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 23, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: AN ORDER ISSUED TO USE LETHAL INJECTION FOR EXECUTION
Home Minister Umar Naseer issued an order on Correctional Services to make preparations to implement
- JANUARY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were secretly hanged in the central prison of Bandar Abbas between 22 and 23 January
Seven prisoners were secretly hanged in the central prison of Bandar Abbas between 22 and 23 January
- JANUARY 23, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Jonathan Siostrom sentenced Elijah Brookins, 34, Black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Jonathan Siostrom sentenced Elijah Brookins, 34, Black, to death
JANUARY 23, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 11 OTHERS HANGED FOR TERRORISM
Iraq hanged another 11 people convicted of terrorist offences, the Justice Ministry said, pursuing what a U.N. official has criticized as a "conveyor-belt of executions".
- JANUARY 23, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed
JANUARY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
The Iranian regime executed seven prisoners in the central prison of the city of Kermanshah in western
JANUARY 23, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Rawalpindi (Pakistan) sentenced a self-proclaimed prophet to death after convicting him of
- JANUARY 23, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Partner of Murdered New Hampshire Police Officer Now Opposes Death Penalty
USA - New Hampshire. Partner of Murdered New Hampshire Police Officer Now Opposes Death Penalty
JANUARY 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN CTG
A Chittagong court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry.
- JANUARY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: SRI LANKAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A Sri Lankan man has been executed by firing squad in the UAE emirate of Sharjah for murdering an
- JANUARY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): BILL TO ALLOW INCREASED USE OF ELECTRIC CHAIR PASSES HOUSE
The House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill today that would make electrocution the default
- JANUARY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): EDGAR TAMAYO EXECUTED DESPITE PLEAS FROM MEXICO
Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national whose case gained international attention, was executed for the 1994 murder of a Houston policeman.
- JANUARY 22, 2014MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national whose case gained international attention, was executed
USA - Texas. Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national whose case gained international attention, was executed
- JANUARY 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner, who was identified as Shahsavar Raeesi, was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, reported
a prisoner, who was identified as Shahsavar Raeesi, was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, reported
JANUARY 22, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER SOLDIER UPHELD
In Indonesia, a Supreme Court panel of judges has upheld the death sentence of Second. Pvt. Mart Azzanul
JANUARY 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UN RIGHTS EXPERTS ‘ALARMED’ AT SHARP INCREASE IN HANGINGS, URGES HALT TO EXECUTIONS
Independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government of Iran
- JANUARY 22, 2014VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Bill to allow increased use of electric chair passes the House
USA - Virginia. Bill to allow increased use of electric chair passes the House
JANUARY 22, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A BOY
The State High Court, Nembe Division, Bayelsa State, has sentenced a former police officer, Mr. Matthew
JANUARY 22, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 23-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING RIVAL
In Nigeria, a Jos High Court sentenced a 23-year-old man, Harisu Abdullahi, to death by hanging for
- JANUARY 22, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana must produce more info on lethal injection process ahead of Feb. 5 execution.
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana must produce more info on lethal injection process ahead of Feb. 5 execution.
- JANUARY 21, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS
Sudan’s parliament endorsed a human trafficking act that allows to sentence human traffickers with the
- JANUARY 21, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. 2 bills to make death penalty appeals more efficient approved by the Judiciary Committees
USA - Alabama. 2 bills to make death penalty appeals more efficient approved by the Judiciary Committees
- JANUARY 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man identified as Sajjad Pour-Najaf was hanged in the prison of Tabriz, unofficial sources
a young man identified as Sajjad Pour-Najaf was hanged in the prison of Tabriz, unofficial sources
JANUARY 21, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 36-YEAR-OLD MAN EXECUTED FOR KEEPING, MURDERING SEX SLAVES
A Chinese man, who kept six female sex slaves in a dungeon and killed two of them, was executed.
JANUARY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF 15 CONVICTS DUE TO DELAY, MENTAL ILLNESS
In a landmark and significant judgement, the Supreme Court commuted death penalty of 15 convicts on the
- JANUARY 21, 2014OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Gary Haugen’s request to be executed
USA - Oregon. The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Gary Haugen’s request to be executed
- JANUARY 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Changiz Shahnavazi, a prisoner accused of murder, was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, reported
Changiz Shahnavazi, a prisoner accused of murder, was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, reported
JANUARY 20, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 38 HANGED DESPITE UN CHIEF CALLS TO STOP EXECUTIONS
Iraq’s Ministry of Justice sent 38 inmates to the gallows. According to a report aired by al-Rafedein TV, these inmates were executed in the so-called high security prison.
JANUARY 20, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 30 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN SINGLE TRIAL
A Vietnamese court sentenced 30 people to death for trafficking heroin at the conclusion of a mass trial.
- JANUARY 19, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MEXICO SAYS TEXAS EXECUTION OF MEXICAN MAN WOULD VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL ACCORD
Mexico today strongly objected to the scheduled execution in Texas on Jan. 22 of a Mexican