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
- NOVEMBER 2, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court orders the Arkansas Department of Corrections to disclose information about Midazolam
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court orders the Arkansas Department of Corrections to disclose information about Midazolam
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): EMILIO AVALOS DIES ON THE STATE'S DEATH ROW
November 1, 2017: Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
NOVEMBER 1, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT ORUMIYEH CENTRAL PRISON
A death row prisoner was executed on murder charges in the central prison of Orumiyeh.
NOVEMBER 1, 2017ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MUGABE SAYS HE FAVORS RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said he is in favor of resuming executions after more than a decade in response to rising murder rates.
NOVEMBER 1, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: PERAK SULTAN PARDONS TWO DRUG OFFENDERS ON DEATH ROW
Two death row inmates who had an appointment with the gallows have been pardoned by Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and will face a life sentence instead.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
USA - California. Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prosecutors Agree Bobby Moore is Intellectually Disabled, Should Be Resentenced to Life.
USA - Texas. Prosecutors Agree Bobby Moore is Intellectually Disabled, Should Be Resentenced to Life.
- OCTOBER 31, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER, RAPE EXECUTED IN HYDERABAD
A man charged with murder and rape was executed early in the morning at the Hyderabad Central Prison.
OCTOBER 31, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT MARAGHEH PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Maragheh Prison (Northwestern Iran) on murder charges.
OCTOBER 29, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT ZAHEDAN CENTRAL PRISON ON MURDER CHARGES
According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a prisoner was executed at Zahedan Central prison on murder charges.
- OCTOBER 27, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICAN ATTORNEYS AT CORNELL LAW SCHOOL, USA
The Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide is pleased to accept applications for its second Makwanyane Institute, an intensive training workshop for capital defenders, that will take place in the USA from June 18 to 28, 2018.
OCTOBER 27, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 2 FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER 35 YRS AGO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two persons found guilty of a murder 35 years ago have been sentenced to death by the Kurunegala High Court.
- OCTOBER 27, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Christine Greider sentenced Mesac Damas to death
USA - Florida. Judge Christine Greider sentenced Mesac Damas to death
OCTOBER 26, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY IN U.S. FALLS TO A 45-YEAR LOW
“Americans' support for the death penalty has dipped to a level not seen in 45 years,” according to the results of the 2017 Gallup poll released on October 26.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court vacated the conviction of death-row prisoner Sherwood Brown
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court vacated the conviction of death-row prisoner Sherwood Brown
OCTOBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to a report by the Iranian state-run news agency Rokna, on the morning a prisoner was executed in public at Ghamsal (Keshavarz) Square in the city of Khoy (Northwestern Iran).
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Report Documents “Dramatic Rise” in Republican Support for Death-Penalty Repeal.
USA - New Report Documents “Dramatic Rise” in Republican Support for Death-Penalty Repeal.
OCTOBER 26, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS ‘DRAMATIC RISE’ IN REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR DEATH-PENALTY REPEAL
"The death penalty is dying in the United States, and Republicans are contributing to its demise," concludes a new report, The Right Way, released on October 25 by the advocacy group Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty.
OCTOBER 26, 2017GuatemalaDEATH PENALTYGUATEMALA: HIGH COURT ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY IN CIVIL CASES
Guatemala's highest court has abolished the death penalty for civil cases in a landmark ruling announced on October 26.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MURDER CONVICT WALKS FREE AFTER DECADE ON DEATH ROW
A Taiwanese man who spent more than a decade on death row walked free after being acquitted of murder in a retrial, boosting calls for the abolition of capital punishment.
- OCTOBER 25, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY FOR 5 FELONIES UNDER AMENDED PENAL CODE
The amended 2015 Penal Code of Vietnam, which will take effect at the start of 2018, will no longer impose the death penalty on those found guilty of five felonies.
OCTOBER 25, 2017South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: SPLA OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A soldier has been sentenced to death and several others convicted of crimes in Juba, according to the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Spokesperson.
OCTOBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning seven prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj.
OCTOBER 25, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 9 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING COLLEGE STUDENT
A court in Gazipur sentenced nine people to death for killing a college student in 2010.
- OCTOBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to Iranian state media, on the morning, a prisoner was executed in public in Jahanabad (a village in Fahraj Rural District, Kerman Province) on murder charges.
OCTOBER 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: APPROVAL OF THE NEW ANTI-NARCOTIC BILL BY THE GUARDIAN COUNCIL
The bill that restricts the execution of those sentenced to death for petty drug offenses, which was approved on October 18, is a potentially a significant in decreasing the number of executions in Iran. However, it still doesn’t fully conform to what hum
- OCTOBER 24, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF FIVE IN MURDER CASE
A Sharjah (UAE) court has commuted the death sentence of five Indians, including four Punjabis, to three-year imprisonment in a murder case.
OCTOBER 24, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DARFUR TRIBUNAL SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
Darfur Special Criminal Court (DSCC) in East Darfur state capital, Ed-Daein sentenced two individuals to death on charges of murder and armed robbery.
- OCTOBER 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN YAZD CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was hanged on the morning in the Yazd Central Prison.