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
- MARCH 18, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Vero Beach, Judge Robert Hawley has vacated the death sentence...
in Vero Beach, Judge Robert Hawley has vacated the death sentence Rodney Lowe received 14 years ago after he was convicted of the 1st-degree murder of a clerk at a convenience store.
- MARCH 18, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Mexican Senate voted overwhelmingly to explicitly forbid the death penalty, which had not been imposed in the country since 1961.
- MARCH 17, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. GANG-RAPE VICTIM APPEALS TO MUSHARRAF FOR JUSTICE
Mukhtiar Mai, a Pakistani gang-rape victim, appealed to President Pervez Musharraf on to order the re-arrest of four of her alleged attackers, who had been freed from jail despite a court decision to reconsider their acquittal.
- MARCH 17, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ATTACKS ON FOREIGNERS
an Afghan court sentenced four people to death for planning two attacks in 2004 that killed 12 people, including four Americans, a senior judge said, blaming both incidents on Al Qaeda.
- MARCH 17, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in central Nigeria’s Plateau State sentenced
the High Court in central Nigeria’s Plateau State sentenced
- MARCH 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. LAWYERS APPEAL DEATH CONVICTION, CITING NAME MIX-UP
a Bangladeshi with the same nickname as a murder suspect was mistakenly tried and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, his lawyers told a court.
- MARCH 16, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BEIJING'S FORMER COMMUNICATION OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH 2-YEAR REPRIEVE
Bi Yuxi, the former deputy director of Beijing Communication Bureau, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes and embezzling state-owned assets in Beijing.
- MARCH 16, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Alfred A. Delucchi imposed...
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Alfred A. Delucchi imposed...
- MARCH 16, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge George Green overruled a jury's recommendation...
Circuit Judge George Green overruled a jury's recommendation and imposed the death sentence for Vernon Lamar Yancey.
- MARCH 16, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Judges and juries would have to be absolutely certain of a person's guilt...
Judges and juries would have to be absolutely certain of a person's guilt before imposing the death penalty in a bill that cleared the Illinois House.
- MARCH 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILDREN WHIPPED THEN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
Mohammed Bijeh, a man convicted of raping and murdering 16 boys was lashed 100 times, and then hanged in front of a large, angry Iranian crowd who pelted him with stones and scuffled with police.
- MARCH 16, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI. STANLEY HALL EXECUTED
Stanley Hall, a man convicted of throwing a woman to her death off a Mississippi River bridge, was executed by the state of Missouri. Hall, 37, was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m. following an injection of lethal chemicals at the Potosi Correctional Center.
- MARCH 16, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. “I STILL SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY”, BUSH
in a news conference President Bush urged stated his support for the death penalty. The following is a transcript of his remarks:
- MARCH 16, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. FOR SOME HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, IT’S A HAPPY ISLAND, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain responds to the petition signed by 200 intellectuals in defence of the Cuban regime by bringing at the forefront the grave violations of human rights perpetrated by Castro’s regime.
- MARCH 16, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a firing squad fires a few shots. In the distance...
a firing squad fires a few shots. In the distance, the blurry North Korean figures condemned to die for attempting to escape the totalitarian nation slump over, lifeless.
- MARCH 16, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Amir Ahmed Tagelsir was executed by hanging at Kober Prison...
Amir Ahmed Tagelsir was executed by hanging at Kober Prison, in Sudan, for the 2002 murder of his friend Omer Bashir Hassan Artoli
- MARCH 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
two men named as Arman and Telu were sentenced to death in absentia
two men named as Arman and Telu were sentenced to death in absentia
- MARCH 15, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. GOVERNMENT REGRETS SAUDI BEHEADINGS
the Philippines said it regretted the beheadings of four Filipinos convicted of murdering a compatriot in Saudi Arabia, but had no complaints about the conduct of the trial.
- MARCH 15, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the state of Oklahoma has executed Jimmie Ray Slaughter.
the state of Oklahoma has executed Jimmie Ray Slaughter.
- MARCH 15, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UN. ITALIAN UNDERSECRETARY BONIVER CONDEMNS TORTURE
speaking at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, holding its annual meet in Geneva, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver condemned torture stating that “no economic, political, cultural, social or religious reason can ju
- MARCH 14, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
EU. LIBYA URGED TO RELEASE BULGARIAN NURSES
the European Union appealed to Libya to free the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor condemned to death after being found guilty of infecting 426 children with the HIV virus
- MARCH 14, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
a Butler County judge has ruled that a man who's spent the last 20 years on death row won't be executed.
a Butler County judge has ruled that a man who's spent the last 20 years on death row won't be executed.
- MARCH 14, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR FILIPINOS BEHEADED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
four Filipinos convicted of murdering a compatriot were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi city of Taef. Miguel Fernandez, Sergio Aldana, Wilfredo Batista and Antonio Alviza were convicted of murdering Jaimie de la Cruz.
- MARCH 14, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CALDEROLI’S STATEMENT ON UNABOMBER DANGEROUS, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain Secretary and Radical Party board member, Sergio D’Elia, warned about the dangerous consequences of Minister Roberto Calderoli’s proposal to offer a reward for the Italian Unabomber and to sentence him to death if caught.
- MARCH 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR RAPE AND ARMED ROBBERY
two Iranians were hanged in public in Bandar-Abbas in southern Iran after they were found guilty of rape and armed robbery.
- MARCH 14, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CANNOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY: WEN
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that China "cannot" abolish the death penalty due to the country's "national conditions," but outlined hoped for regulations on how the state imposes capital punishment.
- MARCH 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Bahram Oroumand and Saed Hussien, two youths, were sentenced to death
Bahram Oroumand and Saed Hussien, two youths, were sentenced to death
- MARCH 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR BANK RAID MURDERS
Ali Sookhtezadeh was hanged in public in Ahvaz, south-western Iran, for murdering five people during a bank robbery.
- MARCH 13, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a McMinn County Jury has decided the fate of Harold Hester
a McMinn County Jury has decided the fate of Harold Hester
- MARCH 13, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO GAY LOVERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF PAKISTANI
Saudi Arabia executed two men who beat to death a Pakistani to stop him exposing their "shameful" homosexual relationship, the country’s Interior Ministry said. It said Ahmed al-Enezi and Shahir al-Roubli, both Saudis, ran over Malik Khan in their car, be