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 3, 2015South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DEADLY SHOOTING SPREE
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE CONVICTED TERRORISTS HANGED IN KARACHI
two more convicted terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-i-Jhangvi were hanged at the central prison in Karachi.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: JUSTICE MINISTER, READY TO IMPLEMENT DEATH SENTENCE
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 2 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON
FEBRUARY 3, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT AND MASHHAD
FEBRUARY 3, 2015JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: SUPREME COURT NULLIFIES TWO DEATH SENTENCES HANDED DOWN IN LAY JUDGE TRIALS
- FEBRUARY 2, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UAE: 2 BANGLADESHIS TO RELIEVE FROM DEATH SENTENCE IN DUBAI
- FEBRUARY 2, 2015IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Idaho's execution secrecy bill is dead - at least for now
USA - Idaho. Idaho's execution secrecy bill is dead - at least for now
FEBRUARY 2, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH PENALTY CONFIRMED FOR 183 OVER POLICE KILLINGS
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges of
- FEBRUARY 2, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The family of Dennis McGuire is dropping its civil rights lawsuit
USA - Ohio. The family of Dennis McGuire is dropping its civil rights lawsuit
FEBRUARY 1, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 FROM BANNED SECT EXECUTED FOR MURDER AT MCDONALD'S
A father and daughter have been executed in China for attacking and killing a woman who had refused to
FEBRUARY 1, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER BEHEADED, 5TH EXECUTION UNDER NEW KING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted murderer, bringing to five the number of people executed since new
- JANUARY 30, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): ALL 2015 EXECUTIONS POSTPONED
Gov. John Kasich issued reprieves today for all executions scheduled this year, pushing seven back to 2016.
- JANUARY 30, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA (DELAWARE): RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 23 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
- JANUARY 30, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian F. Thierbach sentenced Tyrone Harts to death
USA - California. Judge Christian F. Thierbach sentenced Tyrone Harts to death
JANUARY 30, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT GIVES 23 TIMES DEATH PENALTY TO 3 TALIBAN MILITANTS
An anti-terrorism court handed down '23 times' death sentence to three militants of outlawed Pakistani
- JANUARY 30, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich issued reprieves today for all executions scheduled this year, pushing seven back to 2016
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich issued reprieves today for all executions scheduled this year, pushing seven back to 2016
- JANUARY 30, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Naresh “Michael” Narine
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Naresh “Michael” Narine
- JANUARY 29, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in the House Judiciary Committee
USA - Wyoming. Bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in the House Judiciary Committee
- JANUARY 29, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT LADD EXECUTED
Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments he was
- JANUARY 29, 2015VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate panel advances bill to ensure supply of lethal-injection drug
USA - Virginia. Senate panel advances bill to ensure supply of lethal-injection drug
- JANUARY 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty Less Likely When Murder Victim is a Black Male.
USA - Death Penalty Less Likely When Murder Victim is a Black Male.
- JANUARY 29, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed
- JANUARY 29, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Tracie Todd sentenced Marcus Benn to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Tracie Todd sentenced Marcus Benn to death
- JANUARY 28, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The state run Iranian news agency Fars reported an execution in Tehran today. The prisoner
The state run Iranian news agency Fars reported an execution in Tehran today. The prisoner
- JANUARY 28, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a man was hanged in public early this morning in the
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a man was hanged in public early this morning in the
- JANUARY 28, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Joel Adrian Cruz be executed
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Joel Adrian Cruz be executed
- JANUARY 28, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the execution of three inmates
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the execution of three inmates
JANUARY 28, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED, ONE OF THEM EXECUTED PUBLICLY FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE ARREST
Two men were executed in Iran today. One of them was hanged publicly in central Iran four weeks after he was arrested.
- JANUARY 28, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Belinda Magana
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Belinda Magana