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
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
MOLDOVA. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVES BILLS BANNING DEATH PENALTY
the Constitutional Court of Moldova approved two draft laws concerning amendments to Article 24 Paragraph 3 of the constitution and providing for the abolition of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Conyers, on death row since 1994, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
Robert Conyers, on death row since 1994, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a jury found Tierra Capri Gobble, 21, guilty of capital murder
a jury found Tierra Capri Gobble, 21, guilty of capital murder in the death of her 4-month-old son, Phoenix Cody Parrish, and recommended the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005DEATH PENALTY
in Atmore, John W. Peoples Jr. was executed for killing a Pell City family of 3 in 1983.
in Atmore, John W. Peoples Jr. was executed for killing a Pell City family of 3 in 1983.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
in Jackson, the Mississippi Supreme Court has dismissed the death sentence of Stephen Virgil McGilberry
in Jackson, the Mississippi Supreme Court has dismissed the death sentence of Stephen Virgil McGilberry
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Liang Guanzhong, a former police chief in Hohhot in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was executed together with Wei Jin, a contract killer, after being convicted of the murdering his mistress.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI, SAUDI EXECUTED FOR RAPE, KIDNAPPING AND THEFT
a Yemeni and a Saudi national were beheaded by the sword in Riyadh after being convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman and stealing her money and jewelry, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. SCHIZOPHRENIC HAS DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Huzairin Azmi, a chronic schizophrenic, escaped the gallows when the Malaysian High Court acquitted him of murder on the grounds of insanity. Justice Datuk Abdull Hamid Embong, however, said that since Azmi, 21, had caused the death of a person, he would
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FORCED TO FLEE COUNTRY, HE RISKED THE DEATH PENALTY FOR BEING GAY
the Persian Gay & Lesbian Organization has released photos and details of a 22 year old man it says was given 100 lashes for being gay.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. UZBEK REBELLION TRIAL STARTS AMID COVER-UP CHARGES
prosecutors accused 15 Uzbek men of plotting rebellion in the eastern town of Andizhan but human rights groups questioned the credibility of their trial and said Uzbekistan was covering up a massacre.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Niaz Ahmed, a man sentenced to death for raping and killing a seven-year-old girl, was executed in eastern Pakistan after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf turned down his plea for clemency.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the People's Court of northern Phu Tho province, Vietnam, sentenced to death two women for trafficking and possessing drugs.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HIGH SECURITY JAIL TO BE BUILT FOR DEATH ROW PRISONERS
a high security jail for prisoners on death row would be built at Kashimpur in Gazipur, Bangladesh, as the number of death row convicts was rising due to the lengthy process of execution of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR SWAMI SHRADDHANAND UPHELD
the Karnataka High Court upheld the death sentence on Swami Shraddhanand, who had been found guilty of the sensational murder of his wife Shakereh.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. JAIL TERMS FOR 23 ARMY COUP PLOTTERS
twenty-three Equatorial Guinea military officers and soldiers were handed jail terms after being convicted of treason and other crimes linked to a failed coup against hardline President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in October 2004. A total of 44 other defendants
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC), the Philippines, sentenced to death eight of nine kidnappers convicted of abducting the son of a wealthy businessman in Batangas.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. REFERENDUM TO DECIDE DEATH PENALTY ISSUE - GLAZIEV
abolition of the death penalty in Russia should be decided by a referendum, leader of the State Duma's Rodina fraction Sergei Glaziev said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. TV CRITICIZES US FOR NOT FULLY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Uzbek TV's "Tahlilnoma" weekly analytical program criticized the USA for not completely abolishing capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED ARMED ROBBER HANGED PUBLICLY
an Iranian convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED AGAINST 'COUP PLOTTERS'
prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea called for the death penalty for six soldiers charged with planning a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguena in October 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. INDONESIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court sentenced Mardani Hussin, an Indonesian man, to death by hanging for trafficking cannabis.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LASHKAR-I-JHANGVI ACTIVIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE
the Multan No-1 court, an anti terrorist court in Pakistan, awarded a death sentence on two counts to Abu Bakr alias Usman, a hitman of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi activist group, and two life terms to his accomplice Dilawar on charges of killing two riv
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man was hanged in public in the volatile town of Ahwaz
an Iranian man was hanged in public in the volatile town of Ahwaz
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two Saudis convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in the conservative Muslim kingdom, the interior ministry announced.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUTH HANGED IN CENTRAL IRAN PRISON
a young Iranian man was hanged in a penitentiary centre in the city of Yazd, central Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. ACCEDED TO SECOND PROTOCOL
Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence for a young man who had killed his wife in a domestic dispute...
the death sentence for a young man who had killed his wife in a domestic dispute...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. INMATE FIRST OF YEAR TO BE HANGED
a man convicted of robbing, raping and killing two women in the 1980s was executed, Japan's first hanging of the year.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals tossed out the 1st-degree murder...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals tossed out the 1st-degree murder...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India. Pakistan court says Indian ‘spy’ deserved death
the death sentence handed to Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national convicted of spying and carrying out a series of bomb attacks, was "well deserved", Pakistan's top court said in its detailed judgement upholding the penalty. Singh was convicted in 1991 by a