly sentenced to death and 3 years in prison Souhail Arabi, a 30-
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): GOV. MARY FALLIN SAYS EXECUTION PROCEDURES MUST BE CHANGED BEFORE RESUMING DEATH PENALTY
New procedures to improve Oklahoma's execution process must be implemented before the state resumes
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: 'MURDER CAFE' BARISTA LOSES APPEAL, SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence given to a woman convicted of robbing and murdering a
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Fallin: No executions without new rules.
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Fallin: No executions without new rules.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT CHANGES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN RAPE CASE
A higher court in central China's Hunan Province overturned a death sentence for 2 men convicted of raping
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner identified as Alaedin Dijoihar was executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh, after being
A prisoner identified as Alaedin Dijoihar was executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh, after being
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DUO THAT KILLED 5 POACHERS IN CENTRAL VIETNAM
The Supreme People’s Court upheld the death sentences handed down to two men for beating five rare
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTYUSA: TWO MEN HAVING SERVED 31 YEARS, ONE ON DEATH ROW, ARE EXONERATED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Henry Lee McCollum, 50, who has spent three decades on death row, and Leon Brown, 46, who was serving a life sentence, were released from prison in North Carolina.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DOCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF A GARMENT FACTORY WORKER
A Sri Lankan court sentenced a medical doctor to death for the rape and murder of a young garment
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana's Supreme Court has ruled that Eric Dale Mickelson is entitled to a new trial
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana's Supreme Court has ruled that Eric Dale Mickelson is entitled to a new trial
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in public in two different towns in the Mazanderan province, reported the
Two prisoners were hanged in public in two different towns in the Mazanderan province, reported the
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2014KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
KIRIBATI PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY
The Kiribati parliament has passed the first reading of the amendment to the penal code to adopt the death
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 4 FOREIGN NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
four drug traffickers from Syria and Iran were executed by beheading in northern and eastern Saudi Arabia, the government said.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY HANDED DOWN BY LAY JUDGES FOR FIRST TIME
The Supreme Court of Japan upheld the death sentence handed down by lay judges for the first time since
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: REVIEW PLEA OF DEATH ROW CONVICTS TO BE HEARD IN OPEN COURT BY THREE-JUDGE BENCH
The Supreme Court of India ruled that review petitions against verdicts upholding death sentences will now
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST KILLER ARSONIST
The Supreme Court of Taiwan upheld the death sentence against a man who was convicted of killing five
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NYAHURURU
In Kenya, a Nyahururu court handed four young men a death penalty for robbery with violence.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN PATUAKHALI
In Bangladesh, a Patuakhali district court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Galachipa upazila
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR MORE MEN EXECUTED BY BEHEADING
Saudi authorities have executed four citizens in the last days, after they were convicted of murder in separate
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE REJECTED 97% OF MERCY PETITIONS, BUT HE FAILED TO CURB CRIME
President Pranab Mukherjee of India has rejected 97% of the mercy petitions in his two-year tenure, as of
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 15 EXECUTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
The clerical regime of Iran hanged 15 prisoners, reports regarding executions revealed.
- AUGUST 31, 2014BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: COP KILLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The High Criminal Appeals Court upheld the death sentence given to a Bahraini man convicted in