Archive timeline
2005
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2005, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2005
- DECEMBER 25, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a young woman.
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a young woman.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SAYS LIBYA COURT'S HIV RULING IS GOOD NEWS
the European Union welcomed the Libyan Supreme Court's order to retry five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly infecting Libyan children with the HIV virus.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
the Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed...
the Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed...
- DECEMBER 24, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIANS SUPPORT ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
many adults in Australia disagreed with the implementation of the death penalty for specific crimes, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International.
- DECEMBER 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
six prisoners in central China were sentenced to death after they escaped a prison and were later caught.
six prisoners in central China were sentenced to death after they escaped a prison and were later caught.
- DECEMBER 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death Muhammad Akram
- DECEMBER 22, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. KIDNAPPERS OF ITALIAN AID WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the leader of an Afghan gang that kidnapped an Italian aid worker in May, was sentenced to death, along with an accomplice, for the earlier kidnapping and killing of an Afghan businessman.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TWO MURDERS
the Mito District Court, Japan, sentenced a 44-year-old man to death for killing and robbing two elderly female acquaintances in Ibaraki Prefecture in January 2005.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. EU URGES KYRGYZSTAN TO EXTEND DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the European Union urged Kyrgyzstan to extend a death penalty moratorium until the country passed a law abolishing it.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
ISRAEL. 3 PALESTINIANS EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED BY IOF IN NABLUS
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) extra-judicially executed 3 Palestinians in Nablus.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NATHOUSE KILLING
gang leader Qi Bing was sentenced to death for manslaughter by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, China. It was alleged that Qi, 31, and six members of his gang started a quarrel in a bathhouse, killing one person and injuring three others on
- DECEMBER 22, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Chip Carter, born Pinkney W. Carter 51 years ago...
Chip Carter, born Pinkney W. Carter 51 years ago, was convicted of 3 counts of 1st-degree murder after a jury trial in September.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005DEATH PENALTY
instead of fighting for his life, admitted murderer Charles Barker agreed to spend his entire life in prison.
instead of fighting for his life, admitted murderer Charles Barker agreed to spend his entire life in prison.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Abubakar Ali Koko, 29, married with four children was sentenced by Egazira Aba Criminal Court...
Abubakar Ali Koko, 29, married with four children was sentenced by Egazira Aba Criminal Court...
- DECEMBER 21, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. EXECUTED MAN'S CORPSE DISPLAYED
a 21-year old Kuwaiti convicted of the premeditated murder of a compatriot was hanged and his hooded corpse displayed in public.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF FOUR CONVICTS
the Shariat Appellate Bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court stayed the execution of four convicts who had been sentenced to death for raping a Christian girl, Saima Bibi, in Faisalabad in 1999.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 13 DEATH ROW INMATES RECEIVE STAY OF EXECUTION
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo temporarily stayed the execution of 13 death row inmates including 11 convicted rapists.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. KYRGYZ NGO URGES PRESIDENT TO EXTEND DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the Kylym Shamy public foundation, a Kyrgyz human rights NGO...
- DECEMBER 21, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. AMNESTY URGES GOVERNMENT TO HELP NATIONAL ON DEATH ROW IN VIETNAM
Amnesty International said the Federal Government must do all it could for Trinh Huu, an Australian man sentenced to death for trafficking heroin in Vietnam.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005IcelandDEATH PENALTY
ICELAND. REYKJAVÍK TO LOBBY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the City Council of Iceland’s capital Reykjavík agreed that the city would take part in the fight against the death penalty by becoming a member of "Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty".
- DECEMBER 20, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCE FOR WOMAN, FIRST IN OVER 50 YEARS
Angela Johnson was sentenced to death by a federal court after being found guilty of involvement in the murder of five people in the state of Iowa in 1993. She says she is innocent.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE SAUDI NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
three Saudis were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murder in separate incidents, the interior ministry said.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. DECEMBER 31 DEDICATED TO ‘THE LAST DAY’
Hands Off Cain headquarters in Rome hosted the presentation of “The Last Day” (“Ultimo giorno”), a day of television dedicated exlusively to the death penalty, to be aired on December 31, 2005, on the satellite chanel ‘Planet’ from 7:30 am till midnight.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iranian authorities publicly hanged three men all in their twenties in the town of Sabzevar, north-east Iran, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BANK MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAKING BRIBES
Wen Mengjie, 49, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes and embezzling public funds worth CNY15 million (US$1.85 million), Chinese media said.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 'KINDERGARTEN KILLER' EXECUTED FOR MURDERS
Fu Hegong, a 31-year-old man dubbed the "kindergarten killer", convicted of murdering a teacher, a 5-year-old boy and three other people, was executed.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Trinh Huu, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin, was sentenced to death for trafficking heroin in southern Vietnam, a court official said. Huu, 53, was found guilty of trafficking about two kilograms of heroin following a trial in Tay Ninh province bord
- DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU CONDEMNS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN
the European Union condemned Iran for continued human rights abuses. In a statement issued by the British presidency, the 25-member bloc said greater respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms was essential to improve relations between the EU and I
- DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN'S MAZANDARAN PROVINCE
the director-general of the Mazandaran Province's Public and Revolution Courts...
- DECEMBER 20, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a woman was sentenced to death for helping her former boyfriend kill 5 people...
a woman was sentenced to death for helping her former boyfriend kill 5 people, including two children, in an attempt to thwart an investigation of the man's methamphetamine business.