Archive timeline
2006
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2006, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2006
- MARCH 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. US BLASTS IRAN IN ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
the United States blasted China and Iran for alleged gross human rights violations, branding them among the "most systematic" violators in a closely watched annual rights report.
- MARCH 7, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. STATE’S TOP COURT OVERTURNS DEATH PENALTY FOR STURM
California's highest court overturned the death penalty for Gregory Sturm, convicted of murder, saying that a judge made remarks that could have prejudiced the jury that condemned him to death.
- MARCH 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
a young man was hanged in public in the western city of Qazvin.
- MARCH 7, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. THREE MEN FACING FEDERAL EXECUTION RECEIVE STAYS
Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a stay of execution for three co-defendants on federal death row who were scheduled to be executed in May, the Tribune Star reported.
- MARCH 7, 2006OregonDEATH PENALTY
in Oregon City, Judge Ronald Thom confirmed the March 3 decision of a Clackamas County jury...
in Oregon City, Judge Ronald Thom confirmed the March 3 decision of a Clackamas County jury, and sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers to death.
- MARCH 7, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Brevard Circuit Judge Tonya Rainwater sentenced Anthony Wayne Welch, 27.
Brevard Circuit Judge Tonya Rainwater sentenced Anthony Wayne Welch, 27.
- MARCH 7, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Tulsa, a jury has recommended the death penalty for a man...
in Tulsa, a jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering a bank teller during a robbery.
- MARCH 7, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael James Laney...
the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael James Laney, saying the judge failed to tell jurors that a life sentence meant the man was ineligible for parole.
- MARCH 7, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill 20 to 13 that would allow...
the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill 20 to 13 that would allow Wisconsin residents to vote in a public referendum on the death penalty.
- MARCH 7, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia...
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary committee on a 5-4 vote.
- MARCH 7, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters Wins Approval...
Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters Wins Approval in OK Senate---SB 1747 Could Be Signed into Law in Matter of Days
- MARCH 7, 2006DEATH PENALTY
legislation that cleared the Senate would make people who commit...
legislation that cleared the Senate would make people who commit arson and are convicted of murder automatically eligible for the death penalty.
- MARCH 7, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Abdul Manap Mohamad Hassan, 51, had his hopes for freedom dashed when the Federal Court in Malaysia reinstated the death sentence on him for trafficking in 62.09 grams of heroin in March 1996.
- MARCH 6, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. DEATH PENALTY CALL FOR MAN WHO 'COULD HAVE STOPPED 9/11'
lawyers for the US government demanded the death penalty in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui who they said could have chosen to prevent the September 11 attacks.
- MARCH 6, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT SENTENCES MILITANT CHIEF, DEPUTY TO DEATH
a Pakistani court sentenced to death Atta-ur Rahman, the chief of the Jundullah organization, and his deputy Shahzad Bajwa after convicting them of shooting and throwing a grenade at a military pickup truck in the southern city of Karachi in March 2004, k
- MARCH 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was publicly hanged in southwestern Khuzestan province.
- MARCH 6, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. CATHOLICS IN SOUTH KOREA SEEK ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
about 115,800 Roman Catholics in South Korea signed their names on a petition calling to abolish capital punishment, the Catholic organization Committee for Justice and Peace (CJP) said.
- MARCH 6, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. SUPREME COURT REBUKES THE COURT OF APPEALS ON DEATH PENALTY CASE
the Philippine Supreme Court rebuked the Court of Appeals for dismissing an appeal on a death penalty case that the appellate court should have automatically and mandatorily reviewed even though the appeal was abandoned by the death convict.
- MARCH 6, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
- MARCH 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR MURDER
Ali Salahshoor, 33, was hanged publicly on Sunday morning for murdering two brothers in 2005 in Ziar, a village in the central Isfahan province.
- MARCH 5, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. INDEPENDENT MP BACKS DEATH PENALTY
independent MP Peter Lewis called for the death penalty in Australia for people who committed murder to cover up their crimes, who murdered to "achieve their political ends" or for people who killed police officers.
- MARCH 5, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. PHILIPPINE VICE PRESIDENT IN KUWAIT TO APPEAL FOR LIFE OF FILIPINO TEACHER
Philippine Vice-President Noli de Castro went to Kuwait to negotiate for the life of Marilou Ranario, an overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death for murdering her employer.
- MARCH 5, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. DEATH SENTENCE ON MAMBURAO 6 `BIASED,’ SAYS FARMER'S WIFE
the decision by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court against a group of farmers known as the “Mamburao 6”, who were convicted, together with a former congressman, of killing the two sons of a local landlord in Mamburao, the Philippines, was “biased,” said
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE
Hossein S., 24, was hanged in Qazvin, northern Iran, for raping two women after breaking into a beauty parlour and threatening them with a knife.
- MARCH 4, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. COE HEAD URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the secretary-general of the Council of Europe Terry Davis urged Russia to abolish death penalty.
- MARCH 4, 2006Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. 24 SHAN FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
24 members of the Shan State Army South (SSA-S) Brigade – 241, including its commander Sa Khun Kyaw who surrendered to the Burmese army earlier in the year, were sentenced to death by a martial court inside Lashio Prison in the northern Shan State near th
- MARCH 4, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEAFOOD TRIAD LEADER EXECUTED IN SHENZHEN
Chen Kegeng, the leader of a notorious triad which had controlled three leading seafood markets in Shenzhen for three years was executed.
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. 60 PARLIAMENTARIANS CONDEMN EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN
following the execution of political prisoner Hojjat Zamani in Gohardasht prison and the threat of a widespread mass execution of political prisoners in Iran, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale initiated a joint statement condemning gross violations of human rig
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NAVY COLONEL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE SLAYING
the Surabaya Military Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Navy Colonel M. Irfan Djumroni for murdering his former wife and a religious court judge in a frenzied attack after he lost a court case.
- MARCH 3, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men convicted of hacking to death a family of three, including a 4-year-old boy, were sentenced to death and executed in China’s Yunnan Province.