Chronological archive
December 2017
The 84 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 2017, in chronological order.
USA - Mississippi. Judge Larry Roberts vacated the death sentence of William Wilson
USA - Mississippi. Judge Larry Roberts vacated the death sentence of William Wilson
- DECEMBER 29, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Terrance Williams resentenced to life without parole.
USA - Pennsylvania. Terrance Williams resentenced to life without parole.
- DECEMBER 29, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor Terry McAuliffe has commuted William Joseph Burns's death sentence
USA - Virginia. Governor Terry McAuliffe has commuted William Joseph Burns's death sentence
- DECEMBER 28, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a new trial to Francis Hernandez.
USA - California. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a new trial to Francis Hernandez.
- DECEMBER 28, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the reversal of the death sentence of Michael Apelt
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the reversal of the death sentence of Michael Apelt
DECEMBER 28, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DIYALA COURT SENTENCES IS MEMBER TO DEATH OVER ASSISTING SUICIDE ATTACKERS IN BLASTS
Diyala Criminal Court issued two death sentences against a terrorist for transferring suicide attackers who blew up themselves in the province.
- DECEMBER 26, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT HANGS 15 OVER ATTACKS ON SECURITY FORCES: OFFICIALS
Egyptian authorities executed 15 prisoners convicted of attacks on security forces in the restive Sinai Peninsula, police officials said.
DECEMBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT APPROVES RESEARCHER'S DEATH PENALTY FOR SPYING
Iran’s Supreme Court has approved the death sentence of an Iranian researcher accused of spying for Israel.
- DECEMBER 25, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, TERROR ATTACKS
Bahrain’s High Military Court sentenced six defendants, including a soldier, to death on charges of forming a terrorist group, attempting to assassinate the Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) and carrying out terror attacks.
DECEMBER 24, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
The Court of Cassation upheld a Criminal Court ruling sentence a man to death after convicting him of murdering two people in Zarqa in 2012, a senior judicial source said.
DECEMBER 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AFTER BEING 20 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A prisoner was hanged in Rajaii Shahr Prison of Karaj. The victim who has been identified by the state-media only as Ghadir, has been on death row since 20 years ago. He was found guilty of murder.
- DECEMBER 22, 2017IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Gabriel Solache and Arturo Reyes seized by agents of ICE.
USA - Illinois. Gabriel Solache and Arturo Reyes seized by agents of ICE.
- DECEMBER 21, 2017IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Gabriel Solache Exonerated.
USA - Illinois. Gabriel Solache Exonerated.
- DECEMBER 21, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): GABRIEL SOLACHE EXONERATED
- DECEMBER 21, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Joel Lebron
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Joel Lebron
- DECEMBER 21, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Maltz sentenced Sean Alonzo Bush to death
USA - Florida. Judge Maltz sentenced Sean Alonzo Bush to death
- DECEMBER 21, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Terry Ellerbee
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Terry Ellerbee
DECEMBER 21, 2017IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY FOR EX-PRIEST
Indonesia's top court has commuted the death penalty handed down to a former Catholic priest who was accused of killing his lover — a former nun — and her two children more than a decade ago.
- DECEMBER 20, 2017DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): JOSEPH GIARRATANO LEAVES THE PRISON
Joseph Giarratano left the prison today, 38 years after having been sentenced to death for a rape and double murder that lawyers and supporters have long said he did not commit.
- DECEMBER 20, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 39 (or maybe 43) new death sentences in 2017
USA - 39 (or maybe 43) new death sentences in 2017
DECEMBER 20, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO NIGERIAN STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS TRAFFICKING
Two Nigerian college students were handed the death sentence by the Shah Alam High Court after they were found guilty of trafficking 3.5 kilogrammes of methamphetamine three years ago.
- DECEMBER 20, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Joseph Giarratano left prison today
USA - Virginia. Joseph Giarratano left prison today
DECEMBER 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT INMATES EXECUTED AT RAJAII SHAHR PRISON OF KARAJ
Iran hanged eight inmates in Rajaii Shahr Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran. The prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinement on December 18, in a group of 10, in preparation for their executions.
DECEMBER 20, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ALSHABAAB BEHEADS THREE PEOPLE IN BAKOL REGION
Reports that reached Radio Dalsan from Bakol region say that Al-Shabab has beheaded three people in the area.
- DECEMBER 19, 2017JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN HANGS 2 INMATES; FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE JULY
Japan hanged two death-row inmates in the morning, including a 44-year-old man who killed four people when he was a minor, the Justice Ministry said.
- DECEMBER 19, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA ENDS DEATH-ROW SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
Arizona Ends Death-Row Solitary Confinement, Sees Reduced Prisoner Anxiety, Lowered Costs, and Increased Safety.
- DECEMBER 19, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Two sentenced to death
December 2017: Tshiamo Kgalalelo and Mmika Mpe sentenced to death for murder
- DECEMBER 19, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Mooketsi Kgosibodiba sentenced to death for murder
19 December 2017: Francistown High Court Judge Moesi sentenced Mooketsi Kgosibodiba to death for the murder of Benjamin Makobela back in 2012 at Makobo village.
