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
- FEBRUARY 2, 2006BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Mr Oteng Modisane Ping submitted an application for mercy from President Festus Mogae of Botswana.
Mr Oteng Modisane Ping submitted an application for mercy from President Festus Mogae of Botswana.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Ali-Akbar...
a man, identified only as Ali-Akbar...
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murdering the aged parents of the woman he had hoped to marry was hanged in a prison in the southern city of Bandar Abbas, the Etemad-e-Melli newspaper said.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MORE PEOPLE HANGED, 12 EXECUTED SO FAR IN 2006
two men have been executed in Iran, one for serial kidnapping and drug dealing and the other for murder.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. US SUPREME COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF MISSOURI INMATE
the US Supreme Court stayed the execution of Michael Taylor, an inmate in the midwestern state of Missouri who has argued that lethal injection amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Willie Nowell has been sentenced to death.
Willie Nowell has been sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 4 OFWS AWAITING EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA AND MALAYSIA
Philippines Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers, Esteban Conejos, said that 4 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) were awaiting execution abroad.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR ALLEGED MILITANTS
prosecutors in Indonesia's Maluku province sought the death penalty for two alleged Muslim militants accused of plotting a 2004 karaoke bar attack that killed two.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. HIGH COURT EASES WAY FOR EXTRADITIONS TO US
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that no requirements other than those already included in the treaty between Mexico and the United States had to be met in extradition cases, making it easier for authorities to hand over suspected criminals.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. "NO MAJORITY SUPPORT" FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION, KOSACHEV
according to Konstantin Kosachev, head of the State Duma committee for international affairs, there was no majority support in Russia for the abolition of the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM'S DEFENCE SAYS NO COURT UNTIL JUDGE RESIGNS
the chief lawyer in the defence team representing former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that the defence would not appear in court until newly selected chief judge Raouf Abdel Rahman resigned.
- JANUARY 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH URGES SAUDI ARABIA TO FOLLOW UN CALL AND END JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia must publicly commit to ending the execution of juvenile offenders, as the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommended on January 27, Human Rights Watch said.
- JANUARY 31, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. JAIME ELIZALDE EXECUTED FOR 1994 DOUBLE MURDER
Jaime Elizalde Jr., was put to death by lethal injection for the 1994 murders of two men outside a Houston cantina. Elizalde, 34, was condemned for shooting Juan Saenz Guajardo, 29, and Marcos Sanchez Vasquez, 33, on November 5, 1994.
- JANUARY 31, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
in Richomnd, the Virginia Senate passed a bill banning the death penalty for juveniles.
in Richomnd, the Virginia Senate passed a bill banning the death penalty for juveniles.
- JANUARY 31, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA, USA. SUPREME COURT HALTS SECOND FLORIDA EXECUTION
the US Supreme Court halted the execution of Arthur Dennis Rutherford
- JANUARY 31, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF FIVE
the district and sessions judge of Sahebganj, India, sentenced Matku Marandi to death after finding him guilty of killing five people on January 11, 2003 in Hatmari village, Barhet.
- JANUARY 30, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced five people to death
- JANUARY 30, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert Lee Nance should...
the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert Lee Nance should get a new trial because his original attorney failed to provide an adequate defense.
- JANUARY 30, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING OF JOURNALISTS
Afghanistan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence handed to Mohammad Reza for his involvement in the death of four journalists in 2001.
- JANUARY 30, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. VICE PRESIDENT TO VISIT KUWAIT TO PLEAD FOR LIFE OF CONDEMNED MAID
the Philippine Vice President Noli de Castro was to fly to Kuwait to plead for the life of a Filipina maid who was set to hang for killing her boss there, the foreign department said. Marilou Ranario, a 33 year-old teacher who went to work as a domestic i
- JANUARY 30, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF GIRL
an Additional Sessions court in Chatra, India, sentenced Charku Bhuiyan and Dhaneswar Bhuiyan to death
- JANUARY 30, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. FALUN GONG COMPLAINS AGAINST BAN ON PROTESTS OUTSIDE CHINESE EMBASSY
human rights lawyer Bernard Collaery told the Supreme Court in the Australian Capital Territory that a ban on Falun Gong demonstrations was threatening the right of ordinary Australians to protest against the death penalty.
- JANUARY 29, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERIES
an Iranian man convicted of murder and armed robberies was hanged in public in the southern city of Shiraz, the official news agency IRNA reported.
- JANUARY 29, 2006MarylandDEATH PENALTY
MARYLAND, USA. VIA BLOG, MAN ON DEATH ROW GIVES ADVICE
as Vernon Evans sat in his cell on Maryland's Death Row last spring, he had more to ponder than his own execution.
- JANUARY 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AND TWO OTHERS TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF TRADER
the Speedy Trial Tribunal of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, sentenced Akter Hossain, 40, to death and Dulal and Anwar, both 35, to life imprisonment for the murder of cloth trader Afsar Ali.
- JANUARY 28, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SERIAL RAPE
an Iranian man was convicted and sentenced to death for kidnapping and raping an estimated 340 young girls, media reports said.
- JANUARY 28, 2006BahamasDEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. DEATH PENALTY BACKED IN POLL
Prime Minister Perry Christie's decision to back capital punishment received overwhelming public support in an exclusive street poll conducted by The Guardian.
- JANUARY 27, 2006IndianaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANA, USA. MAN EXECUTED FOR 1983 DOUBLE MURDER
the state of Indiana executed a former drug dealer convicted of killing a young couple in 1983. Marvin Bieghler, 58, died at 2:17 a.m. EST (0717 GMT) following an injection of lethal chemicals at the Indiana State Prison, officials said.
- JANUARY 27, 2006DEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. DEATH PENALTY NOT THE ANSWER TO DRUG SCOURGE, EDITORIAL
“The fact that prosecutors in Bali have
- JANUARY 27, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FUGITIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH ARRESTED IN MUNSHIGANJ
Faruq, a fugitive who had been sentenced to death on July 12, 2005, was arrested near his home in Bagra village in Bangladesh’s Srinagar district