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
- JANUARY 27, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): WARREN LEE HILL EXECUTED
Warren Lee Hill, 54, was executed in Georgia.
JANUARY 27, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE BEHEADINGS ON SAME DAY
Saudi Arabia carried out the second, third and fourth beheadings under the reign of King Salman just days
- JANUARY 27, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Warren Hill, 54, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Warren Hill, 54, was executed.
- JANUARY 27, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Delay 3 Executions.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Delay 3 Executions.
JANUARY 27, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF SOLAPUR MAN WHO KILLED SON AND NIECE
The Mumbai high court commuted the death sentence of a Solapur man who had killed his three-year-old
- JANUARY 27, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nation Saw Record Number of Exonerations in 2014
USA - Nation Saw Record Number of Exonerations in 2014
JANUARY 26, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PRISONERS HANGED IN TWO DAYS
19 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the latest days.
- JANUARY 26, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Bradley Martin was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
USA - Pennsylvania. Bradley Martin was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
JANUARY 26, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CHILD RAPIST'S BEHEADING IS FIRST EXECUTION UNDER NEW KING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a serial child rapist, in the first execution since King Salman's rise to the throne in
JANUARY 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPERINTENDENT ADIALA JAIL REFUSES TO EXECUTE DEATH ROW CONVICT
Superintendent Adiala Prisons Malik Mushtaq has refused to execute the convict of famous Wah Cantt
JANUARY 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN HAMADAN
Three prisoners were hanged in Hamadan (western Iran) reported the official website of Iranian Judiciary in Hamadan.
JANUARY 26, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS PUBLICLY BEHEADED A MAN FOR 'INSULTING ALLAH'
A man was beheaded for “insulting Allah” in a public square of the Syrian town of Al-Shadadi by Islamic
- JANUARY 25, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
- JANUARY 24, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
seven prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in the courtyard of Minab prison, reported
seven prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in the courtyard of Minab prison, reported
JANUARY 24, 2015JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: CABINET OFFICE POLL, 80% OF RESPONDENTS THINK DEATH PENALTY ‘PERMISSIBLE’
The Government of Japan released an opinion poll showing 80.3 percent of respondents considered the
- JANUARY 24, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 37 DEATH SENTENCES OVERTURNED IN CRITICIZED TRIAL
Judicial officials in Egypt say an appeals court has ordered a retrial in an internationally criticized mass trial,
- JANUARY 23, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Oklahoma's lethal injection.
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Oklahoma's lethal injection.
- JANUARY 23, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Paul L. Backman ruled that James Herard should receive the death penalty.
USA - Florida. Judge Paul L. Backman ruled that James Herard should receive the death penalty.
JANUARY 23, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Three Sri Lankans have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for breaking into a house while murdering
JANUARY 23, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 95% IN FAVOUR DEATH PENALTY AFTER PESHAWAR MASSACRE
95% of Pakistanis agree that convicted terrorists should be given the death penalty, while only 4% disagree,
- JANUARY 23, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDERING COUPLE
A Nakuru court sentenced to death a man accused of killing a couple that owned a private school in
- JANUARY 22, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SOUTH AFRICAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR METH TRAFFICKING
A South African man has been sent to the gallows after he was found guilty of trafficking in close to 2kg of
- JANUARY 22, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Senate backs death penalty for beheading
USA - Indiana. Senate backs death penalty for beheading
- JANUARY 21, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed.
- JANUARY 21, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ARNOLD PRIETO EXECUTED
Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed. He was pronounced dead at 6:31 p.m. CST, 20 minutes after a lethal dose of pentobarbital began flowing into his veins.
- JANUARY 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in Adelabad Prison in southern city of Shiraz. That has not been
A group of five prisoners were hanged in Adelabad Prison in southern city of Shiraz. That has not been
JANUARY 21, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: RATNAPURA HIGH COURT SENTENCES THREE INDIVIDUALS TO DEATH
The Ratnapura High Court has handed death sentences to three suspects who were found guilty of
JANUARY 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
Three prisoners were hanged in public in the town of Bonab, reported the Iranian state media. According to
JANUARY 21, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ENGINEER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In India, a Poonamallee court sentenced a 26-year-old aeronautical engineer to death for the murder and
- JANUARY 20, 2015NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS: COURT BLOCKS EXTRADITION TO U.S. OVER TORTURE CONCERNS
a Dutch court blocked the extradition of a man accused of having fought against U.S. troops in Afghanistan,