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
MAY 19, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian authorities hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking and murder
MAY 19, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi national for a murder resulting from a
- MAY 19, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Lynn Riley, 51, black, was executed today
USA - Texas. Michael Lynn Riley, 51, black, was executed today
- MAY 18, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A Bucks County jury today sentenced David Ramtahal, 25, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A Bucks County jury today sentenced David Ramtahal, 25, to death
- MAY 18, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Senators rejected 31-7 a proposal to severely narrow the death penalty.
USA - Nebraska. Senators rejected 31-7 a proposal to severely narrow the death penalty.
- MAY 18, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Silvia Arellano removed Rudi Apelt from death today, ruling that he is mentally retarded
USA - Arizona. Judge Silvia Arellano removed Rudi Apelt from death today, ruling that he is mentally retarded
- MAY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET DEATH FOR KILLING FRIEND
a fast-track court in Bhagalpur, India, awarded capital punishment to Gulab, Asmat and Pipiya for murdering their friend, Mohd Illias, out of jealousy as he planned to marry a girl they fancied.
- MAY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: LAWSUIT OVER MUEED EXECUTION REJECTED
the Saudi Arabian Court of Grievances refused to consider the case of a 16-year-old Saudi whose father claims he was executed for a crime he committed when he was a minor.
- MAY 18, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: PAKISTANI’S DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN DUBAI
a clerk who convicted of murdering a guard and setting a showroom on fire after failing to steal Dh458,000 had his death sentence confirmed by the Dubai Court of Cassation.
- MAY 18, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Armando Leza to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Armando Leza to death
MAY 18, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TWO MAHDI ARMY FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Iraqi provincial court sentenced two members of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's
MAY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in Riyadh after being convicted of murder, the
MAY 18, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 24 GET DEATH SENTENCE ON MURDER CHARGES
at a court in Damanhur, Egypt, Judge Mahmoud Selim sentenced 24 men to death for a shootout in May 2008.
- MAY 18, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A federal jury sentenced Joseph Ebron to death today
USA - Texas. A federal jury sentenced Joseph Ebron to death today
- MAY 17, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH, ANOTHER GIVEN LIFE TERM IN SYLHET
a court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death and another to life term imprisonment in a drug case
- MAY 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTE FC SOLDIER IN MOHMAND
local Taliban in the Mohmand Agency in Pakistan executed a soldier of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC).
MAY 17, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: EIGHT ISLAMIST MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
eight Islamist militants still on the run were sentenced to death by an Algerian
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Five men were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, reported the Iranian daily
Five men were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz, reported the Iranian daily
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in Isfahan, Iran, reported
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in Isfahan, Iran, reported
- MAY 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of murder. Mahmoud, 25, was hanged in
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of murder. Mahmoud, 25, was hanged in
MAY 16, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MEN HANGED IN ONE DAY
eight men were hanged in Iran for murder and drug trafficking.
- MAY 15, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: TWO CONVICTED OF MURDER GET DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
two young Asians who were sentenced to death by a lower court in Qatar for murdering an acquaintance in 2006 had their sentence commuted by a higher court to varying jail terms
- MAY 14, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Donald Lee Gilson, 48, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Donald Lee Gilson, 48, white, was executed
- MAY 14, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Donald Stephens OKs death penalty protocol
USA - North Carolina. Judge Donald Stephens OKs death penalty protocol
- MAY 14, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Willie McNair, 44, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Willie McNair, 44, black, was executed
- MAY 14, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Gov. Bob Riley signed into law this morning a bill which will allow more people to witness an execution
USA - Alabama. Gov. Bob Riley signed into law this morning a bill which will allow more people to witness an execution
- MAY 14, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Morgan County jury today acquitted Daniel Wade Moore, 34, white, of all charges.
USA - Alabama. A Morgan County jury today acquitted Daniel Wade Moore, 34, white, of all charges.
- MAY 14, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC REMITS DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE FOR RANSOM MURDER
the Indian Supreme Court reduced the death sentence on a man who kidnapped and murdered a railway clerk for a ransom of Rs 10 lakh in 2001 to life imprisonment.
- MAY 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER OF POLICEMAN IN SW.CHINA
two men in southwestern China's Yunnan Province received the death penalty for killing Li Hongzhuan, 30, a police officer, in conjunction with robbing and assaulting a woman on November 16, 2008
- MAY 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HOUSEWIFE SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH
a housewife and her cousin were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after they were found guilty of murdering her husband in 2004.