Chronological archive
November 2009
The 174 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2009, in chronological order.
BELARUS STARTS CAMPAIGN ON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Belarus will soon launch an information campaign to press for the abolition
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHERPUR
a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced Sultan Ahmed, 35...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Joseph Will vacated the death sentence of Ted Herring
USA - Florida. Judge Joseph Will vacated the death sentence of Ted Herring
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN DEATH SENTENCE FOR TREASON
in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority, a military court sentenced Muhammad Al Saba...
NOVEMBER 30, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS APPROVES LAW TO EXECUTE DRUG DEALERS
the Hamas-run government ruling Gaza, Palestine, approved a legal change that will allow for the execution of convicted drug dealers, attorney general Mohammed Abed said.
NOVEMBER 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN ON VERGE OF EXECUTION
the death sentence of Mohammad Reza Hadadi, 21, was endorsed by the Iranian Supreme Court and
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of George Porter
USA - Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of George Porter
- NOVEMBER 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Upper Dir, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Jehanzeb Shinwari sentenced Dosham Khan to death.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE, KIDS
in Jalandhar, India, District and Sessions Judge R P Nagrath sentenced Charanjit Singh to death
NOVEMBER 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR POLITICAL PRISONER
Ayoub Porkar, 46, was sentenced to death for supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. His
- NOVEMBER 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES TWO MEN FOR CHILD ABDUCTION
two men were executed for abducting and selling children in China, the Supreme People's Court said.
NOVEMBER 27, 2009BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: FRANCISTOWN HIGH COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Botswana, Francistown High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo sentenced former Mupane mine employees
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Malik Falk Sher sentenced Umer Farooq, alias Mithu, to death for killing a young man, Shahzad, over a minor dispute in Baragarh village.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EMIR ADVOCATES DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERY
in Nigeria, the Emir of Ilorin Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari called for the return to capital punishment for convicted armed robbers in the country to serve as deterrence to others.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG LEADER EXECUTED IN SW CHINA
a notorious gang leader was executed in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality after being convicted of organizing a crime ring that killed one person.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY CONSIDERS FATE OF DETAINED IRAN RAELIAN LEADER
The Turkish authorities say they are discussing what to do with an Iranian atheist who says she fled
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: CHILD KILLER’S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE REJECTED
in Sri Lanka, Balapitiya High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne dismissed the appeal of Thomme Hakuru Wimaladasa alias ‘Sakara’ against his death sentence.
NOVEMBER 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AFGHAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man has been hanged in Amol in northern Iran, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
NOVEMBER 26, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO NEPALESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Nepalese found guilty of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Azman
- NOVEMBER 25, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SEVEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
seven people were awarded the death sentence by Additional District and Session Judge AKM Abul Kasnem for murderg a college student from Chandanpur village in Monohardi upazila, Bangladesh
- NOVEMBER 25, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THE GALLOWS FOR KILLING MAN OVER LOAN
A. John Donald, 31, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky may not execute anyone, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled today.
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky may not execute anyone, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled today.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2009DEATH PENALTY
KENTUCKY (USA): SUPREME COURT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS EXECUTIONS
Kentucky may not execute anyone until it adopts regulations in compliance with the law, the Kentucky
NOVEMBER 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONVICTED RAPIST HANGED
An Iranian man convicted of rape was hanged in a prison in the city of Karaj on the western outskirts of Tehran, the ISNA news agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2009KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Fabian Hernandez to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Fabian Hernandez to death
NOVEMBER 25, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: EXECUTION LEGAL FOR MINOR OFFENCES
according to a set of addendums to the “DPRK Penal Code” adopted in 2007 that leaked out of North
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GUNMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ROBBERY IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
a man was sentenced to death in southwest China's Sichuan Province for murder and committing armed robberies with a gang.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF GETS DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
a former police chief in Tonghua City was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in northeast China's Jilin Province.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdul Rehman Awan awarded the death sentence to Mukhtar Ahmed for killing Zafar Mehmood on November 24, 2004, with three other men.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA TO ALLOW NGOS, LIMIT DEATH PENALTY: MAGISTRATE
Abdelrahman Boutouta, the head of a legal committee tasked with amending Libya's penal code, told
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FIVE TO DIE FOR KILLING N'GANJ BUSINESSMAN
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh...
