Archive timeline
2015
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2015, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2015
- JULY 23, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: FAMED OPPONENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Syrian government has reportedly sentenced five leading opponents of the regime, including dissident intellectual Michel Kilo and Al-Jazeera journalist Faisal al-Qassem, to death in absentia.
JULY 23, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIRST EXECUTION AFTER RAMADAN PAUSE
Saudi Arabia carried out its first execution in five weeks after a pause for Ramadan, beheading one of its citizens convicted of a double murder.
- JULY 22, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Lethal injection drugs still not here.
USA - Nebraska. Lethal injection drugs still not here.
JULY 22, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: YAKUB MEMON FILES FRESH MERCY PLEA BEFORE PRESIDENT
The execution of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon might be delayed as he reportedly handed over a fresh plea for mercy to Nagpur central jail authorities, to be forwarded to the President
- JULY 22, 2015South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Death row inmates won't be executed anytime soon
USA - South Carolina. Death row inmates won't be executed anytime soon
JULY 22, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR CHRISTIAN WOMAN'S BLASPHEMY APPEAL
Pakistan's Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Christian woman Asia Bibi against her death
- JULY 22, 2015ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jasper Phillip Rushing to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jasper Phillip Rushing to death
JULY 22, 2015GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH GRANTS PARDONS BUT COUP PLOTTERS REMAIN ON DEATH ROW
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh pardoned several death-row inmates on July 22, the 21st anniversary of his arrival to power, but notably excluded those accused of launching a failed coup in December.
JULY 22, 2015Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTOBAGO: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE
Uriah Woods was sentenced to death in Tobago for the murder of his wife Sandra Miller and attempted
- JULY 22, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF ASIA BIBI STAYED
Pakistan’s Supreme Court said it would hear an appeal from Aasia Noreen, popularly known as Asia Bibi,
JULY 22, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UP TO 12 PRISONERS EXECUTED
According to official reports, 12 prisoners were hanged to death in Iran.
- JULY 20, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE IMPOSES HARSH PENALTIES FOR RELIGIOUS CRIMES
The United Arab Emirates announced new legislation imposing harsh sentences including the death penalty for crimes related to religious hatred and Sunni extremism.
JULY 20, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TRIAL COURTS GIVE DEATH FREELY, BUT JUST 5% CONFIRMED
Just 5 % of the 1,790 death sentences handed down by trial courts in the last 15 years have been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
JULY 18, 2015Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: COURT SENTENCES LAVENTILLE MAN TO HANG OVER A 2006 MURDER
the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has stated that Sheldon Lloyd Carter, of Upper St. Barbs
- JULY 17, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Jon Beetem ordered the state to release key details about its supply of deadly chemicals
USA - Missouri. Judge Jon Beetem ordered the state to release key details about its supply of deadly chemicals
- JULY 17, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned death penalty for Mark Rogers
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned death penalty for Mark Rogers
JULY 16, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITS FEDERAL PRISON, EXTENDING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR REFORM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. HE IS THE FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO SEE THE INSIDE A FEDERAL PRISON FIRST HAND
The president visited the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in Oklahoma, a complex which includes sections of buildings separated by large green yards and barbed wire fences.
JULY 16, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SPECIAL COURT ORDERS NEW WAR CRIMES DEATH SENTENCE
A Bangladeshi special court handed down the latest in a line of death sentences to a former political
- JULY 16, 2015ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU GIVES DEATH ROW INMATES LIFE SENTENCES
Zambia's President Edgar Lungu reduced the sentence of 332 prisoners awaiting death by hanging to life imprisonment to ease maximum security prison congestion.
- JULY 16, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - President Obama Visits Federal Prison, extending his campaign for reform in the criminal justice system.
USA - President Obama Visits Federal Prison, extending his campaign for reform in the criminal justice system.
JULY 16, 2015MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: COURT SLAMS DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO RAPISTS OF UNDER-AGED GIRL
Two people convicted of the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Mauritania were given the death
JULY 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: LIVES OF TWO PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER SPARED BY PLAINTIFFS
According to official reports by state run media Hamshahri Online, two prisoners who were sentenced to
- JULY 16, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. U.S. District Court Judge James Carr overturned the death sentence of Quisi Bryan
USA - Ohio. U.S. District Court Judge James Carr overturned the death sentence of Quisi Bryan
JULY 16, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CONVICT HAMSA SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAFIYA MURDER CASE
The district sessions court in Kasaragod, state of Kerala, has awarded death sentence to K.C. Hamsa,
- JULY 16, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Study finds racial disparity in Missouri executions.
USA - Missouri. Study finds racial disparity in Missouri executions.
JULY 16, 2015Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD: PRIVY COUNCIL REFUSES TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCE...FIRST TIME IN 22 YEARS
For the first time in 22 years, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), by a majority ruling,
- JULY 16, 2015ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: KILLER FATHER TO HANG
The Lusaka High Court sentenced a man of Chibombo district to death for killing his two children using a pesticide on grounds that he was disturbed by the dissolution of his marriage.
JULY 15, 2015ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: LAST WOMAN ON DEATH ROW 'SAVED'
Zimbabwe no longer has female prisoners on death row in compliance with the new constitution.
JULY 15, 2015IsraelDEATH PENALTYISRAEL: KNESSET REJECTS BILL ON DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
The Knesset voted down a bill proposed by Yisrael Beytenu that would have enabled judges to more easily sentence a terrorist to death.
- JULY 15, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KILLER OF EX-OGUN MAGISTRATE SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 22-year-old man, David Idah, was sentenced to death by hanging for killing a retired chief magistrate in Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Timeyin.