Chronological archive
October 2017
The 88 news items published by Hands Off Cain in October 2017, in chronological order.
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER, RAPE EXECUTED IN HYDERABAD
A man charged with murder and rape was executed early in the morning at the Hyderabad Central Prison.
OCTOBER 31, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT MARAGHEH PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Maragheh Prison (Northwestern Iran) on murder charges.
OCTOBER 29, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT ZAHEDAN CENTRAL PRISON ON MURDER CHARGES
According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a prisoner was executed at Zahedan Central prison on murder charges.
- OCTOBER 27, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICAN ATTORNEYS AT CORNELL LAW SCHOOL, USA
The Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide is pleased to accept applications for its second Makwanyane Institute, an intensive training workshop for capital defenders, that will take place in the USA from June 18 to 28, 2018.
OCTOBER 27, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 2 FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER 35 YRS AGO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two persons found guilty of a murder 35 years ago have been sentenced to death by the Kurunegala High Court.
- OCTOBER 27, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Christine Greider sentenced Mesac Damas to death
USA - Florida. Judge Christine Greider sentenced Mesac Damas to death
OCTOBER 26, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY IN U.S. FALLS TO A 45-YEAR LOW
“Americans' support for the death penalty has dipped to a level not seen in 45 years,” according to the results of the 2017 Gallup poll released on October 26.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court vacated the conviction of death-row prisoner Sherwood Brown
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court vacated the conviction of death-row prisoner Sherwood Brown
OCTOBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to a report by the Iranian state-run news agency Rokna, on the morning a prisoner was executed in public at Ghamsal (Keshavarz) Square in the city of Khoy (Northwestern Iran).
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Report Documents “Dramatic Rise” in Republican Support for Death-Penalty Repeal.
USA - New Report Documents “Dramatic Rise” in Republican Support for Death-Penalty Repeal.
OCTOBER 26, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS ‘DRAMATIC RISE’ IN REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR DEATH-PENALTY REPEAL
"The death penalty is dying in the United States, and Republicans are contributing to its demise," concludes a new report, The Right Way, released on October 25 by the advocacy group Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty.
OCTOBER 26, 2017GuatemalaDEATH PENALTYGUATEMALA: HIGH COURT ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY IN CIVIL CASES
Guatemala's highest court has abolished the death penalty for civil cases in a landmark ruling announced on October 26.
OCTOBER 26, 2017TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MURDER CONVICT WALKS FREE AFTER DECADE ON DEATH ROW
A Taiwanese man who spent more than a decade on death row walked free after being acquitted of murder in a retrial, boosting calls for the abolition of capital punishment.
- OCTOBER 25, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY FOR 5 FELONIES UNDER AMENDED PENAL CODE
The amended 2015 Penal Code of Vietnam, which will take effect at the start of 2018, will no longer impose the death penalty on those found guilty of five felonies.
OCTOBER 25, 2017South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: SPLA OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A soldier has been sentenced to death and several others convicted of crimes in Juba, according to the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Spokesperson.
OCTOBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning seven prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj.
OCTOBER 25, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 9 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING COLLEGE STUDENT
A court in Gazipur sentenced nine people to death for killing a college student in 2010.
- OCTOBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to Iranian state media, on the morning, a prisoner was executed in public in Jahanabad (a village in Fahraj Rural District, Kerman Province) on murder charges.
OCTOBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: APPROVAL OF THE NEW ANTI-NARCOTIC BILL BY THE GUARDIAN COUNCIL
The bill that restricts the execution of those sentenced to death for petty drug offenses, which was approved on October 18, is a potentially a significant in decreasing the number of executions in Iran. However, it still doesn’t fully conform to what hum
- OCTOBER 24, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF FIVE IN MURDER CASE
A Sharjah (UAE) court has commuted the death sentence of five Indians, including four Punjabis, to three-year imprisonment in a murder case.
OCTOBER 24, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DARFUR TRIBUNAL SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
Darfur Special Criminal Court (DSCC) in East Darfur state capital, Ed-Daein sentenced two individuals to death on charges of murder and armed robbery.
- OCTOBER 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN YAZD CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was hanged on the morning in the Yazd Central Prison.
