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
FEBRUARY 8, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian man convicted of smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said, bringing to 59 the number of convicts put to death this year.
FEBRUARY 8, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR THE FORMATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has stressed the need to form
FEBRUARY 7, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SAUDI EXECUTED ON CONCOCTED CHARGES
Iraqi authorities executed in Baghdad a Saudi prisoner, Abdullah Azam Al-Qahtani, 35, on charges
FEBRUARY 7, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW TO GET LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Following a set of recommendations made by a committee appointed to look into the death sentence issued on several convicts, it has been decided to convert the death sentence imposed on 34 of those convicts into life imprisonment.
FEBRUARY 7, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES ONE OF ITS COMMANDERS ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL
The armed wing of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, said it had executed one of its members, with
- FEBRUARY 5, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hillary Clinton is partially against death penalty.
USA - Hillary Clinton is partially against death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Larry Paul Fidler sentenced Ka Pasasouk to death.
USA - California. Judge Larry Paul Fidler sentenced Ka Pasasouk to death.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Bernie Sanders is against the death penalty.
USA - Bernie Sanders is against the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 5, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: BERNIE SANDERS IS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
After Hillary Clinton said during the MSNBC Democratic debate that she reluctantly supports capital punishment, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew a contrast. "I just don't want to see government be part of killing, that's all," he said.
FEBRUARY 5, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: FIVE PF CADRES SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING UPND COUNTERPART
Lusaka High Court judge Gertrude Chawatama has sentenced to death five Patriotic Front (PF) cadres
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Key facilitator of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, terrorist Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Abdullah was executed in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning.
Key facilitator of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, terrorist Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Abdullah was executed in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Pablo Ibar
USA Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Pablo Ibar
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported.
A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO 11 FOR KILLING WOMAN TO GRAB LAND IN NADIA
Eleven people including a former Trinamool Congress leader were awarded death sentence by Nadia
FEBRUARY 4, 2016DEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KOHAT, MULTAN
Two prisoners were executed in Pakistan, in two different prisons.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Ninth Circuit overturned the death sentence of Robert Douglas Smith
USA - Arizona. The Ninth Circuit overturned the death sentence of Robert Douglas Smith
- FEBRUARY 3, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - National Registry of Exonerations Reports Record 58 Homicide Exonerations in 2015, Including 5 from Death Row.
USA - National Registry of Exonerations Reports Record 58 Homicide Exonerations in 2015, Including 5 from Death Row.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): BRANDON ASTOR JONES EXECUTED
Brandon Astor Jones, 72, Black, was executed in Georgia. He was the oldest inmate on death row in
- FEBRUARY 3, 2016GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Brandon Astor Jones, 72, Black, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Brandon Astor Jones, 72, Black, was executed.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
a 39-year-old man, Samson Mutero, was sentenced to death by the High Court after being convicted of
a 39-year-old man, Samson Mutero, was sentenced to death by the High Court after being convicted of
FEBRUARY 3, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 149 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPPORTERS
A court in Egypt overturned the death sentences given last year to 149 supporters of the Muslim
- FEBRUARY 3, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Dennis Hicks
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Dennis Hicks
FEBRUARY 3, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: REPORT FINDS RECORD NUMBER OF EXONERATIONS IN 2015
A report released by the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) reported that a record 149 defendants
- FEBRUARY 2, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 MORE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1971 WAR CRIMES
A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced two more men to death after finding them guilty of
- FEBRUARY 2, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill for non unanimous sentences
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill for non unanimous sentences
- FEBRUARY 2, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Bill Expanding Death Penalty Passes Committee.
USA - Utah. Bill Expanding Death Penalty Passes Committee.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court issued an indefinite stay of execution for Cary Michael Lambrix
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court issued an indefinite stay of execution for Cary Michael Lambrix
FEBRUARY 2, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ETHIOPIAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed an Ethiopian for murder, bringing to 58 the number of convicts put to death this year.
FEBRUARY 2, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 OPPOSITION MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian military court in Cairo sentenced seven opposition members to death and transferred their file
FEBRUARY 2, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCE FOR 'APOSTATE' POET
A court in Saudi Arabia overturned a death sentence against a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy, giving him eight years in prison instead, his lawyer said.