Archive timeline
2018
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2018, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2018
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING 4-YR-OLD GIRL IN MP
A court in Satna (MP) on September 19, 2018 awarded death sentence to a contractual teacher for raping a four-year-old girl in this Madhya Pradesh district nearly three months ago
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TOP COURT PUTS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO RAPED, KILLED 4-YEAR-OLD ON HOLD
A 22-year-old man, who was sentenced to death for raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh, won't be executed till the Supreme Court decides on his appeal, ndtv reported on September 18, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DOUBLE MURDER
A court on September 19, 2018 sentenced five people to death for their involvement in killing a father and his son near Barishur Bazar area in Keraniganj, Dhaka in 1993, reports UNB.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds new sentencing hearing for Daniel Crispell
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds new sentencing hearing for Daniel Crispell
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Rafael Andres
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Rafael Andres
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
Kengtung District Court in eastern Shan State on September 17, 2018 ruled that two men to be hanged till death for rape and murder of a 19-year-old tenth grader, according to Shan State Police Force.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE MILITARY COURT CONVICTS
The Supreme Court (SC) stayed on September 19, 2018 the execution of three convicts involved in militancy, suspending the death sentence awarded by a military court.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
According to Javanonline website, the Criminal Court of Tehran has issued a verdict for Mehrdad for the third time and this time he is sentenced to death, Iranian Global Network reported on September 18, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIL LEADER EXTRADITED FROM TURKEY CONDEMNED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on September 19, 2018 sentenced a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death on terrorism charges.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA. Spring 2018: 2,743 on death row
USA - Death Row USA. Spring 2018: 2,743 on death row
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of James Goff
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of James Goff
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Formal charges against six Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court
USA - Arkansas. Formal charges against six Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Tony Clark to death.
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Tony Clark to death.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Derrick Dearman to death
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Derrick Dearman to death
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TRIO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE OVER ‘HONOUR KILLING’
A court in Jauharabad awarded death sentence to three accused on September 4, 2018 for their involvement in a double murder case.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MUSLIM CLERICS MAY BE EXECUTED
Three leading clerics in Saudi Arabia may be executed on charges of promoting an extremist agenda, rights activists claim, La Croix International reported on September 18, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER HOUSEWIFE MURDER
Three people were sentenced to death on September 12, 2018 for killing a housewife at Bhanuka village in Shariatpur Sadar upazila in 2014, reports UNB.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN GETS SIX DEATH SENTENCES OVER MASS KILLINGS IN BAGHDAD
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced a man to death six times on September 16, 2018 over his involvement in mass killings and kidnappings in the capital Baghdad.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SHOOTING POLICE OFFICER ’30 TIMES’
Saudi Arabia’s specialised criminal court sentenced a man to death on September 16, 2018 for shooting and killing a police officer.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES TWO MILITANTS TO DEATH OVER KILLING, KIDNAPPING CITIZENS
Dhi Qar Criminal Court has sentenced two militants to death over killing and kidnapping charges, a security source was quoted saying on September 16, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER BY HANGING
Abdel Rahman al-Gabarty was hanged on June 24 2018 after a death sentence in Case 119/2016, charged with the March 2015 killing of a high-ranking police official in the Suez area of east Cairo.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT ISSUED 100 DEATH SENTENCES IN JUNE
Egyptian courts issued 41 death sentences, referred 60 other cases to the country’s Grand Mufti for approval, and executed one person in June, the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) announced on July 10, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING A PASTOR
Two students of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) have been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering the Head Pastor of the End Time Believers Bible Fellowship in Tamale last year, kyfilla.com reported on September 15, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: NIA COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO PRO-BODOLAND MILITANTS
A special court of the National Investigation Agency in Guwahati gave the death penalty to two militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland and sentenced two others to life in connection with the murders of members of the tribal community in 201
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT SARAVAN PRISON
According to a close source, on September 12, 2018 a prisoner who was sentenced to death on murder charges was executed at Saravan Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A sessions court fined and then sentenced a man to death in a blasphemy case on September 14, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCES 3 MEN TO DEATH FOR 2013 VIOLENCE
An Egyptian court sentenced three men to death and another 41 to life imprisonment on September 12, 2018 for their part in a 2013 attack on a police station south of Cairo.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD SHIMLA BOY
In a historic judgment, the District and Sessions Court, Shimla on September 5, 2018 sentenced all three convicts, Chander Sharma, Tajender and Vikrant, to death in the sensational murder of four-year-old Yug.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence imposed on Anthony Lane
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence imposed on Anthony Lane
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Forrest Johnson overturned the death sentence of Jeffrey Havard
USA - Mississippi. Judge Forrest Johnson overturned the death sentence of Jeffrey Havard