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
- APRIL 30, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Parole Board recommends mercy for Arthur Tyler, who is set to be executed May 28
USA - Ohio. Parole Board recommends mercy for Arthur Tyler, who is set to be executed May 28
- APRIL 30, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF KILLER IN FUJAIRAH
Upholding a lower court’s verdict, the Fujairah Court of Appeal sentenced an Emirati man to death for
APRIL 30, 2014DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA: DEATH ROW INMATE CLAYTON LOCKETT DIED AFTER WRITHING IN AGONY FOR 43 MINUTES IN BOTCHED EXECUTION THAT LAWYER DESCRIBED AS 'TORTURE'
a death row inmate in Oklahoma died of a heart attack after spending 43 minutes writhing in agony on a stretcher because of a botched execution that one lawyer has described as "torture".
APRIL 30, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVE: UN RIGHTS OFFICE CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY REVIVAL
the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva voiced concern over moves to revive the death penalty in the
- APRIL 30, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge again sentences Donna Roberts to death.
USA - Ohio. Judge again sentences Donna Roberts to death.
- APRIL 30, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John R. Kasich has commuted the death sentence of Arthur Tyler
USA - Ohio. Gov. John R. Kasich has commuted the death sentence of Arthur Tyler
- APRIL 29, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Increases Death Penalty Drug Dosages
USA - Ohio. Ohio Increases Death Penalty Drug Dosages
- APRIL 29, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma is preparing for the state's first double execution since 1937.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma is preparing for the state's first double execution since 1937.
- APRIL 29, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Clayton Lockett Dies After Execution Is Botched.
USA - Oklahoma. Clayton Lockett Dies After Execution Is Botched.
- APRIL 29, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Mary Fallin this evening issued a stay of execution for Charles Warner
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Mary Fallin this evening issued a stay of execution for Charles Warner
APRIL 29, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: FIVE DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
five death-row inmates were executed in various parts of the island, the Justice Ministry said.
APRIL 29, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA STRIP: KHAN YUNIS COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ISSUES NEW DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of First Instance in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, presided by Judge Mahmoud Barakah, sentenced B.
- APRIL 29, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Bill bringing back electric chair stripped of that measure in Louisiana House committee
USA - Louisiana. Bill bringing back electric chair stripped of that measure in Louisiana House committee
- APRIL 28, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Willie Wilks
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Willie Wilks
- APRIL 28, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Carnell Petetan to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Carnell Petetan to death
- APRIL 28, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - More Than 4% of Death Row Inmates May Be Innocent.
USA - More Than 4% of Death Row Inmates May Be Innocent.
APRIL 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 'BLOOD MONEY' SAVED 358 FROM DEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Prosecutor General Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie said the payment of "blood money" spared 358
APRIL 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 683 ISLAMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, ANOTHER 492 DEATH SENTENCES REVERSED
an Egyptian court in Minya condemned the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 of his supporters to
- APRIL 27, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: DEATH PENALTY REGULATIONS ENACTED
detailed regulations on the implementation of the death sentence came into force following their publication
- APRIL 26, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Steve White sentenced Ronnie Vang, 32, to death
USA - California. Judge Steve White sentenced Ronnie Vang, 32, to death
APRIL 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED PUBLICLY IN SEMNAN OVER RAPE CHARGES
one prisoner was hanged publicly in Semnan, reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Semnan
APRIL 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 MEN CONVICTED OF KILLING PROSECUTOR HANGED
three men convicted of killing an Iranian prosecutor were executed publicly in Zabol, IRNA reported. Omid
APRIL 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Iranian regime’s ‘Supreme Court’ upheld the death sentence for four Kurdish
APRIL 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
two prisoners were hanged in Iran early this morning.
- APRIL 24, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation that would have expanded the state's death penalty
USA - Arizona. Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation that would have expanded the state's death penalty
- APRIL 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A federal jury in Virginia sentenced Jorge Torrez to death
USA - A federal jury in Virginia sentenced Jorge Torrez to death
- APRIL 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): ROBERT HENDRIX EXECUTED
Robert Hendrix, 47, White, was executed in Florida.
- APRIL 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING COUPLE ON FARM TO STEAL THEIR COWS
Missouri executed a convicted killer after the
- APRIL 23, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. William Rousan, 57, White, was executed.
USA - Missouri. William Rousan, 57, White, was executed.
- APRIL 23, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Robert Hendrix, 47, White, was executed.
USA - Florida. Robert Hendrix, 47, White, was executed.