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 2, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI EXECUTED FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens for the fatal shooting of another Saudi, bringing to 57 the number
FEBRUARY 2, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Four persons, including a husband, and wife, were sentenced to death after they were found guilty of
- FEBRUARY 2, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Christian Olsen, Originally Given Death Penalty, Is Resentenced To Life In Prison.
USA - Texas. Christian Olsen, Originally Given Death Penalty, Is Resentenced To Life In Prison.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2016DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): PENDING DEATH PENALTY CASES HALTED
Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden is halting all 39 of Delaware's pending death penalty cases while Delaware's Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of the state's death penalty law.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden is halting all 39 of Delaware's pending death penalty cases
USA - Delaware. Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden is halting all 39 of Delaware's pending death penalty cases
FEBRUARY 1, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities executed a Saudi national for the murder of a compatriot, bringing the number
FEBRUARY 1, 2016SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS TERRORISTS BEHEAD 14-YEAR-OLD BOY FOR 'MISSING FRIDAY PRAYERS' AND FORCE PARENTS TO WATCH
A 14-year-old boy was beheaded in a brutal execution by Islamic State militants because he missed Friday
FEBRUARY 1, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 2 BALUCHI JUVENILE OFFENDERS EXECUTED
According to close sources, 2 Baluchi prisoners were hanged to death at Yazd Central Prison on drug
JANUARY 31, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT MASSOUM SIGNS EXECUTION ORDERS FOR CONVICTED TERRORISTS
Iraqi President Fouad Massoum signed execution orders for offenders convicted of terrorist offenses, his spokesman announced.
- JANUARY 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SSP MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
A sessions court in Pakistan sentenced two men to death in a sectarian killing case.
- JANUARY 29, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. State Paid Executioners $250,000 In Cash, Possibly Violating Tax Law.
USA - Missouri. State Paid Executioners $250,000 In Cash, Possibly Violating Tax Law.
- JANUARY 29, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Raul A. Sahagun formally sentenced Joseph Mercado to death
USA - California. Judge Raul A. Sahagun formally sentenced Joseph Mercado to death
- JANUARY 29, 2016NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Judge rejects legal action in Nebraska death-penalty vote.
USA - Nebraska. Judge rejects legal action in Nebraska death-penalty vote.
JANUARY 29, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN CONVICTED OF ABDUCTING 22 CHILDREN EXECUTED
A man convicted of abducting 22 children has been executed, China's top court said.
- JANUARY 28, 2016DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JAMES FREEMAN EXECUTED
James Freeman, 35, White, was executed.
- JANUARY 28, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES ANOTHER PRISONER, BRINGING TO 55 NUMBER OF CONVICTS PUT TO DEATH THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens for murder, bringing to 55 the number of convicts put to death this year.
- JANUARY 28, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: WIFE’S KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH DESPITE FAMILY PARDON
A court of appeals in Ras Al Khaimah sentenced an Arab man to death after he was convicted of killing his wife, despite a pardon by his children.
- JANUARY 28, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Missouri Senate committee votes to abolish death penalty.
USA - Missouri. Missouri Senate committee votes to abolish death penalty.
- JANUARY 28, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Executions Reveal Vast Racial, Gender, and Geographic Inequities.
USA - Ohio. Ohio Executions Reveal Vast Racial, Gender, and Geographic Inequities.
- JANUARY 28, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Michael Charles Brown to death.
USA - California. A jury sentenced Michael Charles Brown to death.
- JANUARY 28, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. James Freeman, 35, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. James Freeman, 35, White, was executed.
JANUARY 28, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN MIANWALI
A death row convict was hanged in Mianwali Central Jail. According to details, Mumrez had been
- JANUARY 28, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Bill to abolish Delaware's death penalty failed to clear the House.
USA - Delaware. Bill to abolish Delaware's death penalty failed to clear the House.
JANUARY 28, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TAJIK NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Tajik Foreign Ministry officials told RFE/RL that Hasan Yusufov, 51, was executed early in the morning.
- JANUARY 27, 2016MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Attorney General presents death penalty options.
USA - Mississippi. Attorney General presents death penalty options.
JANUARY 27, 2016LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN BASSA
The second Judicial Circuit Court in Grand Bassa County has sentenced three persons to death by hanging,
JANUARY 27, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Kenyan woman who strangled her two-year-old daughter to death after an overnight prayer session at a
JANUARY 27, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN NATIONAL BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Egyptian national after sentencing him to death on charges related to robbery
- JANUARY 27, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge: Florida has 'no death penalty'.
USA - Florida. Judge: Florida has 'no death penalty'.
- JANUARY 27, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Stanley Griffin
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Stanley Griffin