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
- APRIL 16, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. LB268 to repeal the death penalty won 1st-round approval from lawmakers today
USA - Nebraska. LB268 to repeal the death penalty won 1st-round approval from lawmakers today
APRIL 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE PUNJAB JAILS
Five murder convicts were hanged in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad, raising the total number of executions to 75 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
- APRIL 16, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty Poll 2015: Support At Record Low
USA - Death Penalty Poll 2015: Support At Record Low
- APRIL 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MANUEL GARZA EXECUTED
Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed. Garza received a lethal injection of pentobarbital for killing a SWAT team member, Police Officer John "Rocky" Riojas, 37, in February 2001.
- APRIL 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): ANDRE COLE EXECUTED
Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed. Cole, was accused of killing Anthony Curtis, a friend of his ex-wife, in 1998.
- APRIL 15, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed.
- APRIL 15, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 13 states today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the three-drug combination being used by Oklahoma
USA - 13 states today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the three-drug combination being used by Oklahoma
- APRIL 15, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed.
APRIL 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE KILLERS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
In Pakistan five killers were awarded death sentences on ten counts by Anti Terrorism Court and each were fined to pay Rs 1.5 million, in a murder case.
- APRIL 15, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1751 (now Act 1096), a secrecy law
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1751 (now Act 1096), a secrecy law
- APRIL 14, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES INDONESIAN WOMAN WITH SUSPECTED MENTAL ILLNESS
Today’s execution of an Indonesian woman with a suspected mental illness is just the latest in the recent macabre spike in Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored killings, Amnesty International said.
- APRIL 14, 2015ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ORLANDO IN DOHA: DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION IS PRIORITY GOAL
"The abolition of the death penalty is a priority in view of the definition of the post-2015 development agenda". The Minister of Justice of Italy, Andrea Orlando, speaking in Doha at the panel discussion on Death, Drugs and Terrorism during the 13th Uni
APRIL 14, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
Gujarat high court has commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and murder of a 9-year-old in Navsari.
- APRIL 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN BAHAWALPUR
A murder convict was hanged to death at New Central Jail in Bahawalpur early in the morning, Geo News reported.
- APRIL 14, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Robert Lee Dunson
USA - California. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Robert Lee Dunson
- APRIL 13, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE PUTS REMAINING EXECUTIONS ON HOLD
The Tennessee Supreme Court has officially halted executions in the state, vacating four remaining execution dates amid legal challenges over Tennessee's death penalty protocols.
- APRIL 13, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND: SIX MURDERERS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
After decades Somaliland has fulfilled death sentences imposed by the country's courts.
- APRIL 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Esfahan prison, according to the report of
Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Esfahan prison, according to the report of
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The New York Times described the death penalty as "cruel, immoral, and ineffective at reducing crime"
USA - The New York Times described the death penalty as "cruel, immoral, and ineffective at reducing crime"
- APRIL 13, 2015TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Puts Remaining Executions on Hold.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Puts Remaining Executions on Hold.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
APRIL 13, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 2 KIDNAPPERS HANGED IN KAJAKI
Officials from Kajaki district report that Mujahideen hanged to death 2 kidnappers in Gandemrez Hada area at 01:00 am local time today.
APRIL 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PRISONERS HANGED IN A PRISON IN KARAJ
The Iranian regime’s henchmen in Central Prison in the city of Karaj hanged eight prisoners.
APRIL 13, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED
three prisoners were hanged in Iran between April 11 and 12.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. Family members of two Massachusetts murder victims have spoken out against death penalty
USA - Massachusetts. Family members of two Massachusetts murder victims have spoken out against death penalty
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Effects of the Death Penalty on Those Who Carry It Out.
USA - Effects of the Death Penalty on Those Who Carry It Out.
- APRIL 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in the city of Mehriz (Yazd Province, Central Iran) early Sunday morning April 12, reported the Iranian state media.
One prisoner was hanged in the city of Mehriz (Yazd Province, Central Iran) early Sunday morning April 12, reported the Iranian state media.
- APRIL 12, 2015RussiaDEATH PENALTY
According to a Public Opinion Foundation’s survey held on 11-12 April 2015 among 1,500 respondents in
According to a Public Opinion Foundation’s survey held on 11-12 April 2015 among 1,500 respondents in
- APRIL 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to unofficial reports two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan (Baluchistan Province, Southeastern Iran) Saturday morning, April 11.
According to unofficial reports two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan (Baluchistan Province, Southeastern Iran) Saturday morning, April 11.
APRIL 11, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SENIOR LEADER OF ISLAMIC PARTY HANGED
Bangladeshi authorities executed a top Islamic party official for crimes against humanity committed during the nation’s war of independence more than four decades ago, a senior police official said.