Chronological archive
June 2017
The 79 news items published by Hands Off Cain in June 2017, in chronological order.
IRAN: 239 EXECUTIONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2017
According to reports by Iran Human Rights (IHR), 239 executions were carried out in Iran in the first six months of 2017.
- JUNE 29, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings Tiffany Ann Cole because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings Tiffany Ann Cole because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
- JUNE 29, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for Michael Bargo because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for Michael Bargo because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
- JUNE 29, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DELAY IN EXECUTION OF DEATH ROW CONVICT IS DEHUMANISING: DELHI HC
Delay in the execution of a death row convict after his capital punishment has been confirmed by the highest judicial forum, torments the prisoner, has a dehumanising effect on him and violates the law, the Delhi High Court has said.
- JUNE 29, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for Ronnie Williams because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for Ronnie Williams because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty.
- JUNE 29, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for John Sexton because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for John Sexton because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
- JUNE 28, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ohio Lethal Injection Process, Vacates Execution Stays.
USA - Ohio. Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ohio Lethal Injection Process, Vacates Execution Stays.
- JUNE 28, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Michael Wilkerson sentenced Robert James Campbell to life in prison
USA - Texas. Judge Michael Wilkerson sentenced Robert James Campbell to life in prison
- JUNE 27, 2017South SudanDEATH PENALTY
Execution of two juvenile brothers
27th June 2017: two brothers, Orenga Tom Goro and his younger brother Ayela Philip Goro were put to death today at Juba Central Prison
- JUNE 26, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW SHORTENING DEATH-PENALTY APPEALS
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a statute denominated the "Fair Justice Act," which is designed to shorten the state death-penalty appeals process by requiring direct and post-conviction appeals to proceed simultaneously and provides capital app
- JUNE 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal government will not appeal vacated death sentence of Ronell Wilson.
USA - Federal government will not appeal vacated death sentence of Ronell Wilson.
JUNE 25, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY, RAPE
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced a man, Aturoti Adeleke, to death by hanging, for armed robbery and rape.
- JUNE 24, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURTS SENTENCES 13 DRUG DEALERS TO DEATH IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS
In a joint court case by the Shanwei Intermediate People's Court and the Lufeng People's Court in China, 13 men and women on trial for drug charges were sentenced to death in front of crowds as big as 10,000.
JUNE 24, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THIRTEEN CHINESE DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN FRONT OF 10,000 AT PUBLIC STADIUM BEFORE EIGHT ARE WHISKED OFF IN A TRUCK TO BE EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY
Eight were executed straight after the hearing — slammed by human rights activists as barbaric — in the southern city of Shanwei, Guangdong.
JUNE 23, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ORISSA HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY TO 35 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT
Orissa high court provided relief to five persons, who were convicted in rape and murder of a minor girl in Keonjhar, by commuting death penalty of two of the convicts to 35 years of imprisonment and acquitting the remaining three.
- JUNE 22, 2017Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: 'EXORCIST' SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER KILLING TWO TODDLERS AND AN EIGHT-MONTH-OLD BABY
A self-proclaimed sorcerer was sentenced to death for killing three children in an exorcism ritual he believed would banish evil spirits that possessed them.
- JUNE 22, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UN EXPERTS URGE EGYPT TO HALT EXECUTIONS AFTER 'FLAWED TRIALS'
A group of U.N. human rights experts demanded that Egypt halt the planned executions of six men sentenced to death on the basis of forced confessions.
- JUNE 22, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Joseph Kirby sentenced Terry Froman to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Joseph Kirby sentenced Terry Froman to death
- JUNE 22, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Howard Maltz vacated the death sentences of James Daniel Turner and Norman Blake McKenzie
USA - Florida. Judge Howard Maltz vacated the death sentences of James Daniel Turner and Norman Blake McKenzie
- JUNE 22, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Neil Wake Accepts Sweeping Reforms of Arizona Death Penalty Protocols.
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Neil Wake Accepts Sweeping Reforms of Arizona Death Penalty Protocols.
JUNE 22, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 12 NANJING DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Eighteen men were on trial in Nanjing for various offences, ranging from trafficking and possession to drug abuse and re-offending.
JUNE 21, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCED DEATH PENALTY TO A MAN ACCUSED KILLING OF A CLERIC
Military court has sentenced Mohamed Adan Borow, to death penalty after he alleged the killing of a famous cleric in Baidoa mosque.
- JUNE 19, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The United States Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence of Percy Hutton.
USA - Ohio. The United States Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence of Percy Hutton.
