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 20, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTHEAST ASIA: UN RIGHTS OFFICE APPEALS FOR HALT IN EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG CRIMES
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over
JANUARY 20, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for murder in its 12th execution this year, warning it would mete out the same fate to perpetrators of similar crimes.
- JANUARY 20, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged evidence that proved "beyond a shadow of doubt" that Texas executed an innocent man in 1989.
USA - Texas. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged evidence that proved "beyond a shadow of doubt" that Texas executed an innocent man in 1989.
- JANUARY 19, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
JANUARY 19, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 8 DRUG CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in the northern province of Hoa Binh sentenced eight people to death and handed down life
JANUARY 19, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN SMUGGLER BEHEADED IN MECCA
A convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler, Yassir Arafat Munir Ahmed, was executed in the Muslim holy city
JANUARY 19, 2015DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MORE BEHEADINGS
Three inmates have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia in the last days.
JANUARY 19, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR N'GANJ MURDER
A court in Narayanganj (Bangladesh) awarded a man death sentenced in absentia for killing a woman in
JANUARY 19, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
One man was hanged in the prison of Torqabeh (near Mashhad, north-eastern Iran)
JANUARY 19, 2015DEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED FOR MURDER
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
JANUARY 18, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SIX DRUG CONVICTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Indonesia executed six people, including a national woman and five foreigners, who had all been sentenced to death on drug offences, in the first executions to take place under new President Joko Widodo, who refused to heed all international requests for
JANUARY 18, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: COURT DELIVERS DEATH SENTENCE TO KILLER OF TWO AID WORKERS
A court in Afghanistan sentenced to death a man convicted of killing two Finnish aid workers last year, an
- JANUARY 17, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Georgia has set an execution date of January 27 for Warren Hill, an inmate diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
USA - Georgia. Georgia has set an execution date of January 27 for Warren Hill, an inmate diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
JANUARY 17, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Iran hanged two men in public in Shiraz. Many children watched the hanging through
JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER MILITANT HANGED, 20TH EXECUTION SINCE MORATORIUM LIFTED
Pakistan hanged a militant of a banned anti-Shiite outfit, bringing the number of executions in the country
- JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AHMADI WORSHIP PLACE ATTACK
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death sentence to two militants for their role in 2010
- JANUARY 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for shooting dead a compatriot with a machine gun, bringing to 10
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for shooting dead a compatriot with a machine gun, bringing to 10
- JANUARY 16, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. The Senate passed a bill that would introduce the firing squad.
USA - Wyoming. The Senate passed a bill that would introduce the firing squad.
- JANUARY 16, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Willie Russell, Black, has been permanently removed from death row because he is mentally disabled.
USA - Mississippi. Willie Russell, Black, has been permanently removed from death row because he is mentally disabled.
- JANUARY 16, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said Jose Echavarria must be released within 60 days barring the prosecutors to retry the case.
USA - Nevada. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said Jose Echavarria must be released within 60 days barring the prosecutors to retry the case.
- JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): JOHNNY SHANE KORMONDY EXECUTED
Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed.
- JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): CHARLES WARNER EXECUTED
Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed in the state's 1st lethal injection since a botched one last spring.
JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS HANGED IN 5 CITIES
At least a dozen prisoners have been hanged in prisons across Iran since Sunday January 11.
- JANUARY 15, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed
- JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS 7 DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN IRANIAN CONSULATE ATTACK CASE
The Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Punjab government and acquitted all seven death row
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN KARACHI AND LAHORE
two more terror convicts were hanged in Karachi and Lahore, bringing to 19 the total number of death
- JANUARY 15, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed
USA - Florida. Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed
- JANUARY 15, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Valerie Adair sentenced Ralph Simon Jeremias to death
USA - Nevada. Judge Valerie Adair sentenced Ralph Simon Jeremias to death
- JANUARY 15, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ODISHA COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR TWIN MURDER
A District and Sessions Judge court in Odisha’s Jajpur district handed out the death sentence to a man
- JANUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the city of Arak (central Iran), while another
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the city of Arak (central Iran), while another