Chronological archive
September 2017
The 71 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2017, in chronological order.
KUWAITI EMIR SPARES 15 INDIANS DEATH PENALTY IN KIND MOVE: SUSHMA SWARAJ
Death sentence of 15 Indians, lodged in Kuwaiti jails, have been commuted to life imprisonment by the Emir of Kuwait, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
EX-CHIEF OF PETROVIETNAM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
A court in Vietnam has sentenced the former head of state-owned oil-and-gas giant PetroVietnam to death after finding him guilty of embezzlement and abuse of power in a high-profile corruption case.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2017United NationsDEATH PENALTY
U.S. VOTES AGAINST U.N. BAN ON DEATH PENALTY FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY TRIBUNAL SENTENCES TAKFIRI PREACHER TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS ON ARMY
Lebanon's Military Tribunal sentenced an extremist preacher to death for his role in fueling sectarian violence in the Arab country and organizing attacks against members of the army.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTION OF A PRISONER IN KERMAN
According to a report by ISNA and the deputy of Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office for Central Kerman Province, a prisoner who was charged with murder was hanged at Kerman prison.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SENATE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Nigerian Senate approved death sentence for whoever engages in the act of kidnapping and a 30 years jail term for anybody that colludes with an abductor.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
HANGING OF 42 PRISONERS IN IRAQ RAISES CONCERN OVER FLAWED DUE PROCESS – UN RIGHTS CHIEF
The mass hanging of 42 prisoners on September 24 in a prison in southern Iraq raises massive concerns over the country's use of the death penalty, the UN human rights chief said.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER VIDYA MURDER
The three-member judge bench hearing the case filed over the abduction, gang rape and murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya gave the death penalty to the 7 suspects including the chief suspect in the case ‘Swiss Kumar’.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2017DEATH PENALTY
NEW STUDIES ON US PRISONS
Texas spends less than the national average on inmates, study finds.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA COURT SENTENCES THREE CONVICTS TO DEATH BY EXECUTION, RIGHTS CENTERS OBJECT
Deir al-Balah Court of First Instance passed the death sentence against three Palestinian residents of Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, after they were convicted of murder, accessory to murder and robbery leading two local human rights centers
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN WESTERN IRAN OVER MURDER CHARGES
According to IRIB News Agency, on the morning of September 26 the execution of a prisoner who was charged with murder was carried out at Yasuj Central Prison.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: HEROIN TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court passed a death sentence on a 30-year-old man from Vietnam's Hanoi capital for trafficking over 230.5 kg of heroin and illegally possessing military weapons.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN URMIA CENTRAL PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning the execution sentence of a prisoner who was charged with murder was carried out at Urmia Central Prison. The prisoner was identified as Javad Khayyeri from ward 15.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 74-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HOSTING 'MIXED AND HALF-NAKED PARTIES'
Iran has sentenced a 74-year-old man to death for hosting “mixed and half-naked parties”, the head of Tehran’s judiciary said.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTION OF A PRISONER IN URMIA
According to a close source, a prisoner, named Moslem Tamrkhani from ward 2 of mental ward, was executed at Urmia Central Prison.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER BURNING AGOUZA'S NIGHTCLUB
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced four defendants to death over charges of burning a nightclub in Al Agouza, resulting in killing 17 persons inside.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Raymond Curtis Bright to die
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Raymond Curtis Bright to die
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ CARRIES OUT DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST 42 TERRORISTS IN DHI QAR
Iraqi Justice Minister carried out death sentences against 42 terrorists imprisoned at al-Hout prison in Dhi Qar province
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
A court in Sudan sentenced a university student to death after convicting him of killing a policeman during protests in the capital last year, a defence lawyer said.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2017North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Decline in Death Verdicts Highlights Penalty's Cost, Ineffectiveness.
