Chronological archive
June 2018
The 92 news items published by Hands Off Cain in June 2018, in chronological order.
IRAN: TWO EXECUTED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to a close source, on the morning 2 prisoners were executed at Gorgan Prison on murder charges.
JUNE 29, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING REMOVING MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
The government is looking into the need to make amendments to do away with the mandatory death penalty in legislation pertaining to criminal offences,
- JUNE 29, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Daniel Jacob Craven to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Daniel Jacob Craven to death
- JUNE 28, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 12 DEATH ROW JIHADISTS IN RESPONSE TO KILLINGS
Iraq executed a dozen death row jihadists on the order of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his office said
- JUNE 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
28 June 2018: Tarsh Saleh executed for murder
- JUNE 28, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Michael Villani vacated the death penalty for Frederick Mendoza
USA - Nevada. Judge Michael Villani vacated the death penalty for Frederick Mendoza
- JUNE 27, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): DANNY PAUL BIBLE EXECUTED
Danny Paul Bible, 66, White, was executed Wednesday for a 1979 rape and murder that went unsolved for 2 decades until he confessed.
- JUNE 27, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Kim Jong-un has top army officer blasted with 90 bullets for giving his troops extra rations of food and fuel
27th June 2018: Lieutenant General Hyon Ju-song was put to death after being found guilty of charges of abusing authority, profiting the enemy and engaging in anti-Party acts.
JUNE 27, 2018BarbadosDEATH PENALTYBARBADOS: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY OUTLAWED
The High Court in Barbados can no longer impose mandatory death sentences on convicted murderers.
- JUNE 27, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Danny Paul Bible was executed
USA - Texas. Danny Paul Bible was executed
- JUNE 27, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Author of Key Death-Penalty Decisions, Retires.
USA - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Author of Key Death-Penalty Decisions, Retires.
JUNE 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
According to a close source, on the morning two prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.
JUNE 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER EXECUTED
According to Amnesty International sources, Abolfazl Chazani Sharahi, a juvenile offender charged with murder at the age of 15, was executed at Qom Central Prison.
JUNE 26, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was executed on murder charge at Tabriz central prison this morning.
JUNE 26, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR BURNING FATHER WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING
The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia just issued a press statement, indicating that the man who burned his father alive has been executed.
JUNE 26, 2018SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: NOURA HUSSEIN ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY AFTER KILLING RAPIST HUSBAND
An appeals court in Sudan has overturned the death sentence of a woman who killed her husband after he allegedly raped her, her lawyer says.
JUNE 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CAIRO CRIMINAL COURT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCES FOR SIX CONVICTED IN QALYUBIYA POLICE CHECKPOINT ATTACK
Cairo Criminal Court issued preliminary death sentences on six people convicted of attacking a Qalyubiya police checkpoint, killing one sergeant, in 2016.
- JUNE 25, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWEANS WANT DEATH PENALTY TO GO
According to a survey conducted by international criminologist, Dr Mai Sato, in collaboration with the Mass Public Opinion Institute, most Zimbabweans would be happy to see the abolition of capital punishment.
- JUNE 25, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Asir
25 June 2018: Abed allah al-Beeshe executed for murder
- JUNE 25, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Report Finds Systemic Flaws, Recommends Major Reforms in Pennsylvania Death Penalty.
USA - Pennsylvania. Report Finds Systemic Flaws, Recommends Major Reforms in Pennsylvania Death Penalty.
JUNE 24, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MAJORITY SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
A large majority of Thai people support the death penalty under the Criminal Code, according to the result of an opinion survey by Super Poll, a pollster of a foundation for happiness and leadership research.
JUNE 23, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 10 EXECUTED FOR SERIES OF DRUG CRIMES
Ten drug traffickers were executed in Guangdong province after an appeals court upheld their earlier conviction and pronounced sentence.
- JUNE 22, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Adult Parole Authority denied clemency to Raymond Tibbetts.
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Adult Parole Authority denied clemency to Raymond Tibbetts.
- JUNE 22, 2018LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. David Brown was formally sentenced to death
USA - Louisiana. David Brown was formally sentenced to death
JUNE 22, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES THREE SOLDIERS OVER KILLINGS
Somali military court in Jubbaland has executed three government soldiers who were found guilty of killing civilians.
- JUNE 21, 2018New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Governor Vetoes Death-Penalty Repeal Bill.
USA - New Hampshire. Governor Vetoes Death-Penalty Repeal Bill.
JUNE 21, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH OVER MURDER
The Somali military court has sentenced a government soldier to death over the murder of a colleague in Mogadishu.
