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 20, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PALESTINIAN POET SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR APOSTASY
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Palestinian poet to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith,
- NOVEMBER 20, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that Joseph Mercado be sentenced to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that Joseph Mercado be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 19, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): MARCUS RAY JOHNSON EXECUTED
Marcus Ray Johnson, 50, White, was executed in Georgia.
NOVEMBER 19, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: LANKAN MAID TO BE STONED TO DEATH
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Sri Lankan woman to death by stoning, after she confessed to committing adultery.
NOVEMBER 19, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: GOVERNMENT POSTPONES EXECUTIONS TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY, TIES
Indonesia said that the government has postponed planned executions of drug traffickers as it focuses on fixing the economy, which is growing at its slowest pace in six years.
NOVEMBER 19, 2015TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 3 JIHADISTS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF POLICE
A court has condemned three Tunisian jihadists to death, including two tried in absentia, for the murder of a
- NOVEMBER 19, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Marcus Ray Johnson, 50, White, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Marcus Ray Johnson, 50, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): RAPHAEL HOLIDAY EXECUTED
Raphael Holiday, 36, Black, was executed for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her 2 young half-sisters 15 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Raphael Holiday, 36, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Raphael Holiday, 36, Black, was executed
NOVEMBER 18, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN BAHAWALPUR
A double murder convict was sent to gallows in Central Jail Bahawalpur in the wee hours.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Lisa Graham to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Lisa Graham to death
NOVEMBER 18, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 HANGED, INCLUDING AFGHAN NATIONAL
According to confirmed sources, Iranian authorities executed at least 5 prisoners.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge John Marshall Kest sentenced Bessman Okafor to death.
USA - Florida. Judge John Marshall Kest sentenced Bessman Okafor to death.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge John Paul Schlegelmilch sentenced Jeremiah Bean, 27, White, to 5 consecutive death penalties.
USA - Nevada. Judge John Paul Schlegelmilch sentenced Jeremiah Bean, 27, White, to 5 consecutive death penalties.
NOVEMBER 17, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GOVERNMENT WANTS MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
The Government wants to abolish the mandatory death sentence for drug-related offences and says the punishment should be left to the discretion of the judge.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED FOR ALLEGED DRUG OFFENSES, MURDER
Iranian authorities have executed at least six prisoners in two different prisons from November 12 until November 16.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL BY 2 OVER 2014 BOMBING
Authorities in Bahrain say an appeal by two men sentenced to death over the bombing that killed a police officer in 2014 has been rejected.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was reportedly executed at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges and has been identified as
A prisoner was reportedly executed at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges and has been identified as
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OREGON (USA): DAYTON LEROY ROGERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE 4TH TIME
A Clackamas County jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers to death for the 4th time. Rogers, 62, White, a
NOVEMBER 16, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTE PROMINENT CLERIC IN PUBLIC
Al-Shabaab militants killed prominent Muslim Cleric in an area between Jowhar and Beledweyn towns. The
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers, a serial killer, to death for the 4th time
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers, a serial killer, to death for the 4th time
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Forensic Pseudoscience and the Death Penalty.
USA - Forensic Pseudoscience and the Death Penalty.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani citizen, identified as Younes Jamaloldini, was reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on
A Pakistani citizen, identified as Younes Jamaloldini, was reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on
NOVEMBER 14, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITANT ADEL HABARA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAFAH KILLINGS
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced militant Adel Habara to death, alongside six others in a retrial for
- NOVEMBER 13, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTY
EU HOPES MALAWI WILL COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
The European Union says it hopes one day Malawi will take the next step and actually complete the process
- NOVEMBER 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN PRESIDENT CLAIMS MASS HANGINGS HELP EUROPE, ABOLITION WOULD ‘BE DANGEROUS’
In a rare public comment on the death penalty since he took office in June 2013, President Hassan Rouhani claimed Iran has hanged hundreds of drug offenders to prevent drug trafficking into Europe.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2015KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan sentenced Frazier Glenn Cross to death
USA - Kansas. Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan sentenced Frazier Glenn Cross to death
- NOVEMBER 12, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA: FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REVERSES RULING THAT SAID CALIFORNIA'S DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld California's death penalty system Thursday, reversing
- NOVEMBER 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES MURDERER, 147TH DEATH SENTENCE THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens convicted of murder.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, four prisoners were executed at Tabriz Central Prison
According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, four prisoners were executed at Tabriz Central Prison