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
- JANUARY 29, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. Government will seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
USA - The U.S. Government will seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
- JANUARY 28, 2014Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG: JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS EXECUTIONS WILL GO AHEAD THIS YEAR
Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister says the execution of 13 people currently on death row will happen
- JANUARY 28, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana To Change Lethal Injection Procedure One Week Before Execution
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana To Change Lethal Injection Procedure One Week Before Execution
- JANUARY 28, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: PURGE OF JANG SONG THAEK ASSOCIATES CONTINUES
The purge of Jang Song Thaek associates has reportedly continued with the execution of a senior Central
- JANUARY 28, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): HERBERT SMULLS EXECUTED
Missouri late on Wednesday executed Herbert Smulls after the U.S. Supreme Court denied last-minute
- JANUARY 28, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - President Obama put new urgency behind his drive to close the Guantanamo Bay prison
USA - President Obama put new urgency behind his drive to close the Guantanamo Bay prison
- JANUARY 28, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Barisal court has sentenced to death two brothers, Shahjahan Bairagi and Shahidul Islam Sahed Bairagi,
a Barisal court has sentenced to death two brothers, Shahjahan Bairagi and Shahidul Islam Sahed Bairagi,
- JANUARY 28, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The US supreme court granted a stay of execution for Herbert Smulls, because the state had refused to disclose the source of the drugs
USA - Missouri. The US supreme court granted a stay of execution for Herbert Smulls, because the state had refused to disclose the source of the drugs
JANUARY 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC IN QAZWIN
A prisoner was hanged in public in the Iranian city of Qazwin. Chilling photos showing every stage of
- JANUARY 28, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Herbert Smulls was executed
USA - Missouri. Herbert Smulls was executed
- JANUARY 27, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Bert Rice formally sentenced Cedric Jerome Floyd, 32, Black, to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Bert Rice formally sentenced Cedric Jerome Floyd, 32, Black, to death.
- JANUARY 27, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Dennis McGuire Faked Slow Suffocation 'To Put On This Big Show', Ohio Prison Guards Say
USA - Ohio. Dennis McGuire Faked Slow Suffocation 'To Put On This Big Show', Ohio Prison Guards Say
- JANUARY 27, 2014KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Senate Judiciary Committee approves SB 257 to limit the appeals process in death penalty cases
USA - Kansas. Senate Judiciary Committee approves SB 257 to limit the appeals process in death penalty cases
- JANUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
- JANUARY 26, 2014TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIAN CONSTITUTION ENSHRINES RIGHT TO LIFE BUT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
After weeks of debates, Tunisia has adopted a new Constitution. As expected by local abolitionists
- JANUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
seven men were hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj for drug related crimes, Azeri-Press Agency
seven men were hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj for drug related crimes, Azeri-Press Agency
JANUARY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUGS
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
- JANUARY 26, 2014MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mexico President Peña Nieto ctiticizes the execution of Mexican national Edgar Tamayo in Texas
USA - Mexico President Peña Nieto ctiticizes the execution of Mexican national Edgar Tamayo in Texas
JANUARY 26, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN EXECUTED HIS UNCLE’S ENTIRE FAMILY
the Seoul-based Yonhap news agency reported that all relatives of the executed uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had also been put to death at the leader's instruction.
JANUARY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYMEXICO: PRESIDENT ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO SAYS TEXAS EXECUTION SETS 'BAD PRECEDENT'
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto said the execution Wednesday (January 22) of Mexican national
- JANUARY 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
BasNews, an independent news agency based in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reported
BasNews, an independent news agency based in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reported
- JANUARY 25, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania - Activists want death penalty abolished
Tanzania - Activists want death penalty abolished
- JANUARY 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner has been executed in the main prison in the northern Iranian city of Sari, regime officials
A prisoner has been executed in the main prison in the northern Iranian city of Sari, regime officials
- JANUARY 24, 2014DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): ELECTRIC CHAIR BILL DIES ON TIE VOTE IN SENATE COMMITTEE
If anyone knows what executing a person by electrocution does to the body, it's Jerry Givens. As Virginia's
- JANUARY 24, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: MINISTER OF JUSTICE, 'THE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS CONTINUES'
Beirut hosted a national conference against the death penalty in Lebanon. The conference, held at the
- JANUARY 24, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Family of Dennis McGuire Files Lawsuit Over His Execution
USA - Ohio. Family of Dennis McGuire Files Lawsuit Over His Execution
- JANUARY 24, 2014VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Electric chair bill dies on tie vote in Senate committee.
USA - Virginia. Electric chair bill dies on tie vote in Senate committee.
- JANUARY 24, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5.
USA - Louisiana. The Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5.
- JANUARY 23, 2014KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: MPS SUGGEST REMOVING DEATH PENALTY FROM CRIMINAL CODE, GENERAL PROSECUTOR SAYS NO
some MPs in the Kazakhstan’s Majilis (lower chamber) suggested the death penalty be removed from the
- JANUARY 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): KENNETH EUGENE HOGAN EXECUTED
Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed in Oklahoma.