Archive timeline
2016
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2016, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2016
MAY 17, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 PEOPLE HANGED ON THE SAME DAY, INCLUDING ONE MAN IN PUBLIC
Iran’s fundamentalist regime hanged at least 13 people on the same day, including one man in public.
MAY 17, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia put to death a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, bringing to 93 the number of
MAY 16, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: VICTIM’S KIN PARDON KILLER AT PRINCE’S REQUEST
The relatives of an Asian man who was killed by a Saudi during a fight in the Gulf kingdom agreed to
- MAY 16, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
- MAY 16, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Candace J. Beason sentenced Romaine Martin to death
USA - California. Judge Candace J. Beason sentenced Romaine Martin to death
- MAY 14, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the Central Prison of Rasht, northern Iran, according to the regime's
Three prisoners were hanged in the Central Prison of Rasht, northern Iran, according to the regime's
MAY 14, 2016DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MORE PRISONERS HANGED
Iran is continuing its heightening execution spree, hanging at least four more prisoners in the past three days.
MAY 14, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 4 ‘ELDERS’ ACCUSED OF SPYING
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group executed four men for allegedly spying for Somali government
- MAY 13, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Newly Disclosed California Corrections Documents Reveal Questionable Practices
USA - California. Newly Disclosed California Corrections Documents Reveal Questionable Practices
- MAY 13, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA: PFIZER BLOCKS THE USE OF ITS DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that it has imposed sweeping controls on the distribution of its products to ensure that none are used in lethal injections, a step that closes off the last remaining open-market source of drugs used in exec
- MAY 13, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
- MAY 12, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Behnam Mohammadi, 35, was hanged in Maragheh Prison, north-west Iran, after serving five years behind
Behnam Mohammadi, 35, was hanged in Maragheh Prison, north-west Iran, after serving five years behind
- MAY 11, 2016DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): EARL FORREST EXECUTED
Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.
- MAY 11, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.
USA - Missouri. Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.
MAY 11, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: QENA COURT GIVES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE TO 25 IN ASWAN TRIBAL FEUD
Upper Egypt’s Qena criminal court sentenced 25 to a preliminary death sentence in relation to a tribal feud
MAY 11, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
Two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison (northern Iran).
- MAY 11, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Death Penalty Support Continues Its Steady Decline
USA - Texas. Death Penalty Support Continues Its Steady Decline
MAY 10, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN ADIALA, SAHIWAL JAIL
Pakistan put to death three prisoners convicted of murder in different cases.
MAY 10, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MATIUR RAHMAN NIZAMI HANGED
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was hanged inside the Dhaka Central Jail after he was found guilty of genocide by International Crimes Tribunal.
MAY 10, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: GENERAL RI YONG-GIL, THOUGHT TO BE EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY, RESURFACES
the North Korean state news media published list of officials newly selected for senior posts, which also
MAY 10, 2016TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SUBWAY KILLER EXECUTED
Taiwan executed a former college student who killed four people in a random stabbing spree on a subway
MAY 10, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL NOT SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST AHMED ABU KHATTALA
The United States Department of Justice has announced that it will not seek the death penalty against
- MAY 10, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 92ND EXECUTION OF YEAR
Saudi national Mohsen al-Dosari was executed for stabbing to death another Saudi man following a dispute,
- MAY 10, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: TWO EGYPTIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
The Criminal Court sentenced two Egyptians to death for smuggling huge quantities of drugs into the
- MAY 10, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khattala
USA - The Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khattala
- MAY 9, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge declares Florida's death-penalty law is unconstitutional.
USA - Florida. Judge declares Florida's death-penalty law is unconstitutional.
MAY 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS WITH MURDER CHARGES HANGED IN WEST AZERBAIJAN
Two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Darya, Urmia's central prison (in the province of West Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran).
MAY 8, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC EXECUTION IN KERMANSHAH
One prisoner was hanged publicly in the "Azadi" (Liberty) Square of Kermanshah, western Iran.
MAY 8, 2016AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 6 TERRORISTS EXECUTED
Six terrorists who had been awarded capital punishment on charge of involvement in subversive activities were executed in Pul-e-Charkhi prison of Kabul, a Presidential Palace’s statemen said.
- MAY 7, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SPARES OUSTED PRESIDENT MOHAMED MORSI THE DEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian court recommended death sentences for six codefendants of Mohamed Morsi but not for the