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
JUNE 19, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT CONFIRMS 29 DEATH SENTENCES
The Supreme People's Court in the northern province of Quang Ninh refused to revoke death sentences
JUNE 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT HANDS 14 ISLAMIST LEADERS PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCES
Giza Criminal Court handed preliminary death penalties to Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
JUNE 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN BIRJAND AND YAZD
Eight prisoners were executed in two Iranian prisons. Five of them were executed on charge of drug
- JUNE 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): JOHN E. WINFIELD EXECUTED
John E. Winfield, 46, Black, was executed. Winfield was executed by lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m., a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety said.
- JUNE 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): JOHN HENRY EXECUTED
John Henry, 63, Black, was executed in Florida. He was convicted in the December 22, 1985 stabbing deaths of his wife, Suzanne Henry and her 5-year-old son, Eugene Christian.
- JUNE 18, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. John E. Winfield, 46, Black, was executed
USA - Missouri. John E. Winfield, 46, Black, was executed
- JUNE 18, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. John Henry, 63, Black, was executed.
USA - Florida. John Henry, 63, Black, was executed.
JUNE 18, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OFFICER
An Egyptian judge convicted 12 Islamists of murdering one of the most senior police officers to be killed in
JUNE 18, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 26 DISSIDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Saudi Arabia has sentenced twenty-six people to death on such charges as giving speeches critical of the Al
JUNE 18, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ECOWAS COURT UPHOLDS RIGHTS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS ON DEATH ROW
in a landmark verdict, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS
- JUNE 17, 2014DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): MARCUS A. WELLONS EXECUTED
Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed in the nation's first execution conducted since the botched
- JUNE 17, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed
USA - Georgia. Marcus A. Wellons, 59, Black, was executed
JUNE 17, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A court in east China's Shandong Province sentenced seven people in three cases to death for drug
- JUNE 16, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three men and one woman, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed in the prison
three men and one woman, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed in the prison
- JUNE 16, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Sedrick Clayton to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Sedrick Clayton to death
JUNE 16, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SEVEN PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A district Court in Bangladesh awarded death penalty to seven people and jailed two others for life in over
JUNE 16, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 13 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR ‘TERRORIST’ ATTACKS IN XINJIANG
China executed 13 people for "terrorist attacks" in the far western region of Xinjiang, state media said.
JUNE 16, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FARMER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 31-year-old farmer from Kulim was sent to the gallows by High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- JUNE 16, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE SUICIDE ATTACK
Three people were sentenced to death for their roles in carrying out a deadly attack on Tiananmen Square
JUNE 16, 2014United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: NAVY PILLAY CRITICIZES THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG CRIMES
Navy Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking on the impact of the international drug
- JUNE 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified only as H. J. was executed for drug trafficking in the prison of Shahr Kord, Jahanbin
a prisoner identified only as H. J. was executed for drug trafficking in the prison of Shahr Kord, Jahanbin
- JUNE 15, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB BEHEADS MAN FOR DRUG
Al-Shabaab militant group beheaded a man who they found guilty of possessing khat, a narcotic stimulus
- JUNE 15, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Special Forces captured Ahmed Abu Khattala in a covert mission in Libya.
USA - U.S. Special Forces captured Ahmed Abu Khattala in a covert mission in Libya.
JUNE 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PRISONERS HANGED ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HASSAN ROUHANI'S PRESIDENCY
The Iranian regime's henchmen hanged at least ten imamates in a prison in northwestern city of Uromiyeh on
JUNE 13, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE PRISONS
Eight prisoners were hanged in three Iranian cities between 7 and 10 June, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
- JUNE 13, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Marqueze Taron Smith
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Marqueze Taron Smith
- JUNE 13, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Secrets still shroud Clayton Lockett's execution.
USA - Oklahoma. Secrets still shroud Clayton Lockett's execution.
- JUNE 13, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Tawuan Townes
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Tawuan Townes
- JUNE 13, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced James Osgood to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced James Osgood to death
- JUNE 13, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William Froeberg sentenced Hilbert Pineil Thomas to death
USA - California. Judge William Froeberg sentenced Hilbert Pineil Thomas to death