- DECEMBER 19, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Arizona Ends Death-Row Solitary Confinement, Sees Reduced Prisoner Anxiety, Lowered Costs, and Increased Safety.
USA - Arizona. Arizona Ends Death-Row Solitary Confinement, Sees Reduced Prisoner Anxiety, Lowered Costs, and Increased Safety.
DECEMBER 19, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY IN TEHRAN
A woman was sentenced to death for adultery by the 1st Branch of the Alborz Penal Court in Alborz Province.
- DECEMBER 18, 2017DEATH PENALTY
THE DECADE OF THE UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
statement by Hands off Cain, Arab Organization for Human Rights, Arab Institute for Human Rights and Somali Women Agenda
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- DECEMBER 18, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Reginald Clemons pleaded guilty in exchange for 5 sentences of life in prison.
USA - Missouri. Reginald Clemons pleaded guilty in exchange for 5 sentences of life in prison.
DECEMBER 18, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THOUSANDS WATCH AS 10 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SPORT STADIUM
A court in China has sentenced 10 people to death, mostly for drug-related crimes, in front of thousands of onlookers before taking them away for execution.
- DECEMBER 18, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California overturned the death sentence of Tauno Waidla
USA - California. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California overturned the death sentence of Tauno Waidla
- DECEMBER 17, 2017DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
GENERAL MOTION OF THE 7TH CONGRESS OF HANDS OFF CAIN
Approved by the Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT ISSUES 14 DEATH SENTENCES
A military court sentenced 14 people from Alexandria to death over claims of planting explosives in front of government offices, killing and wounding a number of citizens.
- DECEMBER 16, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
KURDISH PARLIAMENT ISSUES AMNESTY: CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW GET 15 YEARS IN PRISON
The Kurdistan parliament has decided in a majority vote to issue an amnesty to those on death row, reducing their sentence to a mere 15 years in prison, excluding those convicted of serious criminal charges.
- DECEMBER 15, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley sentenced Alton Nolen to death.
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley sentenced Alton Nolen to death.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
DPIC 2017 YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES, EXECUTIONS AT NEAR-HISTORIC LOWS
Executions and new death sentences remained near historic lows in 2017, and public support for the death penalty polled at its lowest level in 45 years, according to DPIC's annual report, “The Death Penalty in 2017: Year End Report,” released December 14.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANGS 38 SUNNI MILITANTS IN MASS EXECUTION: JUSTICE MINISTRY
Iraq hanged 38 Sunni Muslim militants after they were sentenced to death on terrorism charges, the justice ministry said in a statement.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): FORMER DEATH ROW INMATE TIMOTHY HOWARD RELEASED
Arkansas Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE NOW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Mandatory death sentence is no longer lawful in Kenya. This is after the Supreme Court on December 14 declared Section 204 of the Penal Code, which stipulates mandatory death sentence, as unconstitutional.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
USA - Arkansas. Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
DECEMBER 14, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST 3 FOR KILLING JUDGE’S SON
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against three people on charges of killing a judge’s son in the city of Mansoura in September 2014.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
Two inmates were hanged in Iran, including one in public in Khoy.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF DJALALI
On the confirmation of the death sentence of Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali with allegations of espionage by the Supreme Court, Hands Off Cain demands Italy to take a strong stand.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
DECEMBER 13, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: REPORT, DETERRENCE IS BASED ON CERTAINTY OF APPREHENSION, NOT SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT
The certainty of apprehension, not the severity of punishment, is more effective as a deterrent.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Isauro Aguirre to death.
USA - California. A jury sentenced Isauro Aguirre to death.
- DECEMBER 12, 2017DEATH PENALTY
Setenced to death for the Haïfa murder
- DECEMBER 12, 2017DEATH PENALTY
Death sentence in the Tunisia post revolution
- DECEMBER 12, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
TAMIL NADU (INDIA): 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SUSPECTED HONOUR KILLING OF DALIT MAN
Six persons were sentenced to death by a court in connection with the suspected honour killing of a 22-year old Dalit man in full public view in nearby Udumalpet in March last year.
- DECEMBER 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump: Terrorism offenders deserve death penalty.
USA - Trump: Terrorism offenders deserve death penalty.
DECEMBER 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC HANGING IN ISFAHAN
Two people were executed publicly in Isfahan this morning on charges of killing a police officer.
DECEMBER 12, 2017DEATH PENALTYTRUMP: TERRORISM OFFENDERS DESERVE DEATH PENALTY
Individuals, convicted of terrorism charges, deserve "the strongest penalty allowed by law," including death penalty, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
DECEMBER 12, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FOUR TO DIE FOR KILLING AUTO-RICKSHAW DRIVER
Four people have been sentenced to death and two others received life term for the 2009 murder of auto-rickshaw driver Md Rana.
DECEMBER 12, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: THREE PEOPLE RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Hanoi People’s Court has sentenced three people to death for drug trafficking and transportation.
DECEMBER 11, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX INMATES HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
Six inmates were hanged on murder charges in Iran, in two different prisons.
