Archive timeline
2016
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2016, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2016
JUNE 1, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 14 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death 14 of its citizens for terrorism in the Shi'ite Muslim minority
JUNE 1, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, TWO TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR WAR CRIMES
A special tribunal sentenced a person to death while two others to life in prison for crimes committed during
- JUNE 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Secret Execution Practices Become Increasingly Questionable
USA - Secret Execution Practices Become Increasingly Questionable
- MAY 31, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE ON AN ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOON CONTEST
Hands Off Cain asks the Italian Government to take a stand on yet another anti-Semitic event staged by the
- MAY 31, 2016DEATH PENALTY
LOUISIANA (USA): EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL AT LEAST 2018
Federal judge James Brady delayed for 18 months proceedings on the constitutionality of Louisiana's death penalty procedures, as well as the execution of Christopher Sepulvado.
- MAY 31, 2016LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Executions on Hold Until At Least 2018.
USA - Louisiana. Executions on Hold Until At Least 2018.
- MAY 31, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Corey Wimbley's death sentence, confirming that the entire capital law of the state could be unconstitutional
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Corey Wimbley's death sentence, confirming that the entire capital law of the state could be unconstitutional
- MAY 31, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Shawn Lynch's death sentence
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Shawn Lynch's death sentence
MAY 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED FOR RELATIVE MURDER HANGED IN ATTOCK
A condemned prisoner was hanged in district jail Attock early in the morning.
MAY 31, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES THREE CONVICTED PALESTINIANS
Security forces from the Islamist group Hamas executed three convicted Palestinians at dawn, a move
MAY 31, 2016BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR ATTACK ON POLICE UPHELD
A Bahraini appeals court upheld death sentences for three Shiites convicted of killing three policemen in a
MAY 31, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 6 MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER BANK ROBBERY
Six militants of banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team have
MAY 31, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: GULF SINGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EX-HUSBAND
The Court of Appeals in Al-Ain upheld the death penalty in the murder case of Emirati poet and director
- MAY 30, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PUBLIC EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT
Iran’s regime has publicly hanged two men in Fars Province, southern Iran, and Mazandaran Province,
- MAY 30, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
An unnamed 40-year-old prisoner, was hanged in public in the town of Noor in Mazandaran, according to
An unnamed 40-year-old prisoner, was hanged in public in the town of Noor in Mazandaran, according to
- MAY 29, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified only by his surname Zohrabi, was hanged in public in the town of Kovar, 40 kilometers south of Shiraz, the provincial capital in Fars.
A man identified only by his surname Zohrabi, was hanged in public in the town of Kovar, 40 kilometers south of Shiraz, the provincial capital in Fars.
MAY 29, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN MAN PUT TO DEATH IN 95TH EXECUTION OF THE YEAR
Saudi authorities executed a Nigerian man after convicting him of murdering a police officer.
MAY 27, 2016NauruDEATH PENALTYNAURU: DEATH PENALTY REMOVED FROM STATUTE BOOKS
the Nauruan government announced that the country’s parliament had passed a number of laws updating its criminal code to bring it more into line with modern international human rights standards.
- MAY 26, 2016DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY, INCLUDING FOR DEATH-ROW INMATES
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld 5-2 its 2015 decision to abolish the state’s death penalty, including for the 11 men on Connecticut’s death row.
- MAY 26, 2016ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. State Supreme Court Upholds Abolishment Of Death Penalty, Including For Death-Row Inmates.
USA - Connecticut. State Supreme Court Upholds Abolishment Of Death Penalty, Including For Death-Row Inmates.
MAY 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN SHIRAZ
Iran publicly hanged a man in the southern city of Shiraz.
MAY 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED IN TIMERGARA
A death row inmate was executed at the District Jail Timergara early the morning, official sources said.
MAY 26, 2016South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG IN YEI FOR KILLING BODA-BODA RIDER
A court in Yei River County sentenced a 26 year old man to death by hanging, for killing a Boda-boda rider
- MAY 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s regime executed 11 prisoners in their twenties, including at least one who is believed to have been a minor at the time of his alleged offence.
Iran’s regime executed 11 prisoners in their twenties, including at least one who is believed to have been a minor at the time of his alleged offence.
MAY 25, 2016DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS
14 prisoners have been executed in Iran in two days.
MAY 25, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PRESIDENT WIDODO APPROVES NEW LAW ALLOWING DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD RAPISTS
Indonesian President Joko Widodo approved a law prescribing the death penalty as the maximum sentence
MAY 25, 2016BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: PATRICK GABAAKANYE HANGED AT GABORONE CENTRAL PRISON
death row inmate Patrick Gabaakanye was hanged at Gaborone Central Prison, according to a statement
- MAY 24, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN CONVICTED OF 2004 ATTACK ON SWISS FIRM
A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for killing six Westerners and a Saudi soldier in an al
- MAY 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were executed in Karaj’s Qezelhesar Prison. One of them was identified as Ruhollah
Three prisoners were executed in Karaj’s Qezelhesar Prison. One of them was identified as Ruhollah
- MAY 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE NAVAL OFFICERS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATTACK ON DOCKYARD
Five navy officers were given the death sentence by a Navy court in Pakistan for planning to hijack a