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- NOVEMBER 24, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Shah Alam, Malaysia, High Court judicial commissioner Datuk Umi Khaltum Abdul Majid sentenced workshop operator Jasri Sarip Ahmad, 30, to death for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN BHOLA
at a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahabub-Ul-Alam sentenced Abu Taher, 35, to death in absentia.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HAWKER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
at the High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, Judge Datuk Mohd Sofian Abd Razak imposed the mandatory death sentence on Jaafar Sidek Darus, 47, for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR KILLING WIFE
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge Chandramathi Visvalingan sentenced Mohamed Ismail Nizardeen of Akkaraipattu to death in absentia.
NOVEMBER 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO EXECUTED OVER TAINTED MILK SCANDAL
two people were executed in China for their involvement in the country's contaminated milk scandal, in which at least six infants died and more than 300,000 became ill.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Joan Comparet-Cassani upheld Santiago Martinez Jr.’s death sentence
USA - California. Judge Joan Comparet-Cassani upheld Santiago Martinez Jr.’s death sentence
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced John Lewis to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced John Lewis to death
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
in Manshera, Pakistan, Additional and Sessions Judge Kamal Shah awarded capital punishment to Mohammad Iftikhar and Gulfam for killing Amir Shazad, 18, in January 2004.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE MEN SPARED DEATH PENALTY, GET LIFE TERM
in Karachi, Pakistan, a full bench of the Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of three men to life imprisonment.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS NOOSE FOR KILLING 12-YR-OLD BOY
in Thrissur, India, District and Sessions Judge B Kemal Pasha awarded capital punishment to Hamsu, 29, for murder.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GOVT COMMUTED DEATH SENTENCE OF GOVINDASAMY
the death sentence of R. Govindasamy was commuted to life imprisonment under Article 72 of the Constitution of India in November, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram revealed.
NOVEMBER 23, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: KILLER OF FATHER, HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH
the criminal court in Karbala, Iraq, sentenced a woman to death for killing her father and husband with the
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Frank Fasel sentenced Billy Joe Johnson to death
USA - California. Judge Frank Fasel sentenced Billy Joe Johnson to death
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Christopher Evans
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Christopher Evans
- NOVEMBER 23, 2009IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Christopher M. Stevens, whose murder of a 10-year-old boy led to the creation of Indiana's sex offender registry, has been resentenced to life in prison without parole.
USA - Indiana. Christopher M. Stevens, whose murder of a 10-year-old boy led to the creation of Indiana's sex offender registry, has been resentenced to life in prison without parole.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: SIX CHILDREN SENTENCED TO DIE OVER REBEL RAID
Sudan sentenced six children to death for taking part in a Darfur rebel attack on Khartoum but has since
- NOVEMBER 22, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: AI URGES BANGLADESH TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES
Amnesty International (AI) urged Bangladesh not to execute five former army officers sentenced to death for the assassination of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN JESSORE
in Jessore, Bangladesh, District Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Shamsur Rahman sentenced Ismail Hossain, 40, of Agrobhulot village in Sharsha upazila to death.
NOVEMBER 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT TALABANI IN IRAN SEEKING KURD EXECUTION HALT
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew to Tehran to appeal for the lives of Iranian Kurds sentenced to death, a
- NOVEMBER 21, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Ghaffar Jalil sentenced Faisal Abbas to death for
- NOVEMBER 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case
USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case
- NOVEMBER 20, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZ YOUTH DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan's youth human rights organisation staged a protest near Government House in Bishkek. Young
- NOVEMBER 20, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
SUNNI LEADER IN IRAQ SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sunni leader Adil al-Mashhadani was sentenced to death, in Iraq, for terrorism according to Justice Ministry spokesman Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Michael Johnson sentenced Kai Harris to death.
USA - California. Judge Michael Johnson sentenced Kai Harris to death.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. James Wallace has been sentenced to die
USA - Arizona. James Wallace has been sentenced to die
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009DEATH PENALTY
KENTUCKY (USA): INMATE DIES WHILE WAITING FOR EXECUTION
A death row inmate who once played a role in a controversial Benetton clothing advertising campaign
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 GET DEATH FOR MURDERS
in Rohtak, India, Additional Sessions Judge Puneesh Jindia sentenced Sangeet and Narender to death and fined them Rs 7000 each.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: GOVT ENSURING DEATH PENALTY GONE FOREVER
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland told parliament he was introducing legislation that would ensure that the death penalty could not be reintroduced.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCES FOR 1975 KILLING OF BANGLADESHI LEADER
the Bangladeshi Supreme Court rejected final appeals by five former soldiers sentenced to death in the 1975 killing of the country’s independence leader in a military coup
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TEENAGER GETS DEATH FOR FATHER’S MURDER
in Vietnam’s Hai Duong Province, Nghiem Viet Thanh, 18, was sentenced to death for killing his father before taking his money to clear his debts.
