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 11, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD GROUP GET DEATH PENALTY
death sentences have been handed down to 14 senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders - including the head of the outlawed group - by an Egyptian court.
- APRIL 11, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged
USA - Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged
APRIL 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH CHARGED WITH ‘ENMITY AGAINST GOD’
Three Kurdish political prisoners have been tried and sentenced to death as a result of a trial held in the
- APRIL 10, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 47% of Americans prefer the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev,
USA - 47% of Americans prefer the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev,
- APRIL 10, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The state Supreme Court overturned Danny Hembree’s murder conviction and death sentence
USA - North Carolina. The state Supreme Court overturned Danny Hembree’s murder conviction and death sentence
- APRIL 9, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): KENT SPROUSE EXECUTED
Kent Sprouse, 42, White, was executed.
- APRIL 9, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): LEGISLATURE APPROVES BILL TO BRING BACK THE GAS CHAMBER
The Oklahoma Senate voted 41-0 in favor of HB 1879, which legalizes execution by nitrogen hypoxia.
- APRIL 9, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kent Sprouse, 42, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Kent Sprouse, 42, White, was executed.
- APRIL 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW PRISONER HANGED IN RAWALPINDI
a murderer was executed at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, bringing the number of executions to 69 since their resumption in December 2014.
- APRIL 9, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate voted in favor of HB 1879, which legalizes execution by nitrogen hypoxia.
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate voted in favor of HB 1879, which legalizes execution by nitrogen hypoxia.
APRIL 9, 2015NepalDEATH PENALTYQATAR: COURT ANNOUNCED DEATH PENALTY TO KUSHAL KARKI
The Appellate Court of Qatar has declared the death penalty in the case of Nepali migrant worker Kushal Karki, hailing from Pauwagadha-1 in Syangja.
- APRIL 8, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MASSACHUSETTS (USA): TSARNAEV GUILTY OF BOSTON BOMBING AND MAY FACE DEATH PENALTY
A federal jury in Boston found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty today in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon. The jury delivered guilty verdicts on all 30 counts he faced, most of which could result in a death penalty sentence.
- APRIL 8, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Harbi Saleh Yusef al-Shaqladi was executed for drug-related crimes. (
Harbi Saleh Yusef al-Shaqladi was executed for drug-related crimes. (
APRIL 8, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN MACHH AND BAHAWALPUR
Another two convicted murderers were hanged to death between April 7 and 8 in Balochistan's Machh jail and Punjab's Bahawalpur Central Jail, bringing the number of executions to 68 since their resumption in December 2014.
- APRIL 8, 2015VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. After 36 Executions, Former Virginia Attorney General Now Opposes Death Penalty.
USA - Virginia. After 36 Executions, Former Virginia Attorney General Now Opposes Death Penalty.
- APRIL 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. A federal jury in Boston found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon.
USA - Massachusetts. A federal jury in Boston found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon.
APRIL 8, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPT BANK EXECUTIVE
The Ho Chi Minh People's Court upheld a death sentence handed down to the former director of Finance Leasing Company No. 2 (ACL II), who was involved in a major corruption case in 2007.
APRIL 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN LAHORE AND SAHIWAL
two convicted murderers were hanged to death in Lahore and Sahiwal jails, bringing the number of executions to 66 since their resumption in December 2014.
APRIL 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
Two Pakistani Christians have been sentenced to death for supposedly violating the country’s blasphemy laws.
APRIL 6, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI CITIZEN BEHEADED IN NAJRAN
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its own citizens after sentencing him to death on charges related to drug trafficking.
APRIL 6, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN HANGED FOR DOUBLE MURDER
a murder convict was executed at the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur district.
APRIL 4, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: INMATE HANGED IN ZABOL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Iranian regime’s henchman in the city of Zabol (southeastern Iran) secretly hanged a man in the city’s main prison.
APRIL 4, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUMBAI RAPE CASE
An Indian court has sentenced three men to death for the rape of a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill in the financial hub of Mumbai last year.
- APRIL 3, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. After almost 30 years on death row, Anthony Hinton this morning walked out of the county jail in Birmingham
USA - Alabama. After almost 30 years on death row, Anthony Hinton this morning walked out of the county jail in Birmingham
APRIL 3, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BROTHERS GET DEATH PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING OVER 210 KG DRUGS
A court in the southern province of Binh Duong gave 2 brothers death penalties for trafficking over 210 kilograms of heroin in one of the province's biggest drug cases.
- APRIL 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): SENATE PASSES BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Delaware Senate has passed bill SB 40 to abolish the state's death penalty. The
- APRIL 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): MAN EXONERATED AFTER 30 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton, 59, Black, released after granting the state's motion to dismiss charges against him.
- APRIL 2, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia’s cabinet approved new legislation aimed at curbing the menace of terrorism in the country and
Somalia’s cabinet approved new legislation aimed at curbing the menace of terrorism in the country and
- APRIL 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 6 TERRORISTS AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MILITARY COURT
Six convicted terrorists, who were tried at a Military Court established under National Action Plan (NAP), are sentenced to death, Capital TV reported.
- APRIL 2, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: ARSONIST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AFTER VICTIMS' RELATIVES ACCEPT 'BLOOD MONEY'
An Asian man convicted of murdering his aunt and her husband in Abu Dhabi was saved from execution after the victims’ relatives accepted diya (blood money) and pardoned him, a newspaper reported.