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 20, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PANADURA KILLING
A.V. Ranjith Kumara, 28, was sentenced to death and 10 years jail and fined Rs. 5,000 for killing a van driver and robbing his vehicle at Kahatuduwa in Panadura, Sri Lanka, on August 21, 2001.
- JULY 20, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO: NO TO REVIVAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Deputy Philippine presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remains firm on her pro-life stance.
- JULY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR EXECUTIONS FOR RAPE
four men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the government newspaper "Iran".
- JULY 20, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Senate passed 4 amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow the death penalty
USA - The Senate passed 4 amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow the death penalty
- JULY 20, 2009Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
human rights groups called on the Papua New Guinea government to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO JUNDULLAH TERRORIST ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
Iran sentenced two Jundullah militants to death in the southeast province of Sistan-Baluchestan for terrorism and being an enemy of god.
- JULY 19, 2009MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWIANS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
the majority of Malawians preferred the death penalty over any other form of punishment, according to a study by the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament.
- JULY 18, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE GOVERNMENT EXECUTES 196 UIGHURS
a Chinese court sentenced 196 Uighurs to death, accusing them in participation in the unrests, APA reported, quoting Kanal D.
- JULY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
additional and sessions judge C.Taanti of the Tenughat court in Bokaro...
additional and sessions judge C.Taanti of the Tenughat court in Bokaro...
- JULY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FATHER GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India awarded the death sentence to a man for raping and murdering his four year old daughter.
- JULY 18, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: WOMAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE AFTER BLOOD MONEY ACCEPTED
an expatriate woman facing the firing squad for stabbing her housemaid to death was pardoned after the deceased’s family accepted blood money.
- JULY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO IRANIAN CHRISTIANS MAY FACE EXECUTION FOR APOSTASY
two Iranian women jailed in Iran's notorious Evin prison for converting from Islam to Christianity may be executed for apostasy, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reported
- JULY 17, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN SODOMY MURDER CASE
a local court in Chandigarh, India, awarded capital punishment to a man for sodomising and murdering a six-year-old boy.
- JULY 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Raja Pervaiz Akhter sentenced Muhammad...
- JULY 17, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON EX-AUM FOLLOWER
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to a former senior member...
- JULY 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO ONE
in Jaranwala, Pakistan, Additional district and session judge Farooq...
- JULY 17, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Parole Board made a rare recommendation of clemency, voting 5-2 that Jason Getsy's death sentence should be reduced
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Parole Board made a rare recommendation of clemency, voting 5-2 that Jason Getsy's death sentence should be reduced
- JULY 17, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: GUNMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER PAYROLL ROBBERY
a judge of the Minsk Regional Court in Belarus sentenced a 25-year-old man to death
- JULY 17, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge James R. Dabney sentenced Ricky Madison to death
USA - California. Judge James R. Dabney sentenced Ricky Madison to death
- JULY 16, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
EU EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT BELARUS DEATH SENTENCE
the European Union expressed concern about the death sentence that was imposed on Vasil Yazepchuk by the Brest Regional Court on June 29, 2009, in Belarus.
- JULY 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GUJARAT PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR HOOCH DEALERS
the Gujarat State Government in India decided to frame a new law with provisions for the death sentence for hooch dealers.
- JULY 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SINOPEC EX-CHIEF
the former head of Chinese oil giant Sinopec, Chen Tonghai, 60, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in a corruption case involving millions of dollars, Chinese state press reported.
- JULY 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER TO BE HANGED ON JULY 28
Allah Ditta, a prisoner on death row, will be hanged on July 28 at Bahawalpur Central Jail in Pakistan
- JULY 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, District and sessions judge Sargodha Syed Hamid Hussain awarded the death sentence to Mohammad Nawaz for murdering his wife Zahida in 2008.
- JULY 15, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A jury recommended the death sentence for Richard Roszkowski
USA - Connecticut. A jury recommended the death sentence for Richard Roszkowski
JULY 15, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man convicted of the murder of a fellow citizen was beheaded by the sword in
- JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE HUNG FOR DRUGS IN ISFAHAN
three men were hanged in a prison in Isfahan, Iran, for drug trafficking. The executions
- JULY 14, 2009DEATH PENALTY
OHIO EXECUTES TRUCKER WHO WENT ON KILLING SPREE
A former truck driver who went on a multistate killing spree was executed in Ohio for
- JULY 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH WITH TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE
a man in China who seriously injured his girlfriend and killed her friend after he suspected they were having an affair was sentenced to death with a reprieve of two years.
- JULY 14, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR TEEN WHO KILLED AUNT
a Doha appeals court in Qatar upheld the death sentence passed against a teenager by a lower court for the brutal murder of his aunt following a quarrel over money on September 17, 2007.