USA - North Carolina. Decline in Death Verdicts Highlights Penalty's Cost, Ineffectiveness.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2017GambiaDEATH PENALTY
MADAGASCAR RATIFIES ABOLITIONIST TREATY AND THE GAMBIA SIGNED IT
Gambia signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty on 20 September 2017 and that Madagascar ratified it on 21 September 2017 together with the Optional Proto
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2017TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: CONFERENCE ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN TIME OF WAR ON TERRORISM
The conference on the death penalty in time of war on terrorism that ended in Tunis was unanimous in believing that the death penalty does not contain or solve the problem of terrorism.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2017TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
the Human Rights Council adopted the final documents resulting from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Tunisia.
the Human Rights Council adopted the final documents resulting from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Tunisia.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow has ruled Arizona may keep secret from the media the identity of the entities that are supplying execution drugs
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow has ruled Arizona may keep secret from the media the identity of the entities that are supplying execution drugs
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A man was hanged in front of cheering crowds in Iran after being convicted of the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl which had outraged the nation.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences imposed on Noel Doorbal
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences imposed on Noel Doorbal
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has overturned the murder conviction of Paul Browning
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has overturned the murder conviction of Paul Browning
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN WAS HANGED IN PUBLIC ON MURDER CHARGES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES IN QAZVIN PRISON
Two prisoners were hanged on drug-related charges at Choubidar Prison of Qazvin. The prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in Qazvin prison a day before their execution.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Study: Worst Crimes Carry Highest Risk of Bad Evidence, Wrongful Convictions.
USA - Study: Worst Crimes Carry Highest Risk of Bad Evidence, Wrongful Convictions.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: WORST CRIMES CARRY HIGHEST RISK OF BAD EVIDENCE, WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
Two professors of sociology and criminology who reviewed more than 1500 cases in which convicted prisoners were later exonerated have found a direct relationship between the seriousness of the crime and miscarriages of justice: "the 'worst of the worst cr
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- SEPTEMBER 19, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge Mackie Pierce rejects Arkansas' veiling of execution drug.
USA - Arkansas. Judge Mackie Pierce rejects Arkansas' veiling of execution drug.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the President has commuted the death sentences of as Jitu Nainsingh Gehlot, to life imprisonment, against the recommendation of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
the President has commuted the death sentences of as Jitu Nainsingh Gehlot, to life imprisonment, against the recommendation of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTION OF TWO PRISONERS IN ARDEBIL
Shahin Parsajou, 23, and a 40-year-old man were executed on morning in Ardebil Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
Three prisoners charged with murder were executed in the Tabriz Central Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 9 TO DEATH FOR KILLING BODYGUARD OF FORMER CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
A Giza criminal court sentenced nine people to death for killing the bodyguard of then-governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Hesham Ramez in February 2013.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED WHILE CROWD WATCHED
A prisoner by the name of Samir Deivband was hanged in public in the city of Ilam in front of a crowd of people.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 ‘IS MEMBERS’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court sentenced to death seven people for membership of the Islamic State (IS) group and over the beheading in Libya of 21 Christians, all but one of them from Egypt, judicial officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA. HANDS OFF CAIN AND THE ARAB INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TOGETHER AGAIN AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
On September 19, 2017, from 9 am at the Golden Tulip ElMechtel Hotel in Tunis, the conference "Containing the death penalty in time of war on terrorism" will be held in the framework of the same project supported by the European Union.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN SALMAS COUNTY
A prisoner was hanged in public in Salmas County (West Azerbaijan) in front of a crowd of people.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Dennis Glover
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Dennis Glover
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE IMPOSED ON FOUR IN KEGALLA
The Kegalla High Court sentenced to death four accused who stood indicted over a murder and were found guilty.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury today recommended the death penalty for Lorraine Hunter
USA - California. A jury today recommended the death penalty for Lorraine Hunter
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): PROSECUTORS ACCEPT LIFE PLEA BY SHANNON MILES
Prosecutors accept life plea by Shannon Miles, a severely mentally ill man in killing of Texas sheriff's deputy.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2017DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GARY OTTE EXECUTED
Gary Otte, 45, White, was executed. Otte was the 2nd inmate put to death since Ohio ended a 3-year execution hiatus prompted by a lethal injection that raised questions about the drugs being used.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2017TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Man Sentenced to Death for Murder of Relatives
13 February 2017: a Taoyuan man was sentenced to death for a multiple murder by arson committed Chinese New Year’s eve 2016.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gary Otte, 45, White, was executed.