- DECEMBER 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Mark Borello formally sentenced Randal Deviney to death
USA - Florida. Judge Mark Borello formally sentenced Randal Deviney to death
DECEMBER 11, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to the state-run news agency, Fars, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Sari Centrals Prison on murder charges.
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- DECEMBER 10, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE EXECUTED FOR MURDER CHARGES
A 35-year-old inmate identified as Sayad Ahadi was hanged on the morning for murder charges in Ardabil Central Prison.
DECEMBER 9, 2017TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: MAGUFULI GRANTS PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY TO 61 DEATH ROW INMATES
President John Magufuli pardoned some 61 death row inmates.
- DECEMBER 8, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Mac Fisher sentenced Lorraine Hunter, 62, Black, to death.
USA - California. Judge Mac Fisher sentenced Lorraine Hunter, 62, Black, to death.
- DECEMBER 8, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Emerita Mapp gets life in prison. It was State Attorney Aramis Ayala's First Capital Prosecution.
USA - Florida. Emerita Mapp gets life in prison. It was State Attorney Aramis Ayala's First Capital Prosecution.
- DECEMBER 8, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: YOUNG MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to death for trafficking in 749.4 gm of syabu (methamphetamine).
- DECEMBER 8, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Russell Healey re-sentenced Raymond Bright to two death sentences
USA - Florida. Judge Russell Healey re-sentenced Raymond Bright to two death sentences
- DECEMBER 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: GRAND MUFTI AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 13 AJNAD MISR TERRORISTS
A criminal court in Egypt's Giza has sentenced 13 members of the terrorist group Ajnad Misr to death after the country's top Muslim legal authority consented to the punishment, following their conviction for attacking security forces.
- DECEMBER 6, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
AFRICAN UNION CALLS ON EGYPT TO 'IMMEDIATELY' SUSPEND DEATH SENTENCES
The African Union has called on the Egyptian government to repeal the death sentence in 20 new cases.
DECEMBER 5, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: KHARTOUM APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR COLLEGE STUDENT
The Khartoum Court of Appeals issued a ruling upholding the death sentence against the university student Asim Omer for the alleged killing a policeman during protests last year.
- DECEMBER 5, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE
An Eldoret court sentenced to death a 24-year-old man after he was found guilty of robbery with violence.
- DECEMBER 5, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO SHABAAB MILITANT, JAIL TERMS TO 3 OTHERS
One Al-Shabaab militant was sentenced to death while three others were condemned to serve jail terms after a military court found them guilty of involvement in hotel explosions within the city.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017DEATH PENALTY
LAWSUIT: NEBRASKA VOTE TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY SENTENCED TO DEATH
The ACLU of Nebraska, the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, and the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state's eleven death-sentenced prisoners seeking to bar Nebraska "from carrying out any executions or taking steps to
- DECEMBER 4, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MADHYA PRADESH ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BILL AWARDING DEATH PENALTY TO RAPISTS OF GIRLS UNDER AGE 12
Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously approved the bill awarding a death sentence for convicts of rape and gangrape of children below 12 years of age.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): NO EXECUTIONS IN HARRIS COUNTY FOR FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS, AND NO DEATH SENTENCES
In 2017, no one will be sentenced to death in Harris County, the “Capital of Capital Punishment”, and, for the first time since 1985, no one sentenced to death in the county will be executed.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Lawsuit: Nebraska Vote to Restore Death Penalty Does Not Apply to Those Previously Sentenced to Death.
USA - Nebraska. Lawsuit: Nebraska Vote to Restore Death Penalty Does Not Apply to Those Previously Sentenced to Death.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: 5 SYRIANS CONVICTED IN IS BLAST THAT LED TO JORDAN CLOSURE
Jordan's state security court has convicted five Syrians of helping Islamic State militants carry out a 2016 car bomb attack that led to the closure of the Syrian-Jordanian border.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. No Executions in Harris County for First Time in 30 Years, and no death sentences.
USA - Texas. No Executions in Harris County for First Time in 30 Years, and no death sentences.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING ESTRANGED LOVER WITH ACID
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced a 20-year-old woman to death for killing her 'estranged' lover by throwing acid on him.
- DECEMBER 4, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Death Sentence Commuted to Life For William Gregory
USA - Florida. Death Sentence Commuted to Life For William Gregory
- DECEMBER 3, 2017DEATH PENALTY
US EXECUTIONS INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN 2017
A court reprieve that halted the scheduled December lethal injection of a Texas prisoner means 2017 will end with 23 inmates executed in the U.S., a figure that although up slightly from the previous year is 1/2 of what it was a decade ago.
- DECEMBER 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US executions reached 23 in 2017.
USA - US executions reached 23 in 2017.
- DECEMBER 1, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Cab driver murderers sentenced to hang
1 December 2017: Chief Justice Mr Maruping Dibotelo has Friday (December 01) sentenced two men accused of the murder of a Deluxe Cabs driver to death by hanging after he declared that he could not established any extenuating circumstances in the matter.
- DECEMBER 1, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Stephen Gallon imposed a death sentence on Raymond Alex Barrera
USA - California. Judge Stephen Gallon imposed a death sentence on Raymond Alex Barrera