- JUNE 19, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of James McWilliams
USA - Alabama. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of James McWilliams
- JUNE 19, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Eric M. Nakata sentenced James Ellis to death
USA - California. Judge Eric M. Nakata sentenced James Ellis to death
- JUNE 19, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SUSPECT SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER THE LATE MINISTER ABASS SIRAJ’S MURDER
The High Court of the Somali Armed Forces passed a verdict of death sentence this morning to one of the suspects for the murder of Abass Siraj, a former Federal Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction of Somalia.
- JUNE 19, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: NASHIK MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN HONOUR KILLING CASE
In a landmark judgment related to "honour killing", the Nashik district sessions court sentenced a man to death for killing his pregnant daughter in 2013 because she had married outside their caste.
JUNE 19, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DEADLY 2016 BOMBING
A Bahrain court sentenced to death one person and another to life in prison over a 2016 bombing that killed a woman in a Shiite-majority village.
JUNE 18, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: COURT OF CASSATION OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAN SPY CELL CASE
Kuwait's highest court overturned the death sentence imposed by a lower tribunal against a man convicted of
JUNE 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ORUMIYEH’S FEMALE DEATH-ROW PRISONERS IN HORRIBLE CONDITIONS
Women imprisoned in the women’s ward of the Central Prison of Orumiyeh are detained in deplorable conditions in overcrowded cells lacking the least sanitary needs.
JUNE 18, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE REJECTS 2 MORE MERCY PETITIONS; TOTAL 30
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has rejected two more mercy petitions filed by the convicts awarded death punishment.
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- JUNE 17, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 31 TO DEATH OVER KILLING EX-TOP PROSECUTOR
An Egyptian court sentenced 31 persons to death over killing former public prosecutor in a bomb attack on his car in 2015, the Egyptian state TV reported.
- JUNE 16, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Dennis Reinaker sentenced Leeton Thomas to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Dennis Reinaker sentenced Leeton Thomas to death
- JUNE 16, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: EIGHT VIETNAMESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
Eight Vietnamese, including two women, received death sentence after a court in the northern province of Hoa Binh found them guilty of trafficking 541 packs of heroin, the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported, citing the court verdict.
- JUNE 15, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Terry Froman to death
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Terry Froman to death
- JUNE 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned two death sentences of Thomas Bevel
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned two death sentences of Thomas Bevel
- JUNE 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Harrel Braddy because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Harrel Braddy because it was not unanimous.
- JUNE 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court threw out the death sentence for Donte Hall because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court threw out the death sentence for Donte Hall because it was not unanimous
- JUNE 15, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE MURDER
A court in Rae Bareli (UP) awarded death sentence to a man for murdering a middle-aged couple in 2010.
- JUNE 14, 2017GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. For the 2nd time this year, a defendant accused of killing an officer did not receive a death sentence.
USA - Georgia. For the 2nd time this year, a defendant accused of killing an officer did not receive a death sentence.
- JUNE 14, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The full United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard argument about Midazolam
USA - Ohio. The full United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard argument about Midazolam
- JUNE 14, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury returned a verdict of death against Leeton Thomas.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury returned a verdict of death against Leeton Thomas.
- JUNE 14, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Randell H. Rowe ordered new hearings for Troy Victorino and Jerone Lamar Hunter because death sentences were not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Randell H. Rowe ordered new hearings for Troy Victorino and Jerone Lamar Hunter because death sentences were not unanimous
JUNE 13, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN ORGAN TRAFFICKERS
Health Minister Ahmed Emad al-Din said that the Parliament has approved the draft law introduced from his ministry that aims to stricken punitive measures against human organ traffickers.
- JUNE 12, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JERRY HARTFIELD RELEASED FROM JAIL
On Monday afternoon, Jerry Hartfield, 61, Black, was released from Hutchins State Jail in Dallas, after spending 41 years behind bars, part of the time on death row.
- JUNE 12, 2017LebanonDEATH PENALTY
HRW WARNS LEBANON AGAINST BRINGING BACK DEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch has urged Lebanon to respect its moratorium on the death penalty after calls for its reinstatement following the murder of a young student that shocked the country.
JUNE 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 20 PEOPLE LASHED FOR EATING OR DRINKING DURING RAMADAN FASTING HOURS
Since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90 case files were reportedly opened in the city of Qazvin (central Iran) for individuals who were caught eating or drinking during the fasting hours.
JUNE 12, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE IN CHILD MURDER OVERTURNED
Kuwait’s Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence for father and a mother who tortured their four-year-old daughter to death and kept her body in a freezer.
- JUNE 12, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jerry Hartfield, 61, Black, was released from Hutchins State Jail
USA - Texas. Jerry Hartfield, 61, Black, was released from Hutchins State Jail
- JUNE 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - An examination of data from the more than 30 death-row exonerations
USA - An examination of data from the more than 30 death-row exonerations
- JUNE 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMY ON FACEBOOK
A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a prosecutor said, in a first such case that involves social media.
