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
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Three capital cases in one county have already cost Washington almost $10 million, and have barely begun.
USA - Washington. Three capital cases in one county have already cost Washington almost $10 million, and have barely begun.
NOVEMBER 11, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: COURTS TO RE-HEAR CASES OF PRISONERS ON MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Malawi’s judiciary has said it will soon sit to re-hear cases of prisoners who were previously sentenced to
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTY
COLORADO (USA): HICKENLOOPER'S STANCE ON DEATH PENALTY DID NOT COST HIM RE-ELECTION
The death penalty was a focal point of Colorado's gubernatorial race and though most Coloradans support
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Hickenlooper's stance on death penalty did not cost him re-election.
USA - Colorado. Hickenlooper's stance on death penalty did not cost him re-election.
NOVEMBER 10, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH 19 YEARS AFTER MURDER
Three persons found guilty in Sri Lanka of committing murder 19 years ago in the Sethapola area in
NOVEMBER 10, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FAMILY OF DEAD MAID ACCEPTS BLOOD MONEY
Four men facing the death penalty in the UAE for raping, killing and dismembering an Ethiopian maid five
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Larry Hyman today sentenced Titus Huggins to serve life in prison.
USA - South Carolina. Judge Larry Hyman today sentenced Titus Huggins to serve life in prison.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Justice Department released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2013.
USA - The Justice Department released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2013.
NOVEMBER 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN CITY OF MASHHAD
A 36 year old man was hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran) in the morning.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2014DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis for drug smuggling between 5 and 6 November.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jurors recommended the death penalty for John DeBlase
USA - Alabama. Jurors recommended the death penalty for John DeBlase
- NOVEMBER 7, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Kesaun Sykes to death
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Kesaun Sykes to death
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
pakistani Amin Allah Zar Gul was beheaded in Riyadh after he was "found guilty of trying to smuggle
pakistani Amin Allah Zar Gul was beheaded in Riyadh after he was "found guilty of trying to smuggle
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Cynthia Imperato sentenced Randy Tundidor to death
USA - Florida. Judge Cynthia Imperato sentenced Randy Tundidor to death
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN BOGRA
A tribunal in Bogra, Bangladesh, convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 1997 for
NOVEMBER 6, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLERS OF ITALIAN BISHOP
A Kenyan Roman Catholic priest and four others were sentenced to death by a court in Nairobi for
NOVEMBER 6, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FOUR RAPISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NILE DELTA
Four men were sentenced to death for raping a woman in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Attorney General Asks Court to Vacate Death Sentences.
USA - Maryland. Attorney General Asks Court to Vacate Death Sentences.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Inmate Latavious Johnson sentenced to death for stabbing guard.
USA - Arkansas. Inmate Latavious Johnson sentenced to death for stabbing guard.
NOVEMBER 6, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The minister who will advise Indonesia's new president on whether to grant clemency to 2 Australians says he's personally against the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Victims group sues over slow California executions
USA - California. Victims group sues over slow California executions
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Ralph "Macky" Jeremias to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Ralph "Macky" Jeremias to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): COURT OVERTURNS MAN'S CONVICTION DUE TO WITHHELD EVIDENCE
The Texas court of criminal appeals overturned Alfred Dewayne Brown's conviction due to withheld
- NOVEMBER 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
pakistani Mohammed Sadiq Hanif was executed in Saudi Arabia, in the eastern town of Khubar, for his
pakistani Mohammed Sadiq Hanif was executed in Saudi Arabia, in the eastern town of Khubar, for his
- NOVEMBER 5, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN
A Khartoum criminal court sentenced a police officer to death for killing Awadiya Ajabna on the outskirts of
- NOVEMBER 5, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas court of criminal appeals overturned Alfred Dewayne Brown's conviction due to withheld evidence.
USA - Texas. The Texas court of criminal appeals overturned Alfred Dewayne Brown's conviction due to withheld evidence.
NOVEMBER 5, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER HE BEHEADED A UNIVERSITY STUDENT
The Banadir Regional Court sentenced to death a man who was found guilty of killing a university student
NOVEMBER 4, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEFILING MINOR
A 34 year-old man has been sentenced to death in Kenya after he was found guilty of defiling a six year-old
NOVEMBER 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 56-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR CHILD RAPE, MURDER
A 56-year-old man, facing gallows for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl, has been spared death
NOVEMBER 4, 2014BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: A MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED
Authorities in Belarus executed a murder convict sentenced to death, reported the unregistered Vyasna (Spring) human rights center in Minsk.