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- NOVEMBER 19, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SISTER
Saudi Arabian man Mourif al-Ribai was executed in the Kharj region of Riyadh after being convicted of murdering his sister, the interior ministry announced in a statement carried by the official SPA agency.
NOVEMBER 19, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT EXTENDS MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia's Constitutional Court prolonged a moratorium on the death penalty, which was due to expire on January 1, until it is banned completely.
NOVEMBER 19, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: 75 DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED: KIKWETE
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said at a conference in Rome he had commuted 75 death sentences to
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Stanko to death
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Stanko to death
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Lee Thompson was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Lee Thompson was executed
NOVEMBER 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR RAPING TEENAGE BOY
three Iranian men were hanged for raping a 17-year-old boy who subsequently committed suicide, the Fars
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ PLANNING TO HANG UP TO 126 WOMEN BY YEAR'S END
Iraq is planning to execute up to 126 women by the end of this year.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE
ISNA news agency said an unidentified 23-year-old man convicted of robbery and rape was hanged in Bojnourd city in Iran’s north eastern North Khorasan province. It did not give the date of execution.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ayub Marth sentenced Mohammad Shahid and Mohammad Amin to death and fined them Rs 600,000 each.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BARGUNA, KUSHTIA
two people in Bangladesh were sentenced to death by separate courts.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, DOUBLE MURDER
Judges Atef Jaradat, Qassem Dughmi and Nahar Ghazo of the Amman Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that Robert Thompson's execution be commuted to life in prison
USA - Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that Robert Thompson's execution be commuted to life in prison
- NOVEMBER 18, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Danielle Simpson has been executed
USA - Texas. Danielle Simpson has been executed
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: ISLAMISTS STONE WOMAN TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
Islamist rebels publicly stoned a woman to death and flogged a man 100 times for alleged adultery in southern Somalia.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE WOMAN AND TWO MEN HANGED
Three people, among them one woman, were hanged in the prison of Isfahan (Central Iran) early this
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GALLOWS FOR EX-CLERK FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
former Johor council clerk Abd Latif Sakiman lost the appeal against his death sentence for drug trafficking at the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH FOR GANJA TRAFFICKING
a pirated VCD seller was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court. Ng Kam Wei, 31, allegedly trafficked 8,529.5g of ganja in Taman Selasih, Kulim, on December 22, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
KURDISH MPS URGE IRAN TO RECONSIDER DEATH PENALTY
Iran's Kurdish lawmakers asked the country's judiciary to reconsider issuing death sentences on people from the Kurdish minority fearing it was distancing the ethnic group from the regime.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE CONVICTED FOR MURDER
in Bahawalnagar, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Ch. Nazir Ahmad sentenced five people to death for a dacoity-cum-murder case under Donga Bonga police station.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TIBETAN FOR SEPARATISM
a Tibetan was handed a suspended death sentence by the intermediate people’s Court of Nyarong (Chinese: Xinlong) County in China, said Dharamsala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy.
NOVEMBER 17, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 6 ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Zambia, Lusaka High Court Judge Tamula Kakusa sentenced six men to death for the armed aggravated
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Pete Van Winkle to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Pete Van Winkle to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Larry Bill Elliott was executed by electric chair
USA - Virginia. Larry Bill Elliott was executed by electric chair
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR CHILD RAPE
in Taif, Saudi Arabia, Saad Al-Hathli was executed for kidnapping and raping two schoolboys at a remote area outside the
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BROTHER'S CHILDREN
in Jammu, India, Second Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Chatterji Koul sentenced Vijay Kumar to death for killing his brother's three children aged 8, 7 and 4 in front of their parents in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: MAN LOSES A THIRD APPEAL
Bahrain's Cassation Court upheld the death penalty against Bangladeshi national Jassim Abdulmanan
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended Timothy Scott Boyle be sentenced to death
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended Timothy Scott Boyle be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court restored a death sentence for Fernando Belmontes
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court restored a death sentence for Fernando Belmontes
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced Demontrell Miller to death
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced Demontrell Miller to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Harve Lamar Johnson to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Harve Lamar Johnson to death
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- NOVEMBER 15, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 2 CHRISTIANS FACE DEATH PENALTY
two Egyptian Christians were sentenced to death for the murder of a Muslim man who married one of their relatives after she converted to Islam, a judicial source said
- NOVEMBER 15, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged in a public square in the northern Iranian city of Qaemshahr in the Caspian Sea Mazandaran province, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan.
