Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 682
- Countries where they were recorded
- 26
- News items in the archive
- 2,220
Latest news of 2009
OCTOBER 20, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NINE UIGHURS EXECUTED
exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer said she had learnt that "out of the 11 Uighurs who were sentenced to
OCTOBER 20, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR TIBETANS EXECUTED IN LHASA OVER 2008 UNREST
as many as four Tibetans were executed for their alleged involvement in the 2008 anti-China unrest in the
- OCTOBER 20, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Mark Howard McClain was executed
USA - Georgia. Mark Howard McClain was executed
- OCTOBER 20, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Doing away with capital punishment can potentially save states in the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to a new DPIC study
USA - Doing away with capital punishment can potentially save states in the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to a new DPIC study
OCTOBER 20, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Khorfakan Criminal Court in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, sentenced a UAE woman, 47, and her
OCTOBER 20, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY-BELARUS: RADICALS- DEATH SENTENCE TEST CASE OF THE ‘GOOD RELATIONS’ BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES
together with other elected Radical parliamentarians from the Democratic Party list, Elisabetta Zamparutti presented an urgent parliamentary question to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs regarding the case of Vasil Yuzepchuk.
OCTOBER 20, 2009SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY FOUNDED
the Palestinian newspaper al Quds al Arabi reported the founding and subsequent announcement by the
- OCTOBER 19, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER DISMISSED
the appeal by Mat Shah, 30, against his death sentence for murdering his lover’s daughter was dismissed by the Malaysian Court of Appeal.
- OCTOBER 19, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A St. Tammany Parish jury unanimously sentenced James "Jamie" Magee to death
USA - Louisiana. A St. Tammany Parish jury unanimously sentenced James "Jamie" Magee to death
OCTOBER 19, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCES IN SHABWA BUS DRIVER MURDER
in the Nusab area in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, the Primary Court sentenced two men to
- OCTOBER 19, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences of Kim McMichen
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences of Kim McMichen
- OCTOBER 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Lala Musa, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions Judge Kharian sentenced Mohammad Yusuf to death for murder and fined him Rs 2 million.
- OCTOBER 18, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
Judge Abdunnaser Khuraibet of the Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced a...
- OCTOBER 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY BY UNLF
the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in Imphal, India, awarded the death penalty to Pukhrambam Mangoljao for killing Soram Prabhakar, alias Thoi, 5, after snatching gold earrings from him.
- OCTOBER 17, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a South Korean lawmaker said North Korea was still operating six Stalinist-style labor camps...
a South Korean lawmaker said North Korea was still operating six Stalinist-style labor camps...
- OCTOBER 16, 2009MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: PRESIDENT SPEAKS OUT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
President Mohamed Nasheed said neither amputation nor the death penalty should be practiced in the Maldives. In his weekly radio address, Nasheed spoke about the revised penal code sent for further review by parliament.
- OCTOBER 16, 2009Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: BISHOP CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Bishop George Biguzzi of Makeni, President of the Episcopal Conference in Sierra Leone appealed to the Synod to make an unequivocal call for the total, universal abolition of the death penalty.
OCTOBER 16, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR EX-DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF
Thailand's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of former deputy police
- OCTOBER 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended ‘death by lethal injection' for Kevin Andre Towles
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended ‘death by lethal injection' for Kevin Andre Towles
- OCTOBER 16, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: STATE SECURITY COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO TWO REBELS
Yemen’s state security court sentenced two al Houthi militants to death.
- OCTOBER 16, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge John Kavanewsky threw out the death penalty verdict against Richard Roszkowski
USA - Connecticut. Judge John Kavanewsky threw out the death penalty verdict against Richard Roszkowski
OCTOBER 16, 2009Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: TWO 'CHILD SOLDIERS' GET DEATH SENTENCES
Two child soldiers in Burma have been put on death row after being accused of killing another child soldier during a fight, the family of one of the defendants said.
- OCTOBER 15, 2009MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIAN DEATH ROW INMATE RECEIVES PARDON
Mongolian death row prisoner Buuveibaatar, 33, had his death sentence commuted after being granted a
OCTOBER 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SIX MORE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER CLASHES IN XINJIANG
China sentenced six more people to death over bloody ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region in July, bringing the total to 12.
OCTOBER 15, 2009GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA TO PUSH AHEAD WITH EXECUTIONS
Gambia will execute convicts sentenced to death for murder that have exhausted all appeals, director of
- OCTOBER 14, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRIPLE MURDER
Presiding Judge Hideki Shibata of the Takamatsu High Court in Japan upheld the death penalty for Masanori Kawasaki, 63, for killing his sister-in-law Keiko Miura, 58, and her two granddaughters Akane, 5, and Ayana Yamashita, 3.
- OCTOBER 14, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas governor: Executed inmate was 'a monster'.
USA - Texas. Texas governor: Executed inmate was 'a monster'.
- OCTOBER 14, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): BOARD PARDONS 2 BLACK MEN EXECUTED 94 YEARS AGO
Tom Joyner gets justice for electrocuted kin, 94 years later. Radio host gets pardon for his great-uncles
- OCTOBER 14, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: APPELLATE COURT VERDICT ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of Appeal will issue its verdict on October 26 on capital punishment for a 20 year old GCC national accused of fatally shooting another GCC citizen over a ‘three-way love affair’ with an Arab girl.
- OCTOBER 14, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: HOMOSEXUALS FACE DEATH PENALTY
aggravated homosexuality will be punished by death, according to a new bill tabled by a Ndorwa West MP in the Ugandan Parliament.