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 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STAYS EXECUTION OF TWO MINORS: LAWYER
Iran ordered a stay of execution for two young convicts sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18, their lawyer said.
- MAY 6, 2009UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: COMMUNISTS PRESSING FOR RESTORATION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Ukrainian communists made a new attempt to restore the death penalty by law.
- MAY 6, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a
MAY 6, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning, reported the state run Fars news agency.
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
iranian judiciary spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, in response to a question regarding a man who had been stoned to death for adultery recently in Rasht (northern Iran) said, “Stoning was carried out during the Iranian month of Esfand,” which ended on March
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
- MAY 5, 2009West VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - West Virginia. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver determined that Georgie "Porgie" Lecco and Valerie Suzette Friend will get a new trial.
USA - West Virginia. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver determined that Georgie "Porgie" Lecco and Valerie Suzette Friend will get a new trial.
- MAY 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE ON TIBETANS INHERENTLY FLAWED
expressing serious concern on the prospects of imminent execution of the two Tibetans sentenced to death without reprieve in Lhasa, China, on April 8, Human Rights Watch said that their trials and sentences suffered from a series of both substantive and p
- MAY 5, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CENTRE SENDS FINAL OPINION TO PRESIDENT ON 27 MERCY PETITIONS
the Indian government sent its final opinion to the President on 27 of the 29 mercy petitions of death row convicts.
- MAY 5, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC ACQUITS TWO IN SHERATON HOTEL BLAST CASE
the Sindh High Court (SHC) in Pakistan acquitted two men charged with a bomb blast outside the Karachi Sheraton Hotel in May 2002 that killed several people
MAY 5, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 14 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
fourteen men were sentenced to death in absentia for terrorism by Algerian authorities,
- MAY 4, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS GOVERNMENT ABOLISHING MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE
Barbados Attorney General Freundel Stuart confirmed in an interview with the Sunday
- MAY 4, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN PUBLICLY EXECUTES THREE GOVT EMPLOYEES
Taliban fighters in Farah province...
- MAY 4, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DUO’S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
a Doha appeals court in Qatar commuted the death penalty given to two Bangladeshi men, one a minor, by a lower court to a life sentence and a 10-year imprisonment.
- MAY 4, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: COURT COMMUTES FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Taiwan High Court commuted the death sentence of handed down to Filipino citizen Cecilia Alcaraz, also known as Nemencia Armia, a 40 year, to life imprisonment.
- MAY 4, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS TO FACE DEATH PENALTY IN IMO
the Imo State House of Assembly in Owerri, Nigeria, passed a bill into law prohibiting hostage-taking and other related offences.
- MAY 4, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: LAGOS PSN OPPOSES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR FAKE DRUG OFFENDERS
the Lagos State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, criticised a call for the introduction of capital punishment for fake drug dealers.
- MAY 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a prisoner was executed in the Ardabil Jail, Iran.
- MAY 3, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DELARA DARABI: D’ELIA- MULLAH’S BRUTALITY TOLERATED BY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
following the execution of Delara Darabi in Iran, Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio
- MAY 3, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN CTG
judge Shafiqul Karim of the Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal...
- MAY 3, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER
the Cairo Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced Sherif Kamal Al-Din to death. He
- MAY 3, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
12 people were hanged in Iraq. There had been no executions in the previous 18 months.
- MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF DELARA DARABI
“The Presidency of the European Union strongly condemns the execution of Miss
- MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
- MAY 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO SIX FOR MURDERING FAMILY
Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma of the Indian Supreme Court sentenced six convicts to death for the murder of five family members on June 5, 2003.
- MAY 2, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HIT MEN TO DIE FOR KILLING ADVISER
two men were sentenced to death for assassinating a top political adviser in Lianjiang city, Guangdong, China, over what police said was the official's failure to hold up his end of a bribery deal.
- MAY 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PAK DEATH ROW PRISONER SEEKS HELP FROM BILAWAL
the legal team for a Pakistani death row prisoner wrote an open letter to ruling PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, asking him to help commute the death sentence into life imprisonment.
- MAY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a young woman who was convicted of murder when she was a minor, drawing condemnation from international human rights groups who have sought to end capital punishment for juvenile offenders.
- MAY 1, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DELTA ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Delta state House of Assembly in Nigeria is considering the death penalty for kidnapping while armed with a weapon.
- MAY 1, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. A proposal to eliminate the death penalty is on the way to the full Senate for debate
USA - Colorado. A proposal to eliminate the death penalty is on the way to the full Senate for debate