Chronological archive
July 2017
The 89 news items published by Hands Off Cain in July 2017, in chronological order.
EGYPT: 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2013 PROTESTS
A criminal court in Egypt sentenced to death eight defendants in a case related to the deadly protests of 2013 that followed the military-led ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi.
- JULY 28, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Court sentences 24-year woman to death for murder
28 July 2017: a 24-year old woman has been sentenced to death by a Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Charles Adjei Wilson, for the murder of a little boy – the only child of his mother.
- JULY 28, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Brad Hunter Smith to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Brad Hunter Smith to death
- JULY 27, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TARGETING SECURITY MEN, CIVILIANS IN QATIF
The Supreme Judicial Council issued an initial death sentence in the case of a Saudi who has targeted security men and civilians in Qatif, east of the kingdom, through shooting them while performing their duties.
- JULY 27, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): TAICHIN PREYOR EXECUTED
Taichin Preyor, 46, Black, was executed.
- JULY 27, 2017IsraelDEATH PENALTY
NETANYAHU WANTS EXECUTION OF PALESTINIAN WHO ALLEGEDLY STABBED 3 ISRAELIS
"The death penalty for terrorists -- it's time to implement it in severe cases,” Netanyahu said in Jerusalem al-Quds.
- JULY 27, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Taichin Preyor, 46, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Taichin Preyor, 46, Black, was executed.
- JULY 26, 2017DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): RONALD PHILLIPS EXECUTED
Ronald Phillips, 43, White, was executed. The time of Phillips' death was 10:43 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville.
- JULY 26, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sarmad Ali Advocate High Court said that according the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan, there are about 44 women on death row in Pakistan and one of them is about to be executed who is insane.
Sarmad Ali Advocate High Court said that according the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan, there are about 44 women on death row in Pakistan and one of them is about to be executed who is insane.
- JULY 26, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ronald Phillips, 43, White, was executed.
USA - Ohio. Ronald Phillips, 43, White, was executed.
- JULY 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New studies on american prisons
USA - New studies on american prisons
- JULY 25, 2017DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): TAKEN OFF DEATH ROW IN 2014, INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED KENNETH SIMMONS NOW GETS NEW TRIAL
South Carolina prosecutors announced on July 25 that they would not appeal a trial court ruling, granting a new, non-capital trial to former death-row prisoner Simmons.
- JULY 25, 2017South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Taken Off Death Row in 2014, Intellectually Disabled Kenneth Simmons Now Gets New Trial.
USA - South Carolina. Taken Off Death Row in 2014, Intellectually Disabled Kenneth Simmons Now Gets New Trial.
JULY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED AT ZANJAN CENRAL PRISON
According to close sources, two prisoners were executed on the morning at Zanjan Central Prison on drug related charges.
JULY 24, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 JMB MEN'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM
The High Court commuted the death sentence of two activists of the banned Islamist outfit JMB to life imprisonment in a case filed for their involvement in the 2005 series bomb blasts in Shariatpur.
JULY 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE INMATES INCLUDING AFGHAN CITIZEN EXECUTED ON DRUG CHARGES
Three prisoners, including an Afghan citizen, were reportedly hanged at Isfahan Central Prison on drug related charges. According to close sources, the executions were carried out on the morning of July 24.
- JULY 23, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTY
18 ISIL fighters executed by Haftar's forces in Libya
23 July 2017: a group of 18 suspected fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group have been executed, shot point blank in the back of the head, by the forces of General Khalifa Haftar in Libya.
JULY 22, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 28 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER PROSECUTOR'S DEATH
An Egyptian court sentenced 28 people to death in connection with the 2015 assassination of the country's prosecutor-general, according to a local judicial source.
JULY 22, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
- JULY 21, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SEVERAL PRISONERS SHOT DEAD IN SOUTHERN SOMALIA
Four detainees were said to be shot dead at a location near the Central Police Station in Beled-Hawa District in Gedo region, according to reports.
