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 10, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING NEPHEW
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for murdering his nephew
- JUNE 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals commuted to life the death sentence of Timothy Cockrell after it decided he was mentally impaired
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals commuted to life the death sentence of Timothy Cockrell after it decided he was mentally impaired
- JUNE 10, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The bill to create a commission to study the death penalty passed the House 220-92
USA - New Hampshire. The bill to create a commission to study the death penalty passed the House 220-92
- JUNE 9, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: BELARUS URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Council of Europe's (CE) Deputy Secretary General, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio,
- JUNE 9, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN OVER 2003 MURDERS
Japan's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Mitsunori Onogawa, 32, sentenced to death over two separate murders in Gunma Prefecture in 2003.
- JUNE 9, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MAN IN NARSINGDI
five people, including four brothers, were sentenced to death and three others to life term imprisonment by a court in Narsingdi, Bangladesh.
- JUNE 9, 2009NepalDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR THREE ASIAN MEN IN MURDER CASE
for the second time, a Doha appeals court in Qatar upheld the death penalty of two Indians and a Nepali in a murder case.
- JUNE 9, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: GOVERNMENT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION PROPOSAL
the Algerian Government rejected a proposal to abolish the death penalty based on the struggle against Islamic terrorism, and security and organised crime considerations.
JUNE 9, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MORE DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced another 12 Darfur rebels to death for a 2008 attack on
- JUNE 9, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES A MAN IN BAIDOA
Al Shabaab militants, who control Mogadishu’s Baidoa town, the former seat of
- JUNE 8, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mparabe Tinjoe 23, a farmer, was sentenced to death by a Ho Court in Ghana for shooting four other farmers to death at Azilavikope, near Dambai, in 2004.
- JUNE 8, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BUSINESSMAN
the Sharjah Appeal Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of a Ukrainian man who killed his Syrian business partner in 2002 with a penknife.
- JUNE 8, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FOR MASTERMIND OF SHANGAL TOWN EXPLOSION
a man was sentenced to death for blowing up his car in front of the office of Kurdistan Democratic Party Brach 17 in Shangal town in Iraq in 2005, killing 15.
JUNE 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
an Egyptian was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi during a
- JUNE 8, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Robert Ray was sentenced to death today by an Arapahoe County jury
USA - Colorado. Robert Ray was sentenced to death today by an Arapahoe County jury
- JUNE 7, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWAITS KIDNAPPERS - OBI
determined to curb the rising cases of kidnapping in the South-East zone of Nigeria...
- JUNE 7, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FEUD KILLINGS
An Egyptian court sentenced seven people from two feuding families to death for their
JUNE 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Two men were hanged in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan in the morning, reported the Iranian daily Kayhan.
- JUNE 5, 2009DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): RELL VETOES BILL TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed legislation that would have abolished the
- JUNE 5, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The 8th U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis In St. Louis halted the execution of Reginald Clemons
USA - Missouri. The 8th U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis In St. Louis halted the execution of Reginald Clemons
- JUNE 5, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Riverside County Superior Court Judge W. Charles Morgan sentenced Raymond Lee Oyler to death.
USA - California. Riverside County Superior Court Judge W. Charles Morgan sentenced Raymond Lee Oyler to death.
- JUNE 5, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR EUNUCH MURDER
a contract killer who shot a eunuch inside the Tis Hazari Court premises, six years ago, was awarded the death sentence by a sessions court in India.
- JUNE 5, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR KILLING WIFE OVER DOWRY
a local court in Kushinagar, India, awarded the death penalty to a husband and life imprisonment to a father in law for murdering a woman for her dowry in the Kotwali area.
- JUNE 5, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD FOR DOG BREEDER, EX-WIFE OVER QUADRUPLE MURDER
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld death sentences for a dog breeder and his ex-wife, who were convicted of murdering four people in 1993 and mutilating and dumping the victims' bodies.
- JUNE 5, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: 7 GET DEATH FOR MBARARA MURDER
the Ugandan High Court in Mbarara district sentenced seven people to death for murder and robbery
- JUNE 5, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: COURT SENDS MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Zambian Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of a poacher
- JUNE 5, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed legislation that would have abolished the death penalty
USA - Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed legislation that would have abolished the death penalty
- JUNE 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
a man was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve by the Shanghai Railway Transport Intermediate People's Court in China. During the trial, prosecutors and defence lawyers discussed their opinions on sentencing with the judge, the first time the railw
- JUNE 4, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Daryl Atkins, the death row inmate whose case led to the national ban on executing the mentally retarded, will spend life in prison
USA - Virginia. Daryl Atkins, the death row inmate whose case led to the national ban on executing the mentally retarded, will spend life in prison
- JUNE 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA COMMUTE WOMAN’S DEATH SENTENCE, PLEADS ZUJ
the Zambia Union of Journalists appealed to the Chinese Government through its embassy in Lusaka to commute the death sentence of Mary Musiyalike, a Zambian woman convicted for drug trafficking.