Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 682
- Countries where they were recorded
- 26
- News items in the archive
- 2,220
Latest news of 2009
- DECEMBER 11, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: DEATH PENALTY VIOLATES RIGHT TO LIFE
Amnesty International (AI) Ghana says it opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception, regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender or the method used to kill the prisoner.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Justices K.K. Mishra and D.V. Sharma of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court in India commuted the death sentence awarded by the Lakhimpur-Kheri District and Sessions court to Pawan Kumar, alias Monu Mittal, to life imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES SENTENCE IN HONOUR KILLINGS CASE
Justices VS Sirpurkar and Deepak Verma of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of Dilip Narayan Tiwari, Manoj Paswan and Sunil Ramashray Yadav to 25 years imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FORMER CYCLIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi of the Malaysian High Court sentenced a former national cyclist to death for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, a District and Sessions Judge sentenced a man identified as Sarfaraz to death for shooting his wife Yasmeen dead in January 2008 over domestic issues.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a Special Anti-Terrorism court in Pakistan awarded the death sentence on four counts to Aftab, Nawaz, and Faisal for kidnapping Iqbal Hussain and later releasing him for Rs 15 million ransom.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SWEDISH EU - PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON DEATH PENALTY AND EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Presidency of the European Union expresses its concern regarding recent reports of death sentences in Saudi Arabia for activities defined as "sorcery".
- DECEMBER 11, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Dedee Costello sentenced Matthew Caylor to death
USA - Florida. Judge Dedee Costello sentenced Matthew Caylor to death
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed
USA - Indiana. Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed
DECEMBER 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN EXECUTED OVER CHILD PROSTITUTION
a woman in southwest China, Zhao Qingmei, was executed in Guizhou province after her
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Judge David Lee Vincent III sentenced Gregory Bowman to death
USA - Illinois. Judge David Lee Vincent III sentenced Gregory Bowman to death
- DECEMBER 11, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: DEATH SENTENCE QUASHED
Chief Justice Ivor Archie of the Trinidad & Tobago Court of Appeal quashed the death sentence of Ijah Braithwaite and ordered a retrial.
DECEMBER 11, 2009DEATH PENALTYINDIANA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED FOR 1994 KILLINGS
Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Wrinkles, 49, white, was
DECEMBER 11, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Chief Justice Ivor Archie of the Trinidad & Tobago Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of Marlon Taitt
- DECEMBER 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EXECUTION BY GUNSHOT DISCONTINUED IN LIAONING
northeast China's Liaoning province became the first province to use lethal injection for all executions.
- DECEMBER 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH TERM GIVEN FOR RAPE OF GIRLS
Xu Xinjian, a former school principal in Fujian Province, China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by the Quanzhou City Intermediate People's Court for raping underage girls.
DECEMBER 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN MEN FACE EXECUTION FOR SODOMY
ten young Iranian men, including eight teenagers, are currently awaiting execution for sodomy, Hossein
- DECEMBER 10, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Clifford Wright to death
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Clifford Wright to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge L. Paige Haddock sentenced Robert Earl Peterson to death
USA - Florida. Judge L. Paige Haddock sentenced Robert Earl Peterson to death
DECEMBER 10, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT SAYS IT WILL NOT ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Egypt said that it will not abolish the death penalty because it is a deterrent, even though human rights
- DECEMBER 9, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: KING SHOULD HALT EXECUTION
Bahrain's king, Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa, should halt plans to execute Bangladeshi Jassim Abdulmanan for killing a man in 2005, Human Rights Watch said.
- DECEMBER 9, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING PARENTS
Rasesh Chhotalal Shah, 28, was sentenced to death in Kenya by Lady Justice Jessie Lesiit for murdering his parents.
- DECEMBER 9, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
POLICE ILLEGALLY EXECUTE HUNDREDS IN NIGERIA: AMNESTY
“the Nigeria Police Force is responsible for hundreds of extrajudicial executions...
- DECEMBER 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Fars news agency reported that Iran publicly hanged an unidentified man for murder. He was executed in
Fars news agency reported that Iran publicly hanged an unidentified man for murder. He was executed in
- DECEMBER 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
an unidentified man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in a square in the city of Ahvaz in Iran’s
an unidentified man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in a square in the city of Ahvaz in Iran’s
- DECEMBER 9, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost granted a new delay in the execution of Romell Broom
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost granted a new delay in the execution of Romell Broom
- DECEMBER 9, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Jimmy McNeill was re-sentenced to life without parole
USA - North Carolina. Jimmy McNeill was re-sentenced to life without parole
- DECEMBER 9, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence of Scott Pinholster
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence of Scott Pinholster
- DECEMBER 9, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge T. Michael Johnson upheld the death sentence of Donte Hall
USA - Florida. Judge T. Michael Johnson upheld the death sentence of Donte Hall
DECEMBER 9, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYa West Bank military tribunal in Ramallah sentenced private 'Izziddin Rassem Daghra, from
a West Bank military tribunal in Ramallah sentenced private 'Izziddin Rassem Daghra, from