Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2009
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 PENALTYUGANDA: 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
- 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