- OCTOBER 23, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
STOCKHOLM ACADEMIC GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAN
Ahmadreza Djalali, a researcher at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, has been sentenced to death in Iran, according to reports.
OCTOBER 23, 2017DEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, THE DEATH PENALTY AT DJALALI CONFIRMS THE OBSCURANTIST NATURE OF THE REGIME
About the death sentence of Ahmadreza Djalali, the Iranian physician who worked in Italy at the CRIMEDIM in Novara (Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine) and was arrested in Tehran in April 2016 on charges of being a spy, Hands off Cain said
OCTOBER 22, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER IN CHITTAGONG
A Chittagong court has sentenced a man to death for the murder of his wife.
- OCTOBER 21, 2017LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: BASHIR GEMAYEL ASSASSINS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA FOR 1982 ASSASSINATION
Lebanon's top court sentenced to death at least one Syrian nationalist for the 1982 assassination of President-elect Bashir Gemayel.
- OCTOBER 21, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COURT SENTENCES 2 ASIANS TO DEATH IN TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS
The Criminal Court has sentenced to death by hanging two Asians who were found guilty of trafficking in drugs, reports Al-Anba daily.
- OCTOBER 20, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
the Human Rights Committee completed its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Jordan on its implementation
the Human Rights Committee completed its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Jordan on its implementation
- OCTOBER 20, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea: Death row inmates denied full protection of the law
The Court, presided over by Justice David Cannings, has ordered a stay on any execution of prisoners who have been sentenced to death until their rights under the constitution are fully complied with.
- OCTOBER 20, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING NIECE
A court awarded death sentence to a murder convict in Dera Ghazi Khan. The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Munir ahmed.
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- OCTOBER 19, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): TORREY MCNABB EXECUTED
Torrey McNabb, 40, Black, was executed.
OCTOBER 19, 2017IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DRUG COURIER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JAMBI
The Kuala Tungkal District Court in the Jambi regency of West Tanjungjbung sentenced to death a 30-year-old man found guilty of drug offenses.
- OCTOBER 19, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Torrey McNabb, 40, Black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Torrey McNabb, 40, Black, was executed.
- OCTOBER 19, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY IN EKITI
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti sentenced a man, Aanu Adu, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
- OCTOBER 19, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘HONOUR-DRIVEN’ MURDER
A court awarded capital punishment to a murderer for killing a man two years ago on suspicion he was having an affair with his sister.
- OCTOBER 18, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge James Blanchard sentenced Steven Murray to life without possibility of parole
USA - Georgia. Judge James Blanchard sentenced Steven Murray to life without possibility of parole
- OCTOBER 17, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND MOVES TOWARDS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
As many as 447 convicts are now on death row in Thailand, which is reviewing the use of the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MULTAN WOMAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUSBAND'S MURDER
An anti-terrorism court in Multan sentenced a woman to death on two counts while also handing her a life imprisonment sentence after finding her guilty of murdering her husband.
- OCTOBER 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AL QAEDA MAN’S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
An appellate bench of the Sindh High Court commuted the death penalty of an Al Qaeda militant to life imprisonment.
OCTOBER 17, 2017MongoliaDEATH PENALTYMONGOLIA: PRESIDENT SET TO BRING DEATH PENALTY BACK FOR CHILD ABUSE CRIMES
President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga said he intends to bring back death penalty for child abuse crimes.
- OCTOBER 17, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN WHO RAPED AND KILLED A 7-YEAR-OLD SYRIAN BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court after being convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering a Syrian child in an Amman neighbourhood in July.
OCTOBER 17, 2017IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Jakarta Timur Court sentenced Ridwan Sitorus and Erwin Situmorang to face the firing squad. Ridwan and Erwin killed one family in Pulomas, Jakarta, in their robbery attempt.
- OCTOBER 15, 2017AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Senior terrorist sentenced to death in absentia
15 October 2017: an Algerian court sentenced in absentia running away senior terrorist, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, alias Belaouar, to death penalty, APS news agency reported.
- OCTOBER 14, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO INDONESIANS GRANTED PARDON
The Indonesian government has managed to successfully secure the release of two Indonesians on death row in Saudi Arabia and repatriated them on October 14.
