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
- JUNE 29, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court holds off on Troy Davis decision until September
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court holds off on Troy Davis decision until September
- JUNE 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 10 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 13
the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No 1 in Multan, Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to ten people for killing thirteen members of a family over an old enmity in the Lodhran district on four occasions.
- JUNE 29, 2009KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended life without parole for Charles Bussell
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended life without parole for Charles Bussell
JUNE 29, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING SIX OLD WOMEN IN BREST REGION
the Brest Regional Court in Belarus sentenced a 30 year old stateless man to death for
JUNE 29, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the High court in Western Equatoria, Sudan, sentenced Kenneth Kaunda, 45, and
- JUNE 27, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-SYRIA: AL MOLKY EXPULSION, “THEY ARE SENDING ME TO MY DEATH”
Maged Al Molky, the captain of the Palestinian commandos that hijacked the Achille Lauro in 1985 and killed an American citizen, was expelled from Italy and sent to Syria where he risks being sentenced to death.
- JUNE 27, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 22 PINOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
twenty-two Filipinos were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in China.
- JUNE 27, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Allen Millican told Glenn Holladay he will only leave prison in a pine box
USA - Alabama. Judge Allen Millican told Glenn Holladay he will only leave prison in a pine box
JUNE 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of stabbing his wife to death
- JUNE 26, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-SENATOR UPHELD
the Thai Appeals Court upheld the lower court's death sentence for former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen for masterminding the murder of Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor Nicharee Makarasarn in 1996.
- JUNE 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FOUR MORE TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China executed four men for drug trafficking on annual international anti-drug day, in
- JUNE 26, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury has recommended that Raymond Johnson be put to death
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury has recommended that Raymond Johnson be put to death
- JUNE 26, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Jason Lee Taylor to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Jason Lee Taylor to death
- JUNE 26, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Raymond Eugene Johnson
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Raymond Eugene Johnson
- JUNE 26, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced Cathy Lynn Sarinana and husband Raul Ricardo Sarinana to death
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced Cathy Lynn Sarinana and husband Raul Ricardo Sarinana to death
- JUNE 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Cairo court confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop
- JUNE 25, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: JUDICIARY SAID TO BE READY FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
Belarus’ judicial system is ready to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty, Supreme Court Chairman Valyantsin Sukala told reporters in Minsk.
- JUNE 25, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanaullah Khan Niazi handed down capital punishment with a fine of Rs 500,000 to an accused involved in a murder case of Gunjial police station in Pakistan.
- JUNE 25, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
2 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING FROM MYANMAR IN CHINA
in China, the Liaoning Provincial Supreme People's Court announced that two men convicted of heading a gang that smuggled drugs from Myanmar into China were executed in May.
- JUNE 25, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UNEMPLOYED GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND
Judicial Commissioner Azman Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court sentenced unemployed man Cheong Kam Kuen, 44, to death for murdering his girlfriend.
- JUNE 25, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John Kennedy has sentenced Darryl Kemp to death
USA - California. Judge John Kennedy has sentenced Darryl Kemp to death
JUNE 25, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 8 EXECUTED IN ANTI-DRUG BATTLE
eight people sentenced to death for drug production and trafficking were executed in China.
JUNE 25, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPING BOY
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of
- JUNE 24, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN TO EXECUTE ISLAMISTS FOR KILLING US ENVOY
A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death for the 2008 killing of a US
- JUNE 24, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT PASSED AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The deputies of Majilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan at the plenary session agreed with the amendments introduced by the Senate on the bill on amendments and additions to some Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Capital Punishment.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC FOR TAKING EXTRA CARE WHILE AWARDING DEATH
the Supreme Court of Pakistan advised Courts to observe extreme care while choosing to award the death penalty.
- JUNE 24, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN APPEAL OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF IRANIAN
a Yemeni appeal court overturned a death sentence imposed on an Iranian in a drug trafficking case.
- JUNE 24, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN COURT REJECTS INDIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Indian man Sarabjit Singh to have his 1991 death sentence for spying and terrorism in Mumbai overturned.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: IHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONVICT INTO LIFE TERM
a divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan...
- JUNE 24, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration issued new regulations that could clear the way for Maryland to resume executions
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration issued new regulations that could clear the way for Maryland to resume executions