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 10, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich delayed 8 executions
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich delayed 8 executions
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. HB 366, asking for the end of capital punishment, was voted down in the House
USA - Montana. HB 366, asking for the end of capital punishment, was voted down in the House
FEBRUARY 10, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE AND MURDER IN MADHYA PRADESH
A court in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh awarded capital punishment to a man for raping a woman,
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Phillip Antwan Davis was removed from the state's death row roster
USA - North Carolina. Phillip Antwan Davis was removed from the state's death row roster
FEBRUARY 10, 2017Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: ROHINGYA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAID ON POLICE POST
Myanmar's authorities sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a deadly military crackdown in Rakhine State.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO BUILD FIVE MORE LETHAL INJECTION VENUES
Five more venues to facilitate lethal injections will be built in Vietnam in the coming time according to the Ministry of Public Security.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017DEATH PENALTY
PENNSYLVANIA (USA): FEDERAL APPEALS COURT BARS AUTOMATIC SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR FORMER DEATH ROW PRISONERS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania's long-standing
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court throws out the death sentence of Rasheem Dubose
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court throws out the death sentence of Rasheem Dubose
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Appeals Court Bars Automatic Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoners.
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Appeals Court Bars Automatic Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoners.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO UNDO JUDICIAL OVERRIDE
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 5-3 Senate Bill 16 to undo judicial override. Alabama is the only
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 16 to undo judicial override.
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 16 to undo judicial override.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. HB 638 passed the House
USA - Mississippi. HB 638 passed the House
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 6 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING VAN-PULLER IN KUSHTIA
A Kushtia court handed over death sentence to 6 accused in a case filed over killing a van-puller named
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: ASSAD 'HANGS 13,000 AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE JAIL WHERE PRISONERS COUNT DISCARDED SLIPPERS TO KNOW HOW MANY HAVE DIED'
President Assad's regime has executed up to 13,000 people in mass hangings carried out in the basement of a notorious prison, a chilling new report claims.
FEBRUARY 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR U.S. EMBASSY CLASHES
An Egyptian court slapped two people with death sentences for involvement in "acts of violence" that took
FEBRUARY 7, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Australian man Antonio Bagnato has been found guilty and sentenced to death by a Thai court for his role in
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN URGES THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON THE DJALALI CASE
In an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and to the Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, the Hands Off Cain association calls upon the Italian government to take action on the case of the Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalai.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: COURT SENTENCES FIVE TO DEATH OVER IRBID ATTACK
Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld death sentence by hanging against 5 members of the "Irbid terrorist cell" case.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice today passed SB 280 on unanimity of juries
USA - Florida. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice today passed SB 280 on unanimity of juries
FEBRUARY 6, 2017MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: HIGH RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE SAYS APOSTATES SHOULD NOT BE KILLED
Morocco’s High Religious Committee has retracted its Islamic ruling stating that apostasy is punishable by death and has decided to permit Muslims to change their religion.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN SCIENTIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ESPIONAGE, CONTACT WITH ISRAELIS
Iranian national Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), has reportedly been
FEBRUARY 5, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: CITIZEN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SPOUSE
The Criminal Court issued a death sentence against a Kuwaiti citizen who is accused of murdering his wife
FEBRUARY 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED AT LAHORE’S KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
Two death row prisoners were hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED, INCLUDING TWO MINORS
Eight prisoners, including two minors, were executed in Iran in recent days, Iran Human Rights agency reported.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin Formally Sentenced Gary Lee Sampson to Death.
USA - US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin Formally Sentenced Gary Lee Sampson to Death.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice committee approved HB176
USA - Utah. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice committee approved HB176
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two friends were sentenced to death by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur for drug trafficking.
FEBRUARY 3, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: FORMER POLICEMAN TO HANG AFTER APPEAL DISMISSED
Former policeman Iskandar Rahmat will not be spared the noose for the Kovan double murder in July 2013.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Patrick H. Donahue sentenced Steven Dean Gordon to death.
USA - California. Judge Patrick H. Donahue sentenced Steven Dean Gordon to death.