Archive timeline
2026
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2026, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- News items in the archive
- 886
Latest news of 2026
MARCH 23, 2026NevadaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Nevada. Former death row inmate Michael Domingues released
MARCH 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 24th day of war
A Deadly Day for Civilians
MARCH 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on Arrests Against Citizens and Media
MARCH 23, 2026MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: DEATH PENALTY IMPLEMENTATION BILL IN FINAL STAGES
President of the Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu said on March 23, 2026 that enforcing the death penalty is necessary to ensure justice
MARCH 23, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Mentally Ill Prisoners and the Death Penalty
DPIC Report
MARCH 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Parnian Khodabakhshi held in limbo nearly four weeks after arrest
University student
MARCH 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 57 Nobel Laureates Endorse the National Council of Resistance of Iran
MARCH 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 23rd day of war
More Than 15% of the Total Fatalities Are Minors
MARCH 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Melika Azizi could be executed shortly
18-year-old girl arrested in January during protests
MARCH 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 22nd day of war
More Than 50% of the Strikes Target Tehran
MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 21st day of war
5,900 killed, including 595 civilians
MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 21st day of war
New Year begins with 640 strikes
- MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 140 arrested for sending images to foreign media and espionage
- MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 36 arrested for contacts with foreign media.
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 20th day of war
The Fire of War Reaches the Caspian Sea
MARCH 19, 2026JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: COURT RULES KYOANI KILLER'S WITHDRAWAL OF DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL WAS VALID
The Osaka High Court ruled on March 17, 2026 that a defendant's withdrawal of his appeal against a death sentence in the Kyoto Animation arson-murder case is valid.
MARCH 19, 2026TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: WOMAN HAS SENTENCE QUASHED AFTER OVER A DECADE ON DEATH ROW
A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison awaiting execution.
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA)
The failure of appeasement
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on human rights violations in Hijri year 1404
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 20th consecutive day of internet blackout
Global community must act to prevent crimes in darkness
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 Protesters Hanged in Qom on March 19
Saleh Mohammadi, Mehdi Ghasemi, and Saeed Davoudi
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Exclusive Report on Political Prisoners on Death Row
MARCH 18, 2026AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN FLOG 21 PEOPLE IN KABUL IN ONE DAY
Taliban lashed 21 people in Kabul on March 15, 2026 on charges of drug-related offenses, according to a statement from the Taliban-run Supreme Court.
MARCH 18, 2026SwedenDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kourosh Keyvani Hanged for Israel Espionage on March 18
Dual National Iranian-Swedish
- MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - IHR Report on Alarming Prison Conditions
MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - PMOI Resistance Units light up Iran in daring campaign
MARCH 18, 2026ArizonaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arizona. Senate passed SB 1751: firing squad and lethal gas
MARCH 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 19th day of war
Widespread Strikes on Oil and Gas Facilities
MARCH 17, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DOUBLE DEATH PENALTY
Dera Ghazi Khan District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Abbas on March 14, 2026 delivered a verdict in a double murder case, sentencing two brothers to two death penalties each and a total fine of Rs2 million.
MARCH 17, 2026FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Michael Lee King, 54, was executed on March 17
7th execution of the year in the U.S.