NOVEMBER 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER DEATH ROW DUO AWARDED COMPENSATION
two wrongly condemned death row inmates were granted state compensation in China after they were
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio's revised method of lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor
USA - Ohio. Ohio's revised method of lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009NepalDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO NEPALI RAPE-AND-MURDER CONVICTS GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Ambala, India, two Nepali youths were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EX-UITM LECTURER
two friends were sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia for murdering UiTM lecturer Bakarudin Busu on February 12, 2002.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Manzoor Hussain Dogar awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs 500,000 each to Shaukat Ali and Sher Ali.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH IN RAPE, MURDER CASE
Judge Rauf Ahmed Sheikh of the District Sessions Court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, awarded two death sentences to Ghulam Murtaza for kidnapping, raping and murdering Riffat Zahid and her son Danish Farooq in the limits of Gujar Khan Police Station.
NOVEMBER 13, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: HEAD OF QAIDA SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Algerian Criminal Court sentenced to 49 al-Qaida of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) members to death,
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith ordered Herbert Williams, Jr. from death row to to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith ordered Herbert Williams, Jr. from death row to to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FIVE DEATH ROW INMATES PARDONED
five inmates waiting to be hanged for more than 20 years were released by Luzira Prison authorities
NOVEMBER 13, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO PRAWN SELLERS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prawn sellers were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in 36,220 grams of
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 TO DIE FOR MURDER
three cadres of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party were sentenced to death in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, for killing farmer Firoz Malitha in 1998.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Puducherry, India, Second Additional Sessions Judge Siddarthar sentenced S Sreekumar and K Kumaran, both from Madurai, to death for killing Sankar from Subramaniyapuram in January 2001 in a rouse to get money off a leisure centre owner.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR OFW
the Kuwait Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence of Philippine national Bienvenido Espino, Jr, for killing compatriot Jhias Gumapac on October 30, 2007.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRISONERS OF CHILD GET DEATH
a Medina court in Saudi Arabia sentenced an Egyptian man and his sister to death for kidnapping an Afghani girl and keeping her prisoner for four years.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Helmi Mohd Hussin...
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Helmi Mohd Hussin...
NOVEMBER 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN HAMEDAN
Iran hanged two men convicted of rape and murder in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, the
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FOUR JORDANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
a court in El-Tor, Egypt, sentenced four Jordanians to death for trying to smuggle hashish. The verdict has
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A judge decided that William Thomas' death sentence must be converted in a life sentence.
USA - Ohio. A judge decided that William Thomas' death sentence must be converted in a life sentence.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HANGED
Kurdish political prisoner Ehsan Fattahian was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the provincial capital of
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN: LAWMAKERS REJECT UN DEATH PENALTY BAN
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan voted to reject a United Nations protocol banning the death penalty in a move
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: EXECUTION IN VIRGINIA DOESN’T HALT DECREASE IN USA
regarding the execution in the United States of John Allen Muhammad, better known as the 'Washington Sniper', Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D'Elia told ADNKRONOS: “the execution carried out today in Virginia doesn’t halt the decrease of both the death p
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTED OF DOUBLE MURDER
in Khushab, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Khushab Manzoor Ahmad Mirza sentenced Arshad Mehmood and Noor Ahmad tp death and fined them Rs 150,000 and Rs 100,000 respectively.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN OSAKA
the Osaka High Court in Japan upheld the death sentence of Ryoji Kagayama, 59, for fatally stabbing Chinese student Han Ying, 24, in July 2000, and office worker Akira Morinaga, 30, in February 2008, while robbing them.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRADUATE TO HANG FOR MURDER
Judicial commissioner Mohd Yazid Mustafa of the Malaysian High Court sentenced economics graduate Irawadi Muhammad, 27, from Pasir Mas, to death.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ADSJ AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO ACCUSED
in Jhang, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed-Ul-Hassan Chisti awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs one lakh each to Jamshed and Rab Nawaz for murdering Sajjada Nashin in 2006
NOVEMBER 11, 2009LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCE TO 4 CONVICTED OF COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
military judges in Lebanon issued death sentences to four people found guilty of collaborating with Israel.
