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
- DECEMBER 9, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Kwame Ajamu, 57, Black, Officially Exonerated, Becomes 150th Death Row Exoneree.
USA - Ohio. Kwame Ajamu, 57, Black, Officially Exonerated, Becomes 150th Death Row Exoneree.
- DECEMBER 9, 2014GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Robert Wayne Holsey, 49, black, was executed
USA - Georgia. Robert Wayne Holsey, 49, black, was executed
DECEMBER 9, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT 77TH EXECUTION OF 2014
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Saudi drug trafficker, the 77th state execution in the oil-rich kingdom
DECEMBER 9, 2014DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): ROBERT WAYNE HOLSEY EXECUTED
Robert Wayne Holsey, 49, black, was executed.
DECEMBER 8, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS BEHEADS MUSLIM MAN FOR BLASPHEMY
The Islamic State (ISIS) beheaded a man in northern Syria after accusing him of blasphemy, a militant
DECEMBER 8, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA SENTENCES EIGHT TO DEATH FOR KNIFE, BOMB ATTACKS IN RESTIVE XINJIANG
China sentenced eight people to death for their roles in two knife and bomb attacks this spring in the
- DECEMBER 7, 2014AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Gouri Abdelmalek, the leader of the terrorist group Jund El Khilafah, and his deputy, Torfi Rabah, were
Gouri Abdelmalek, the leader of the terrorist group Jund El Khilafah, and his deputy, Torfi Rabah, were
DECEMBER 7, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: ANOTHER FOUR BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Cairo court sentenced to death four members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood over the killing of
DECEMBER 6, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCED SEVEN JIHADISTS TO DEATH IN SINAI CASE
An Egyptian court has sentenced to death seven men, including prominent Islamist militant Adel Habara,
DECEMBER 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PARDON PUSHES ASIAN KILLER TO ISLAM
Arar newspaper said a Sri Lankan man on the death row converted to Islam after he was pardoned by the
DECEMBER 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES THREE MEN IN MOGADISHU
Somali military court executed three men convicted of killing innocent civilians in the country. One among
- DECEMBER 4, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Fredrick Evins has accepted a plea deal and received three consecutive life sentences
USA - South Carolina. Fredrick Evins has accepted a plea deal and received three consecutive life sentences
- DECEMBER 4, 2014DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury has voted to recommend the death penalty for Otis Phillips
USA - Delaware. A jury has voted to recommend the death penalty for Otis Phillips
DECEMBER 4, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PRESIDENT ORDERS EXECUTION OF DEATH ROW CONVICTS
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ordered the execution of five death-row drug convicts this month, a move
- DECEMBER 4, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Gary Hill has overturned the 2007 death penalty sentence of Fredrick Evins
USA - South Carolina. Judge Gary Hill has overturned the 2007 death penalty sentence of Fredrick Evins
- DECEMBER 4, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 16-YR-OLD GIRL
A court in central Vietnam sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a 16-year old girl two years
DECEMBER 4, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA TO STOP HARVESTING EXECUTED PRISONERS' ORGANS
China has promised to stop harvesting organs from executed prisoners by 1 January, state media report.
DECEMBER 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN CONSIDERS ENDING DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENSES
Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council, said that Iran is looking to end
- DECEMBER 3, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
the Darfur Crimes Court sentenced seven people to death by hanging. They were found guilty
the Darfur Crimes Court sentenced seven people to death by hanging. They were found guilty
- DECEMBER 3, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Court halts execution of Texan Scott Panetti amid questions of mental health.
USA - Texas. Court halts execution of Texan Scott Panetti amid questions of mental health.
- DECEMBER 3, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Willie Herring
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Willie Herring
DECEMBER 3, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SYRIAN IS 75TH PERSON EXECUTED THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia executed a Syrian convicted of drug smuggling, bringing to 75 the number of locals and
- DECEMBER 3, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 7 PRISONERS HANGED AT MASHHAD PRISON
seven prisoners were executed by hanging in the courtyard of Vaki Abad prison in Mashhad for drug-
DECEMBER 3, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROLE IN AL-QAEDA CELL
A Saudi court sentenced a Saudi citizen to death for helping al-Qaeda carry out terrorist attacks in the
DECEMBER 3, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF SCOTT PANETTI AMID QUESTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans court has stayed the execution of Scott Panetti in a
DECEMBER 2, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 188 DEATH SENTENCES IN MASS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT VERDICT
Giza's criminal court sentenced 188 defendants to death for a violent attack on a police station after last
DECEMBER 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CABINET GRANTS APPROVAL FOR ANTI-HIJACKING BILL 2014
A Bill seeking stringent punishment including death penalty for hijackers was approved by the Union
- DECEMBER 2, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: PRESIDENT RULES OUT CLEMENCY FOR DEATH-ROW DRUG CONVICTS
Indonesian President Joko Widodo ruled out granting clemency to convicted drug traffickers sentenced to death, a senior minister said.
DECEMBER 2, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES IN ONE DAY
18 people were executed in three different Iranian prisons, according to unofficial sources. All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges and there were two women and one Afghan citizen among them.
DECEMBER 2, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTE WOMAN ACCUSED OF SPYING
Al-Shabaab militants executed by firing squad a woman accused of espionage, the Islamist group and a