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
- JULY 6, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, Gafarzadeh Mohsen, was executed in Salmas, Iran
a man, Gafarzadeh Mohsen, was executed in Salmas, Iran
- JULY 5, 2005DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SLEEPING WIFE
Sultan al-Laqmani, a Saudi man, was executed in the western city of Medina for attacking and killing his wife as she slept, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.
- JULY 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Natore, Bangladesh, sentenced five men to death by hanging in the Maju murder case.
- JULY 5, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DECREASING, POLL
the number of supporters of capital punishment in Russia is steady on the descent, a Levada Center opinion poll found in the middle of June, having questioned 1,600 Russian men and women in 128 cities and communities in 46 regions.
- JULY 5, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. COUPLE HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian couple, Roya, 28, and Mohammad, 30, accused of murder were hanged at dawn in the main prison in Isfahan (central Iran), according to a state-run daily.
- JULY 5, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE HANGED IN PUBLIC
an Iranian man convicted of rape was hanged in public in Salmas, northwestern Azarbaijan province, the Shargh daily reported.
- JULY 5, 2005New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
NEW ZEALAND. LAWMAKER CONDONES STONING GAYS
Ashraf Choudhary, a Muslim lawmaker in Prime Minister Helen Clark's government, said he condoned the stoning executions of homosexuals and adulterers as prescribed by strict Islamic law.
- JULY 5, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DESPATCH RIDER LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE IN FEDERAL COURT
the Federal Court dismissed the appeal of Mohamad Yazri Minhat against the death sentence imposed by the High Court which found him guilty of trafficking 133 kg of cannabis.
- JULY 5, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
UK. FOREIGN OFFICE UNABLE TO HAND OVER SADDAM EVIDENCE
it was reported that British Ministers were refusing to hand over evidence of Saddam Hussein's war crimes to Iraqi prosecutors - for fear of breaching his human rights.
- JULY 5, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR RITUALISTIC KILLERS, CHAIRMAN BRYANT
the Chairman of the Transitional Government Charles Gyude Bryant disclosed that under the transitional arrangement, there would be no room for impunity for any Liberian engaging in ritualistic activities when found guilty.
- JULY 5, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
SUPPORTERS PETITION FOR RETRIAL OF BOXER 25 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
supporters of Iwao Hakamada, a former professional boxer who had been on death row for 25 years handed the Japanese Supreme Court a petition with 2,880 signatures demanding a retrial.
- JULY 5, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sultan al-Laqmani, a saudi national, was hanged in the city of Medina
Sultan al-Laqmani, a saudi national, was hanged in the city of Medina
- JULY 4, 2005Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JUDGE
five men were sentenced to hang for killing Sarath Ambepitiya, a Sri Lankan judge who had handed down heavy sentences on gangsters.
- JULY 4, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. TWO RADICAL ISLAMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Moroccan court sentenced two radical Islamists to death and jailed four of their followers for life on charges that included killing five Moroccans, one of them Jewish.
- JULY 4, 2005AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. 7 FUGITIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Algerian criminal court sentenced to death in absentia seven Islamic gunmen belonging to the radical Salafi Movement for Daawa and Fighting.
- JULY 4, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. DOCTOR VISUT SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Thai Appeals Court ruled that Doctor Visut Boonkasemsanti was to be put to death for killing his wife, Mrs. Phassaporn, who disappeared in early 2001.
- JULY 3, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR KILLING AUNT
two Pakistani brothers convicted of murdering their aunt were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi town of Yanbu, the interior ministry announced.
- JULY 3, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. KURDISH SINGER THREATENED WITH STONING
Nazi Azizi, a female poet from the Iranian city of Mahabad, was summoned by Iranian intelligence services for investigation and was told that she could no longer sing or write poems.
- JULY 2, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. DHAKA PLANS SPECIAL JAIL FOR DEATH ROW PRISONERS
it was reported that Bangladesh was planning a special jail for prisoners on the death row.
- JULY 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Yu Hu, female, was sentenced to a provisional death penalty in Beijing, charged with embezzling more than 16 million yuan (US$2 million) from more than 180 people.
- JULY 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. COUNTRY TO KEEP DEATH PENALTY FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS
Uzbekistan is working to abolish the death penalty, but it will be "no less than two or three years" before the country scraps capital punishment, Justice Minister Buritosh Mustafayev said.
- JULY 1, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA. GUILTY PLEA IN NUN KILLING MEANS MAN SPARED DEATH PENALTY
Adrian O. Robinson of Hamilton pleaded guilty in Harris County Superior Court to 19 crimes, avoiding a possible death penalty, with the understanding he will never be released from prison.
- JULY 1, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas ruled that the state cannot execute Eric Lynn Moore
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas ruled that the state cannot execute Eric Lynn Moore
- JULY 1, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
following a jury's recommendation, Circuit Judge Susan Robert sentenced Thomas Davis Woodel...
following a jury's recommendation, Circuit Judge Susan Robert sentenced Thomas Davis Woodel...
- JULY 1, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. COURT FREES SEVEN DEATH ROW CONVICTS
seven death row convicts were released by the High Court for lack of evidence
- JULY 1, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, sentenced Nazrul Islam to death for killing his wife.
- JUNE 30, 2005European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EU. TRADE OF TORTURE EQUIPMENT BANNED
for the first time the EU is banning trade in goods that have no use other than for capital punishment or torture.
- JUNE 30, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 13 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CROSS COUNTRY BORDER DRUGS CASE
a court in southeastern China sentenced to death 13 convicted drug traffickers in what was being called the country's biggest case of cross-border drug trade involving "ice," state press said.
- JUNE 30, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Delores Rivers, the 1st woman to be placed on Pennsylvania's death row...
Delores Rivers, the 1st woman to be placed on Pennsylvania's death row...
- JUNE 30, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...