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 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton released after 30 years on death row
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton released after 30 years on death row
APRIL 2, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: AUSTRALIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A Queensland man has been sentenced to death in China after being caught trying to smuggle methamphetamine to Australia.
- APRIL 2, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Senate Passes Bill to Abolish Death Penalty.
USA - Delaware. Senate Passes Bill to Abolish Death Penalty.
- APRIL 2, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee endorsed a bill allowing the death penalty for beheadings.
USA - Indiana. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee endorsed a bill allowing the death penalty for beheadings.
- APRIL 1, 2015AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal Court of Chlef sentenced 7 people for terrorism. Aged between 32 and 44 years, the seven
the Criminal Court of Chlef sentenced 7 people for terrorism. Aged between 32 and 44 years, the seven
APRIL 1, 2015GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: 3 SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH, 3 GET LIFE IN PRISON
Col Mamadou Sowe, president of the Gambia court martial, assisted by Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the Supreme Court and Advocate Judge of the Court Martial, has sentenced Lt Col Saikou Jarju, Lieutenant Sanneh, and Private Momodou Njie to death, The Point ha
- APRIL 1, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Warden Says Death Penalty Imposes "Immeasurable Burden" on Correctional Officers.
USA - Delaware. Warden Says Death Penalty Imposes "Immeasurable Burden" on Correctional Officers.
- APRIL 1, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. A jury sentenced Douglas Lovell to death
USA - Utah. A jury sentenced Douglas Lovell to death
APRIL 1, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: ANOTHER NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Local media report in Jakarta said another Nigerian, Simon Ezeaputa, was sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
MARCH 31, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS OF THE COUNTRY
four convicts for murder and kidnapping in separate cases were hanged in jails of Attock, Mianwali, Sargodha and Rawalpindi, taking to 64 the number of executions since the country reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December.
MARCH 31, 2015DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS 2014
Amnesty International recorded fewer executions globally in 2014, compared to 2013 – a year in which the organization recorded a spike in executions.
- MARCH 31, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. U.S. appeals court overturns death sentence of “John Doe”.
USA - California. U.S. appeals court overturns death sentence of “John Doe”.
- MARCH 31, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for Kenneth Clair
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for Kenneth Clair
MARCH 30, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FOUR SUSPECTED MAOISTS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
A court in Bihar's Sheohar district awarded death sentence to four suspected Maoists convicted in the murder of five people in an attack at a village in Bihar's Sheohar district five years ago.
MARCH 30, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: 24 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CASES GONE FOR RETRIAL, 5 REVERSED
At least 24 out of 192 death row inmates have been taken to the High Court for resentencing hearings, and of the 24, five inmates have had their death penalties changed to custodial sentences, Malawi News Agency has learnt.
MARCH 30, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: ASSISTING EXECUTIONS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY CONTRARY TO THE ROLE OF PHARMACISTS’
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
- MARCH 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Dhaka court sentenced to death seven people, including a listed criminal, and life term imprisonment to one for killing a Swechhchhasebak League leader in capital's Mirpur area in 2006.
- MARCH 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
MARCH 28, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR MURDERER OF GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER NIEDRINGHAUS
The death sentence for the police officer who murdered German photographer Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan last April has been commuted. The country's highest court has ruled he serve 20 years jail instead, AP says.
- MARCH 26, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI JUDICIARY SENTENCED A SAUDI AND A TAJIKISTAN WITH DEATH FOR BELONGING TO ISIS
Central Criminal Court sentenced two convicted, one of them is from Tajikistan and the other is from Saudi Arabia to death.
MARCH 26, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONVICT TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
after rejecting mercy petitions of 22 convicts on death row, President Pranab Mukherjee commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN FAISALABAD
another murder convict was hanged in Faisalabad's Central Jail after being on death row for around two decades.
MARCH 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS SECRETLY EXECUTED IN A DAY
Iran secretly hanged at least 12 inmates in prisons in cities of Shiraz and Mashhad.
MARCH 26, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR HEROIN POSSESSION
A person found guilty for the possession of 303.5 grams of heroin was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today.
MARCH 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ
At least seven prisoners were hanged in a prison in the southern city of Shiraz.
- MARCH 25, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Majority Prefer Life Sentences, Support Moratorium
USA - Pennsylvania. Majority Prefer Life Sentences, Support Moratorium
MARCH 25, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SIX MORE HANGED IN VARIOUS JAILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
six more death row prisoners were executed in various jails across Punjab and Sindh provinces, bringing the number of executions to 59 since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
- MARCH 25, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Prison Agency Replenishes Execution Drug Supply.
USA - Texas. Texas Prison Agency Replenishes Execution Drug Supply.
- MARCH 25, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Bill to abolish Delaware death penalty clears Senate panel.
USA - Delaware. Bill to abolish Delaware death penalty clears Senate panel.
MARCH 25, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI NATIONAL AND SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani national and a Saudi man after sentencing them to death for drug trafficking and murder.