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
- 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 PENALTYQATAR: 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
- JUNE 1, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. A 3-judge panel sentenced Patrick Schroeder to death
USA - Nebraska. A 3-judge panel sentenced Patrick Schroeder to death
- MAY 31, 2018Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
BURKINA FASO ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY IN NEW PENAL CODE
Burkina Faso's parliament has abolished the death penalty by adopting a new penal code that strikes it as a possible sentence.
MAY 31, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 3 SUSPECTS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY GALLE HIGH COURT
The Galle High Court handed down the death sentences to three suspects found guilty of murder.
- MAY 31, 2018YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: COURT IN SANAA SENTENCES TO DEATH 7 SUPERVISORS OF ANSARALLAH MOVEMENT
Specialized criminal court in the capital Sanaa has sentenced to death seven supervisors of Ansarallah movement over criminal cases.
MAY 31, 2018TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: FOUR NGARA RESIDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF YOUTH 16
Four people, two of them women, from Ngara District have been sentenced to death after they were convicted of murder.
- MAY 30, 2018DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO DISCLOSE EXECUTION RECORDS
Federal Judge Karon Owen Bowdre has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections to release its lethal-injection protocol and unseal transcripts and pleadings related to the failed execution of Doyle Hamm.
- MAY 30, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Federal Judge Karon Owen Bowdre Orders Alabama to Disclose Execution Records.
USA - Alabama. Federal Judge Karon Owen Bowdre Orders Alabama to Disclose Execution Records.
- MAY 30, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Lance Hundley to death
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Lance Hundley to death
MAY 30, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCE 2 AL-SHABAAB OPERATIVES TO DEATH OVER NASA HABLOD HOTEL ATTACK IN MOGADISHU
Somali military court handed a death sentence to two Al-Shabaab operatives for their role in the deadly attack on Nasa Hablod hotel in the capital, Mogadishu.
MAY 30, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT KOVIND REJECTS FIRST MERCY PLEA PLACED BEFORE HIM
President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the first ever mercy plea placed before him
- MAY 29, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN DRUG EXECUTIONS FALL BY 99% FOLLOWING LEGAL AMENDMENT
The implementation of the death penalty for drug offences has all but ended in Iran, although human rights advocates continue to express concern at the judicial system’s response to drugs.
- MAY 29, 2018TunisiaDEATH 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.
MAY 29, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR ZHYLNIKAU AND SUKHARKO
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentences earlier handed down to Aliaksandr Zhylnikau and Viachaslau Sukharko for the murder of three people.
- MAY 28, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Beni: An army sergeant sentenced to death for the murder of five people
28 May 2018: the first Sergeant Damascene Ntagonayigiza Mbyayingabo was sentenced to the death penalty for the murder of five persons.
MAY 28, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE
A tribunal in Narayanganj awarded capital punishment to three people for killing a garment worker after rape.
- MAY 28, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO KENYAN AL-SHABAAB FIGHTERS EXECUTED FOR SPYING FOR KDF
Al Shabaab terror group executed two Kenyans it accused of spying for Somali and Kenyan intelligence services.
- MAY 26, 2018EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PARDONS SENIOR OPPOSITION LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Ethiopia pardoned an opposition leader with British citizenship who had been sentenced to death, the latest in a series of pardons and releases of jailed dissidents announced in the wake of years of violent unrest.
- MAY 25, 2018BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA RESUMES EXECUTION, HANGS DEATH ROW INMATE
Botswana continued executions this year, with the hanging of another death row inmate in 2018.
- MAY 25, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Tshikapa: a soldier sentenced to death for the murder of two colleagues
25 May 2018: the military Court of Tshikapa (Kasai) condemned first class soldier Fabrice Aliata for a double murder. He killed the day before, an Army captain and a post commander.
- MAY 24, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Supreme Court overturns Robert Lewis' death sentence for intellectual disability.
USA - California. Supreme Court overturns Robert Lewis' death sentence for intellectual disability.
- MAY 24, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT GETS DEATH SENTENCE
A court sentenced a man to death for his involvement in a murder case in Daska.
- MAY 24, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Paul Henry III to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Paul Henry III to death.
- MAY 24, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Hal Hughston sentenced Peter Capote to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Hal Hughston sentenced Peter Capote to death
- MAY 24, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: PRESIDENT PARDONS 464 PRISONERS AS PART OF AFRICA FREEDOM DAY COMMEMORATION
Zambian President Edgar Lungu pardoned 464 prisoners as part of the commemoration of this year's Africa Freedom Day which falls on May 25.
- MAY 23, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Federal. A federal judge has found that Estaben Santiago competent to enter a guilty plea
USA - Florida. Federal. A federal judge has found that Estaben Santiago competent to enter a guilty plea