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 15, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER OF THREE HANGED IN HARIPUR JAIL
A man who killed three persons during a Jirga in Mardan in 2003 was hanged in District Jail Haripur.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A bidoon executed for murder
14 February 2018: Saeed al-Mohri, a bidoon, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved use of nitrogen gas
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved use of nitrogen gas
FEBRUARY 14, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN KARAJ
At least 6 prisoners were executed in the morning at Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Senate Passes Death Penalty Abolition Bill.
USA - Washington. Senate Passes Death Penalty Abolition Bill.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2018MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Steven Wilbanks to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Steven Wilbanks to death
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
13 February 2018: Abdullah bin Ayed bin Suleiman al-Hawit, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded, for smuggling amphetamines.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018IowaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Iowa. SSB 3134 to reinstate capital punishment won't advance
USA - Iowa. SSB 3134 to reinstate capital punishment won't advance
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana Supreme Court rules state may use Brevital in lethal injection
USA - Indiana. Indiana Supreme Court rules state may use Brevital in lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Judge Dismisses ACLU Death Penalty Suit.
USA - Nebraska. Judge Dismisses ACLU Death Penalty Suit.
FEBRUARY 13, 2018DEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men have been sentenced to death recently in Malaysia for drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - At Guantanamo trial, Military judge wants civilian attorneys arrested for quitting al Nashiri’s case
USA - At Guantanamo trial, Military judge wants civilian attorneys arrested for quitting al Nashiri’s case
FEBRUARY 13, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN ZANJAN
According to a close source, a prisoner was hanged at Zanjan Central Prison.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH SUDAN SENTENCES REBEL LEADER'S SPOKESMAN TO DEATH
A spokesman for South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar was sentenced to death on charges of treason and incitement against the government.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
12 February 2018: Shawkat Dawood Khan executed for smuggling heroin
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018IowaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Iowa. The Senate subcommittee on Public Safety voted to reintroduce death penalty
USA - Iowa. The Senate subcommittee on Public Safety voted to reintroduce death penalty
FEBRUARY 12, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: APEX COURT ACQUITS MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUG POSSESSION
In a rare 2-1 decision, the apex court acquitted a man on death row for drug possession.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pentagon Fires Harvey Rishikof, War Court Official Who Was Attempting to Negotiate End to Guantánamo Death-Penalty Trial.
USA - Pentagon Fires Harvey Rishikof, War Court Official Who Was Attempting to Negotiate End to Guantánamo Death-Penalty Trial.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2018UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Study suggesting that support for the death penalty is waning in Utah.
USA - Utah. Study suggesting that support for the death penalty is waning in Utah.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced two friends to death by hanging after finding them guilty of trafficking 123.052kg of drugs three years ago.
the Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced two friends to death by hanging after finding them guilty of trafficking 123.052kg of drugs three years ago.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES FOUR PAKISTANIS FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistani men convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son, the interior ministry said.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018RussiaDEATH PENALTY
the independent public opinion research center Levada reported that its latest poll had uncovered a major split in the
the independent public opinion research center Levada reported that its latest poll had uncovered a major split in the
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich grants an 8-month reprieve to Tibbetts, whose execution was on February 13, 2018
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich grants an 8-month reprieve to Tibbetts, whose execution was on February 13, 2018
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Stanley Griffin, 52, Black, was re-sentenced to life in prison
USA - Texas. Stanley Griffin, 52, Black, was re-sentenced to life in prison
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury today recommended Benjamin Young be put to death
USA - Alabama. A jury today recommended Benjamin Young be put to death
- FEBRUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
7 February 2018: Samir Abdulqader Nuseirat, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded for smuggling amphetamines.
FEBRUARY 7, 2018SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: FIRST ‘STONING’ IN PUBLIC CARRIED OUT BY AN ARMY PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE TO THE ‘ISLAMIC STATE’ ORGANIZATION
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that an army pledges allegiance to the “Islamic State” organization carried out the first stoning against a woman
- FEBRUARY 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian executed for drug
6 February 2018: Adam Muhammad Idris, a Nigerian citizen, was beheaded for smuggling cocaine.
FEBRUARY 6, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ONE DEATH SENTENCE OVER OCT. 2017 MOGADISHU ATTACK
A military court in the Somalia capital Mogadishu has sentenced a man to death for his role in the suicide bomb attacks in October 2017.