- JUNE 10, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam freed by Libyan militia
10 June 2017: former dictator’s son, who is wanted for war crimes, had been held since 2011 revolution in which his father was killed
- JUNE 9, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit overturned the death sentence of James Pavatt
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit overturned the death sentence of James Pavatt
- JUNE 9, 2017RussiaDEATH PENALTY
the head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian
the head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian
- JUNE 9, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Richard K. Renn has thrown out the death sentence of Milton Montalvo
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Richard K. Renn has thrown out the death sentence of Milton Montalvo
- JUNE 9, 2017RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA: MP PROPOSES ‘DELAYED DEATH PENALTY’ FOR CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian courts to sentence convicted terrorists to death under condition that the execution of the sentence is delayed until the current moratorium on capital punishment is lifted.
- JUNE 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): ROBERT MELSON EXECUTED
Robert Melson, 46, Black, was executed. Melson was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to death for the murders of three workers at a fast food restaurant on April 16, 1994.
- JUNE 8, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
A court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad
- JUNE 8, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Ronnie Eugene Fuston to death
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Ronnie Eugene Fuston to death
- JUNE 8, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Robert Melson, 46, Black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Robert Melson, 46, Black, was executed.
- JUNE 8, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court overturns death sentence for Bessman Okafor
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court overturns death sentence for Bessman Okafor
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- JUNE 8, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Board finds no Arkansas doctors aided execution-drug purchase
USA - Arkansas. Board finds no Arkansas doctors aided execution-drug purchase
JUNE 8, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 9 FILIPINOS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SABAH STANDOFF
The Malaysian Court of Appeal sentenced 9 Filipinos to death over the Sabah standoff that killed at least 70 people in 2013.
- JUNE 7, 2017DEATH PENALTY
NEVADA (USA): HA'IM AL MATIN SHARIF RELEASED AFTER SPENDING 28 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Ha'im Al Matin Sharif, 48, Black, was released from prison today, June 7, after spending more than 28 years on Nevada's death row.
- JUNE 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: SIX STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Egypt’s Court of Cassation confirmed the death sentence for six university students.
- JUNE 7, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Ha'im Al Matin Sharif was released after spending 28 years on death row.
USA - Nevada. Ha'im Al Matin Sharif was released after spending 28 years on death row.
- JUNE 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope resentenced Emilia Carr to life in prison without parole
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope resentenced Emilia Carr to life in prison without parole
- JUNE 6, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN COURT GIVES DEATH, JAIL SENTENCES TO DOZEN DISSIDENTS
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court, presided by Ali Khalifah al-Dhahrani, delivered the death verdicts to Sayed Ahmed Fouad al-Abar and Hussein Ali Mahdi, sentenced two other defendants to life imprisonment and passed prison sentences ranging from 3 to
JUNE 6, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
A prisoner identified as Homayoun Toolabi was reportedly hanged at Khorramabad Prison on murder charges.
- JUNE 5, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HC COMMUTES OISHEE’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
The High Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Oishee Rahman to life term imprisonment for killing her parents in 2013.
- JUNE 5, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR TRIPLE MURDER
The Namakkal Additional District Court awarded capital punishment to two persons in connection with a triple murder that took place in 2011.
JUNE 5, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NEW CYBERSECURITY LAW CARRIES DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME OFFENSES
China's latest cybersecurity law came into force last week and the sky did not fall and companies have not shuttered.
- JUNE 4, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
ISIS executes 33, its largest mass killing of 2017
4 June 2017: the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) executed 33 people in eastern Syria on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group, in its biggest mass killing in 2017.
- JUNE 4, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SISTER
A Dhaka court sentenced two people to death for killing a woman in 2015.
- JUNE 2, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): JURY VOTE 12-0 TO RECOMMEND JUAN ROSARIO BE EXECUTED
An Orange County jury voted 12-0 late Friday to recommend 30-year-old Juan Rosario be executed.
- JUNE 2, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury voted 12-0 to recommend Juan Rosario be executed.
USA - Florida. A jury voted 12-0 to recommend Juan Rosario be executed.
- JUNE 1, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHILD'S RAPE
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to death for raping a 20-month-old girl, in a case that sparked widespread public outrage, judicial sources told Reuters.
- JUNE 1, 2017IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Appeals Court Voids State's Lethal-Injection Protocol.
USA - Indiana. Appeals Court Voids State's Lethal-Injection Protocol.
- JUNE 1, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FIVE INCLUDING THREE OF ONE FAMILY SENTENCED TO DEATH
Five suspects, including three members of the same family, who were found guilty of three separate murders in Vavuniya, were sentenced to death by Vavuniya High Court Judge Balendran Shashimahendran.