Archive timeline
2018
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2018, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 679
- Countries where they were recorded
- 26
- News items in the archive
- 1,532
Latest news of 2018
JANUARY 31, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT 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, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYA Saudi executed for murder
31 January 2018: Hadi bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qahtani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder
JANUARY 31, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTYFIVE 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, 2018UgandaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIAN 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 30, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. William Earl Rayford was executed.
USA - Texas. William Earl Rayford was executed.
JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED IN NORTHERN CITY OF NOSHAHR
A woman - Mahboubeh Mofidi - was executed for murder in the northern city of Noshahr.
- JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MINOR OFFENDER HANGED
The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran hanged a minor offender.
JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KARIM ZARGAR, THE HEAD OF A SPIRITUAL INSTITUTION, WAS HANGED
Karim Zargar, the former general manager of IRIB's international section, Iran TV's channel one broadcast manager, head of the Faculty of Radio and Television, and owner and managing director of Film Reports magazine (Gozaresh-e-Film), was hanged at Rajai
- JANUARY 30, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ONE AGED 25 EXECUTED
Tayseer Odeh Sulaiman, aged 25, was executed on January 30, 2018.
JANUARY 30, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYOne sentenced to death
30 January 2018: the Lieutenant-Colonel, Ndoyipiwa Juna of the armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was sentenced to capital punishment
JANUARY 30, 2018DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): WILLIAM EARL RAYFORD EXECUTED
William Earl Rayford, 64, Black, was executed.
JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS MAN WHO WAS ONLY 15 AT TIME OF ALLEGED CRIME
The Iranian authorities executed a young man convicted of murder who was only 15 years old at the time of his alleged crime.
- JANUARY 29, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - There are 53,290 people serving LWOP sentences as of 2016.
USA - There are 53,290 people serving LWOP sentences as of 2016.
- JANUARY 29, 2018UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Senate Committee passed SB30 to expand death penalty.
USA - Utah. Senate Committee passed SB30 to expand death penalty.
JANUARY 29, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: ACTIVIST'S DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD DESPITE TORTURE ALLEGATIONS
Manama’s Cassation Court ruled in favor of upholding Maher al-Khabaz’s death sentence.
- JANUARY 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
28 January 2018: a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Taef.
JANUARY 29, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: 53,290 PEOPLE SERVING LWOP SENTENCES
According to a study by the Sentencing Project (Still Life: America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences, May 03, 2017), there are 53,290 people serving LWOP sentences as of 2016.
JANUARY 28, 2018AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPERS AND KILLERS OF THE 12-YEAR-OLD ABASIN HANGED IN KABUL
The authorities in Kabul hanged the kidnappers and killers of a 12-year-old boy who was murdered in the city in a kidnap for ransom case last year.
- JANUARY 28, 2018FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE ‘WILL INTERVENE’ IF JIHADIST NATIONALS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MIDDLE EAST
France said it “will intervene” if its nationals are sentenced to death in Iraq or Syria for belonging to jihadist groups.
- JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Nigerian executed for drug
27 January 2018: two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences. The two were Ibrahim Ciroma and Maimidu Issah, who hail from Northern Nigeria.
JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTE TWO NIGERIANS
Two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences.
JANUARY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
Two prisoners were executed at Orumiyeh Central Prison while another prisoner was transferred back to the ward due to the leniency shown by the victim’s family.
- JANUARY 26, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The US Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for Vernon Madison
USA - Alabama. The US Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for Vernon Madison
JANUARY 25, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING OVER 45KG OF DRUGS
A lorry driver was sent to the gallows by the High Court after being found guilty of counts of trafficking over 45 kg of drugs, 2 years ago.
- JANUARY 25, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A Senate's Committee passed SB 6052 to repeal the death penalty.
USA - Washington. A Senate's Committee passed SB 6052 to repeal the death penalty.
- JANUARY 24, 2018South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A Senate subcommittee advanced 2 bills that would help to carry out executions
USA - South Carolina. A Senate subcommittee advanced 2 bills that would help to carry out executions
- JANUARY 24, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Denies New Sentencing Hearings to More than Thirty Death Row Prisoners
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Denies New Sentencing Hearings to More than Thirty Death Row Prisoners
JANUARY 24, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER HABIGANJ FARMER MURDER
A Habiganj court sentenced seven people, including a woman, to death in connection with the killing of a farmer in Nabiganj upazila on 22 June 2008, reports UNB.
JANUARY 24, 2018LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY TRIBUNAL ISSUES DEATH PENALTY OVER SOLDIERS DEATHS
The Military Tribunal issued the death penalty for two men found guilty of involvement in the beheading of two Lebanese soldiers.
- JANUARY 24, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ARMY OFFICER
Egyptian prison authorities have executed an Egyptian man on charges of killing an Egyptian army officer in the Ismailia province in 2013.