news

EGYPT: TERRORISM CRIMINAL COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING OFFICER 01 July 2024 The Egyptian Terrorism Criminal Court has sentenced to death a man for murdering a police officer in Shibin Al-Qanater and attempting to kill others, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) reported on June 27, 2024. Read everything

NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT FREES SOLDIER ON DEATH ROW AFTER 12 YEARS

The Supreme Court on June 28, 2024 discharged and acquitted a Nigerian Army Sergeant, Akawu Bala from the death sentence imposed on him by the General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army.

Read everything

CHINA CONVICTS 99% OF DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL TRIALS. REVERSING A CONVICTION IS HARD

China is trying to reduce the number of wrongful convictions in its legal system. One man's more than two decades-long fight on death row shows why that's so difficult.

Read everything

USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Zephen Xaver

29 June 2024 Read everything

IRAN - Ahmad-Reza Jalali on Fourth Day of Hunger Strike

29 June 2024 Read everything

IRAN - Naser Rahimi (Rakhshani) executed in Qaen on June 26

29 June 2024 Read everything

USA - Tennessee. New Death Penalty Law Going Into Effect On July 1st

Death Penalty for Child Rapists (HB1663)

Read everything

IRAN - Idris Áli sentenced to death

Charged with "espionage for Israel."

Read everything

USA - Delaware. Senate passes abolition of death penalty

HB 70 goes to Governor

Read everything

USA - Oklahoma. Richard Rojem, 66, White, was executed

27 June 2024 Read everything

USA - Texas. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, Hispanic, was executed

27 June 2024 Read everything

USA - Florida. Judge sentences Bessman Okafor to death

26 June 2024 Read everything

IRAN - Farhad Masoudian executed in Zanjan on June 15

26 June 2024 Read everything

1 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 1181

Urgent actions

IRAN: JOIN 'TUESDAYS AGAINST EXECUTIONS'

14 September 2024

Every Tuesday hunger strike against executions

Read everything

All urgent actions

Giuseppe di Federico

Documents

All documents

Privacy & Cookies - Contacts - Credits

Hands off Cain is an international league of citizens and parliamentarians for the abolition of the death penalty in the world. It is a non-profit, non-violent, transnational and trans-national Partito Radicale founded in Brussels in 1993 and recognized in 2005 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a development co-operation NGO.