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
- DECEMBER 8, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler and a Saudi murderer.
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler and a Saudi murderer.
DECEMBER 8, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: AUTHORITIES EXECUTE THREE AS ANNUAL TOLL HITS 150
Saudi Arabia executed three men in the last two days.
- DECEMBER 8, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Jeffrey Miller has overturned the death sentence of Rudolph Roybal
USA - California. Judge Jeffrey Miller has overturned the death sentence of Rudolph Roybal
DECEMBER 8, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING BRITONS
The Court of Appeal in Kuching, Malaysia, dismissed the appeal of a fishmonger who was convicted and
- DECEMBER 7, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his wife.
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his wife.
DECEMBER 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
A prisoner with an alleged murder charge was reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison in the
- DECEMBER 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime’s henchmen hanged a 36-year-old father of three in a prison in the city of Gorgan in
The Iranian regime’s henchmen hanged a 36-year-old father of three in a prison in the city of Gorgan in
DECEMBER 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN AND ONE WOMAN HANGED IN ONE DAY
Three men with alleged murder charges were reportedly hanged to death at Zahedan Central Prison and
DECEMBER 6, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: JIHADIST SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER POLICEMAN’S KILLING
An Egyptian court sentenced a leading jihadist to death by hanging after convicting him of killing a policeman.
- DECEMBER 4, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Governor Suspends Efforts to Obtain Death Penalty Drugs.
USA - Nebraska. Governor Suspends Efforts to Obtain Death Penalty Drugs.
- DECEMBER 4, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jurors returned a unanimous recommendation that Kevin Andre Towles be sentenced to die.
USA - Alabama. Jurors returned a unanimous recommendation that Kevin Andre Towles be sentenced to die.
- DECEMBER 4, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Arlan Harrell sentenced Eddie Ricky Nealy to death.
USA - California. Judge Arlan Harrell sentenced Eddie Ricky Nealy to death.
- DECEMBER 4, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Fuente handed down a 3rd death penalty sentence for Dontae Morris
USA - Florida. Judge William Fuente handed down a 3rd death penalty sentence for Dontae Morris
DECEMBER 4, 2015Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: DOUBLE COP KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RANGOON
Rangoon’s Southern District Court handed down the death penalty to a man found guilty of murdering two
- DECEMBER 4, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Supreme Court Issues Stay in Lethal Injection Case.
USA - Arkansas. Supreme Court Issues Stay in Lethal Injection Case.
DECEMBER 3, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, FRAUD AT SHANXI MINES
Four people were sentenced to death in north China's Shanxi Province for murder, fraud and blackmail in a
DECEMBER 3, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 27 TRIED ON APOSTASY CHARGE THAT MAY BRING DEATH SENTENCES
A Sudanese court could sentence 27 Muslims to death for believing in a strand of Islam that’s considered
DECEMBER 3, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION WITHDRAWS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE, OTHERS
Egypt’s Court of Cassation withdrew the death sentences issued to Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide
DECEMBER 3, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: COUNTIES WITH HIGHEST RATES OF KILLINGS BY POLICE ALSO AMONG HIGHEST IN DEATH SENTENCES
The counties in the United States that have the highest per capita rate of killings by police officers also rank
- DECEMBER 3, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Counties With Highest Rates of Killings by Police Also Among Highest in Death Sentences.
USA - Counties With Highest Rates of Killings by Police Also Among Highest in Death Sentences.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Ernie Chambers asks Nebraska Supreme Court to sanction attorney general over lethal injection drugs.
USA - Nebraska. Ernie Chambers asks Nebraska Supreme Court to sanction attorney general over lethal injection drugs.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIA: HISTORIC VOTE ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY
Mongolia’s parliament became the latest to consign the death penalty to the history books, in a major victory for human rights in the country.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
- DECEMBER 3, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge: State Must Reveal Lethal Injection Drug Information.
USA - Arkansas. Judge: State Must Reveal Lethal Injection Drug Information.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
- DECEMBER 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): DONNIS MUSGROVE DIES ON DEATH ROW BEFORE FEDERAL COURT CAN DECIDE HIS INNOCENCE CLAIM
Donnis Musgrove, 67, White, an Alabama death row prisoner with a substantial claim of innocence, died of
- DECEMBER 2, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: ISIS EXTREMISTS THROW ‘GAY COUPLE’ OFF A ROOF IN PALMYRA
The extremist group of Islamic State (ISIS) threw two Syrian men off the top of a building in Palmyra city in
- DECEMBER 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Donnis Musgrove Dies on Death Row Before Federal Court Can Decide His Innocence Claim.
USA - Alabama. Donnis Musgrove Dies on Death Row Before Federal Court Can Decide His Innocence Claim.
- DECEMBER 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR TERRORISTS SENT TO GALLOWS
Four convicted terrorists were sent to the gallows for their involvement in the Army Public School (APS) massacre in Peshawar last December in which over 150 people, mostly children, lost their lives.
- DECEMBER 1, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has set aside the death penalty for Rayshawn Johnson
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has set aside the death penalty for Rayshawn Johnson