JULY 21, 2017BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Belarus' Mahilyow Regional Court sentenced Ihar Hershankow and Syamyon Berazhny to death after they were convicted of six murders linked to a real estate scam.
- JULY 20, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
3 Kenya men sentenced to death for stripping, abusing woman
20 July 2017: a Kenyan court sentenced three men to death for stripping naked and abusing a woman during a wave of attacks by mobs claiming that women were inappropriately dressed.
- JULY 20, 2017LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Todd Kelvin Wessinger's death sentence
USA - Louisiana. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Todd Kelvin Wessinger's death sentence
JULY 20, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN HANGED TO DEATH IN ATTOCK JAIL
A death row convict was executed in Central Jail Attock in the early morning.
JULY 19, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: FIRING SQUAD CARRIES OUT PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN SCHOOL YARDS, REPORT SAYS
Kim Jong Un's brutal North Korean regime shot so-called "criminals" to death in schoolyards and fish markets in a twisted attempt to create an "atmosphere of fear" throughout the dictatorship, a report from a human rights group revealed.
- JULY 19, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GAZIPUR TRADER
A Gazipur court sentenced five people to death for killing a trader in Kaliganj upazila of the district in 2008, reports UNB.
JULY 19, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED AT MULTAN JAIL
A death-row prisoner was hanged at Multan Central Jail early.
- JULY 19, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Number of prisoners who have obtained relief under Hurst: 100.
USA - Florida. Number of prisoners who have obtained relief under Hurst: 100.
- JULY 19, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING N3,000
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo sentenced a man, Kayode Adedeji to death by hanging for robbing a woman of the sum of N3,420.
JULY 19, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 13 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING FORMER CBE GOVERNOR’S BODYGUARD
Thirteen were sentenced to death by the Giza Criminal Court for the killing of former Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez’s bodyguard.
- JULY 18, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): RALPH WRIGHT EXONERATED FROM DEATH ROW
Ralph Wright has been freed. He is Florida's 27th Exonerated Death Row Survivor. After 3 years spent on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit, Wright has been freed.
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JULY 18, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT HANGED
A double murder convict was hanged after spending almost two decades in Central Jail Adiala for killing his brother and sister-in-law in Kallar Syedan.
- JULY 18, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Under Hurst v. State a court vacated death sentence n. 100, that of Joseph Smith
USA - Florida. Under Hurst v. State a court vacated death sentence n. 100, that of Joseph Smith
- JULY 18, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Ralph Wright has been freed.
USA - Florida. Ralph Wright has been freed.
- JULY 18, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Larry Perry to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Larry Perry to death
- JULY 17, 2017ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: DOUBLE KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Robert Chiguma of Hwedza, who killed two people after being confronted over the theft of a kitchen cabinet, has been sentenced to death.
JULY 17, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG, ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
According to close sources, on the morning four prisoners were hanged at Isfahan Central Prison.
- JULY 16, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: PRO-MORSI DEMONSTRATOR HANDED DEATH PENALTY
JULY 16, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MPS APPROVE GENERALITIES OF BILL TO REDUCE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES
The Iranian parliament approved general outlines of a bill to reduce death penalty for drug offences in the country.
- JULY 16, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Cracks Down on Jailhouse Snitches.
USA - Texas. Texas Cracks Down on Jailhouse Snitches.
JULY 16, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
The Baluch Activists Campaign has reported on the execution of one prisoner on the morning at Chabahar Prison (Sistan & Baluchestan province, southern Iran).
- JULY 16, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Two prisoners were executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison, close sourced said.
- JULY 16, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. New execution policy released.
USA - Ohio. New execution policy released.
- JULY 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Three prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on drug related charges.
- JULY 14, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE HANGS MALAYSIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER
Singapore executed a Malaysian drug trafficker despite a plea for clemency from the United Nations and concerns expressed by rights groups over alleged flaws in his trial.
