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
MARCH 30, 2017IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH PENALTY MAINTAINED AMID CRITICISM
March 30, 2017: Indonesia has decided to keep capital punishment in the country's judicial system despite a call from the United Nations for a worldwide moratorium on executions.
- MARCH 30, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Brandon Lee Bradley because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Brandon Lee Bradley because it was not unanimous.
MARCH 30, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER TERRORIST HANGED IN KOHAT JAIL
Another terrorist, who was involved in committing offences relating to terrorism, including attacks on Bannu jail and law enforcement agencies, was executed at District Jail Kohat.
- MARCH 30, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Roderick Orme because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Roderick Orme because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 30, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Dwayne White because it was non unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Dwayne White because it was non unanimous
MARCH 30, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DARFUR CRIMES COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH BY HANGING IN EL-GENEINA
Darfur Special Criminal Court sentenced two individuals to death by hanging on charges of killing armed robbery in West Darfur state capital, El-Geneina.
MARCH 30, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
An Ilorin High Court sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and attempt to murder Prof. Abdullahi Onimisi of University of Ilorin.
- MARCH 29, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN COURT GIVES JAIL, DEATH SENTENCES TO DISSIDENTS
A Bahraini court has handed down a jail sentence to a leader of the banned opposition al-Wefaq National Islamic Society and death and jail sentences to other anti-regime activists.
- MARCH 29, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas.23 correction officials urge Hutchinson to reconsider execution schedule.
USA - Arkansas.23 correction officials urge Hutchinson to reconsider execution schedule.
- MARCH 28, 2017DEATH PENALTY
U.S. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TEXAS' ‘OUTLIER’ STANDARD FOR DETERMINING INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN CAPITAL CASES
In the case of Bobby Moore (Moore v. Texas, 15-797) the Court has struck down Texas' standard for evaluating intellectual disability in death penalty cases, calling the state's approach an "outlier" that, "by design and in operation, ... creates an unacce
MARCH 28, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JOURNO AFTAB MURDER
A Dhaka court sentenced five people to death in connection with the murder of photojournalist of Daily Ittefaq Aftab Ahmed.
MARCH 28, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN KIDNAP-CUM-MURDER CASE
Terming it as the rarest of the rare case, the judge Rajesh Bhardwaj pronounced the judgement and ordered that the accused Monu alias Chander Prakash and Nitu be hanged till death.
MARCH 28, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SECRET MILITARY COURTS EXTENDED
An expired Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges was extended by the Senate for another two years on March 28, despite stringent criticism from rights groups.
- MARCH 28, 2017TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Supreme Court upholds death penalty.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Supreme Court upholds death penalty.
- MARCH 28, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas' Standard for Determining Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases.
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas' Standard for Determining Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases.
- MARCH 27, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MURDER VICTIMS' PARENTS SEEK DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTATION FOR PAUL STOREY
The parents of a man slain have signed an affidavit calling on the state not to execute one of the killers next month. Glenn and Judy Cherry, whose son Jonas Cherry was killed on Oct. 16, 2006 during a robbery, wrote a letter to state and local authoritie
- MARCH 27, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Murder Victims' Parents Seek Death Sentence Commutation for Paul Storey
USA - Texas. Texas Murder Victims' Parents Seek Death Sentence Commutation for Paul Storey
MARCH 26, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: BAGHDAD COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH OVER LINKS TO ISIS HACKING
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced a man to death on terrorism charges over links to secretive Islamic State (ISIS) hacking programs.
MARCH 25, 2017YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HOUTHI COURT
A Yemeni court in territory controlled by the armed Houthi movement sentenced the group's enemy in a two-year-old civil war President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and six other top officials in his government to death for "high treason".
- MARCH 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INSULTING THE PROPHET
Iran’s supreme court upheld a death sentence for a young man in Arak, central Iran, after he was found guilty of “insulting the Prophet Muhammad” on the Internet.
- MARCH 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Julie O'Kane vacated the death sentence of Derrick McLean because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Julie O'Kane vacated the death sentence of Derrick McLean because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Bob LeBlanc vacated the death sentence of David Frances because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Bob LeBlanc vacated the death sentence of David Frances because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Marc Lubet vacated the death sentence of Sean Smith because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Marc Lubet vacated the death sentence of Sean Smith because it was not unanimous
MARCH 24, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: HOSNI MUBARAK FREED, SIX YEARS AFTER OVERTHROW
Six years after baying crowds ousted him at the peak of the Arab Spring, former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was freed on March 24 from the Cairo hospital where he had been detained, capping a long and largely fruitless effort to hold him accountable
- MARCH 23, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE COURT PARDONS 10 PUNJABIS ON DEATH ROW
Ten Punjabi men have escaped the death sentence in the United Arab Emirates after the father of the Pakistani man they had accidentally killed submitted a letter of pardon in court.
- MARCH 23, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES TWO DRUG DEALERS INCLUDING PAKISTANI NATIONAL
Saudi Arabia executed two convicted drug traffickers bringing the number of prisoners killed in the kingdom to 20 so far this year.
- MARCH 23, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Randall Deviney
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Randall Deviney
MARCH 23, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
The Criminal Court sentenced a woman to death after convicting her of murdering her husband in Balqa governorate, in May 2014.
- MARCH 23, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, citing Hurst, vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Jackson
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, citing Hurst, vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Jackson
- MARCH 23, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Cornelius Baker
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Cornelius Baker The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Cornelius Baker