Archive timeline
2005
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2005, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 5,563
- Countries where they were recorded
- 41
- News items in the archive
- 2,252
Latest news of 2005
- APRIL 20, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Douglas Roberts, 42, was executed for abducting and fatally stabbing Jerry Velez
Douglas Roberts, 42, was executed for abducting and fatally stabbing Jerry Velez
APRIL 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian convicted of murdering a soldier during an armed robbery has been hanged in Saravan, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Jam-e-Jam daily reported.
APRIL 20, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA. COURT SENTENCES 15 TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDERS
the Abakaliki high court, Nigeria, sentenced 15 people to death by hanging for killing three over a land dispute.
APRIL 20, 2005United NationsDEATH PENALTYGENEVA. CHR APPROVES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORATORIUM AND ABOLITION
the UN Commission on Human Rights has approved a resolution calling on states to abolish the death penalty and in the meantime to establish a moratorium on executions, for the eighth consecutive year.
APRIL 20, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PEDDLING ECSTASY
two women were meted the death penalty by the Mandaluyong City regional trial court (RTC) for selling ecstasy to agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) three years ago.
- APRIL 19, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF EXPORTING DEATH PENALTY OVER DRUG ARRESTS IN BALI
the Australian Council for Civil Liberties (ACCL) challenged the Canberra government to say whether it was "exporting the death penalty" after Australian police aided in the arrest of nine young Australian drug suspects in Indonesia, where they could face
- APRIL 19, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE AND TWO SENTENCED TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
Motahar Hossain was sentenced to death in absentia while two others were sentenced to life imprisonemtn by a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, for murder.
- APRIL 19, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVT URGED TO HELP INDONESIAN FACING DEATH PENALTY IN EGYPT
Ahamd Hosein Hutagalung, a member of the North Sumatra provincial legislative council, appaled to the government to help an Indonesian citizen, Ali Darman, who was facing the death sentence by decapitation in Egypt for allegedly killing a Malaysian, Zaki
- APRIL 19, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIRING SQUADS OFTEN LEAD TO SLOW DEATH, EDITORIAL
for death row inmates in Indonesia, execution usually comes on a deserted beach or remote jungle at the hands of a paramilitary firing squad. And, it rarely comes fast.
- APRIL 19, 2005Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY. ANTI-DEATH PENALTY COURSE LIKELY TO PERSIST WITH NEW POPE
Catholic leaders and scholars said that they expected new Pope Benedict XVI to continue his predecessor's strong opposition to the death penalty.
- APRIL 19, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a Clinton County jury sentenced Shonda Walter, 25, to die.
a Clinton County jury sentenced Shonda Walter, 25, to die.
- APRIL 19, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence David Hill has had his 1st-degree murder conviction overturned.
Clarence David Hill has had his 1st-degree murder conviction overturned.
- APRIL 19, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Milton Mathi
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Milton Mathi
- APRIL 19, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge William H. Albright followed jury recommendation...
Judge William H. Albright followed jury recommendation, and sentenced Wayne Kubsch to death for the 1998 murders of his wife, her son and her ex-husband.
- APRIL 19, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Antuan Bronshtein's 1st-degree murder conviction for the shooting death of 61-year-old Alexander Gutman...
Antuan Bronshtein's 1st-degree murder conviction for the shooting death of 61-year-old Alexander Gutman has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
- APRIL 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. EGYPTIAN BEHEADED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Emad al-Wakil, an Egyptian man, for raping and killing a woman, the country’s interior ministry said.
- APRIL 18, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. SUPPORT UP FOR PROPOSAL TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a proposal to reduce the death sentence to life imprisonment in cases where a convict had not been executed five years after being sentenced had won support among lawyers and legal experts.
- APRIL 18, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DEATH PENALTY WITH LIFE TO BE SUBMITTED TO HOUSE, LEGAL EXPERT
legal expert with the University of Indonesia Topo Santoso said that an initiative to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment had been accommodated in the new national criminal code currently being drafted by the government, which was expected to be
- APRIL 18, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PRESIDENT SPARKS DEBATE OVER SADDAM DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that an announcement by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he would not sign Saddam Hussein's death warrant if he received the death penalty for war crimes sparked heated debate in the country.
- APRIL 18, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NEWSPAPER DELIVERYMAN ASKS TO DIE SOON FOR GIRL'S MURDER
Kaoru Kobayashi, a Japanese newspaper deliveryman and serial paedophile, asked for the death penalty and voiced no remorse for drowning a young girl whose dead body he photographed for her mother to see.
- APRIL 18, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
US. NO DEATH PENALTY FOR UK TERROR SUSPECT
the United States Government provided a written assurance that a British terror suspect Babar Ahmad would not face the death penalty if he was extradited to face trial there.
- APRIL 18, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE OVER NANHAI LOAN FRAUD CASE
in its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, sentenced Lin Yuhang, former president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Nanhai Sub-branch, to death with reprieve and six others to sentences ranging from 12 years imprisonment to life.
- APRIL 18, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
an Oklahoma County jury recommended the death penalty for a man twice convicted of murder.
an Oklahoma County jury recommended the death penalty for a man twice convicted of murder.
APRIL 18, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYGENEVA. EX DEATH ROW INMATE MAKES PLEA FOR A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Jean de Dieu Muzaliwa Maroy, former death row inmate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, intervened at the UN Comission on Human Rights representing Hands Off Cain and the Transnational Radical Party.
- APRIL 17, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHILDREN'S MURDER
for the first time in recent history, a sessions court in Bangalore, India, sentenced to death three youths for kidnapping and murdering two children at Eklaspura village in Raichur.
- APRIL 17, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. AMNESTY URGES HALT TO EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International appealed for Singapore's Government to declare a moratorium on executions.
- APRIL 17, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING TWO INDIANS, PAKISTANI
Saudi Arabia executed Abdul-Rahman bin Sultan al-Otaibi
- APRIL 17, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. OPPOSITION ACTIVIST EXECUTED IN SECRET, UN MAKES INQUIRIES
the United Nations human rights committee addressed Uzbekistan's government in order to receive clarifications regarding the case of Akhrorkhuzha Tolipkhuzhayev, an Uzbeki who was secretly executed on March 1.
- APRIL 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE FOR MURDER
Dr Shamsul Huda of Kalavi union in Pirgacha, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death in Rangpur for the murder of a girl.
- APRIL 16, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. COUNTRY MAY RESUME HANGINGS, EDITORIAL
as St Lucia authorities continue to search for answers to the country's escalating murder/homicide rate, there is good indication that there will be a resumption of hangings.