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
- NOVEMBER 6, 2018MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for Jeffrey Havard
USA - Mississippi. Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for Jeffrey Havard
- NOVEMBER 6, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jury ordered the death penalty for Dillion Compton
USA - Texas. Jury ordered the death penalty for Dillion Compton
- NOVEMBER 6, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Voters approved constitutional amendment to end non-unanimous jury verdicts
USA - Louisiana. Voters approved constitutional amendment to end non-unanimous jury verdicts
NOVEMBER 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
According to the Iranian newspaper Javan, a prisoner was sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind) on a murder charge, IHR reported on 1 November 201
- NOVEMBER 5, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH SUDAN: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWO PROMINENT DEATH ROW INMATES
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on 31 October 2018 ordered the release of James Gatdet Dak the spokesperson of SPLM-IO leader.
NOVEMBER 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
An Iraqi court on 4 November 2018 sentenced to death one of the assassins of the head of the Passport Directorate of Babylon (Babil) province, Commander Safa al-Dulaimi.
NOVEMBER 5, 2018IsraelDEATH PENALTYISRAEL: NETANYAHU GREEN-LIGHTS DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the go-ahead on 4 November 2018 for lawmakers to advance a controversial bill calling for the death penalty for convicted Palestinian killers of Israeli civilians and soldiers, reportedly rejecting the advice of the
- NOVEMBER 5, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Two death-row prisoners died of suspected suicides
USA - California. Two death-row prisoners died of suspected suicides
- NOVEMBER 5, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Clemente Aguirre Exonerated From Death Row
USA - Florida. Clemente Aguirre Exonerated From Death Row
- NOVEMBER 5, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES SOLDIERS TO DEATH FOR KILLING
Somali Military Court has on 5 November 2018 sentenced two members of armed forces to death for murder.
NOVEMBER 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYPakistani national beheaded in Jeddah Governorate
4 November 2018: Qul Afdhal Nadir Khan executed for heroin smuggle
- NOVEMBER 2, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): EDMUND ZAGORSKI EXECUTED BY ELECTRIC CHAIR
Edmund Zagorski was executed on November 1st, 2018.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED AT BANDAR ABBAS PRISON
According to the IHR sources, Nouri Yarkhorshidi, 35, was executed on 28 October 2018 at Bandar Abbas Prison.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, KILLING MINOR
In a major verdict Sessions Judge SK Tekam on 31 October 2018 awarded capital punishment, ‘Hang till Death’ to a man for rape and killing a four-year-old girl.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIAN MAID EXECUTED FOR KILLING EMPLOYER WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER
Saudi Arabia executed on 29 October 2018 an Indonesian maid for killing her boss – while he was trying to rape her.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rabbis oppose death penalty for Robert Bowers
USA - Rabbis oppose death penalty for Robert Bowers
NOVEMBER 2, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTYS SUDAN PARDONS DEATH SENTENCED S AFRICAN
South Sudan President Salva Kiir decided to pardon death sentenced South African William Endley, SAnews reported on 1 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down a section of state's death penalty.
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down a section of state's death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2018TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Edmund Zagorski was executed on the electic chair.
USA - Tennessee. Edmund Zagorski was executed on the electic chair.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Mecca
1 November 2018: Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Jibran al-Qahtani executed for murder of a co-national
- OCTOBER 31, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A FEMALE PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
A female prisoner detained in Khoy Prison, who was arrested on November 2016, was accused of adultery (sex outside marriage) after being sued by her husband and has been sentenced to death by the Criminal Court (Branch 1), the Kurdistan Human Rights Netwo
OCTOBER 31, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: COURTS UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST TWO ANTI-REGIME ACTIVISTS
Bahraini courts on 29 October 2018 upheld death sentences against two anti-regime activists and revoked the citizenship of six others as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activis
- OCTOBER 31, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Kristopher Love to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Kristopher Love to death
OCTOBER 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTANI CHRISTIAN ASIA BIBI HAS DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION OVERTURNED
Pakistan's Supreme Court on 31 October 2018 acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row for almost eight years on blasphemy charges.
- OCTOBER 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Medina
31 October 2018: Abdullah bin Marzuq bin Nehaei al-Rashidi executed for murder
- OCTOBER 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Tabuk Region
31 October 2018: Sulaiman bin Qubail bin Jalil Al-Atawi executed for drugs smuggle
OCTOBER 30, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG COURIER GETS DEATH PENALTY AFTER ESCAPING GALLOWS LAST YEAR
A Malaysian drug courier who escaped the gallows last year after the High Court reduced his charge, was on 25 October 2018 sentenced to the death penalty after the Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision.
OCTOBER 30, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW WITH DEATH PENALTY FOR YABA OFFENCES
Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Act 2018 with a provision for death penalty to the people convicted of yaba manufacture, distribution and trade, bdnews24 reported on 27 October 2018.
OCTOBER 30, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF RAPE CONVICT
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on 26 October 2018 commuted to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years the death sentence awarded to a rickshaw driver who was accused of penetrating a four-year-old girl with his finger after a five-day trial.
- OCTOBER 30, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Federal prosecutor will pursue capital punishment for Robert Bowers, the “synagogue shooter”
USA - Federal. Federal prosecutor will pursue capital punishment for Robert Bowers, the “synagogue shooter”