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 2, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury sentenced Mark Robertson to death
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury sentenced Mark Robertson to death
- JULY 2, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Wins Ruling on Execution
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Wins Ruling on Execution
- JULY 2, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge David Eddy upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced William Kopsho to death
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge David Eddy upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced William Kopsho to death
- JULY 2, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Cleveland Clark to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Cleveland Clark to death
JULY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- JULY 1, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: ITALIAN RESOLUTION APPROVED BY ANNUAL OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
the Resolution for the moratorium on capital executions and for the abolition of the
- JULY 1, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS CAPITAL SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajmal Hussain sentenced Muhammad Arif to death and fined him to Rs 150,000.
- JULY 1, 2009IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. U.S. District Judge Theresa Springmann has thrown out the guilty verdict and death sentence of John Stephenson
USA - Indiana. U.S. District Judge Theresa Springmann has thrown out the guilty verdict and death sentence of John Stephenson
- JULY 1, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution method of lethal injection approved
USA - Arizona. Execution method of lethal injection approved
- JULY 1, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. New Mexico's Death Penalty Ban Goes Into Effect Today
USA - New Mexico. New Mexico's Death Penalty Ban Goes Into Effect Today
- JULY 1, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In Santa Ana, a jury has recommended the death penalty for Carlos Martinez. Martinez
USA - California. In Santa Ana, a jury has recommended the death penalty for Carlos Martinez. Martinez
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election...
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were hanged in the city of Mashhad.
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN SHIRAZ
two men were hanged in the Adelabard prison of Shiraz early morning, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Etemad.
JULY 1, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man condemned to death for murder was beheaded by the sword in
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX HANGED FOR MURDER, TWO SPARED
Iran hanged six people for murder, and two others were spared by the families of their victims at the last minute.
- JUNE 30, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Clement Andwi Ackah was sentenced to death in early June by the Sekondi High Court...
Clement Andwi Ackah was sentenced to death in early June by the Sekondi High Court...
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF ACCUSED
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan, comprising of Justices Tariq Shamim and Malik Saeed Ijaz commuted the death sentence of Muhammad Zafar to life imprisonment.
- JUNE 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE/MURDER
at a local court in Indore, India, Additional District Session Judge Justice S K Srivastav sentenced Shankarlal Jogi, 55, to death for the rape and murder of a minor girl.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC CONFIRMS 2 DEATH SENTENCES
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan, comprising of Justices Tariq Shamim and Malik Saeed Ijaz endorsed the death sentences awarded to Ishaq and Lateef by a lower court for their involvement in the murder of two people over a marria
- JUNE 30, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAMESE COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced a man to death for killing a female neighbour in a robbery, Huynh Thi Viet Tien, tribunal president, said
- JUNE 30, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS LOVER
a Singapore court sentenced a man to hang for killing his Chinese lover in June 2006.
- JUNE 30, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The North Carolina Racial Justice Act was approved 7-6 today by judiciary committee in the N.C. House
USA - North Carolina. The North Carolina Racial Justice Act was approved 7-6 today by judiciary committee in the N.C. House
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTION OF 2 PRISONERS DEFERRED FOR ONE MONTH
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Rana Raza Ullah Khan Superintendent district prison said that the execution of Shafqat Ali and Saeed Ahmad of Mannanwala was deferred for one month according to an order received from President House.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Session judge Waseem Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Muhammad Hassan of Arif Wala over a murder case investigated by the Garh police station. A lady involved in this case was acquitted by giving benefit of doubt.
- JUNE 30, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: JMP CALLS FOR OVERTURNING OF OPPOSITIONISTS' DEATH SENTENCES
in Yemen, the Supreme Council of the Joint Meeting Parties called on human rights organisations to stand against the unfair death sentences of three of Islah's representatives.
- JUNE 30, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakhstan ratified the 1st Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Kazakhstan ratified the 1st Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- JUNE 30, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury has sentenced Mike Peter Gallardo, 52, to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury has sentenced Mike Peter Gallardo, 52, to death
- JUNE 30, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. The state Supreme Court overturned the 1996 death sentence of Andre Rosemond
USA - South Carolina. The state Supreme Court overturned the 1996 death sentence of Andre Rosemond
- JUNE 29, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JCD LEADER IN SYLHET
at a court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Speedy Trial Judge Md Mahbubul Islam sentenced a man to death and 10 others life term imprisonment for killing Chhatra Dal leader Enam Ahmed in 2006.
- JUNE 29, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: YOUNG MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN NILPHAMARI
a young man was sentenced to death for killing his wife for dowry at a remote village in Kishorganj upazila, Bangladesh, on May 15, 2003.