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 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Egyptian national beheaded in Asir
5 September 2018: Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Halim executed for murder
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER OF TWO POLICE PERSONNEL HANGED IN KASUR JAIL
A death convict involved in killing of police personnel was hanged in Kasur Jail.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO AFRICAN MEN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two Africans have been sentenced to death for trafficking 2,083g of methamphetamine.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
A group of eight prisoners were hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE IN CHITRAL
A Chitral court sentenced to death five persons on three counts each
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: AMERICAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING EX-WIFE
An American man was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering his ex-wife
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Malaysia. An American man, Gerald Wayne Mickelson, sentenced to hang for killing ex-wife
USA - Malaysia. An American man, Gerald Wayne Mickelson, sentenced to hang for killing ex-wife
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING MAN IN ASIR
A Saudi national was executed in the kingdom for shooting and killing a man in the region of Asir, the kingdom’s interior ministry announced.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Abha
3 September 2018: Gibran bin Salem bin Joueid al-Qahtani executed for murder
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Six executed for murder in Cairo Prison
2 September 2018: Six executed for murder in Cairo Prison
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER BEING EXECUTED IN 2018
IHR can confirm information about the execution of Abolfazl Naderi, a juvenile offender who was arrested at the age of 16 for an alleged murder.
AUGUST 31, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING MINOR
A POCSO court in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district sentenced a 23-year-old man to death for raping a three-year-old girl at Dabri Dheer village
- AUGUST 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MQM MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PTI LEADER ZAHRA SHAHID
Concluding the trial of the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Zahra Shahid, an anti-terrorism court sentenced the two accused – Rashid and Zahid Abbas Zaidi – to death.
AUGUST 31, 2018TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAN EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Taiwan executed a death-row inmate, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen's government despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.
- AUGUST 31, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Patrick "Hooty" Croy added to the DPIC exoneration list.
USA - California. Patrick "Hooty" Croy added to the DPIC exoneration list.
- AUGUST 31, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. George Martin to be retried
USA - Alabama. George Martin to be retried
- AUGUST 30, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Five executions carried out in Zagazig Public Prison
30 August 2018: Five executions carried out in Zagazig Public Prison
- AUGUST 30, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. 2 pharmaceutical manufacturers suspend legal fight
USA - Nebraska. 2 pharmaceutical manufacturers suspend legal fight
AUGUST 30, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 16,000 ARRESTED FOR TERRORISM, 1,900 PUNISHED, 346 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2013-17, SENATE TOLD
The Interior Ministry has told the Senate that from 2013 to 2017, over 16,000 people were arrested for terrorism charges and 1,900 were awarded punishments.
AUGUST 30, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO GAVE PATIENTS FREE CANNABIS OIL
A man was sentenced to death in Malaysia for processing cannabis oil and distributing it to patients in need.
- AUGUST 29, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO INMATES IN RAJAEI SHAHR PRISON OF KARAJ
Two prisoners were executed in Rajaei Shahr Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran.
- AUGUST 29, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 3 DAESH TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court sentenced three members of the Daesh terrorist group to death
- AUGUST 28, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Ilona Holmes sentenced Peter Avsenew to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Ilona Holmes sentenced Peter Avsenew to death.
- AUGUST 28, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Patrick Dinkelacker sentenced Anthony Kirkland to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Patrick Dinkelacker sentenced Anthony Kirkland to death
- AUGUST 27, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Army Col. James L. Pohl on Monday announced he will retire on Sept. 30
USA - Army Col. James L. Pohl on Monday announced he will retire on Sept. 30
- AUGUST 26, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDABIL
- AUGUST 24, 2018LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: MAN WHO KILLED LOTTERY CARD SALESMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Lebanese man convicted of killing a lottery card salesman in 2012 was sentenced to death, the state-run National News Agency reported.
- AUGUST 24, 2018BeninDEATH PENALTY
On 21 February 2018, the government of Benin commuted the death sentence of all the 14 men to life
On 21 February 2018, the government of Benin commuted the death sentence of all the 14 men to life imprisonment. This is after the decision, by the Constitutional Court of Benin, to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in a 2016 after the entry into
- AUGUST 22, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Moore execution: Mystery 14 minutes behind the curtain.
USA - Nebraska. Moore execution: Mystery 14 minutes behind the curtain.
- AUGUST 22, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Scotty Ray Gardner to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Scotty Ray Gardner to death