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
- MARCH 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Carlton Gary was executed
USA - Georgia. Carlton Gary was executed
- MARCH 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA: TWO EXECUTIONS IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
Two prisoners were executed in the states of Alabama and Georgia, leading to 5 executions since the start of the year in the US and to 1,471 prisoners put to death since the US resumed executions in 1977.
MARCH 15, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN PUBLIC OVER ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
According to IRIB, on the morning two prisoners were hanged in public in Dogonbadan (the capital of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province).
- MARCH 15, 2018UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah The legislature approved and sent to Governor SB 30, a bill that would expand the death penalty
USA - Utah The legislature approved and sent to Governor SB 30, a bill that would expand the death penalty
- MARCH 15, 2018New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has voted in favor of SB593, a bill to repeal the death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has voted in favor of SB593, a bill to repeal the death penalty.
MARCH 14, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: HEROIN PEDDLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A heroin peddler accused of trafficking 14.6 grams of heroin was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court.
- MARCH 14, 2018OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Announces Plans to Execute Prisoners with Nitrogen Gas.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Announces Plans to Execute Prisoners with Nitrogen Gas.
- MARCH 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Number of reconciliations in murder cases on the rise
13 March 2018: Presentation of Saudi Reconciliation Committee report
- MARCH 13, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 39 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FULGAZI UZ CHAIRMAN
A Feni court sentenced 39 people to death in the sensational Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman Ekramul Haque killing case, reports UNB.
MARCH 13, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WAR CRIMES IN NOAKHALI
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced three war criminals, including Razakar Amir Ahmed, alias Amir Ali, to death in a case filed over crimes against humanity in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
- MARCH 13, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Hal Hughston sentenced Benjamin Young to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Hal Hughston sentenced Benjamin Young to death.
- MARCH 13, 2018DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
- MARCH 13, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nikolas Cruz
USA - Florida. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nikolas Cruz
MARCH 12, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY COURTS AWARDED DEATH TO 186 PERSONS SINCE 2015
A total of 486 cases have come before the military courts since their inception in the year 2015.
MARCH 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH WIFE AND LOVER FOR MURDERING HUSBAND IN SHARQIA
The Criminal Court in Sharqia Governorate chaired by Chancellor Mahmud Al Kahky has upheld decision of the Grand Mufti to sentence to death a housewife and her lover for murdering the husband and an angler wants to bed her.
MARCH 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR MASSACRE OF FAMILY IN BEHEIRA
The Damanhour Criminal Court has issued a preliminary death sentence against a man convicted of killing a family of four in Beheira Governorate in 2017.
- MARCH 12, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Vicente Figueroa Benavides
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Vicente Figueroa Benavides
- MARCH 12, 2018ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz has been released.
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz has been released.
MARCH 11, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A MAN HANGED IN KHOY CENTRAL PRISON
According to a report by HRANA, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Khoy Central Prison on rape charges.
- MARCH 10, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SPIRITUAL LEADER ON DEATH ROW GETS JAIL ON RETRIAL
The leader of an Iranian spiritual movement, whose repeated death sentences drew UN and US condemnation, has been given a five-year jail term after a second retrial, his lawyer said.
- MARCH 10, 2018ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz, the Mennonite jailed for her refusal to testify in a death penalty case, announced her intent to testify
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz, the Mennonite jailed for her refusal to testify in a death penalty case, announced her intent to testify
MARCH 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 10 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PLANNING ATTACKS
An Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death after they were convicted of forming a terrorist group and planning attacks on police and security forces, judicial sources said.
- MARCH 10, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. New Polls Find Voters Prefer Life Sentences.
USA - Florida. New Polls Find Voters Prefer Life Sentences.
MARCH 9, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: GHANAIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER CLEMENCY PLEA REJECTED
Singapore executed a Ghanaian man for drug smuggling, rejecting his plea for clemency.
MARCH 9, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: PERUVIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING 6 PEOPLE
A Japanese court sentenced a Peruvian man to hang for killing six people over several days in 2015 near Tokyo.
MARCH 9, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: 15 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Bahrain Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence of 15 and the prison sentences of nineteen.
MARCH 9, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: RAJASTHAN PASSES BILL FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE OF GIRLS AGED 12 & BELOW
Rajasthan approved a bill providing for the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls under 12 years of age.
- MARCH 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
8 March 2018: Faraj Al—Ateebi executed for murder
MARCH 8, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS LEADER'S SISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF TERROR CHARGES
The sister of Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has been convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to death.
- MARCH 7, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS GROUP SAYS BELARUS EXECUTED CONVICTED KILLER LAST OCTOBER
A Minsk-based human rights group says that more than four months ago Belarusian authorities executed a man who had been convicted of killing his own children.