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
- DECEMBER 5, 2018BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
BULGARIA EXTRADITES GRAFT SUSPECT TO CHINA
A former Chinese official accused of taking bribes has been extradited from Bulgaria to China in the first such move by an European Union member state, Beijing's top graft buster said on 30 November 2018.
- DECEMBER 5, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Karam Mohammed Abdel Radi executed for murder
5 December 2018: Karam Mohammed Abdel Radi executed for murder
- DECEMBER 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
One Syrian and two Pakistani nationals beheaded in Mecca
5 December 2018: Abdulrahman Ghaleb Ramdhun, Dawsat Mohammed Bir Mohammed and Ghalem Shabir Mohammed Amir executed for drugs trafficking
DECEMBER 5, 2018IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALS
Batam District Court handed down the death penalty to four Chinese nationals on 29 November 2018 night for smuggling 1.6 tons of crystal methamphetamine.
- DECEMBER 5, 2018LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Louisiana Supreme Court has granted a new penalty phase to Lee Turner
USA - Louisiana. The Louisiana Supreme Court has granted a new penalty phase to Lee Turner
- DECEMBER 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER CONVICTED OF MURDERING PROMINENT CLERIC AND CHILD ABUSER HANGED
A prisoner convicted of murdering a prominent cleric who had allegedly sexually abused him when he was a minor, was hanged on 1 December 2018 morning at Rasht Central Prison in northern Iran.
- DECEMBER 5, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals voted overturned the death sentence of Kenneth Thomas
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals voted overturned the death sentence of Kenneth Thomas
- DECEMBER 4, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN KNIFES BOSS FOR WITHHOLDING SALARY FOR SEX, GETS DEATH PENALTY
A worker accused of killing his boss for refusing a salary increase has been sentenced to death, khaleejtimes.com reported on 29 November 2018.
- DECEMBER 4, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: 5 people executed in Minya prison
4 December 2018: 5 people executed in Minya prison
- DECEMBER 4, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Joseph Christopher Garcia was executed.
USA - Texas. Joseph Christopher Garcia was executed.
- DECEMBER 4, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: 3 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Three men were last week condemned to hang by the High Court after being convicted of murder with actual intent, Newsday reported on 26 November 2018.
DECEMBER 4, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 13 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TWO HEROIN TRAFFICKING CASES
Two separate trials sentenced 13 Vietnamese drug dealers to death on 30 November 2018, making them among the toughest in years.
DECEMBER 4, 2018Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES 6 TO DEATH FOR ‘COLLABORATING’ WITH ISRAEL
A Hamas-run military court has sentenced five Palestinians and an Israeli resident to death for “collaborating” with Israel, the Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry announced on 3 December 2018 in a memo on its official website.
- DECEMBER 3, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PUBLIC EXECUTION OF A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
A prisoner was hanged in public at Iranian city of Taft (Central Iran) on 29 November 2018.
DECEMBER 3, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH SENTENCES DROPPED AGAINST 2 CHARGED WITH PLANNING TO KILL ARMY OFFICERS
Egypt’s High Military Appeals Court accepted the petition filed by two defendants charged with membership in a cell that planned the assassination of army officers and politicians and committed other acts of violence and sabotage, middleeastmonitor.com re
- DECEMBER 3, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: AREGBESOLA PARDONS FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS, TWO OTHERS
The immediate past governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, pardoned four inmates on death row and commuted the sentences of two others on death row to 10 years, in one of his last duties in office, punchng.com reported on 29 November 2018.
- DECEMBER 3, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN WHO KILLED TWO SAIGON VIGILANTES GETS DEATH SENTENCE
A 24-year-old man who stabbed two Saigon vigilantes to death during a robbery attempt was sentenced to death on 29 November 2018.
- DECEMBER 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Abha
2 December 2018: Hamed bin Hadi bin Shalaan al-Qahtani executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 30, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CARWASH WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN JOHOR
A carwash worker on 28 November 2018 was sentenced to death by the High Court in Johor Baru for distributing 99.16g of methamphetamine two years ago.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ TO HANG MAN BEHIND 2012 TWIN CAR BOMBINGS IN KARBALA MARKET
A local court in the Iraqi province of Karbala sentenced to death on 29 November 2018 a man convicted of being behind two car bombings in a market six years ago.
NOVEMBER 30, 2018JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER OF SECURITY GUARD
The Criminal Court on 27 November 2018 sentenced two to death after convicting them of murdering a security guard to rob a supermarket in Amman in April 2015.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was executed on murder charge at Tabriz Central Prison on 27 November 2018 morning.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Howard Maltz sentenced James Colley to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Howard Maltz sentenced James Colley to death.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018DEATH PENALTY
KENTUCKY JOINS STATES WITH NO EXECUTIONS FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS
On November 21, 2018, Kentucky marked 10 years since its last execution, becoming the eleventh current death-penalty state that has not carried out an execution in more than a decade.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES PLEDGES TO UPHOLD MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
A 65-year moratorium on the death penalty will be maintained by the new administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the foreign ministry announced on 27 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS EXECUTES TWO CONVICTED MURDERERS
Belarus has executed in recent days two convicted murderers, the human rights group Vyasna (Spring) said.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistani nationals beheaded in Riyadh
29 November 2018: Mumtaz Ahmed and Mohammed Rafiq executed for drugs trafficking
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded for murder
29 November 2018: Qublan bin Dhafer bin Odhaiman al-Qahtani executed in Khamis Mushayt Governatorate
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Leticia Marques threw out a jury’s recommendation that Juan Rosario be sentenced to die.
USA - Florida. Judge Leticia Marques threw out a jury’s recommendation that Juan Rosario be sentenced to die.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Mecca
28 November 2018: Shakr Allah Rahman Allah executed for drugs trafficking