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 6, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: GAZIPUR COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF AUTORICKSHAW OWNER
A Gazipur court has sentenced four people to death in a 2012 case over the murder of an autorickshaw owner in the district.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed SB 870 that would apply Hurst v. Florida to all death sentences
USA - Florida. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed SB 870 that would apply Hurst v. Florida to all death sentences
FEBRUARY 6, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT UPHOLDS TWO DEATH SENTENCES OVER 2013 MURDER OF POLICE CONSCRIPTS
Egypt’s high military appeals court upheld death sentences handed to two defendants over the August 2013 murder of two police personnel in North Sinai.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
PROFESSOR'S IRANIAN DEATH SENTENCE NOW 'DEFINITIVE', SAYS LAWYER
Attempts to overturn the death sentence of a professor in the Iranian courts have failed, according to the man’s lawyer.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Bar Association Resolution: Ban Death Penalty for Offenders Age 21
USA - American Bar Association Resolution: Ban Death Penalty for Offenders Age 21
- FEBRUARY 5, 2018DEATH PENALTY
ABA RESOLUTION: BAN DEATH PENALTY FOR OFFENDERS AGE 21 OR YOUNGER
The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution (Resolution 111) calling for an end to the death penalty for offenders who were 21 or younger at the time of the crime.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
4 February 2018: Nayef bin Maayu bin Abdullah al-Husni, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Jalal Harb ordered a new sentencing hearing for Mark Anthony Poole because his death sentence was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. Judge Jalal Harb ordered a new sentencing hearing for Mark Anthony Poole because his death sentence was not unanimous.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2018New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. House panel rejects bill to reintroduce death penalty
USA - New Mexico. House panel rejects bill to reintroduce death penalty
FEBRUARY 3, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER AWSIM BLOOD-FEUD REVENGE
Giza Criminal Court sentenced three defendants to death in their re-trail over killing a person and attempted murder of two others
FEBRUARY 2, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 2,277 INMATES AWAIT EXECUTION
There are indications that the number of prison inmates awaiting execution across the country has hit 2,277, according to findings by New Telegraph.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of Danny Hill
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of Danny Hill
FEBRUARY 2, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
A Kasur court sentenced a man to death for strangling his wife.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2018South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. HB 1123 (exempt from death penalty persons with mental illness) passed the House of Representatives
USA - South Dakota. HB 1123 (exempt from death penalty persons with mental illness) passed the House of Representatives
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
1 February 2018: Mohammed Kamal Hamidul, a Pakistani citizen, was beheaded for smuggling heroin.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JOHN DAVID BATTAGLIA EXECUTED
John David Battaglia, 62, White, was executed.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John David Battaglia was executed.
USA - Texas. John David Battaglia was executed.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: TWO DEATH PENALTIES
The Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain, headed by Judge Ali Khalifa Al Dhahrani, unanimously sentenced Mousa Abdullah Mousa Jaafar to death on charges of killing a policeman in the Karana bombing.
FEBRUARY 1, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO ACCUSED IN MURDER CASE
The additional district and sessions judge, Lakki Marwat awarded death sentence to an accused in the murder case of the brother of a girl who had refused to marry him.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. House votes to make murder in front of child a capital offense.
USA - Alabama. House votes to make murder in front of child a capital offense.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Senate Corrections and Penology Committee advances 2 execution bills
USA - South Carolina. Senate Corrections and Penology Committee advances 2 execution bills
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Appeals court says Ohio execution method constitutional.
USA - Ohio. Appeals court says Ohio execution method constitutional.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MOTHER, BOYFRIEND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SPECIAL-NEEDS DAUGHTER
A court in Kuwait has sentenced a Kuwaiti mother and her boyfriend to death after they were found guilty of killing her special-needs daughter to get rid of her.
- JANUARY 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
31 January 2018: Hadi bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qahtani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder
- JANUARY 31, 2018UgandaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH BY UGANDAN COURT OVER MURDER
The High Court in Luweero District sentenced to death a 35-year-old Tanzanian national for murdering a fellow casual labourer at a farm in Wakyato Sub County, Nakaseke District.
- JANUARY 31, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
FIVE DEATH SENTENCES GIVEN IN BELARUS IN 2017
Belarusian courts handed down five death sentences and three life sentences in 2017, Belarusian Supreme Court First Deputy Chairman Valery Kalinkovich said.
- JANUARY 31, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT ASKS MUFTI TO WEIGH IN ON DEATH SENTENCES FOR 10
An Egyptian court has referred the case of 10 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members held on terrorism charges to the country's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for a non-binding opinion on whether they can be executed.
- JANUARY 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER EXECUTED
A condemned prisoner was executed in Central Jail Faisalabad.
- JANUARY 31, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: SENTENCED TO DEATH TO 19 FOR CHURCH ATTACK
an Egyptian court sentenced 19 Muslim defendants to a suspended sentence of one year for attacking an unlicensed church south of Cairo.
JANUARY 31, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER HABIGANJ FARMER MURDER
A Habiganj court sentenced 11 people to death for killing a farmer at Baghjur village in Baniachang upazila of the district in 2001, reports UNB.