Archive timeline
2006
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2006, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 5,688
- Countries where they were recorded
- 42
- News items in the archive
- 2,021
Latest news of 2006
NOVEMBER 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani for murder.
NOVEMBER 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
two Pakistanis convicted of separate murders were hanged after President Pervez Musharraf turned down their pleas for clemency, jail officials said.
NOVEMBER 14, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR SODOMY
an Iranian man convicted of sodomy was publicly hanged in the evening in the western town of Kermanshah, the official news agency IRNA reported.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 3 WOMEN IN FUKUOKA PREFECTURE
the Fukuoka District Court, Japan, sentenced to death Yasunori Suzuki, 37, for murdering three women in Fukuoka Prefecture.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES OF 4 MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALISTS IN TERROR CASE
an appeals court in Kuwait city upheld four death sentences and commuted two others to life in prison in a terror case against a group of Muslim fundamentalists convicted of plotting attacks on US troops in Kuwait.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court, Yemen, approved the death penalty for Berkhan Akhredi Yar Hussein, a Pakistani national, who was convicted on charges of smuggling drugs into Yemen.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA COURT REJECTS PLEA TO SCRAP DEATH SENTENCES
Zambia's Supreme Court has rejected a petition by two death-row inmates who sought the abolition of capital punishment on the grounds that it went against "Christian values".
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. INTERNET CAFE BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
unemployed Lu Dongming, 45, and his 24-year-old nephew Lu Kuan were sentenced to death for detonating homemade bombs in two Internet cafes in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Beaumont, the sentencing phase for the murder trial of David Lee Jackson
in Beaumont, the sentencing phase for the murder trial of David Lee Jackson
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a California...
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a California man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman during a burglary.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN
Russian Muslims joined ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky in condemning the death sentence of former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, saying his execution could destabilize the Muslim world.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Babak, 19, has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
Babak, 19, has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Javad Almonshi has been executed in Ervin Prison, Iran.
Javad Almonshi has been executed in Ervin Prison, Iran.
NOVEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTYSADDAM HUSSEIN. DALAI LAMA WANTS SADDAM SPARED
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appealed for Saddam Hussein’s life to be spared, saying the deposed Iraqi president was not beyond redemption.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man, found guilty of murdering a fellow national, was beheaded in the Assir region, in south-western Saudi Arabia.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE INTO LIFE TERM
India’s Supreme Court reduced to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to Amrit Singh, a Punjab man found guilty of the rape and murder of a minor girl, saying it could have been a result of a momentary lapse on the part of the convict.
NOVEMBER 11, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTYITALY. RE-LAUNCH OF ONLINE COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES FOR “HANDS OFF SADDAM”
an event was held in Rome re-launching the online collection of signatures for the “Hands Off Saddam” campaign and for a UN moratorium on capital executions.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING IRAQ INSURGENCY
a Saudi radical accused of participating in the insurgency in Iraq, has been sentenced to death by the country’s criminal court, the US military said.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. KASHMIRI MILITANT ON DEATH ROW ASKS PRESIDENT FOR MERCY
Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri militant sentenced to death for his role in an attack...
- NOVEMBER 9, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
John Yancey Schmitt was executed by injection...
John Yancey Schmitt was executed by injection...
- NOVEMBER 9, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF SEVEN NIGHTCLUB DANCERS
a former manager of an elevator factory was sentenced to death for murdering and dismembering seven women he paid to dance with in nightclubs in the northeastern city of Shenyang.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHIEF JUDGE FACES DEATH PENALTY
the former chief judge of China's Hunan Higher People's Court was sentenced to death at a trial in Beijing for accepting millions of yuan worth of bribes.
NOVEMBER 9, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. COURTS ORDERED TO RESTRICT USE OF DEATH PENALTY
in China's latest move to control the use of the death penalty, the chief justice urged courts to exercise extreme caution when sentencing people to death, saying that every judgement must stand the test of time.
NOVEMBER 9, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA. SCHMITT EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF SECURITY GUARD
Greensville Correctional Center. “Come on with it,” were his final words.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Willie Shannon, 33, was executed tonight
Willie Shannon, 33, was executed tonight
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS BANGLADESHI FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a Bangladeshi convicted of murdering his brother-in-law in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
PM REAFFIRMS IRAQ'S RIGHT TO HANG SADDAM
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reaffirmed Iraq's right to execute former leader Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged four men.
Iran hanged four men.
NOVEMBER 8, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTYWISCONSIN. VOTERS TAKE A STAND IN FAVOR OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Wisconsin voters took a stand in favor of the death penalty, passing a referendum that asked whether the state should restore use of the death penalty in certain cases.
NOVEMBER 8, 2006BarbadosDEATH PENALTYBARBADOS. CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE WON'T RESTORE EXECUTION ORDER
the new Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) made its first death penalty ruling, dismissing an appeal by the Barbados government that sought to restore execution orders for two convicted murderers.