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
- FEBRUARY 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Gawf
28 February 2018: Zaid Bin Beenik executed for amphetamines smuggle
FEBRUARY 28, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
Additional district and sessions judge, Shakeel Ahmad Sipra awarded death sentence to an accused of a murder case.
FEBRUARY 28, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: KEITH MUKATA SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Lusaka High Court has sentenced Chilanga UPND Member of Parliament Keith Mukata to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murder.
FEBRUARY 28, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN IN MP GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR
A court in Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) awarded death sentence to a 22-year-old man for raping and killing a four-year-old girl last May.
FEBRUARY 28, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG KURDISH MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL PRISON OF ILAM
A Kurdish man was hanged in Central Prison of Ilam, in western Iran.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN JUSTICE MINISTER EXPECTS FEWER EXECUTIONS UNDER REVISED DRUG LAW
Iran’s justice minister said a recent reform of its drug laws should lead to fewer executions after the U.N. Secretary General said he remained alarmed about their high number - nearly 500 last year.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Jason Wade Delacerda to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Jason Wade Delacerda to death
- FEBRUARY 27, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Scott Blystone was resentenced to life without parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Scott Blystone was resentenced to life without parole
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BOMBING LINKED TO IRAN
Bahrain's highest appeals court upheld a death sentence and lengthy jail terms in a mass trial over a fatal 2016 bombing that authorities have linked to Iran.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES SIX, TWO OF WHOM WERE WOMEN
26 february 2018: according to a local judicial source, the Egyptian authorities executed six people, five from the same family.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Man executed for Murder
26 February 2018: Man executed for Murder
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two foreign citizens beheaded in Tabook
26 February 2018: double execution for amphetamines smuggle
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump wants drug dealers to face death penalty.
USA - Trump wants drug dealers to face death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 3 SOLDIERS IN SANAA
The Central Military Court of First Instance in the capital Sanaa sentenced Ali Mohammed Ahmed al-Maghrabi to death for killing three soldiers and injuring 16 others.
FEBRUARY 25, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 16 TURKISH WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DAESH MEMBERSHIP
A court in Iraq has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death over membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the conflict-ridden Arab country.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Jalal Harb sentenced Benjamin Davis Smiley Jr. to death
USA - Florida. Judge Jalal Harb sentenced Benjamin Davis Smiley Jr. to death
- FEBRUARY 23, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Christopher Whitaker
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Christopher Whitaker
FEBRUARY 23, 2018Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: FOUR ROHINGYAS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTACK ON POLICE OUTPOST
Four Rohingya militants were sentenced to death by a special court in Maungdaw district of Rakhaine state in Myanmar, according to a report by The Irrawaddy news magazine.
FEBRUARY 23, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: SOUTH AFRICAN GETS DEATH PENALTY
A judge in South Sudan has sentenced South African citizen William John Endley to death by hanging, after he was charged with spying, illegal entry to South Sudan and conspiracy to overthrow President Salva Kiir's government.
FEBRUARY 23, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES LEADER OF LAND GRAB GANG TO DEATH BY HANGING
A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced the leader of a six-man gang, Mohammed Audu, to death by hanging for stabbing one Hussein Isa to death over a land dispute.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): EXECUTION STAY FOR CANCER-HIT INMATE WITH DAMAGED VEINS
The state halted Doyle Lee Hamm’s execution because medical staff were having difficulty connecting an intravenous line.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): ERIC SCOTT BRANCH EXECUTED
Eric Scott Branch (47, White) was executed. Branch was Sentenced to death on May 3, 1994 in Escambia County after being convicted of strangling and raping Susan Morris on Jan. 11, 1993.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS: MINUTES BEFORE EXECUTION, GOV. GREG ABBOTT COMMUTES THE SENTENCE OF THOMAS WHITAKER
Less than an hour before execution, Gov. Abbott commutes the sentence of Thomas Whitaker (38, White).
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Asir
22 February 2018: Hamad Al Hdeesan executed for smuggling cannabis
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Eric Scott Branch (47, White) was executed.
USA - Florida. Eric Scott Branch (47, White) was executed.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The state halted Doyle Hamm’s execution because of difficulty connecting an intravenous line.
USA - Alabama. The state halted Doyle Hamm’s execution because of difficulty connecting an intravenous line.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate approved SB 128 that permits execution by nitrogen hypoxia
USA - Alabama. The Senate approved SB 128 that permits execution by nitrogen hypoxia
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Donald Smith to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Donald Smith to death
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. The House Judiciary Committee passed bill SB 6052 to abolish the death penalty
USA - Washington. The House Judiciary Committee passed bill SB 6052 to abolish the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before execution, Gov. Abbott commutes the sentence of Thomas Whitaker
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before execution, Gov. Abbott commutes the sentence of Thomas Whitaker