USA - Ohio. Gary Otte, 45, White, was executed.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prosecutors accept life plea by Shannon Miles in killing of sheriff's deputy.
USA - Texas. Prosecutors accept life plea by Shannon Miles in killing of sheriff's deputy.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS FOREIGN FIGHTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Russian national convicted of being an ISIS fighter has been sentenced to death by a criminal court in Baghdad, Iraq's High Judicial Council announced.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. 5 retired judges will lead an inquiry into the death penalty case of Marcellus Williams
USA - Missouri. 5 retired judges will lead an inquiry into the death penalty case of Marcellus Williams
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONERS HANGED IN PUBLIC WHILE CROWD WATCHED
A prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Eslamabad-e Gharb (Kermanshah province) on murder charges.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN PUBLICLY HANGED IN KERMAN
The public and revolutionary prosecutor of Anbarabad announced that a man was publicly hanged on Septem
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC Study Finds No Evidence that Death Penalty Deters Murder or Protects Police
USA - DPIC Study Finds No Evidence that Death Penalty Deters Murder or Protects Police
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: DPIC STUDY FINDS NO EVIDENCE THAT DEATH PENALTY DETERS MURDER OR PROTECTS POLICE
A Death Penalty Information Center analysis of U.S. murder data from 1987 through 2015 has found no evidence that the death penalty deters murder or protects police.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2017TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
I CANNOT 'EXECUTE' CONVICTED MURDERERS - TANZANIA'S PRESIDENT DECLARES
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has stated clearly that he cannot assent to an execution of the death penalty which is legal in the East African country.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2017Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Benin: one senteced to death
11 September 2017: the operational military Court of North Kivu made a decision in No. RP: 192/2017 and RP: 205/2017.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Sixteen Years Later, No Date in Sight for Death-Penalty Trial of Alleged 9/11 Conspirators.
USA - Sixteen Years Later, No Date in Sight for Death-Penalty Trial of Alleged 9/11 Conspirators.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 11 TO DEATH OVER VIOLENCE
An Egyptian court has sentenced eleven people to death over charges of attempted murder and violence, official news agency MENA reported.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AT LEAST TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
At least two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Ardabil Central Prison on drug related charges.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COAS GEN QAMAR BAJWA CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed death sentence for four terrorists.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
1993 MUMBAI BLASTS VERDICT: TAHIR MERCHANT, FEROZ KHAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY, ABU SALEM GETS LIFE
Tahir Merchant and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, two of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, were awarded the death sentence by a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court in Mumbai.
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- SEPTEMBER 6, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Alan Champagne to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Alan Champagne to death
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017DEATH PENALTY
DEATH ROW USA SPRING 2017
"Death Row USA Spring 2017" Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNIDENTIFIED PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC ON MURDER CHARGES
An unidentified prisoner was hanged at 22 Bahman Square in the city of Ilam in front of a crowd of people.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN RE-IMPOSES DEATH SENTENCE ON SPIRITUAL FIGURE THAT SUPREME COURT QUASHED
An Iranian court has re-imposed the death penalty on the founder of a spiritual movement after the first sentence was struck down by the supreme court, the judiciary said.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS FLOGGED BEFORE BEING EXECUTED
Two prisoners were hanged in central prison of Tabriz, northwestern Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR MURDER
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Ardabil Central Prison on murder charges.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. State Attorney Aramis Ayala issued a statement saying she respects the ruling of the Supreme Court
USA - Florida. State Attorney Aramis Ayala issued a statement saying she respects the ruling of the Supreme Court
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the decision overturning the conviction of Shawnfatee Bridges
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the decision overturning the conviction of Shawnfatee Bridges
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit has ruled in favor of Alabama death-row prisoners challenging midazolam
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit has ruled in favor of Alabama death-row prisoners challenging midazolam