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 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.
- 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.