Archive timeline
2017
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2017, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2017
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 PENALTYNIGERIA: 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.
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 PENALTYNIGERIA: 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.