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 9, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
- JUNE 9, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Opposes Participation in Executions.
USA - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Opposes Participation in Executions.
JUNE 9, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: CHILD BRIDE ACCUSED OF KILLING HUSBAND TO BE FREED, ANOTHER REMAINS ON DEATH ROW
A High Court judge in Gezawa, Kano State, ordered Wasila Tasi'u, a child forced to marry at just 13 who
- JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: ASIAN CONFERENCE ON DEATH PENALTY
Death penalty and drugs is the main topic to be discussed at the Regional Congress organized by Ensemble
- JUNE 8, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
- JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR TAKING THE ABORTION PILL
A 23-year-old Georgia woman, Kenlissia Jones, is facing a charge of “malice murder” — a crime that is
- JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ALFRED DEWAYNE BROWN IS RELEASED FROM PRISON
Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail on Monday after he was declared a free man. Brown, 33, Black, had spent more than a dozen years behind bars, 10 of them sitting on death row.
JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: DIFFERENT RESULTS IN 3 NATIONAL POLLS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Three national polls on the death penalty have been published between 1 and 4 June 2015 and each gave
- JUNE 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 3 national polls on the death penalty have been recently published, and each gave different results
USA - 3 national polls on the death penalty have been recently published, and each gave different results
- JUNE 8, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail after sitting 10 years on death row
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail after sitting 10 years on death row
- JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill. could be sentenced to death.
USA - Georgia. Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill. could be sentenced to death.
- JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Larry Lee Becomes 155th Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
USA - Georgia. Larry Lee Becomes 155th Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
JUNE 7, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE KIDNAPPERS TO WALK GALLOWS IN COX'S BAZAR
A court in Bangladesh sentenced three people to death for killing a schoolboy after abduction in 2013.
- JUNE 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
JUNE 6, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Jaranwala additional sessions judge sentenced two men to death he convicted of murder. Prosecution
- JUNE 5, 2015DEATH PENALTY
ON THE DEATH OF TARIK AZIZ – HANDS OFF CAIN: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A WITNESS
Abouth the death of Tarik Aziz, Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain, said: “With the death of Tarik Aziz it not only disappears...
JUNE 5, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six executions were conducted in the evening, one week after the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, media reports said.
- JUNE 4, 2015DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA (USA): 2 BROTHERS PARDONED, CLEARING WAY FOR THEM TO RECEIVE $750K
Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and his half brother Leon Brown, clearing the way
JUNE 4, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
two more death row prisoners were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Mianwali, raising the total number of
- JUNE 4, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, clearing the way for them to receive $750,000 in compensation
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, clearing the way for them to receive $750,000 in compensation
- JUNE 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Americans favour death over life without parole by 50% to 45%.
USA - Americans favour death over life without parole by 50% to 45%.
- JUNE 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows diminished death penalty support.
USA - New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows diminished death penalty support.
- JUNE 3, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): LESTER BOWER EXECUTED AFTER THREE DECADES ON DEATH ROW
Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed. A Texas jury sentenced Bower to death in April 1984 for the Oct.
- JUNE 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO NATIONALS BRINGING EXECUTION TOLL TO 94 IN 2015
Saudi Arabia says it has beheaded two more of its nationals, bringing to 94 the number of such executions so far this year across the Persian Gulf kingdom.
JUNE 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
A double murder convict was executed at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. Javed alias Jeeda had killed two
JUNE 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SIX INDONESIANS ON DEATH ROW RELEASED AFTER INDONESIA AGREED TO PAY BLOOD MONEY
six Indonesian citizens sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia were released and arrived home, after the
- JUNE 3, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed.
- JUNE 3, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. HB 18 that would bring back the electric chair appears dead for the session.
USA - Alabama. HB 18 that would bring back the electric chair appears dead for the session.
- JUNE 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
five more murder convicts have been sent to the gallows in Sahiwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Attock and Rawalpindi.
five more murder convicts have been sent to the gallows in Sahiwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Attock and Rawalpindi.
- JUNE 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 11-1 the death penalty for Heather Keaton, 26, White.
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 11-1 the death penalty for Heather Keaton, 26, White.