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
- FEBRUARY 16, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES FOUR SUSPECTED MILITANTS TO DEATH
A court in Puntland, a semiautonomous region northern Somalia, sentenced four suspected militants to death
FEBRUARY 16, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS
At least nine prisoners have been executed in Iran in two days.
FEBRUARY 16, 2015TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY: EU AFFAIRS MINISTER REFUSES RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
Personal feelings and the reactions of a state should be separate, Turkey's EU affairs minister said regarding
FEBRUARY 16, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH FOR 'REMORSELESS' MAN WHO RAPED, KILLED SCHOOLGIRL
The Bombay high court upheld the death sentence of a 25-year-old man who raped a 13-year-old
- FEBRUARY 15, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged six prisoners in two prisons in the southern cities of Shiraz and Kerman. A group
The Iranian regime hanged six prisoners in two prisons in the southern cities of Shiraz and Kerman. A group
- FEBRUARY 15, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO REQUIRE POLICE TO FILM ALL INTERROGATIONS
China will require police to film and record all interrogations in criminal cases to ensure that law enforcement
FEBRUARY 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Saudis condemned to death for murder in separate cases were beheaded by
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Baluchi prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the southeastern city of Chabahar after spending
Two Baluchi prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the southeastern city of Chabahar after spending
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged in the main prison of Rasht, announced the Gilan province’s judiciary.
a prisoner was hanged in the main prison of Rasht, announced the Gilan province’s judiciary.
FEBRUARY 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan awarded death sentence and 92 years imprisonment to Jahangir for
- FEBRUARY 13, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia not to execute prisoners on death
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia not to execute prisoners on death
FEBRUARY 13, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAMA MOUTH CAFE CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
The Supreme Court of Taiwan overturned the death sentences handed down in both the first and second
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO KILLER ROBBERS HANGED IN MIRPUR
two death row prisoners were executed in the Central Jail of Mirpur, in Pakistan’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir State.
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA: PENNSYLVANIA SUSPENDS THE DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced he had established a moratorium on executions until he receives and reviews a report on capital punishment in the state.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House passed 39-34 HB11, a firing squad bill
USA - Utah. The House passed 39-34 HB11, a firing squad bill
FEBRUARY 13, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: HANDS OFF CAIN WELCOMES THE MORATORIUM IN PENNSYLVANIA
the newly elected Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today that he has suspended the death
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. The House of Representatives passed bill SF 13 that would make firing squads the alternative form of execution
USA - Wyoming. The House of Representatives passed bill SF 13 that would make firing squads the alternative form of execution
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Willie Jerome Manning wins new trial from the state Supreme Court
USA - Mississippi. Willie Jerome Manning wins new trial from the state Supreme Court
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Robert McClelland threw out the murder conviction of Anthony Apanovitch
USA - Ohio. Judge Robert McClelland threw out the murder conviction of Anthony Apanovitch
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SENIOR AL-SHABAAB LEADER EXECUTED IN GEDO REGION
Somali Government announced that Ahmed Ismail Ali, a senior Al-Shabaab leader in southern region of
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. House passes bill mandating execution secrecy.
USA - Mississippi. House passes bill mandating execution secrecy.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani drug smuggler, bringing to 29 the number of executions in the first six
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni drug trafficker in the southwestern city of Jizan. Nayef
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni drug trafficker in the southwestern city of Jizan. Nayef
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): WALTER STOREY EXECUTED
Walter Storey, 47, White, was executed in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 11, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SOLDIER HANGED TO DEATH BY TALIBAN INSURGENTS IN NANGARHAR
the Taliban militants executed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
FEBRUARY 11, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF 33 SENTENCED BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS
Egypt's Court of Cassation ordered the retrial of 33 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood who were sentenced to death in a mass trial that included the Brotherhood's General Guide Mohamed Badie.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Walter Storey, 47, White, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Walter Storey, 47, White, was executed.
FEBRUARY 11, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BLOOD MONEY PAID FOR FILIPINO ON DEATH ROW
A member of the Saudi royal family ordered the government to pay ‘diya’ (blood money) on behalf of a Filipino who is serving jail for killing a compatriot after he converted to Islam and persuaded 14 other Pinoys to embrace the religion, according to a me
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Senate Committee has voted down a bill that would have repealed the death penalty
USA - South Dakota. Senate Committee has voted down a bill that would have repealed the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 11, 2015South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Proposal Allowing Objection To Death Penalty Defeated
USA - South Dakota. Proposal Allowing Objection To Death Penalty Defeated