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
JUNE 19, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DEADLY 2016 BOMBING
A Bahrain court sentenced to death one person and another to life in prison over a 2016 bombing that killed a woman in a Shiite-majority village.
JUNE 18, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: COURT OF CASSATION OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAN SPY CELL CASE
Kuwait's highest court overturned the death sentence imposed by a lower tribunal against a man convicted of
JUNE 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ORUMIYEH’S FEMALE DEATH-ROW PRISONERS IN HORRIBLE CONDITIONS
Women imprisoned in the women’s ward of the Central Prison of Orumiyeh are detained in deplorable conditions in overcrowded cells lacking the least sanitary needs.
JUNE 18, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE REJECTS 2 MORE MERCY PETITIONS; TOTAL 30
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has rejected two more mercy petitions filed by the convicts awarded death punishment.
- JUNE 17, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 31 TO DEATH OVER KILLING EX-TOP PROSECUTOR
An Egyptian court sentenced 31 persons to death over killing former public prosecutor in a bomb attack on his car in 2015, the Egyptian state TV reported.
- JUNE 16, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Dennis Reinaker sentenced Leeton Thomas to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Dennis Reinaker sentenced Leeton Thomas to death
JUNE 16, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: EIGHT VIETNAMESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
Eight Vietnamese, including two women, received death sentence after a court in the northern province of Hoa Binh found them guilty of trafficking 541 packs of heroin, the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported, citing the court verdict.
- JUNE 15, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Terry Froman to death
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Terry Froman to death
- JUNE 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned two death sentences of Thomas Bevel
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned two death sentences of Thomas Bevel
- JUNE 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Harrel Braddy because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Harrel Braddy because it was not unanimous.
- JUNE 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court threw out the death sentence for Donte Hall because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court threw out the death sentence for Donte Hall because it was not unanimous
JUNE 15, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE MURDER
A court in Rae Bareli (UP) awarded death sentence to a man for murdering a middle-aged couple in 2010.
- JUNE 14, 2017GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. For the 2nd time this year, a defendant accused of killing an officer did not receive a death sentence.
USA - Georgia. For the 2nd time this year, a defendant accused of killing an officer did not receive a death sentence.
- JUNE 14, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The full United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard argument about Midazolam
USA - Ohio. The full United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard argument about Midazolam
- JUNE 14, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury returned a verdict of death against Leeton Thomas.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury returned a verdict of death against Leeton Thomas.
- JUNE 14, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Randell H. Rowe ordered new hearings for Troy Victorino and Jerone Lamar Hunter because death sentences were not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Randell H. Rowe ordered new hearings for Troy Victorino and Jerone Lamar Hunter because death sentences were not unanimous
JUNE 13, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN ORGAN TRAFFICKERS
Health Minister Ahmed Emad al-Din said that the Parliament has approved the draft law introduced from his ministry that aims to stricken punitive measures against human organ traffickers.
- JUNE 12, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JERRY HARTFIELD RELEASED FROM JAIL
On Monday afternoon, Jerry Hartfield, 61, Black, was released from Hutchins State Jail in Dallas, after spending 41 years behind bars, part of the time on death row.
- JUNE 12, 2017LebanonDEATH PENALTY
HRW WARNS LEBANON AGAINST BRINGING BACK DEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch has urged Lebanon to respect its moratorium on the death penalty after calls for its reinstatement following the murder of a young student that shocked the country.
JUNE 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 20 PEOPLE LASHED FOR EATING OR DRINKING DURING RAMADAN FASTING HOURS
Since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90 case files were reportedly opened in the city of Qazvin (central Iran) for individuals who were caught eating or drinking during the fasting hours.
JUNE 12, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE IN CHILD MURDER OVERTURNED
Kuwait’s Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence for father and a mother who tortured their four-year-old daughter to death and kept her body in a freezer.
- JUNE 12, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jerry Hartfield, 61, Black, was released from Hutchins State Jail
USA - Texas. Jerry Hartfield, 61, Black, was released from Hutchins State Jail
- JUNE 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - An examination of data from the more than 30 death-row exonerations
USA - An examination of data from the more than 30 death-row exonerations
- JUNE 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMY ON FACEBOOK
A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a prosecutor said, in a first such case that involves social media.
- JUNE 10, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam freed by Libyan militia
10 June 2017: former dictator’s son, who is wanted for war crimes, had been held since 2011 revolution in which his father was killed
- JUNE 9, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit overturned the death sentence of James Pavatt
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit overturned the death sentence of James Pavatt
- JUNE 9, 2017RussiaDEATH PENALTY
the head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian
the head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian
- JUNE 9, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Richard K. Renn has thrown out the death sentence of Milton Montalvo
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Richard K. Renn has thrown out the death sentence of Milton Montalvo
- JUNE 9, 2017RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA: MP PROPOSES ‘DELAYED DEATH PENALTY’ FOR CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian courts to sentence convicted terrorists to death under condition that the execution of the sentence is delayed until the current moratorium on capital punishment is lifted.
- JUNE 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): ROBERT MELSON EXECUTED
Robert Melson, 46, Black, was executed. Melson was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to death for the murders of three workers at a fast food restaurant on April 16, 1994.