- JULY 14, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a death sentence for Maria Del Rosio Alfaro
USA - California. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a death sentence for Maria Del Rosio Alfaro
- JULY 14, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court Overturned The Death Sentence of Kevin Jeffries because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court Overturned The Death Sentence of Kevin Jeffries because it was not unanimous.
- JULY 14, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Prosecutors reached a deal with Cosmo DiNardo
USA - Pennsylvania. Prosecutors reached a deal with Cosmo DiNardo
- JULY 13, 2017JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN EXECUTES PAIR ON DEATH ROW
Japan’s Ministry of Justice announced the execution of two male convicts on death row, reports the Sankei Shimbun.
- JULY 13, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS COURT CONDEMNS TWO TO DEATH FOR ISRAEL SPYING
A Palestinian court in Hamas-run Gaza sentenced two men to death for allegedly spying for Israel, the latest in a series of such rulings that have drawn international condemnation.
- JULY 13, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
No hangman to execute Ghana's death row convicts
13 July 2017: Director of Administration at the Prison Service Stephen Coffie has disclosed that the hangman whose duty it was to professionally execute the death sentence has long left the system.
- JULY 13, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: NEW LAW TO ENABLE CORRUPT OFFICIALS TO ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY BY PAYING BACK STOLEN MONEY
Amendments to Vietnam’s Penal Code, which takes effect in January 2018, give those found guilty of corruption and bribery the chance to escape the death sentence if they return 75 percent of their ill-gotten gains.
- JULY 13, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES TEENAGER TO DEATH BY HANGING
A 19-year-old male, Adeolu Bamiteko, was sentenced to death for armed robbery by an Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti.
- JULY 12, 2017South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Lawton McIntosh resentenced William Bell to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.
USA - South Carolina. Judge Lawton McIntosh resentenced William Bell to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.
JULY 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZAHEDAN PRISON
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on unknown charges.
- JULY 11, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT SENTENCES 12 BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS TO DEATH OVER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS
An Egyptian court sentenced 12 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group to death over breaking into a police station, official news agency MENA reported.
- JULY 11, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES PRISONER CONVICTED OF PROTEST
The Saudi authorities have executed four men who were convicted in a secret ‘terrorism’ court – including at
- JULY 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 DEATH CONVICTS HANGED IN SARGODHA
At least three death convicts who were involved in the killing of three members of same family.
- JULY 10, 2017YemenDEATH PENALTY
a court in Sanaa has sentenced to death four Saudis convicted of belonging to al Qaeda and beheading 14 Yemeni
a court in Sanaa has sentenced to death four Saudis convicted of belonging to al Qaeda and beheading 14 Yemeni
JULY 10, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
A prisoner was reportedly executed on the morning at Mahabad Prison on drug related charges.
JULY 10, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SIX EXECUTED, INCLUDING A PAKISTANI
Six people convicted of drug trafficking and homicide were executed in Saudi Arabia, the government said, the highest number of executions in a single day this year.
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JULY 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 10 PRISONERS INCLUDING AFGHAN CITIZENS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
At least ten prisoners, including three Afghan citizens, were reportedly hanged at Taybad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern Iran) on drug related charges.
JULY 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
Four prisoners were reportedly hanged on the morning at Urmia's central prison on drug related charges.
- JULY 7, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Orders New Sentencing for Cedric Jerome Floyd.
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Orders New Sentencing for Cedric Jerome Floyd.
JULY 7, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA IMPLEMENTS NEW ANTI-HIJACKING LAW THAT ENTAILS DEATH PENALTY
India's new anti-hijacking law that entails capital punishment for the perpetrators in case of death of any person, has come into force.
- JULY 7, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
PUNTLAND: MILITARY COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCES TO AL-SHABAAB SUSPECTS
The military court of Somalia’s northeastern region of Puntland, has issued death sentences and life imprisonment to 5 al-Shabaab suspects accused on terrorism charges, Garowe Online reports.
