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
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING FATHER OVER N56,000
The Court of Appeal, Jos Division, on 13 November 2018 sentenced a middle-aged man, Jibril Idrisa, to death by hanging for killing his father over N56,000 being proceeds from the sale of guinea corn.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY AFTER KILLING COLLEAGUE WITH IRON BAR
A man has been sentenced to death for killing a colleague with an iron bar after arguing at breakfast in Ajman, The National reported on 18 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
One Ethiopian and two Yemeni citizens beheaded in Juzan Region
20 November 2018: triple execution for drugs trafficking
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZAHEDAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, Milad Nouri was hanged on the morning of 12 November 2018 at Zahedan Central Prison.
NOVEMBER 20, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: EX-JUBBALAND COP EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A former member of the Jubbaland armed forces was executed on 19 November 2018 in Kismaayo for the killing of a prominent elder.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC New Report, “Behind the Curtain: Secrecy and the Death Penalty in the United States”.
USA - DPIC New Report, “Behind the Curtain: Secrecy and the Death Penalty in the United States”.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 10 PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAEI SHAHR PRISON OF KARAJ
Ten prisoners were hanged in a group execution on 14 November 2018 at Rajaei Shahr Prison of Karaj, west of the Iranian capital of Tehran.
NOVEMBER 19, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, SIX TO 10 YEARS IN 'TANTA TERRORIST CELL' CASE
The Cairo Criminal Court on 17 November 2018 sentenced one defendant involved in the case of "Tanta Terrorist Cell" to death.
NOVEMBER 19, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2007 MURDER IN CUMILLA
A Cumilla court on 14 November 2018 sentenced five people to death for killing three traders 11 years ago.
NOVEMBER 19, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court on 14 November 2018 commuted death penalty imposed on a man accused of rape and murder of an eight year old girl in Rajasthan.
NOVEMBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Norwegian national was sentenced to death by two judicial authorities in Pakistan for raping and killing a little girl, norwaytoday reported on 18 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR ECONOMIC CORRUPTION
According to a statement by Tehran Prosecutor's Office, on 14 November 2018 morning, two prisoners were executed in Tehran.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS FIGHTER WITH STRONG FAMILY LINKS TO AUSTRALIA IS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Islamic State (IS) fighter with strong family links to Australia has been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court after making detailed admissions about the operations and plots of the extremist group, ABC reported on 14 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: REGIME COURTS ISSUED DEATH SENTENCES FOR 32 ACTIVISTS SINCE 2011
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) on 13 November 2018 condemned the kingdom’s persistence on passing death sentences against anti-regime activists, calling the practice an “inhuman punishment” as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead wit
NOVEMBER 16, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT IN PUNTLAND SLAPS 4 MEN WITH DEATH PENALTY
A military court in Puntland state has sentenced four men to death penalty over charges of terrorism, sources confirmed on 14 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 27-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND
A 27 year old man of Chingola Township on the Copperbelt has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, zambiareports reported on 12 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT MORENO RAMOS EXECUTED
Robert Moreno Ramos was executed on 14 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Khamis Mushait Governatorate
15 November 2018: Hassan bin Mohammed bin Ali Asiri executed for murder of co-national
NOVEMBER 15, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER
Two suspects who were convicted of stabbing an individual in Kalawanchikudi to death were sentenced to death after a prolonged trial by the Batticaloa High Court on 30 October 2018.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH WOMAN HANGED AT SANANDAJ PRISON
According to the IHR sources, a Kurdish woman, Sharareh Elyasi, was executed on a murder charge at Sanandaj prison on 13 November 2018 morning.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CABINET SCRAPS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 33 OFFENCES
The Cabinet has decided that the death penalty for 33 offences under eight acts of law be abolished, and this includes Section 302 of the Penal Code (murder), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong on 13 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Melvin Knight to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Melvin Knight to death
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kathryn Montejano sentenced Eric Jimenez to death
USA - California. Judge Kathryn Montejano sentenced Eric Jimenez to death
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 22 ALLEGING LINKS TO MILITARY PARADE ATTACK
Iran has executed the 22 people it arrested in late September for alleged involvement in a deadly shooting at a military parade in the southern city of Ahvaz, multiple sources told 2 rights groups on 11 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST 80-YEAR-OLD QURAN TUTOR
The Egyptian government has upheld a death sentence against Sheikh Abdel Halim Gabreel, an 80-year-old Quran tutor, with Amnesty International campaigning for him to receive a presidential pardon, middleeastmonitor reported on 13 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Moreno Ramos was executed.
USA - Texas. Robert Moreno Ramos was executed.
NOVEMBER 14, 2018United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON THE MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
The Third Committee on 13 November 2018 approved the draft resolution on a moratorium on use of the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Court of Appeals grants new trial for Albert Turner
USA - Texas. Court of Appeals grants new trial for Albert Turner
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Documentary on the Joseph Amrine case
USA - Missouri. Documentary on the Joseph Amrine case
- NOVEMBER 13, 2018DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): SUPREME COURT LIFTS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CONVICTED MURDERER
The Arkansas Supreme Court on 8 November 2018 reversed the death penalty given Kenneth Reams by a Jefferson County jury in the 1993 shooting death of Gary Turner during a robbery at an ATM machine.