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 24, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen have been released from Jail
USA - Texas. Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen have been released from Jail
JUNE 24, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 230 DEATH SENTENCES IN SIX MONTHS
Egyptian courts have handed down unprecedented numbers of death sentences in
- JUNE 23, 2009TogoDEATH PENALTY
TOGO ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
Togo's parliament voted unanimously to abolish the death penalty.
- JUNE 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NIGERIAN GETS DEATH IN SOUTH CHINA
four people convicted of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by the Dongguan Intermediate People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province
JUNE 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that authorities beheaded Ahmed bin
JUNE 23, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: DEATH PENALTY BAN UNEXPECTED AS CONDITION FOR RESTORING SPECIAL GUEST STATUS
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of
- JUNE 23, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John W. DeGroot today imposed the death sentence on Jose Guerrero
USA - California. Judge John W. DeGroot today imposed the death sentence on Jose Guerrero
- JUNE 23, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin Grodin
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin Grodin
- JUNE 22, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
six men have been recently executed in Iran for drug trafficking, murder.
- JUNE 22, 2009DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR RAPING BOY, MURDER
two Saudi Arabian men have been recently executed for rape, murder.
- JUNE 22, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANDED SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge South Abdul Razzak sentenced Mohammed Bux Umrani to death for the October 2004 murder of TV star Afreen Beg
- JUNE 22, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: THREE BROTHERS TO HANG FOR KILLING DAD
the Lusaka High Court in Zambia sentenced three brothers to death for killing their father using sticks and other objects.
- JUNE 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the central city of Unaizah after being convicted
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the central city of Unaizah after being convicted
- JUNE 21, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT TRIBAL MEMBERS GET DEATH
eleven members of an Egyptian Bedouin tribe were sentenced to death for killing a member of a rival tribe in front of his wife and young children
- JUNE 21, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PARLIAMENT PLANS END TO SOME PUNISHMENTS
Iran's parliament plans to scrap stoning and amputation of a hand as punishments in a revised version of the
- JUNE 21, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: LUWERO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Ugandan High Court in Luwero sentenced a 38-year-old man to death for killing his neighbour’s wife.
- JUNE 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC ADJOURNS SARABJIT'S CASE HEARING
Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of a review petition challenging the death sentence given to Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh for his alleged involvement in four bomb blasts in 1990 till June 23rd.
- JUNE 21, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MUSLIM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING YEMENI JEW
a Yemeni appeals court sentenced a Muslim convicted of killing a Yemeni Jew to death, overturning a previous verdict ordering the man to pay the victim's family a fine instead of facing capital punishment.
- JUNE 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
the website of Iran’s State-run television said that two men were hanged in a prison in
the website of Iran’s State-run television said that two men were hanged in a prison in
- JUNE 20, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AI ASKS ZARDARI TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES
Amnesty International (AI) called upon Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to mark Benazir Bhutto’s birthday by commuting all death sentences to life imprisonment.
- JUNE 19, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a source in North Hamkyung Province said...
a source in North Hamkyung Province said in a phone conversation with the "Daily NK", that North Korea has executed a man in June.
- JUNE 19, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. PARLIAMENT CUTS LIST OF DEATH PENALTY CRIMES
Vietnam voted in favor of dropping the death penalty on eight crimes. The amendments to the Criminal Code, passed at the closing day of the National Assembly's month-long session, will take place from January 1, 2010.
- JUNE 19, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Allison Lamont Norman
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Allison Lamont Norman
- JUNE 18, 2009DEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region
- JUNE 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC DISMISSES APPEALS AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan dismissed appeal challenging capital punishment awarded to two accused by Special Judge-II (CNS) Karachi.
- JUNE 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
2 BROTHERS AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER OF COUSIN
the court of Additional Sessions Judge Gambat Syed Manzar Hussain Zaidi awarded capital punishment to two brothers in Khairpur, Pakistan.
- JUNE 18, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS CAN'T WORK - NHRC
the Nigerian Human Rights Commission asked governors from the South East and South geopolitical zones to reconsider their position on the laws, which impose the death penalty on kidnappers.
- JUNE 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Asir
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Asir
- JUNE 18, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury decided today that Randolph "Randy" Kling will be sent to death
USA - California. A jury decided today that Randolph "Randy" Kling will be sent to death
- JUNE 18, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Michael J. Mulder
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Michael J. Mulder