- JULY 7, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Independent Pathologist Says Autopsy Reveals Problems With Execution of Ricky Gray
USA - Virginia. Independent Pathologist Says Autopsy Reveals Problems With Execution of Ricky Gray
- JULY 6, 2017DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): WILLIAM MORVA EXECUTED
William Morva, 35, White, was executed. Morva was pronounced dead at 9:15 p.m., according to Lisa Kinney, a spokeswoman for the state corrections department.
- JULY 6, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. William Morva was executed.
USA - Virginia. William Morva was executed.
- JULY 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Robert Earl Peterson
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Robert Earl Peterson
- JULY 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Robert Bailey
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Robert Bailey
- JULY 6, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Ben Brooks sentenced Jamal Jackson to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Ben Brooks sentenced Jamal Jackson to death
- JULY 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
Eight prisoners were reportedly hanged on the morning at Rajai Shahr Prison.
- JULY 5, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Tracy Petrocelli, who has spent nearly 35 years on Nevada's death, had his sentence overturned
USA - Nevada. Tracy Petrocelli, who has spent nearly 35 years on Nevada's death, had his sentence overturned
- JULY 5, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: RAPIST, KILLER OF MINOR HANGED IN GUJRANWALA
A man convicted for rape and murder of a minor boy was hanged in the central jail in Gujranwala.
- JULY 5, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Thomas Randolph to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Thomas Randolph to death
- JULY 4, 2017MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIA: NEW CRIMINAL CODE ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY FOR ALL CRIMES
Anti-Death Penalty Network (ADPAN) welcomes the new Criminal Code, which abolishes the death penalty for all crimes, entry into force on 1 July 2017 in Mongolia after it was adopted by the State Ikh Khural of Mongolia on 3 December 2015.
- JULY 4, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN PUBLIC
Two prisoners were hanged in public on rape charges.
- JULY 3, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Cassation upheld the Alexandria Criminal Court›s decision to execute three out of 71 defendants
the Court of Cassation upheld the Alexandria Criminal Court›s decision to execute three out of 71 defendants
- JULY 3, 2017IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Idaho Supreme Court orders third new trial for Mark Lankford.
USA - Idaho. Idaho Supreme Court orders third new trial for Mark Lankford.
- JULY 3, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti sentenced a man, Aanu Adu, to death for armed robbery.
- JULY 3, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The state's death row population is down 27 since a year ago
USA - Florida. The state's death row population is down 27 since a year ago
- JULY 2, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 20 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMEN
An Egyptian court sentenced 20 people to death over the killing of 13 policemen following the army’s 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said.
- JULY 1, 2017BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Jamar Dewayne Bynoe, accused of the deaths of six women in the Campus Trendz fire, has been found guilty on six counts of murder and sentenced to death by hanging.
Jamar Dewayne Bynoe, accused of the deaths of six women in the Campus Trendz fire, has been found guilty on six counts of murder and sentenced to death by hanging.
- JULY 1, 2017BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN APPEAL IN SUPREME COURT
On 17 March 2017, 32-year-old Aliaksei Mikhalenya was sentenced to death by the Homel Regional Court of Belarus for two murders, committed with particular cruelty (p. 1, p. 6, p. 16 part 2 of art. 139 of the Criminal Code).
- JULY 1, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN AND A WOMAN HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
Two men and one woman were reportedly hanged at Rasht's central prison on drug related charges.
- JULY 1, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Police nationwide killed 492 people in the first six months of this year
USA - Police nationwide killed 492 people in the first six months of this year
JULY 1, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: NUMBER OF FATAL SHOOTINGS BY POLICE IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO LAST YEAR
Police nationwide shot and killed 492 people in the first six months of this year, a number nearly identical to the count for the same period in each of the prior two years.
- JULY 1, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Penalty, a new documentary film about the death penalty in the U.S. had its world premiere at London's East End Film Festival.
USA - The Penalty, a new documentary film about the death penalty in the U.S. had its world premiere at London's East End Film Festival.