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
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on rape charges. According to confirmed
two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on rape charges. According to confirmed
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Defendants Begin Systemic Challenges to Constitutionality of Death Penalty.
USA - Defendants Begin Systemic Challenges to Constitutionality of Death Penalty.
NOVEMBER 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 11 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING JUBO LEAGUE LEADER
A Gazipur court has sentenced 11 persons to death for killing Jubo League leader Jalal Uddin Sarkar in 2004.
NOVEMBER 30, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: DEFENDANTS BEGIN SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES TO CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for capital defendants and death row inmates across the country have begun to respond to what
NOVEMBER 30, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT, ZAHEDAN
Four prisoners were hanged in Iran on November 28 and 30.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William Mason to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William Mason to death.
NOVEMBER 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURTS IN SIX DISTRICTS SENTENCE 29 TO DEATH IN SEVEN SEPARATE MURDER CASES
Altogether twenty-nine people were sentenced to death in seven separate murder cases in six districts in Bangladesh.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CHINESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING IN SYABU
A Chinese national was sentenced to death by hanging after she was found guilty of trafficking drugs into
- NOVEMBER 27, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PASSES LAW ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY FOR 8 CRIMES
Death sentences imposed on corrupt Vietnamese officials will now be commuted to life in prison if they pay
NOVEMBER 27, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BUSINESS EXECUTIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
The HCM City People's Court handed down death penalties to two former business executives for
- NOVEMBER 26, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTY
the special Darfur Criminal Court in Khartoum sentenced 18 people belonging to the rebel Sudan Liberation
the special Darfur Criminal Court in Khartoum sentenced 18 people belonging to the rebel Sudan Liberation
- NOVEMBER 26, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Colombo High Courts have issued the death sentence to two individuals from the same family.
NOVEMBER 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
A young prisoner charged with rape was hanged to death in public in Meyami, Semnan.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
two executions were carried out at Tabriz Central Prison (in East Azerbaijan province), the Kurdistan
two executions were carried out at Tabriz Central Prison (in East Azerbaijan province), the Kurdistan
- NOVEMBER 25, 2015DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG RELATED OFFENSES
At least seven prisoners have been hanged in Iran between November 24 and 25 for alleged drug related
NOVEMBER 25, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 1,639 CONDEMNED PRISONERS AWAIT DEATH, SAYS PRISONS BOSS
One thousand, six hundred and thirty-nine condemned inmates are awaiting execution in the nation’s prisons, the Controller-General of Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), Dr. Peter Ekpendu, said.
NOVEMBER 25, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TRANSPLANT CHIEF DENIES BREAKING VOW TO BAN PRISONERS’ ORGANS
A top Chinese health official has denied that the country’s new organ transplant system allows organs to be
- NOVEMBER 24, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Baluchestan Activists Campaign, five people were hanged at Minab Prison (in Hormozgan province) in the morning.
According to the Baluchestan Activists Campaign, five people were hanged at Minab Prison (in Hormozgan province) in the morning.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A majority of Americans prefer life without parole to the death penalty, according to the 2015 American Values Survey
USA - A majority of Americans prefer life without parole to the death penalty, according to the 2015 American Values Survey
- NOVEMBER 24, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court threw out the 1st-degree murder convictions for Reginald Clemons
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court threw out the 1st-degree murder convictions for Reginald Clemons
NOVEMBER 24, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: MAJORITY OF AMERICANS PREFER LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE TO THE DEATH PENALTY
A majority of Americans prefer life without parole to the death penalty, according to the 2015 American Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
NOVEMBER 24, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS EXECUTE TWO MORE GAY MEN
Islamic State (ISIS) militants have executed another two men accused of being gay in Iraq.
NOVEMBER 24, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
The Iranian regime’s henchmen in city of Karaj hanged at least five prisoners in Gohardasht Prison.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
ODISHA (INDIA): FIVE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR
A local court in Odisha’s Keonjhar district pronounced death sentence to five accused in the rape and
- NOVEMBER 23, 2015South SudanDEATH PENALTY
a police officer, Makuei Getchier, was executed in Rumbek, the capital of South Sudan’s Lakes State, his
a police officer, Makuei Getchier, was executed in Rumbek, the capital of South Sudan’s Lakes State, his
NOVEMBER 23, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN TABRIZ
Two prisoners were hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on drug related charges, a reliable source said.
NOVEMBER 22, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SULTAN IBRAHIM GRANTS CLEMENCY TO FOUR ON DEATH ROW
The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, has granted clemency to four prisoners on death row
- NOVEMBER 22, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 3 DEATH SENTENCES FOR JOURNALIST'S KILLERS
The Iraqi Central Criminal Court announced the death verdict against three convicts who were charged of killing the Iraqi journalist Nadhim Na'eem al-Qaisi.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 OPPOSITION LEADERS EXECUTED DESPITE CONCERNS
Bangladesh executed two influential opposition leaders on charges of war crimes during the country's 1971 independence war, a senior jail official said, despite concerns that the legal proceedings against them were flawed and threats of violence by their
NOVEMBER 20, 2015BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ON MURDER CHARGES
A man was sentenced to death on charges of murder in Belarus, the only nation in Europe that still has capital punishment.