OCTOBER 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT RASHT CENTRAL PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning of October 14, a prisoner was executed at Rasht Central Prison.
- OCTOBER 14, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Randall Deviney be resentenced to death
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Randall Deviney be resentenced to death
- OCTOBER 14, 2017South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced former death-row prisoner Steven Barnes to life in prison without parole.
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced former death-row prisoner Steven Barnes to life in prison without parole.
- OCTOBER 12, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT PRUETT EXECUTED
October 12, 2017: Robert Pruett, 38, White, was executed.
- OCTOBER 12, 2017CameroonDEATH PENALTY
235 on death row
12 October 2017. a group of lawyers against the death penalty in Cameroon said, through Agence Press Africa, that the detainees sentenced to death are about 235.
- OCTOBER 12, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Pruett, 38, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Robert Pruett, 38, White, was executed.
OCTOBER 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED ON MOHAREBEH CHARGES AT KERMAN PRISON
According to ISNA and the Deputy of Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s office of Kerman, Mokhtar Shamsuddini, on the morning of October 12, a prisoner was hanged at Kerman Prison.
- OCTOBER 12, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Alton Nolen
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Alton Nolen
- OCTOBER 12, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT REDUCES ’CYANIDE’ MOHAN’S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The Karnataka High Court reduced ’Cyanide’ Mohan Kumar’s death penalty to life imprisonment in the rape and murder case of one Anita of Kolimane, Bantwal taluk in 2009.
- OCTOBER 12, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: BENGALI HOUSEMAID SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER MURDERING JORDANIAN COUPLE WITH AN AXE
A Bengali housemaid was sentenced to death by the Grand Criminal Court after being charged with the premeditated murder of an old couple in March.
- OCTOBER 11, 2017Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
POPE FRANCIS: DEATH PENALTY IS CONTRARY TO THE GOSPEL
In a speech to members of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, Pope Francis said the topic of the death penalty should have “a more adequate and coherent space” in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
- OCTOBER 11, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): RICKEY DALE NEWMAN FREED AFTER 16 YEARS IN CUSTODY
Rickey Dale Newman, a former death row inmate, was freed after 16 years in custody.
- OCTOBER 11, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Rickey Dale Newman was freed after 16 years in custody. He became the 160th person since 1973 to be exonerated
USA - Arkansas. Rickey Dale Newman was freed after 16 years in custody. He became the 160th person since 1973 to be exonerated
- OCTOBER 11, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - In Guantanamo, in the case of al Nashiri, the entire civilian legal team has quit the case over a secret ethical conflict.
USA - In Guantanamo, in the case of al Nashiri, the entire civilian legal team has quit the case over a secret ethical conflict.
- OCTOBER 10, 2017DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN DEDICATES THE WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY TO IRAN
October 10 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty and Hands Off Cain dedicates it to Iran, the country that continues to record the largest number of per capita executions in the world.
- OCTOBER 10, 2017United NationsDEATH PENALTY
'THE DEATH PENALTY HAS NO PLACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY' – UN CHIEF GUTERRES
The death penalty does little to deter crimes or serve victims, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, calling on all countries which have not forbidden the extreme practice to urgently stop executions.
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- OCTOBER 10, 2017TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tunisian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CTCPM) on Tuesday called on the Presidency to accelerate th
The Tunisian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CTCPM) on Tuesday called on the Presidency to accelerate th
- OCTOBER 10, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LIBYAN WIFE
A 26-year-old Saudi national studying in Egypt was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Alexandria for murdering his Libyan-born wife, according to Sabq newspaper
- OCTOBER 10, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: STUDENT SENTENCED TO HANG FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING SH500
A student who robbed a fellow student and his cousin at knife-point has been sentenced to death.
OCTOBER 10, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: KAMITI PRISONERS WANT SUPREME COURT TO REMOVE DEATH PENALTY
Inmates at the Kamiti Maximum Prison called on the Supreme Court to rule on the petition seeking determination of the constitutionality of the death sentence.
- OCTOBER 10, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson has officially commuted the death sentence of Jason McGehee to life without parole.
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson has officially commuted the death sentence of Jason McGehee to life without parole.