- JUNE 21, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury returned a death penalty verdict in the case of Eric Jimenez.
USA - California. A jury returned a death penalty verdict in the case of Eric Jimenez.
- JUNE 20, 2018ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Lazale Ashby resentenced to life in prison without parole
USA - Connecticut. Lazale Ashby resentenced to life in prison without parole
JUNE 20, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 3 ARMED ROBBERS GET 4 DEATH SENTENCES EACH
Three armed robbers who targeted white commercial farmers in Mashonaland Central province, killing four of them, were sentenced to four death sentences each
JUNE 20, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRVAN PRISON
A prisoner was hanged at Shirvan Prison in Northern Khorasan Province.
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- JUNE 19, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND EXECUTES FIRST PRISONER BY LETHAL INJECTION SINCE 2009
Thailand has executed its first prisoner since 2009, the Department of Corrections said
- JUNE 19, 2018South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SAYS IT MAY REVIEW INTRODUCING MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The presidential office said it will review a moratorium on the nation’s death penalty system if the state human rights watchdog officially makes a request.
JUNE 19, 2018Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD RAPISTS
Myanmar’s parliament voted down a proposal to give the death penalty to convicted child rapists
JUNE 19, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN IN MADHYA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A court in Sagar Madhya Pradesh sentenced a 21-year-old man to death for raping and killing a nine-year-old girl last year.
- JUNE 18, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS SUFI OVER KILLING OF 3 POLICEMEN
Iran has executed a member of a Sufi order who rammed a bus into police as they tried to disperse a rally, killing three of them.
- JUNE 18, 2018South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
KOREA PUSHING FOR OFFICIAL DECLARATION ON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
South Korea is pushing for a presidential declaration on the abolition of capital punishment, the state human rights watchdog said,
- JUNE 18, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN MURDERS GIRLFRIEND'S EX-LOVER OUT OF REVENGE, GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling by a lower court which handed down the execution sentence to a Tunisian national after he was found guilty of premeditated murder.
JUNE 18, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Five prisoners who were sentenced to death on murder charges were hanged at Rajai Shahr Prison.
- JUNE 18, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Judge Jodi Nelson: officials must release some death penalty records.
USA - Nebraska. Judge Jodi Nelson: officials must release some death penalty records.
JUNE 17, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: 3 SHIA CLERICS SENTENCED TO DEATH, 8 OTHERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Bahraini regime officials have handed down death sentences to three Shia clergymen and condemned eight others to life imprisonment
- JUNE 16, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Kim Kardashian supports Kevin Cooper, a 'wrongly-convicted' death row inmate.
USA - California. Kim Kardashian supports Kevin Cooper, a 'wrongly-convicted' death row inmate.
- JUNE 15, 2018EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PARDONS HUNDREDS SENTENCED ON 'TERRORISM' CHARGES
The government of Ethiopia has said it will release more than 304 prisoners, including 289 convicted on "terrorism" charges, according to state media.
JUNE 15, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS - 2 SENTENS SUSPENDED
WHILE APPEALS CONSIDERED
JUNE 15, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - BILL FOR COLLECTIVE PARDONS
OF POLITICAL PRISONERS
- JUNE 14, 2018KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky Supreme Court rules death penalty IQ law is unconstitutional.
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky Supreme Court rules death penalty IQ law is unconstitutional.
JUNE 14, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA - DEATH PENALTY AND TERRORISM
PROJECT OF HAND OFF CAIN
- JUNE 14, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Personalities Urge Clemency to Raymond Tibbetts.
USA - Ohio. Personalities Urge Clemency to Raymond Tibbetts.
- JUNE 14, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 11 DEATH SENTENCES
An Egyptian criminal court referred the preliminary death sentences of 11 members of the terrorist-designated Muslim Brotherhood organization
- JUNE 14, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Eric Kurt Patrick
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Eric Kurt Patrick
- JUNE 13, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM - 2 SENTENCES
HEROIN AND METHAMPHETAMINE
JUNE 13, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA - 3 ENTENCES
FOR ARMED ROBBERY
- JUNE 13, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A federal jury sentenced Ricky Fackrell and Christopher Cramer to death
USA - Texas. A federal jury sentenced Ricky Fackrell and Christopher Cramer to death
- JUNE 12, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH - 1 SENTENCE
FOR KILLING WIFE
JUNE 12, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN - DEATH FOR CHILD KILLER
KILLED 8 CHILDREN
JUNE 12, 2018AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA - BLOGGER FACES DEATH PENALTY
CHARGES FOR FACEBOOK POSTS
- JUNE 12, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jury recommends death penalty for Andrew Urdiales
USA - California. Jury recommends death penalty for Andrew Urdiales
- JUNE 12, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Television Documentary on Two Death-Row Prisoners, Darlie Lynn Routier and Julius Jones
USA - Television Documentary on Two Death-Row Prisoners, Darlie Lynn Routier and Julius Jones
- JUNE 12, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Migdalia Lopez sentenced Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval to death.
