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
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that 5 of the 35 Egyptians on death row in al-Kwafiyah
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that 5 of the 35 Egyptians on death row in al-Kwafiyah
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009NorwayDEATH PENALTY
DRC: TWO NORWEGIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced two Norwegians to death on charges of murder and espionage.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA REVERSES DEATH PENALTY IN DRUNK DRIVING CASE
the Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Appeals Court commuted the death penalty in a drunk driving case to life imprisonment, China Central Television reported
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
EU ASKS IRAN TO HALT PLANNED EXECUTION OF MINORS
the European Union urged Iran to honour its international commitments and halt three imminent executions of people who committed crimes as minors.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jurors recommended the death penalty for Robert Earl Peterson
USA - Florida. Jurors recommended the death penalty for Robert Earl Peterson
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. judge Bob Bowers Jr. sentenced Anthony Dent to death.
USA - California. judge Bob Bowers Jr. sentenced Anthony Dent to death.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM WILL REMAIN
the Kremlin says Russia will continue to maintain a moratorium on capital punishment.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009DEATH PENALTYLIBYA: THREE EGYPTIANS EXECUTED
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: PROSECUTORS LAMENT DELAYS IN THE EXECUTIONS OF DRUG CONVICTS
Tangerang prosecutors criticised violations of the Indonesian Criminal Code Procedure (KUHAP) that delay executions for years.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
in five cases of people sentenced to death for drug trafficking by the Tangarang District Court in Indonesia, the West Java High Court reduced death sentences to life sentences
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JUDGE ORDERS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE
in India, a Lohardaga sessions judge ordered the execution of Mofil Khan and Mobarak Khan on September 18, 2009.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: GROUP SEEKS AFRICA COMMISSION’S INTERVENTION
a Nigerian civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), asked Acting Chairperson of the Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: FREEDOM FOR PERVEZ AFTER KARZAI'S INTERVENTION
Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, the student sentenced to death in Afghanistan for trying to promote women's
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NEEDLE ATTACKERS FACE DEATH PENALTY
a notice from a western Chinese municipal court warned that anybody convicted of attacks with hypodermic needles containing harmful substances or contaminated by drugs would face penalties from three years in prison to the death sentence
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NAFDAC SEEKS STIFFER PENALTY AGAINST DRUG COUNTERFEITERS
lifetime jail terms or the death penalty would be pronounced on manufacturers and distributors of fake and
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIZBUL MILITANT GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a Hizbul Mujahideen militant was sentenced to death by a court in India’s Reasi district for murder. Principal
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Sarasota County jury recommended the death penalty for Michael King
USA - Florida. A Sarasota County jury recommended the death penalty for Michael King
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 4 FILIPINO DRUG MULES FACE DEATH SENTENCES IN CHINA
a Philippine diplomat said four nationals were on death row in China for drug offences.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Sun Weiming, 30, appealed to the Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court in China after being sentenced to death in July by the Intermediate People's Court of Chengdu City, the province's capital.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Riffat Sultan...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Riffat Sultan...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Kai Harris
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Kai Harris
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KASHMIRI GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in occupied Kashmir, India, Reasi Principal Sessions Judge A K Koul awarded the death penalty to Abdul Rashid for killing a 70 year-old man and two minor girls in Mahore in 2008
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 25-year-old man was sentenced to death by High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Zawawi
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Roy Toney, a former condemned inmate, has been released.
USA - Texas. Michael Roy Toney, a former condemned inmate, has been released.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: JUDGE'S ERROR LETS OFF DEATH ROW POSTMAN
the Malaysian Federal Court acquitted postman Mohd Shamshir Md Rasid...
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTIONS CONTINUE BLOODSHED IN SWAT
local journalists in Pakistan's Swat valley said that 230 bodies have been found in the valley since 13 July, the day refugees began to stream back to their homes in the war-torn region.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS TWO CHILDREN
a man believed to be in his 50s was sentenced to death by hanging for killing his two
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MASSACRE
an Ethiopian court sentenced six members of the Benishangule-Gumuz community
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NO DECISION TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms V. Puthrasigamoney said the government still had decided to impose capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: IKHWANI GETS DEATH PENALTY
in Kupwara, India, Principal District and Sessions Judge Rasheed Ali Dar sentenced government gunman...