NOVEMBER 11, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: EGYPTIAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
the Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced an Egyptian man, identified only as Ismail M., to death for murdering
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A jury said that Brian Dugan should be executed
USA - Illinois. A jury said that Brian Dugan should be executed
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- NOVEMBER 10, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA: WASHINGTON SNIPER IS PUT TO DEATH
The man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in and around Washington DC was executed after a final appeal was thrown out. John Allen Muhammad's lawyers say he was mentally ill, but Virginia Governor Tim Kaine rejected a plea for clemency.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS IN KISHOREGANJ MURDER CASE
at a court in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, Additional Sessions Judge Tabassum Islam sentenced M Islamuddin, 30, of Charparatala village in Pakundia upazila, to death in absentia
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
A teenager who raped and killed a girl child was sentenced to death by a Taiz Primary Court and also fined
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
the Parliament Committee on International Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation approved the
the Parliament Committee on International Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation approved the
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
FIFTY-SIX PERCENT OF RUSSIANS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
56% of Russian citizens support the death penalty, but the level of support has decreased the last few years
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle was executed
USA - Texas. Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle was executed
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. John Allen Muhammad was executed
USA - Virginia. John Allen Muhammad was executed
NOVEMBER 10, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudis convicted of murder in the western city of Taif , the interior ministry said
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PLEA FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Justice Ajit Singh Bains, president of the Punjab Human Rights Organisation, appealed for the abolition of the capital punishment in India.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MASTERMIND BEHIND ACP KAMEKA'S MURDER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Massimassa Adams, 26, was sentenced to death by the Home Circuit Court in Jamaica for masterminding the murder of Assistant Commissioner, Gilbert Kameka, 48.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY IMPOSSIBLE IN RUSSIA – STATE DUMA REPRESENTATIVE
introducing the death penalty is impossible in Russia, State Duma Permanent Representative to the Constitutional Court Alexander Kharitonov said at the court's plenary meeting.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Medina sentenced a Lebanese man to death for the undefined crime of practicing
a court in Medina sentenced a Lebanese man to death for the undefined crime of practicing
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Zambian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Lusaka resident Brian Phiri, 32, for murdering his aunt Dainess Banda in Chipata township
NOVEMBER 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NINE EXECUTED OVER XINJIANG RIOTS
Chinese authorities have executed nine people who had been convicted over riots in the Xinjiang region in July, Chinese officials have said.
NOVEMBER 9, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: PRESIDENT FAVORS GRADUAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev favors the gradual abolition of the death penalty, Presidential
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against Robert Van Hook
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against Robert Van Hook
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND, SISTER-IN-LAW TO DIE FOR MURDER
a husband and sister-in-law were sentenced to death by a court in Rajshahi, Bangaldesh, for poisoning Shulekha Khatun from Chuniapara village under Durgapur upazila of the district on February 28, 2004.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVIST EHSAN FATAHIYAN TO BE EXECUTED
the death sentence of Ehsan Fatahiyan, a 27 year old Kurdish activist in Iran, is set to be carried out on November 11, 2009.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GOES TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN SHERPUR
at a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, District Additional and Sessions Judge Ratneshwar Bhattacharya convicted a man and sentenced him to death in absentia for killing his wife for dowry.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALI MAN STONED TO DEATH
a man was stoned to death for adultery in Wanlaweyn town in the lower Shabelle region in Somalia “months ago”, according to the Mathaba.net and Mareeg.com websites.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional district & sessions Judge Tamar Hayat Gondal sentenced Muhammad Akhtar to death and fined him Rs 200,000.
NOVEMBER 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Hasan bin Ahmed al-Qarni was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
NOVEMBER 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran) early this morning, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALI ADULTERER STONED TO DEATH; LOVER WILL BE
Islamists in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Belanger sentenced Andrew Michael Gosciminski again to death
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Belanger sentenced Andrew Michael Gosciminski again to death
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED IN SARIN ATTACK
in Japan, the Second Petty Bench of the Supreme Court rejected appeals by Toru Toyota, 41, and Kenichi Hirose, 45, who were convicted of murder in the 1995 sarin subway attack.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court ordered another review of claims by Joe Nathan James Jr.
