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
- 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 PENALTY
HANDS 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, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: 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 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, 2014ChinaDEATH 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 24, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC 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 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 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): JOSEPH WOOD DIES ALMOST TWO HOURS AFTER EXECUTION BEGINS
Joseph Wood gasped and snorted in an execution that lasted nearly 2 hours today.
- 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