Archive timeline
2008
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2008, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2008
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: FEMALE JUDGE SPEAKS ABOUT DEATH PENALTY
Mrs Clara Ogunbiyi is a female judge of the Court of Appeal, Lagos division in Nigeria
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS A MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man according to a Fars news agency report.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Alameda County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Horner sentenced Anthony McKnight to death
USA - California. Alameda County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Horner sentenced Anthony McKnight to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury delivered a death penalty for Victor Cornell Miller on each of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury delivered a death penalty for Victor Cornell Miller on each of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
- NOVEMBER 16, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF BOY IN COMILLA
Judge M Shafiqul Kari of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing an eight-year-old boy in Comilla in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PNA. PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
the Gaza City-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights wrote a report on the death sentence by a military
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA LEADER PARDONS MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR 22 YEARS
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua pardoned a man who spent more than two decades on death row for
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO INDONESIANS TO DEATH
a Malaysian court sentenced two Indonesians, Mohamad Idris and Jainuddin, to death
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Marlene Alva upheld the death sentence of Tai Pham
USA - Florida. Judge Marlene Alva upheld the death sentence of Tai Pham
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA TO SPEED UP LEGAL PROCESS OF PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
the Indonesian Attorney General Office, which recorded 92 prisoners, 32 of them foreigners
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a court in Sanaa, Yemen, sentenced an Iranian to death for drug tra
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: CONVICT APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT
Aminu Tanko, who was sentenced to death by a Nigerian State High Court for conspiracy and robbery and whose conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeal appealed to the Supreme Court.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT FREES HONG KONG MAN FACING DEATH
Malaysia's highest court freed a Hong Kong man, overturning his death sentence for alleged drug trafficking and ruling that police fabricated evidence against him.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY SINGAPORE COURT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 20-year-old Malaysian was sentenced to death by a Singapore court for a drug trafficking offence, the local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008DEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: ANGLICAN BISHOPS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
fourteen bishops of the Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies, meeting in the Bahamas, under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of the West Indies, Rev Drexel Gomez, registered their opposition to the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, quashed the death sentence of Ghulam Haider...
the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, quashed the death sentence of Ghulam Haider...
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC ACQUITS TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
slamming the Madhya Pradesh Government for shoddy prosecution, the Indian Supreme Court acquitted
NOVEMBER 14, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 12 AL-QAIDA AGENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a dozen al-Qaida agents have been sentenced to be executed in Algeria after the trial of more than 100
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES NY EX-CONVICT FOR SOLDIER'S SLAYING
Texas executed a former New York City hair stylist with a long criminal record for the robbery, rape and
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR OFFICIAL'S MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murdering a government official in the northern province of Gilan, the
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ABOUT 120 AWAITING EXECUTION IN AFGHANISTAN
About 120 Afghans are on death row and their fate rests with President Hamid Karzai, who has to approve any execution order.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN RIGHTS COMMISSION BACKS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY
spokesman for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission [AIHRC] Nader Naderi said he is in favour of capital punishment but also that the Afghan judicial system is corrupt and unfair.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO APPEALS FOR 3 DEATH ROW OFWS
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo met Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud in a bid to stay the execution of three Filipinos convicted of killing fellow Filipinos in Jeddah.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON DEATH PENALTY
while addressing the Australian media after the talks, Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirajuda, said that "It's not only that Australia and Indonesia are divided on the issue of capital punishment. The fact is that the whole world is divided into gr
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALEBAN PRESSING FOR END TO DEATH SENTENCE
Afghanistan's Taleban, notorious for summary public executions, urged the United Nations to press the Afghan government to stop executing prisoners on death row, citing concern about fair trials.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
the semi-official newspaper Jomhury reported that...
the semi-official newspaper Jomhury reported that...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Denard Manns, 42, black, was executed today
USA - Texas. Denard Manns, 42, black, was executed today
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN COLLABORATOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Palestinian security official was sentenced to death by a Palestinian Authority military court
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
UN CALL TO END EXECUTIONS WILL NOT AFFECT AFGHAN LEADER'S DECISION: OFFICIAL
responding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights demand to an end to hangings in
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS CHADIAN FOR RAPE
a Chadian man was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Ara