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
FEBRUARY 25, 2017AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY APPEAL COURT IN KABUL
The Kabul appeal court sentenced a man to death who was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife seven
FEBRUARY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
An inmate was sent to the gallows in Bandar Abbas Central Prison, southern Iran.
FEBRUARY 24, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT AMEND DEATH PENALTY LAW – MINISTER
The Botswana government has no plans to amend the law governing the death penalty, Defence, Justice and Security Minister Shaw Kgathi told parliament.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2017TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Federal Appeals Court Overturns Death Penalty of Andrew Lee Thomas
USA - Tennessee. Federal Appeals Court Overturns Death Penalty of Andrew Lee Thomas
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING WIFE
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja sentenced a man, Sulaiman Olalekan, to death by hanging for the murder of his
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Senate passed SB 16 to end the practice of overrule
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Senate passed SB 16 to end the practice of overrule
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Senate Judiciary A Committee has removed the firing squad as execution option
USA - Mississippi. The Senate Judiciary A Committee has removed the firing squad as execution option
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TEENAGER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR STABBING MAN TO DEATH IN ROW OVER FOOTBALL
A 19-year-old Pakistani student was handed the death penalty for stabbing to death a countryman in a row over a football match.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017DEATH PENALTY
US SUPREME COURT GRANTS TEXAS DEATH ROW INMATE DUANE BUCK NEW HEARING
Saying that the "law punishes people for what they do, not who they are," the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to order a new sentencing for Duane Buck, a Texas death-row prisoner.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate Rules Committee approved SB 280 to require a unanimous jury recommendation
USA - Florida. The Senate Rules Committee approved SB 280 to require a unanimous jury recommendation
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to order a new sentencing for Duane Buck
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to order a new sentencing for Duane Buck
FEBRUARY 22, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: HANOI COURT SENTENCES TWO VINASHIN EXECS TO DEATH
The People’s Court in Hanoi sentenced Tran Van Liem, former director general of Vinashin Ocean
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. House backs capital punishment for sex trafficking deaths.
USA - Utah. House backs capital punishment for sex trafficking deaths.
FEBRUARY 21, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTYUN: SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI MUST BE HURLED BEFORE ICC
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights chief says the trial Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 527 for unanimous juries
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 527 for unanimous juries
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Andre Jackson, 50, Black, sentenced to death
USA - Ohio. Andre Jackson, 50, Black, sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Juan J. Ortiz, who had been on death row since 2003, is now sentenced to life without parole.
USA - Delaware. Juan J. Ortiz, who had been on death row since 2003, is now sentenced to life without parole.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - ANA Releases New Position Statement Opposing Capital Punishment.
USA - ANA Releases New Position Statement Opposing Capital Punishment.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House voted to pass HB187 to study how much the death penalty costs
USA - Utah. The House voted to pass HB187 to study how much the death penalty costs
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. U.S. Supreme Court denies execution by firing squad.
USA - Alabama. U.S. Supreme Court denies execution by firing squad.
FEBRUARY 20, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo sentenced two armed robbers, Sunday Ishaih and Akeem Lamidi,
FEBRUARY 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRAZ PRISON
According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, a prisoner was hanged on the morning at Shiraz Prison (Fars province, southern Iran).
FEBRUARY 20, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CASSATION COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 10 OVER FOOTBALL RIOT
The Egyptian Cassation Court upheld the death sentences to 10 people convicted for rioting that killed 74 fans and injured over 500 at a football match in 2012.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered that death penalty cases can proceed
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered that death penalty cases can proceed
FEBRUARY 19, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS CONDEMNS 6 ‘INFORMANTS FOR ISRAEL’ TO DEATH BY HANGING
Six Gazans were condemned to be hanged over charges they informed for Israel, two Hamas-run military courts ruled.
FEBRUARY 19, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: LORRY ATTENDANT SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A lorry attendant was sentenced to death by the Muar High Court after he was found guilty of drug trafficking at Taman Puteri, Kluang last year.
FEBRUARY 19, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURT SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH OVER MANIKGANJ FARMER’S MURDER
A district court found one Nurul Islam guilty over the murder of farmer Aynal Hossain (48) in Kafatia village in Manikganj’s sadar upazila.
FEBRUARY 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED AT DIZSEL ABAD PRISON
According to close sources, two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges at Dizsel Abad Prison. The
FEBRUARY 17, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: CHILD RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Sudanese court has sentenced a defendant to death after he was found guilty of raping a two-year-old girl to death last year.
FEBRUARY 17, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 1995 MURDER
The Kandy High Court sentenced to death five persons found guilty of a murder in 1995.