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
- JULY 30, 2009MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International issued an urgent appeal on behalf...
Amnesty International issued an urgent appeal on behalf of Mongolian man facing execution for murder. Buuveibaatar, 33, was facing execution for murder.
JULY 30, 2009MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: KING PARDONS PRISONERS
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has amnestied about 24,000 prisoners to mark the 10th
JULY 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 24 PEOPLE HANGED IN A PRISON WEST OF TEHRAN
24 people were hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr, at Karaj (west of Tehran), according to a report published by the state run Iranian news website "Borna news".
- JULY 29, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: “HANDS OFF CAIN” CONTINUES AROUND THE WORLD TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the positive evolution around the world over the last ten years towards the abolition of
- JULY 29, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MOVES TO REDUCE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS
China is to reduce the number of people it executes to "an extremely small number", a top court official says.
- JULY 29, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
“ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2009”: NAPOLITANO- APPLAUSE FOR NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR AND PARLIAMENTARIAN, PRIZE WINNERS
“Italy has always been first in line against the death penalty” and it is “an obligation to continue to fight for the inviolability of life and against the culture of death.” This was the warning of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, agai
- JULY 29, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
five men were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for raping and murdering a woman.
- JULY 29, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HOOCH: BILL ON DEATH PENALTY CLEARED
following the Ahmedabad hooch tragedy, the Gujarat Assembly passed a Bill proposing stringent punishment, up to death penalty, to deal with the illicit liquor trade.
- JULY 29, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY ADDED TO K'TAKA TERROR LAW
the state legislature in Bangalore, India, approved a slew of amendments to the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA), allowing for the death sentence for terrorism.
- JULY 29, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY WILL BE USED MORE SPARINGLY: CHINA COURT
China's highest court urged that the death penalty be used less and for only the most serious criminal cases
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A MAN AND A WOMAN HANGED
one woman and one man were hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the Iranian daily Etemad.
- JULY 29, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: KONTRAS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
the Indonesian Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) opposes the passing of death penalties on terrorists in Indonesia.
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.
- JULY 29, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Libyan authorities executed Egyptian national Fadl Ismail Heteita...
Libyan authorities executed Egyptian national Fadl Ismail Heteita for murder after more than three years on death row.
JULY 29, 2009BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MURDER CONVICT LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Zimbabwean citizen Gerald Dube is set to hang in Botswana after his appeal was
JULY 29, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR BOMBS
a court in the breakaway Somali province of Somaliland sentenced five men to death in
- JULY 28, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Brian Dugan Pleaded Guilty to Crime That Sent Two Innocent Men to Death Row
USA - Illinois. Brian Dugan Pleaded Guilty to Crime That Sent Two Innocent Men to Death Row
- JULY 28, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County judge sentenced Raymond Eugene Johnson to die
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County judge sentenced Raymond Eugene Johnson to die
JULY 28, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: THREE EXECUTED FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS
Japan hanged three inmates convicted of multiple murders including a Chinese national
- JULY 27, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Naveed to death for killing New Murree resident Ejaz Ahmed.
- JULY 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Shawn Grell was sentenced to death today
USA - Arizona. Shawn Grell was sentenced to death today
- JULY 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: PROTESTS OVER DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST OPPOSITIONISTS
hundreds of citizens protested in front of the Yemeni parliament, condemning death sentences against opposition leaders in the Haja governorate.
- JULY 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA MULLS REINTRODUCING DEATH PENALTY
the new Sri Lankan Justice and Law Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda is slated to discuss the possibility of implementing the death penalty with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
- JULY 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC SETS DEADLINE FOR DISPOSING OF EXECUTION APPLICATIONS
a single bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court in India set December 24, 2009, as the deadline for Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to dispose of the execution applications pending for five years or more.
- JULY 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man who shot to death a compatriot following an argument
- JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
state-run Iranian radio reported that Seyyed Ahmad Es’hagh zahi was executed in the prison of Zahedan for being involved in carrying heroin and hashish
- JULY 25, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Manzoor Hussain...
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Manzoor Hussain...
- JULY 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER ON TRAIN
five young Egyptians were sentenced to death for hurling a teenager to his death
JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
two members of the Jundallah group, lead by Abdolmalik Rigi, were hanged in Iran.