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 8, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
A court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad
- JUNE 8, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Ronnie Eugene Fuston to death
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Ronnie Eugene Fuston to death
- JUNE 8, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Robert Melson, 46, Black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Robert Melson, 46, Black, was executed.
- JUNE 8, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court overturns death sentence for Bessman Okafor
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court overturns death sentence for Bessman Okafor
- JUNE 8, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Board finds no Arkansas doctors aided execution-drug purchase
USA - Arkansas. Board finds no Arkansas doctors aided execution-drug purchase
JUNE 8, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 9 FILIPINOS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SABAH STANDOFF
The Malaysian Court of Appeal sentenced 9 Filipinos to death over the Sabah standoff that killed at least 70 people in 2013.
- JUNE 7, 2017DEATH PENALTY
NEVADA (USA): HA'IM AL MATIN SHARIF RELEASED AFTER SPENDING 28 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Ha'im Al Matin Sharif, 48, Black, was released from prison today, June 7, after spending more than 28 years on Nevada's death row.
- JUNE 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: SIX STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Egypt’s Court of Cassation confirmed the death sentence for six university students.
- JUNE 7, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Ha'im Al Matin Sharif was released after spending 28 years on death row.
USA - Nevada. Ha'im Al Matin Sharif was released after spending 28 years on death row.
- JUNE 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope resentenced Emilia Carr to life in prison without parole
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope resentenced Emilia Carr to life in prison without parole
- JUNE 6, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN COURT GIVES DEATH, JAIL SENTENCES TO DOZEN DISSIDENTS
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court, presided by Ali Khalifah al-Dhahrani, delivered the death verdicts to Sayed Ahmed Fouad al-Abar and Hussein Ali Mahdi, sentenced two other defendants to life imprisonment and passed prison sentences ranging from 3 to
JUNE 6, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
A prisoner identified as Homayoun Toolabi was reportedly hanged at Khorramabad Prison on murder charges.
JUNE 5, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HC COMMUTES OISHEE’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
The High Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Oishee Rahman to life term imprisonment for killing her parents in 2013.
JUNE 5, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR TRIPLE MURDER
The Namakkal Additional District Court awarded capital punishment to two persons in connection with a triple murder that took place in 2011.
JUNE 5, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NEW CYBERSECURITY LAW CARRIES DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME OFFENSES
China's latest cybersecurity law came into force last week and the sky did not fall and companies have not shuttered.
- JUNE 4, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
ISIS executes 33, its largest mass killing of 2017
4 June 2017: the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) executed 33 people in eastern Syria on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group, in its biggest mass killing in 2017.
- JUNE 4, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SISTER
A Dhaka court sentenced two people to death for killing a woman in 2015.
- JUNE 2, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): JURY VOTE 12-0 TO RECOMMEND JUAN ROSARIO BE EXECUTED
An Orange County jury voted 12-0 late Friday to recommend 30-year-old Juan Rosario be executed.
- JUNE 2, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury voted 12-0 to recommend Juan Rosario be executed.
USA - Florida. A jury voted 12-0 to recommend Juan Rosario be executed.
- JUNE 1, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHILD'S RAPE
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to death for raping a 20-month-old girl, in a case that sparked widespread public outrage, judicial sources told Reuters.
- JUNE 1, 2017IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Appeals Court Voids State's Lethal-Injection Protocol.
USA - Indiana. Appeals Court Voids State's Lethal-Injection Protocol.
- JUNE 1, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FIVE INCLUDING THREE OF ONE FAMILY SENTENCED TO DEATH
Five suspects, including three members of the same family, who were found guilty of three separate murders in Vavuniya, were sentenced to death by Vavuniya High Court Judge Balendran Shashimahendran.
- MAY 31, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED, ONE OF THEM IN PUBLIC
Two prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
- MAY 31, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA ENACTS DEATH PENALTY FOR DISTRIBUTING FOREIGN MEDIA
Circulating Hollywood movies or South Korean television dramas may be punishable by death in North Korea, although more North Koreans have access to media from the outside world.
- MAY 31, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OVER IPHONE 7
A Thai court sentenced two men to death for murdering another Thai man over his iPhone 7, a court official told dpa.
- MAY 31, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: SEVEN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING A 10-YEAR-OLD DISABLED BOY
Seven men have been sentenced to death for raping a disabled boy in Kuwait and threatening to leak footage of the horrifying assault on social media.
- MAY 30, 2017DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA (USA): NIKKO JENKINS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Nebraska three-judge panel has voted to sentence Nikko Jenkins, 30, Black, to death.
- MAY 30, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE
A Jessore court sentenced a man to death in a case for killing a minor girl after rape in 2014.
MAY 30, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
A Vietnamese drug lord who continued to run his smuggling network from prison was sentenced to die alongside four of his lieutenants, an official said.
- MAY 30, 2017NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nikko Jenkins received the first death sentence in Nebraska since reintroduction
USA - Nebraska. Nikko Jenkins received the first death sentence in Nebraska since reintroduction