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
- MAY 15, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for setting off bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon
USA - A federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for setting off bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon
MAY 15, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AFTER 17 YEARS
A former Chinese police officer was sentenced to death for homicide, 17 years after the murdered woman's
MAY 14, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN FEMALE STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A female Nigerian student was sent to the gallows by the Malaysian High Court after she was found guilty of
- MAY 14, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Governor and Attorney General provided information on the purchase of lethal grugs
USA - Nebraska. Governor and Attorney General provided information on the purchase of lethal grugs
- MAY 14, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Jordan Clemons, 26, Black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Jordan Clemons, 26, Black, to death
MAY 14, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Four persons found guilty of a murder reported in 2000 have been sentenced to death in Sri Lanka.
MAY 13, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: DEFENSE MINISTER HYON YONG CHOL EXECUTED – S. KOREAN INTELLIGENCE
The No. 2 leader of North Korea’s military was recently executed as a “traitor” for showing disrespect for its top leader, Kim Jong-un, South Korean intelligence officials told lawmakers in Seoul.
- MAY 13, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The House Judiciary Committee failed to release Senate Bill 40 that would have repealed the death penalty.
USA - Delaware. The House Judiciary Committee failed to release Senate Bill 40 that would have repealed the death penalty.
MAY 13, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE YEMENIS BEHEADED, 83 EXECUTIONS IN 2015
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Yemenis for drug trafficking, bringing to 83 the number of executions in little more than four months, compared with 87 all of last year.
MAY 13, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MURDERERS OF MPS EXECUTED IN MOGADISHU
two suspected members of Al-Shabaab were executed by firing squad in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
- MAY 13, 2015WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life in prison without parole for slaughtering 2 children and 4 adults
USA - Washington. Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life in prison without parole for slaughtering 2 children and 4 adults
- MAY 12, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE-MURDER
A Dhaka court awarded death penalty to two persons and life-term jail to one for killing an elderly couple in
- MAY 12, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): DERRICK DEWAYNE CHARLES EXECUTED
Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed. The sentence was carried out with a single lethal
MAY 12, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SAULAT MIRZA HANGED IN MACHH JAIL
Death-row prisoner Saulat Mirza was executed at Machh jail today at 4:30 AM for the murder of former KESC managing director Shahid Hamid, his driver and guard in 1997, raising the total number of executions to 101 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed
- MAY 12, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Christopher Patterson sentenced Zachary Taylor Wood to death
USA - Florida. Judge Christopher Patterson sentenced Zachary Taylor Wood to death
- MAY 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 80TH PERSON BEHEADED THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia carried out its 80th beheading of the year, edging closer to the 87 executions it carried out during all of 2014.
- MAY 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed.
MAY 12, 2015RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: STATE DUMA REFUSES TO INSTITUTE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR TERRORISM
Russia’s State Duma rejected in the first reading the initiative of member of the Liberal Democratic Party
MAY 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS SECRETLY HANGED IN SHIRAZ
In a prison in the southern city of Shiraz, Iranian regime’s henchmen secretly hanged seven prisoners on May 10 and 12.
- MAY 11, 2015MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: TWO 16-YEAR-OLD MURDER CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Juvenile Court sentenced two 16-year-old murder convicts to death.
- MAY 11, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Senate Approves Bill to Keep Execution Drug Providers Secret.
USA - Texas. Senate Approves Bill to Keep Execution Drug Providers Secret.
- MAY 9, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO INDONESIANS SPARED FROM DEATH PENALTY
Two Indonesians spared recently from the death penalty by a Malaysian court are slated to return soon to
MAY 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
Five prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran in the morning.
- MAY 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): DEATH SENTENCES FALL ACROSS TEXAS, SUPPORT DROPS IN COUNTY THAT LEADS U.S. IN EXECUTIONS
Harris County (Houston) has executed more men and women than any other county in the United States,
- MAY 8, 2015LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Lee Turner Jr.
USA - Louisiana. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Lee Turner Jr.
- MAY 8, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Death Sentences Fall Across Texas, Support Drops in County That Leads U.S. in Executions.
USA - Texas. Death Sentences Fall Across Texas, Support Drops in County That Leads U.S. in Executions.
- MAY 7, 2015DEATH PENALTY
THE UNITED STATES LEGALLY KILL 40 MURDERERS A YEAR, BUT LEAVE 5,000 COMPLETELY FREE
A new website, murderdata.org, estimates that each year in the United States at least 5,000 murders are not solved.
- MAY 7, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The United States legally kill 40 murderers a year, but leave 5,000 completely free.
USA - The United States legally kill 40 murderers a year, but leave 5,000 completely free.
MAY 7, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: OFFICIAL SAYS REPORT KIM ORDERED EXECUTIONS 'MALICIOUS SLANDER'
A North Korean official denounced a report by South Korea's spy agency that leader Kim Jong Un had
MAY 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
14 prisoners were hanged in Iran between May 6 and 7 for drug related charges.