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
- AUGUST 1, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Arizona Repeated Execution Protocol 15 Times Before Inmate Died
USA - Arizona. Arizona Repeated Execution Protocol 15 Times Before Inmate Died
- AUGUST 1, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Paul Hildwin Freed From Death Row.
USA - Florida. Paul Hildwin Freed From Death Row.
JULY 31, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 8 PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY PANADURA AND RATNAPURA HIGH COURTS
in Sri Lanka, 8 persons were sentenced to death in two different cases.
JULY 31, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: FISHERMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Ghana, a Cape Coast High Court has sentenced a fisherman to death by hanging for setting ablaze five
- JULY 30, 2014DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): STATE CAN'T RESUME EXECUTIONS UNTIL SPRING
It will be next spring before the state can resume executing death row inmates, an Alabama lawmaker said
JULY 30, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MONERAGALA HC HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
An individual who had sexually abused and killed a six year old boy was handed the death
- JULY 30, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Lawmaker: State can't do executions until spring
USA - Alabama. Lawmaker: State can't do executions until spring
- JULY 30, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty on Hold in Most of the Country
USA - Death Penalty on Hold in Most of the Country
JULY 30, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SHI'ITE MILITIA HANGS UP 15 EXECUTED SUNNIS IN SQUARE
Iraqi Shi'ite militia forces executed 15 Sunni Muslims and then hung them from electricity poles in a public
- JULY 29, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Harlem Lewis III, 23, Black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Harlem Lewis III, 23, Black, to death
- JULY 28, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that Michael Murdaugh should get a new hearing on his death sentence.
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that Michael Murdaugh should get a new hearing on his death sentence.
- JULY 28, 2014KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Larry Lamont White
USA - Kentucky. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Larry Lamont White
JULY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN’S REPORT 2014 PRESENTED IN THE HAGUE
A public debate devoted to “International Action for Freedom in Iran and the Middle East” took place in a
- JULY 25, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Leading Medical Experts Contradict Arizona's Description of Execution.
USA - Arizona. Leading Medical Experts Contradict Arizona's Description of Execution.
- JULY 25, 2014TogoDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: TOGOLESE FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Ghana, a Kumasi high court, presided over by Justice Paul K. Richardson, has ordered a Togolese to die
- JULY 25, 2014KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned death penalty sentences for Reginald and Jonathan Carr
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned death penalty sentences for Reginald and Jonathan Carr
JULY 25, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: JAPANESE MAN EXECUTED OVER STIMULANT DRUG SMUGGLING
Chinese authorities executed a Japanese man in his 50s who had been sentenced to death in connection with
JULY 25, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER POLICE OFFICER’S MURDER
The brutal murder of an Ajman Police officer three years ago has been finally laid to rest with the Ajman
JULY 24, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: MASON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING FRIEND
A 34-year-old mason from Bomfa in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Ghana, has been sentenced to death by
- JULY 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions orders new trial in Donald Fell's case
USA - U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions orders new trial in Donald Fell's case
JULY 24, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT CARRIES OUT DEATH PENALTY AGAINST FOUR SHABAB FIGHTERS
Somalia’s military court carried out the death penalty against four Shabab fighters founded guilty of ant-
- JULY 24, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 4 INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE KANDY HIGH COURT
4 individuals who were found guilty in connection to a murder were sentenced to death by the Kandy High
JULY 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ACID ATTACK IN MADHYA PRADESH
In a landmark decision, a court in Madhya Pradesh sentenced a man to death for hurling acid on a 28-year-
- JULY 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - In Vermont, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions overturns Donald Fell's 2005 conviction.
USA - In Vermont, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions overturns Donald Fell's 2005 conviction.
JULY 24, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTYHOC SECRETARY D’ELIA ISSUES STATEMENT ON WOOD’S EXECUTION
Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands off Cain, said: "The execution of Joseph Wood in Arizona is just the
- JULY 23, 2014GermanyDEATH PENALTY
USA - German Officials Refuse to Cooperate in Possible Death Penalty Case.
USA - German Officials Refuse to Cooperate in Possible Death Penalty Case.
JULY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS INCLUDING 4 WOMEN HANGED
Iran hanged at least 10 prisoners including four women last Sunday (July 20) and Monday (July 21).
JULY 23, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COP WHO SHOT DEAD PREGNANT WOMAN EXECUTED
A policeman who shot dead a pregnant woman while drunk and injured her husband was executed for the
- JULY 23, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Joseph Wood gasped and snorted in an execution that lasted nearly 2 hours today
USA - Arizona. Joseph Wood gasped and snorted in an execution that lasted nearly 2 hours today
JULY 23, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN DINSOR
Al-Shabaab militants in Dinsor, in Somalia's Bay region, publically executed a 14-year-old girl accused of