- OCTOBER 9, 2017DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): REGULATORS REJECT NEW LETHAL INJECTION METHOD
California regulators for the second time rejected a proposed new method of carrying out the death penalty by lethal injection, another move that slows the process for California to resume executing death row inmates.
- OCTOBER 9, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Regulators reject new lethal injection method.
USA - California. Regulators reject new lethal injection method.
- OCTOBER 9, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GUJARAT HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY FOR 11 CONVICTS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The Gujarat high court commuted the death penalty awarded by a lower court to 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case to life imprisonment.
- OCTOBER 8, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
COURT SENTENCES 13 OF ‘SOLDIERS OF EGYPT’ TO DEATH’
Thirteen convicts out of 44 were sentenced to death over charges of killing police personnel in a case dubbed in the media as “Soldiers of Egypt Cell.”
- OCTOBER 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
According to the Iranian state-run news agency Mehr, on the morning of October 8, a prisoner was executed at Qazvin Central Prison. This prisoner was sentenced to death for drug related charges.
- OCTOBER 6, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Kelly Wayne Parker sentenced Marvin Rice, 50, White, to death.
USA - Missouri. Judge Kelly Wayne Parker sentenced Marvin Rice, 50, White, to death.
- OCTOBER 6, 2017Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CONSPIRACY AND ROBBERY
With the help of jurors, Justice Monfred Momoh Sesay at the Bo High Court convicted and sentenced to death six armed robbers for Conspiracy and Robbery with Aggravation.
- OCTOBER 5, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA: MICHAEL LAMBRIX EXECUTED
Michael Lambrix, 57, White, was executed.
- OCTOBER 5, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge Wendell Griffen, who was barred from execution cases, sues high court.
USA - Arkansas. Judge Wendell Griffen, who was barred from execution cases, sues high court.
- OCTOBER 5, 2017MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Nador: the killer of a Moroccan couple living in Spain sentenced to death
October 5, 2017: the criminal division of the Court of Appeal of Nador has sentenced to death a young man for the murder of a couple of Moroccans living in Spain.
- OCTOBER 5, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Michael Lambrix, 57, White, was executed.
USA - Florida. Michael Lambrix, 57, White, was executed.
- OCTOBER 4, 2017TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY SENTENCES 42 TO LIFE OVER PLOT TO KILL ERDOGAN
A Turkish court found 42 former soldiers guilty of trying to kill President Tayyip Erdogan during last year’s failed coup, and handed most of them life sentences in the highest profile case related to the attempted putsch so far.
- OCTOBER 4, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Hector Medina's death sentence
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Hector Medina's death sentence
- OCTOBER 4, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court overturns the death sentence of Joseph Thomas.
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court overturns the death sentence of Joseph Thomas.
- OCTOBER 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE HARDCORE TERRORISTS HANGED IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PRISON
- OCTOBER 3, 2017Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone High Court sentences nursing mother to death by hanging
3 October 2017: the convict , Yatta Bakarr was charged with one count of Murder, after she was committed by a Magistrate court in Pujehun and was arrainged before the High Court Holden at Bo during its Special Criminal Session.
OCTOBER 3, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EIGHT DEATH-ROW INMATES COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN ANAMBRA
Anambra state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has commuted eight death row inmates to life imprisonment and granted prerogative of mercy to others who are serving various jail terms.
- OCTOBER 3, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Duane Buck, Whose Death Sentence Was Tainted by Racial Bias, Is Resentenced to Life
USA - Texas. Duane Buck, Whose Death Sentence Was Tainted by Racial Bias, Is Resentenced to Life
OCTOBER 3, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING STEPDAUGHTER
A Dhaka court sentenced a woman to death for killing her six-year-old stepdaughter in the capital’s Jatrabari area in 2014.
- OCTOBER 3, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced David Ponce to death.
USA - California. A jury sentenced David Ponce to death.
- OCTOBER 2, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN COURT SENTENCE MAN TO DEATH
A Jordanian court has sentenced a man to death for killing two people and injuring others in a crime that took place in 2013 in Zarqa, central Jordan.
OCTOBER 1, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI ‘DRUG TRAFFICKER’ AMONG SIX BEHEADED
The Saudi Arabia government executed six people, including a Pakistani citizen, convicted of drug trafficking and homicide, the highest number of executions in a single day this year.