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
APRIL 4, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE OF 15 INDIANS COMMUTED TO LIFE
The Emir of Kuwait has commuted the death sentence of 15 Indians to life imprisonment, the government informed Lok Sabha.
- APRIL 3, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 6 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes in two different cases
3 April 2018: the Shebin al-Kom Criminal Court sentenced two people to death; another four people were sentenced to death in connection with a blood feud by the Sohag Court.
- APRIL 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Beheading for drugs smuggle
3 April 2018: Abdullah Hawas al-Shelal executed
- APRIL 2, 2018MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIA WANTS TO REINTRODUCE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga intends to initiate draft amendments to the Criminal Code of Mongolia reinstating the capital punishment, Montsame state news agency reported.
- APRIL 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Breeda
2 April 2018: Fawaz al-Attebe executed for murder
APRIL 2, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: BAGHDAD SENTENCES SIX TURKISH ISIL WIDOWS TO DEATH
Iraq sentenced six Turkish women to death and a seventh to life in prison after being convicted on charges of terrorism, including providing support to ISIL operations.
- APRIL 2, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Confidential settlement agreement preventing further execution attempts of Doyle Lee Hamm
USA - Alabama. Confidential settlement agreement preventing further execution attempts of Doyle Lee Hamm
- APRIL 1, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 1 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
April 2018: the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced one person to death for murder, which occurred in a fight following a traffic dispute.
APRIL 1, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN KILLING OF LIQUOR STORE OWNER
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld a death sentence for a man convicted of murdering Alexandria liquor store owner Youssef Lamei.
APRIL 1, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: LEBANESE COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MAID
A Kuwaiti criminal court has sentenced a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death by hanging for killing their Philipina maid, according to Al Arabiya News Channel.
MARCH 31, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: TWO CITIZENS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Two Kuwaiti citizens were sentenced to capital punishment over their involvement in raping a female citizen.
- MARCH 30, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA'S 'JACK THE RIPPER' SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Chinese court sentenced a 54-year-old man dubbed the country's "Jack the Ripper" to death for the rape and murder of 11 women and girls over the course of 14 years, state television reported.
MARCH 30, 2018GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Guyana, two women were sentenced to death by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the Berbice High Court.
MARCH 29, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING EX-GIRLFRIEND
The Miri High Court sentenced a man to death by hanging this morning after he was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend two years ago.
MARCH 29, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES 30 ON DEATH ROW TO LIFE SENTENCE
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor, has approved the grant of total pardon to five inmates who were serving various prison terms and commuted 30 others on death row to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 29, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: CHIEF KILLERS TO HANG
The Ndola High Court sentenced five men and two women to death by hanging for murdering Senior Chief Tafuna and his subject in Mpulungu following a succession dispute.
- MARCH 29, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the department of corrections must disclose pharmaceutical package inserts and labels
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the department of corrections must disclose pharmaceutical package inserts and labels
MARCH 28, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER VICE MAYOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
Zhang Zhongsheng, the former vice mayor of Luliang City in north China’s Shanxi Province, was sentenced to death for taking bribes of more than 1 billion yuan (US$159 million).
MARCH 28, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SIX GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR FAMILY MASSACRE
Six men were sentenced to death for the massacre of a Thai village headman and seven members of his family, including three children, over a land dispute.
- MARCH 27, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROSENDO RODRIGUEZ EXECUTED
Rosendo Rodriguez III, 38, Hispanic, was executed.
- MARCH 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO BE SENT TO THE GALLOWS
The death sentence for a young woman was confirmed by the Supreme Court, according to the state-run Aftab news agency.
MARCH 27, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BRITISH MISSIONARY
A driver in Ghana has been sentenced to death after murdering and burying a British Missionary in a farm at Nsawam in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
- MARCH 27, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rosendo Rodriguez was executed.
USA - Texas. Rosendo Rodriguez was executed.
- MARCH 26, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING INFANT
The Sharjah Criminal Court ruled, in the presence of ‘blood relatives,’ to execute the Asian maid who was convicted of premeditatedly killing Salama Salem Al Mazmi, a 9 month-old infant.
- MARCH 26, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SIXTEEN ESCAPE HANGMAN’S NOOSE
At least 16 inmates sentenced to death have escaped the hangman’s noose.
- MARCH 26, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of William Montgomery
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of William Montgomery
- MARCH 26, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Christopher Whitaker sentenced to death.
USA - Ohio. Christopher Whitaker sentenced to death.
- MARCH 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TWO DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED
26 March 2018: the death penalty for two students, Ahmed Amin al-Ghazali and Abd al-Basir, has been confirmed.
- MARCH 23, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY ACQUITTED
A Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy nearly two years ago has been acquitted.
MARCH 23, 2018Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MANDALAY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DIE FOR CHILD RAPE
A Mandalay court sentenced to death a man for raping a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Madaya township last month.