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
- JANUARY 23, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN RESEARCHER DEATH SENTENCE SUSPENDED
A death sentence for Iranian researcher and alleged spy Ahmadreza Djalali has been suspended, the university of eastern Piedmont said.
- JANUARY 23, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Three executions were carried out for rape in Burj Al Arab Prison
23 January 2018: Three executions were carried out for rape in Burj Al Arab Prison
JANUARY 23, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTS HANGED IN HARIPUR CENTRAL JAIL
Two convicted prisoners of death sentence were hanged in Haripur Central Jail in the morning.
- JANUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi executed for drug
22 January 2018: Mohammed bin Attallah Salem al-Hawitti, Hussain bin Ahmed bin Hamza al-Hawaishel and Zakaria bin Said bin Said al-Freij, three Saudi citizens, were beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills in Demmam.
- JANUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian executed for murder
23 January 2018: Tarek Saed al-Meslmi, an Egyptian citizen, was beheaded for murder in Rivadeh.
- JANUARY 22, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Beni: one condemned to death
22 January 2018: the military Court of North Kivu sentenced to death Yusuf Dongo Amala
JANUARY 22, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC SUSPENDS DEATH PENALTY OF THREE HARDCORE TERRORISTS CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURT
- JANUARY 21, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH GERMAN WOMAN WHO JOINED ISLAMIC STATE
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced a German woman of Moroccan origin to death by hanging, after convicting her of joining the Islamic State militant group.
- JANUARY 21, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: 66 death sentences in the ADF trials, since 2016
21 January 2018: the Congolese military justice announced that it had condemned to death 66 persons since the opening in August 2016
JANUARY 21, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRAZ PRISON
A prisoner was hanged at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz on the charge of murdering a man during a street fight.
- JANUARY 20, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH OVER OFFICER’S DEATH
Egypt’s highest appellate court upheld death sentences handed down against three people for killing a senior police officer in 2013.
- JANUARY 20, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: TWO PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING YOUNG COUPLE
Minsk City Court sentenced two persons to death after a retrial.
- JANUARY 20, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Cassation upheld death sentences passed down on three defendants over the murder of a high-ranking police officer in rural Kerdasa town in September 2013 in the aftermath of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster.
the Court of Cassation upheld death sentences passed down on three defendants over the murder of a high-ranking police officer in rural Kerdasa town in September 2013 in the aftermath of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster.
- JANUARY 19, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Beni: 14 condemned to death
19 January 2018: the military Court of North Kivu delivered its verdict in the case under RP. 172/2017 against 30 defendants, 14 of whom were sentenced to the death penalty,
JANUARY 19, 2018JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PREGNANT SISTER IN NAME OF ‘FAMILY HONOUR’
The Criminal Court sentenced two brothers to death after convicting them of the premeditated murder of their pregnant sister and her husband’s other wife at a farm in Balqa Governorate in November 2014.
- JANUARY 18, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ANTHONY ALLEN SHORE EXECUTED
Anthony Allen Shore, 55, White, was executed.
- JANUARY 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
18 January 2018: Shaliwie bin Mashal bin Khaled al-Shibani al-Otaib, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Rivadeh.
- JANUARY 18, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
according to Human Right Watch 2018 Report: “Since July 2013, Egyptian criminal courts have sentenced over 800
according to Human Right Watch 2018 Report: “Since July 2013, Egyptian criminal courts have sentenced over 800
- JANUARY 18, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Beni: 6 condemned to death
18 January 2018: the operational military Court of North Kivu had delivered two judgments in the cases under PR: 197/2017 and 209/2017 and senteced to death six.
- JANUARY 18, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Anthony Allen Shore was executed.
USA - Texas. Anthony Allen Shore was executed.
- JANUARY 18, 2018ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. State Supreme Court Throws Out Death Sentence of Bryan Hulsey
USA - Arizona. State Supreme Court Throws Out Death Sentence of Bryan Hulsey
- JANUARY 17, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN AUTHORITIES CUT OFF A MAN'S HAND FOR STEALING
Iranian authorities have amputated one hand of a prisoner who was charged with stealing sheep. The amputation was carried out at Mashhad Central Prison.
- JANUARY 17, 2018BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA BRUSHES OFF CALLS TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Botswana brushed off international calls to scrap the death penalty, saying it is not an abuse of individual human rights.
JANUARY 17, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MALAYSIAN, FOUR INDIAN NATIONALS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Malaysian and four Indian nationals were sent to the gallows by the Shah Alam High Court for drug trafficking.
JANUARY 17, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED AT KARAJ CENTRAL PRISON
According to Iran Newspaper, on the morning two prisoners were executed at Karaj Central Prison. The prisoners were sentenced to death on the charge of rape.
- JANUARY 16, 2018MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco: the murderer of a deputy sentenced to death
16 January 2018: A local Moroccan politician was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 15, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
North Cairo Criminal court issues final verdict in the trial of a man charged with killing a Coptic priest and injuring another in Cairo.
North Cairo Criminal court issues final verdict in the trial of a man charged with killing a Coptic priest and injuring another in Cairo.
JANUARY 15, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD FOR NINE FILIPINOS OVER 2013 INCURSION
A Malaysian court upheld death sentences handed down to nine men from the Philippines in connection with an 2013 incursion into the Malaysian part of Borneo island by Philippine fighters seeking to stake an ancient claim.
JANUARY 15, 2018MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: ABDELLATIF MERDAS’ MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Hicham Mouchtari, accused of killing in March 2017 MP Abdellatif Merdas, has been sentenced to death, reports Media 24.
JANUARY 15, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING MINOR GIRL
The Ernakulam district court sentenced a man to death for murdering a four-year-old girl at Chottanikkara in 2013.