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court ordered another review of claims by Joe Nathan James Jr.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Allen Pepper Jr. said William L. Wiley is mentally retarded and therefore can't be executed.
USA - Mississippi. Judge Allen Pepper Jr. said William L. Wiley is mentally retarded and therefore can't be executed.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG LEADER EXECUTED IN CHINA
a former gang leader was executed in northern China after being convicted of murder, kidnapping, and extortion, state media reported.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG LEADER EXECUTED IN CHINA
in Yushu city in China’s northeastern province of Jilin, Yushu's former deputy mayor Xu Fengshan was sentenced to death with a reprieve of two years for taking more than 20 million yuan in bribes and harbouring criminal organisations.
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- NOVEMBER 5, 2009DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN CONGRESS: DECEMBER 17 AND 18 IN PADOVA PRISON
The next Hands Off Cain Congress will be held on December 17 and 18 in a special location: the Padova
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: IMO MPS OVERRIDE OHAKIM'S VETO OF DEATH PENALTY
in Owerri, Nigeria, Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nana Opiah signed into law the death penalty bill for kidnappers and hostage takers.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Edward Wycoff to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Edward Wycoff to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Emmett Taylor III.
USA - Delaware. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Emmett Taylor III.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania / Ohio. A jury has decided against the death penalty for Terrell Yarbroug
USA - Pennsylvania / Ohio. A jury has decided against the death penalty for Terrell Yarbroug
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Khristian Oliver, 32, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Khristian Oliver, 32, white, was executed
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Tom Lee ruled James Billiot's death sentence should be suspended
USA - Mississippi. Judge Tom Lee ruled James Billiot's death sentence should be suspended
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: REVOKE DEATH SENTENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, urged Iran to revoke the death sentences of Mehdi P., from Tabriz; Moshen G., from Shiraz; and Nemat Safavi, from Ardebil.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS 1 INDIAN, 2 LANKANS FOR MURDER
Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
BEIJING TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION FOR ALL DEATH PENALTY CRIMINALS NEXT YEAR
Beijing will adopt lethal injection next year for all death row inmates, and a lethal injection room has already
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: IBAHRI CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemned a proposal in Uganda to
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Pedro Rodriguez
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Pedro Rodriguez
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SENDS DRAFT LAW TO PARLIAMENT
the Parliamentary Committee sent the draft law on Kyrgyzstan's signature of the Second Optional Protocol
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION PUT ON HOLD
the execution of a 21-year-old man for raping two young boys earlier and abandoned one of them to die in the desert in Hail, Saudi Arabia, was postponed.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Higher Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Isma’il “al-Sab’a”, 36, from Rafah, to
the Higher Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Isma’il “al-Sab’a”, 36, from Rafah, to
NOVEMBER 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS CRUCIFIXION IN CHILD MURDER CASE
a Saudi Arabian court upheld a sentence to behead and then crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping
- NOVEMBER 2, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: FOUR GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING ALBINOS
four Tanzanians were sentenced to death by hanging for killing Lyaku Willy, an albino man, in 2008.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIRST PUBLIC EXECUTION SINCE SADDAM HUSSEIN’S RULE
the Iraqi Government will publicly execute Muhanned al-Aweni for the murder of Muntadher al-Mussewi, 11.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: AL-MALIKI REJECTS STAYS OF EXECUTION FOR 1,000 PRISONERS
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ruled out granting clemency to more than 1,000 Iraqi detainees
- NOVEMBER 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI EXECUTED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Iranian Police news center, a member of the militant group "Jondollah", identified as Abdolhamid Rigi, was hanged in the prison of Zahedan.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HEAD OF SADDAM’S TRIBE
five men were sentenced to death in Iraq for murdering the head of Saddam Hussein’s Sunni tribe, the
- NOVEMBER 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MERCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1998
a man identified as Govindasami, who had been on death row in India since 1998, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by President Pratibha Patil.
NOVEMBER 1, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY SUSPENSION
Iraq's parliament speaker called for a suspension of executions until after elections set for January, to ensure