USA - Texas. Judge Migdalia Lopez sentenced Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval to death.
- JUNE 11, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT - 7 DEATH SENTENCES
FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
JUNE 11, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH - 4 DEATH SENTENCES
FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF GIRL
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- JUNE 11, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 8 SEATH SENTENCES
FOR DAESH MEMBERS
- JUNE 11, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH - 2 GO TO GALLOWS
FOR HEROIN
JUNE 11, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri of the Yola High Court sentenced five men to death by hanging
- JUNE 11, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pew Research Center survey, support for the death penalty has increased
USA - Pew Research Center survey, support for the death penalty has increased
- JUNE 11, 2018LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan orders new trila for John Adams
USA - Louisiana. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan orders new trila for John Adams
- JUNE 9, 2018MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
THE DEATH PENALTY AT THE HEART OF THE DEBATES OF THE 62ND ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
The 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR),
- JUNE 8, 2018CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia rejects the extradition of the alleged murderer of Mohamed Zouari
29 May 2018: the Supreme Court of Croatia prohibits extradition to Tunisia of a Bosnian suspected of killing Tunisian engineer Mohamed Zouari in 2016.
- JUNE 8, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS - JUDGE GRIFFEN CHARGED
ETHICS VIOLATIONS
- JUNE 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED FOR NURKOYAH
AN INDONESIAN WOMAN
- JUNE 8, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
WASHINGTON - JUVENILE RESENTENCED
SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1990
- JUNE 8, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Juvenile resentenced
USA - Washington. Juvenile resentenced
- JUNE 8, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Accuse formali contro il giudice Griffen
USA - Arkansas. Accuse formali contro il giudice Griffen
- JUNE 8, 2018North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Death sentence of Juan Carlos Rodriguez reversed
USA - North Carolina. Death sentence of Juan Carlos Rodriguez reversed
- JUNE 7, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. JEREMIAH IDOWU SENTENCED TO DEATH
SENTENCED FOR ROBBERY
- JUNE 7, 2018TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. LI KUO-HUI SENTENCED TO DEATH
HE KILLED NINE IN AN ARSON
- JUNE 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SLEEPER TERROR CELL BUSTED
LINKED TO IRAN
- JUNE 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
POSSIBLE DEATH SENTENCE FOR HAMIDREZA AMINI
PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE
- JUNE 7, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
ISAURO AGUIRRE SENTENCED TO DEATH
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- JUNE 6, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 2 DEATH SENTENCES
MAZIAR AND FARID SENTENCED
- JUNE 6, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TAN CHUN CHENG AND TAN CHOON HUI SENTENCED TO DEATH
FOR DRUGS
- JUNE 6, 2018DEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TOWARDS ABOLITION
ACCESSION TO ICCPR
JUNE 6, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the death sentence of Bobby Moore
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the death sentence of Bobby Moore
- JUNE 6, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Norris resentenced to life in prison
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Norris resentenced to life in prison
- JUNE 5, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gustavo Tijerina Sandoval to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gustavo Tijerina Sandoval to death.
- JUNE 5, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Maureen Sweeney sentenced Lance Hundley to death.
USA - Ohio. Judge Maureen Sweeney sentenced Lance Hundley to death.
- JUNE 5, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jerry Jerome Smith sentenced to death for 5th time
USA - Alabama. Jerry Jerome Smith sentenced to death for 5th time
- JUNE 4, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The European Union has released an online archive of its engagement with death-penalty cases in the USA
USA - The European Union has released an online archive of its engagement with death-penalty cases in the USA
- JUNE 4, 2018QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: NEPALI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING QATARI NATIONAL
A court in Qatar has sentenced death penalty to a Nepali man by a firing squad for murdering a Qatari national Umair Mohammed Umair Al Ramzani Al-Nauimi.
- JUNE 1, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Supreme Court has let stand a ruling requiring disclosure of information on 2 executions in 2014
USA - Texas. The Texas Supreme Court has let stand a ruling requiring disclosure of information on 2 executions in 2014
- JUNE 1, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Ronald Forsthoefel sentenced Shawn Grate to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Ronald Forsthoefel sentenced Shawn Grate to death