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
APRIL 28, 2009DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged three convicted criminals, two murderers and a drug trafficker, in a
- APRIL 27, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DEATH PENALTY IN SRI LANKAN MURDER CASE COMMUTED
a Doha appeals court in Qatar commuted the death penalty given to four Sri Lankans for their involvement in a compatriot’s murder to ten-year imprisonment.
- APRIL 27, 2009Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: PRESIDENT KOROMA MUST COMMUTE ALL DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Brima Sheriff of Amnesty International in Freetown called on President Koroma of Sierra Leone to commute all 12 death sentences to terms of imprisonment, including those of three women
- APRIL 27, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gabby Tennis takes plea, escapes death penalty
USA - Florida. Gabby Tennis takes plea, escapes death penalty
- APRIL 27, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a pregnant woman was sentenced to death in the Puntland region of Somalia for the murder of another woman.
a pregnant woman was sentenced to death in the Puntland region of Somalia for the murder of another woman.
APRIL 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a lorry driver was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 511g of cannabis.
APRIL 27, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a Jordanian man was sentenced to death by hanging for raping a teenaged cousin and
APRIL 27, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NOTORIOUS HCMC GANG TRIAL
the five-day trial of a notorious Ho Chi Minh City gang in Vietnam ended with four
- APRIL 26, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: 11 DARFUR REBELS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KHARTOUM ATTACK
A Sudanese court sentenced another 11 Darfur rebels to death for a deadly attack on
- APRIL 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED
two people were hanged in the prison of Ahwaz (southern Iranian province of Khuzestan), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
- APRIL 26, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC GRANTS LEAVE-TO-APPEAL AGAINST THE HC VERDICT
the Supreme Court in Bangladesh granted five prisoners leave-to-appeal against their death sentences.
- APRIL 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
PLANNED IRANIAN STONING DRAWS CRITICISM
Human Rights Watch received reports that a court in Rasht, in northwest Iran, upheld a sentence of death by stoning against Muhammad Navid Khamami.
- APRIL 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: INDIAN SPARED DEATH SENTENCE, RETURNS HOME
Indian national Abu Rafe, 27, who was sentenced to death by the Abha Central Court in Saudi Arabia in 2007 for murder, was set free by the same court.
- APRIL 26, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
in Algeria, five members of an armed group were sentenced to death by a court in Boumerdès.
in Algeria, five members of an armed group were sentenced to death by a court in Boumerdès.
- APRIL 25, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 14 INDONESIANS FACE DEATH SENTENCES IN SAUDI ARABIA
as many as 14 Indonesians are facing death sentence from Saudi Arabia courts for alleged involvements in several murder cases.
- APRIL 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POST OFFICIAL GETS DEATH FOR STEALING $190 MLN
a southern China post office director was sentenced to death for stealing more than 1.3 billion yuan (US$190 million) to help pay her gambling debts, a local court said.
- APRIL 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-GALAXY MANAGER LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR STEALING
in China, a Beijing higher court rejected an appeal by a securities broker against his death sentence.
- APRIL 23, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAP-MURDER COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a Seoul appeals court in South Korea commuted the death sentence of a man issued in January to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 23, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: KANG APPEALS AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Kang Ho-soon lodged an appeal with a South Korean High Court against the death sentence imposed on him for murder a day earlier, court officials said.
- APRIL 23, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
nine men who were executed in Sudan for the murder of a journalist...
nine men who were executed in Sudan for the murder of a journalist...
- APRIL 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA APPEALS TO CHINA FOR CLEMENCY
the Malaysian Foreign Ministry sent a clemency appeal for Malaysian Ong Kim Fatt who is on death row in China for drug trafficking, said its Deputy Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.
- APRIL 23, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Circuit Judge Ned Miller sentenced Jerry Buck Inman to death
USA - South Carolina. Circuit Judge Ned Miller sentenced Jerry Buck Inman to death
- APRIL 23, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended 3-2 to change a repeal of the New Hampshire's death penalty law
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended 3-2 to change a repeal of the New Hampshire's death penalty law
- APRIL 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Nigerian national Chibuzor Vitus Ezekwem was executed in China after being found
- APRIL 22, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN ORDERS ANOTHER 11 DARFUR REBELS HANGED
a Sudanese court sentenced 11 members of the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to death and acquitted five others for an unprecedented 2008 attack on Khartoum.
- APRIL 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI WOMAN FACES EXECUTION FOLLOWING POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN HER CASE
a Yemeni woman is facing imminent execution accused of killing her husband.
- APRIL 22, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Madera County jury voted unanimously to give serial killer Jose Guerrero the death penalty
USA - California. A Madera County jury voted unanimously to give serial killer Jose Guerrero the death penalty
- APRIL 22, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAIS TO BE HUNG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
two Thai nationals were sentenced to death by the High Court in Temerloh, central
APRIL 22, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: APEX COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KERALA MURDER
the Indian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence of a Kerala man for
- APRIL 22, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Lake County jury recommended 8-4 death for Donte Hall
USA - Florida. A Lake County jury recommended 8-4 death for Donte Hall