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2026
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2026, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The twelve months
Latest news of 2026
MARCH 13, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - NYT: the Death Penalty Is Even More Horrifying Than You Think
- MARCH 12, 2026SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPOREANS’ SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CASES RISES TO 77PC, SAYS MINISTER
Public support in Singapore for the mandatory death penalty for serious drug trafficking offences has risen, the country’s Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam reportedly said on March 12, 2026.
MARCH 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - More than 100 security forces killed in Sanandaj
Iranian media have so far refrained from reporting these casualties
MARCH 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 13th day of war
More Than Three Million Displaced
MARCH 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report: 195 Arrested on Espionage Allegations
For posting videos on social media
- MARCH 11, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 12th day of war
39 Percent of Strikes Concentrated in Tehran
MARCH 11, 2026TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Cedric Ricks, 51, Black, was executed on March 11
MARCH 11, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSUN COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE FOR MURDER
An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo on February 5, 2026 sentenced three men to death over the killing of a 52-year-old woman in the Ile-Ogbo area of the state.
- MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 11th day of war
Tragedy on Resalat Highway
MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 10th day of war
At least 4,300 killed, including 390 civilians
MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report on arrests of activists during the war
MARCH 10, 2026AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Gov. Ivey commutes Charles Burton’s death sentence
He had been scheduled to be executed on March 12
MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human Rights Violations Under Ali Khamenei (3)
MARCH 10, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING, ARMED ROBBERY IN KWARA
Justice Ahmed Aliyu Gegele of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on March 5, 2026 sentenced two men to death by hanging for kidnapping and armed robbery, among other offences.
- MARCH 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Human Rights Violations Under Ali Khamenei (2)
- MARCH 9, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Costs and the Death Penalty
A DPIC study
- MARCH 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 10th day of war
Extensive Damage to Isfahan’s Historical Sites
MARCH 9, 2026JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 87-YEAR-OLD MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR DOUBLE MURDER DIES IN DETENTION IN OSAKA
An 87-year-old man on death row for a double murder case more than four decades ago has died at the Osaka Detention House, Mainichi Broadcasting System reported on March 3, 2026.
MARCH 9, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT ACQUITS FATHER ACCUSED OF POISONING SON, OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for allegedly poisoning his young son, declaring the decisions of the High Court and Trial Court null and void, Dunya News reported on March 9, 2026.
MARCH 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 9th day of war
Polluted Air and Black Rain in Tehran
MARCH 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw report on violations of women’s rights
At least 250 women killed during the January protests
MARCH 8, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Dale Baich: A defender on death row
Dale Baich has watched 16 men die
- MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 7th day of war
Relentless Explosions in Tehran
- MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Military deployment at hospital puts patients and staff at risk
IRGC on the roof of Kawsar Hospital in Sanandaj
- MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 8th day of war
Roar of Explosions Across 30 Provinces of the Country
MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sociologist and civil activist Qorban Abbasi arrested
MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IRGC arms civilian groups, inciting one ethnic group against another
MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Collateral victims: 4 in Marivan
Mitra Jalilavi, Karen Bazargan, Farzad Bazargan + 1
MARCH 6, 2026NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: BAUCHI COURT CONVICTS KIDNAPPERS, OTHERS TO DEATH, LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The Bauchi State High Courts have disposed of 51 criminal cases, resulting in the conviction of 64 offenders for various offences, including armed robbery, rape, kidnapping, conspiracy, culpable homicide and fraud.
MARCH 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Collateral victims: 3 in Bukan
Shayan Mam Salimi, Ardalan Pakdel, Peyman Erfani