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
DECEMBER 12, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TRIO GETS DEATH FOR 2012 TRIPLE MURDER
Three persons including a most-wanted accused in at least 24 cases - including 16 murders - were
DECEMBER 12, 2016ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: NEW KING PARDONS MINOR OFFENDERS, CUTS JAIL TERMS
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has issued a decree granting pardons to certain prisoners in commemoration of his accession to the throne.
- DECEMBER 12, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Broom loses appeal to block 2nd attempt at execution.
USA - Ohio. Broom loses appeal to block 2nd attempt at execution.
- DECEMBER 11, 2016DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): EXECUTION COSTS SPIKE; STATE PAYS PHARMACY $66K
Virginia prison officials have paid a secret compounding pharmacy $66,000 to obtain lethal injection drugs
- DECEMBER 11, 2016ChadDEATH PENALTY
CHAD: PARLIAMENT ABROGATES THE DEATH PENALTY
The parliament of Chad adopted a reform of its penal code which raises the legal marriage age from 16 to 18 and abrogates the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 11, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Execution Costs Spike in Virginia; State Pays Pharmacy $66K.
USA - Virginia. Execution Costs Spike in Virginia; State Pays Pharmacy $66K.
DECEMBER 11, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: HOUSEMAID GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRL
A court in Jeddah sentenced a housemaid to death for murdering the daughter of her employer and wounding another before trying to kill herself.
- DECEMBER 11, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEN PRISONERS HANGED ON THE SAME DAY
Ten prisoners were reportedly hanged at Rajai Shahr Prison (Alborz province, northern Iran) on murder charges.
DECEMBER 10, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION DISMISSES APPEAL BY MILITANT ADEL HABARA AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Egypt's Court of Cassation rejected appeal submitted by militant Adel Habara against his death sentence over involvement in killing 25 soldiers in Rafah in 2013.
- DECEMBER 9, 2016DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): PRISON OFFICIALS QUIETLY DISBAND DEATH ROW
As Delaware's Supreme Court weighs whether 12 men sentenced to death should be spared from
DECEMBER 9, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: 3 TAIWANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUGS CHARGES
A high court in Indonesia sentenced three Taiwanese citizens to death on drugs charges, reports said.
- DECEMBER 9, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware quietly disbands death row.
USA - Delaware. Delaware quietly disbands death row.
- DECEMBER 9, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Tam Minh Le to 2 consecutive death sentences
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Tam Minh Le to 2 consecutive death sentences
- DECEMBER 8, 2016DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): RONALD BERT SMITH EXECUTED
Ronald Bert Smith, 45, White, was executed.
- DECEMBER 8, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Ronald Bert Smith was executed. The execution lasted 34 minutes
USA - Alabama. Ronald Bert Smith was executed. The execution lasted 34 minutes
- DECEMBER 7, 2016ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Constitution Drafting Committee published the first draft of the Organic Act on Elections, a reform of regulations on political parties that comes under the new junta-backed constitution.
the Constitution Drafting Committee published the first draft of the Organic Act on Elections, a reform of regulations on political parties that comes under the new junta-backed constitution.
DECEMBER 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Dizel Abad Prison (Kermanshah province, western Iran) on
DECEMBER 7, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR 3 HUJI MILITANTS OVER 2004 GRENADE ATTACK ON UK ENVOY
Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death sentence handed down to a top militant and two of his followers
- DECEMBER 6, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): WILLIAM SALLIE EXECUTED
William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
- DECEMBER 6, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed
USA - Georgia. William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed
DECEMBER 6, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 15 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR IRAN
A court in the Saudi capital Riyadh sentenced 15 defendants found guilty of spying for Iran to death.
DECEMBER 5, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: GAZI IDRIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WAR CRIMES
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) handed death sentence to Idris Ali Sardar alias Gazi Idris of Shariatpur
DECEMBER 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF FOUR HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa confirmed death sentences awarded to another four hardcore terrorists.
- DECEMBER 4, 2016BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS THREE BOMB BLAST DEATH SENTENCES
A Bahraini Appeal Court upheld three death sentences and seven life terms against a group convicted of
DECEMBER 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TYCOON
Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that the country's Supreme Court has confirmed the death
DECEMBER 2, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WRONGLY EXECUTED MAN ACQUITTED BY TOP COURT
Nie Shubin, who was executed 21 years ago for rape and murder, had his conviction overturned by China's top court.
DECEMBER 2, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: GOVERNOR UGWUANYI FREES 2 PRISONERS, COMMUTES FIVE DEATH SENTENCES
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State granted unconditional pardon to two inmates of the Enugu Prison.
- DECEMBER 1, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Overturned the Death Sentence of Paul Beasley Johnson
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Overturned the Death Sentence of Paul Beasley Johnson
- DECEMBER 1, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court orders disability hearing for Roger Lee Cherry
USA - Florida. Supreme Court orders disability hearing for Roger Lee Cherry
DECEMBER 1, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAHATMA GANDHI’S GRANDSON CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, said capital punishment should be removed from the country’s statutes.