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
JUNE 16, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TOP ISLAMIST
Bangladesh`s highest court upheld the death sentence against the country`s second highest ranked Islamist
JUNE 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN JAIL
A double murder convict was hanged in Multan’s central jail, days ahead of a one-month moratorium imposed on executions in the fasting month of Ramadan.
JUNE 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED 100TH PERSON THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number of executions in the kingdom this year.
JUNE 15, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: HYON YONG CHOL'S EXECUTION OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
South Korean media reported that North Korea had dispatched official bulletins announcing the execution
- JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: VICTIM’S FAMILY FORGIVES YOUNG KILLER AT GALLOWS
the execution of a 22-year-old man was halted at the very last minute in Arak, the capital of Markazi
JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED IN MIANDOAB
A well-known Kurdish political prisoner was executed in Miandoab’s Prison, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
JUNE 13, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF 16 ACCUSED OF KILLING POLICE
An Egyptian court ordered the retrial of 16 people sentenced to death or long prison terms for their
- JUNE 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT
according to official reports from the Department of Justice in Gilan, two prisoners were
- JUNE 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Former death row inmate Cathy Henderson sentenced to 25 years in retrial
USA - Texas. Former death row inmate Cathy Henderson sentenced to 25 years in retrial
- JUNE 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Charles Sebesta, the ex-DA who sent exoneree Anthony Graves to death row is disbarred.
USA - Texas. Charles Sebesta, the ex-DA who sent exoneree Anthony Graves to death row is disbarred.
- JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
EU DEMANDS PAKISTAN TO REINSTATE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The European Union demanded the Pakistani government to reinstate moratorium on death penalty to fully respect all of its international obligations.
JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least two murder convicts were executed in Faisalabad and Haripur, raising the total number of
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 EXECUTIONS, ONE IN PUBLIC
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 10 and 11 June 2015 in various Iranian cities, including one in public.
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six prisoners were hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Orumieh, reported the
- JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ALFRED DEWAYNE BROWN’S RELEASE BECOMES THE NATION'S 154TH DEATH-ROW EXONERATION
Harris County prosecutors announced on June 8 that they have dismissed charges against Alfred Dewayne
- JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): MURDER CHARGE DROPPED AGAINST WOMAN WHO TOOK ABORTION PILL
According to Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards, the murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
- JUNE 10, 2015Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
BURKINA FASO: TOWARDS ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY?
in a closed-door meeting in Ouagadougou, the office of the Transitional National Council (TNC)
- JUNE 10, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Release becomes the Nation's 154th Death-Row Exoneration.
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Release becomes the Nation's 154th Death-Row Exoneration.
JUNE 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MURDER CONVICTS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE OFFENDER, HANGED IN LAHORE AND FAISALABAD
three more murder convicts, including a juvenile offender, were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Faisalabad.
- JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
USA - Georgia. Murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
JUNE 10, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of heroin smuggling.
JUNE 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 5 PRISONERS HANGED IN GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
At least five prisoners were executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for drug-related crimes, reported the
- JUNE 9, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): RICHARD STRONG EXECUTED
Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed, despite the fact that four Justices of the Supreme Court would
JUNE 9, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
18 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days for drug related crimes.
JUNE 9, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT MASUM IS HESITATING TO SIGN EXECUTION ORDERS OF CONVICTS SENTENCED DURING AL-MALIKI’S GOVERNMENT
Presidency spokesperson Khalid Shwani told BasNews that 667 execution orders were waiting to be
- JUNE 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR CONDEMNED KILLERS EXECUTED IN PUNJAB JAILS
Four death row inmates were hanged till their death at the gallows in jails of different Punjab cities early in the morning, raising the total number of executions to at least 156 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in
- JUNE 9, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury imposed the death penalty on Marcel Johnson
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury imposed the death penalty on Marcel Johnson
JUNE 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS, 3 IN PUBLIC
nineteen people were executed between June 8 and 9, 2015 in six different Iranian cities.
- JUNE 9, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Terry Bemore
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Terry Bemore
JUNE 9, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 11 TO DEATH IN SOCCER STADIUM CASE
An Egyptian court sentenced 11 men to death for their part in the country's worst outbreak of soccer