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
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a former customer service technician was sent to the gallows by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in drugs.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury decided that Erick Davila should die
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury decided that Erick Davila should die
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Orange County jury recommended that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 43, black, be executed
USA - California. An Orange County jury recommended that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 43, black, be executed
FEBRUARY 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY
A former planning official from southwest China's Chongqing municipality was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DEATH PENALTY TO 28 CULTISTS FOR ATTACKS
Twenty-eight members of a Shiite messianic cult responsible for brutal attacks on
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FIVE KYRGYZ CITIZENS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
“Five Kyrgyz citizens were sentenced to death in China...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Additional Sessions Judge S. Soman (Fast Track Court-I) sentenced to death a 39-year-old man named Raju, alias Monkuttan, after finding him guilty of the murder of a scooter rider, Sunil Kumar, alias Podiyappan, near All Saints College junction in India o
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: TOP COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILDREN
the South Korean Supreme Court handed down an appellate court's death penalty to Chung Sung-hyun on charges of kidnapping and murdering three people, including two children, between 2004 and 2007.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme People's Court said in a statement that 1,279 people...
Supreme People's Court said in a statement that 1,279 people...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Hamza Mahmoud al-Shoubaki, 40, was abducted by unidentified...
Hamza Mahmoud al-Shoubaki, 40, was abducted by unidentified...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Scott Mansfield can get new trial
USA - Florida. Scott Mansfield can get new trial
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. District Judge Brian Howell sentenced Mark Dwaytt Brown to death
USA - Alabama. District Judge Brian Howell sentenced Mark Dwaytt Brown to death
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence of Egyptian
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: UN CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT BY KENYAN POLICE
a brutal succession of hundreds of summary executions carried out with impunity by Kenyan security forces was roundly condemned by a top UN investigator, who called on President Mwai Kibaki to sack his police chief and attorney general.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 'ALLOW THOSE ON DEATH ROW EARLY APPEALS'
the Malaysian Bar Council wants the judiciary to fast track the appeals of convicted prisoners on Death Row.
FEBRUARY 25, 2009DEATH PENALTYUSA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS COULD PUT AN END TO DEATH PENALTY
A clutch of American states are considering whether to abolish capital punishment because of the
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Death row inmate eligible for release
USA - Ohio. Death row inmate eligible for release
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate today passed a bill expanding the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate today passed a bill expanding the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell overturned Robert Keith Woodall's death sentence
USA - Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell overturned Robert Keith Woodall's death sentence
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR WOMEN TRAFFICKING
three people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh in 77 women trafficking cases from
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009DEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SNACK BAR POISONING
Two migrant workers have been sentenced to death for poisoning food at a snack bar in the
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Judiciary Committee votes to abolish death penalty
USA - Colorado. Judiciary Committee votes to abolish death penalty
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
SUPREME CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Supreme Criminal Court in Diyala, Iraq, sentenced three people to death for murder.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Ashraf Kalhori, approximately 40 years old, detained in the Sepidar jail...
Ashraf Kalhori, approximately 40 years old, detained in the Sepidar jail...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A Charlotte jury has ordered Michael Wayne Sherrill be sent to death row
USA - North Carolina. A Charlotte jury has ordered Michael Wayne Sherrill be sent to death row
FEBRUARY 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Saudi Arabian man sentenced to death for murder was beheaded in the western port city of
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HAMAS SENTENCES ACCUSED ISRAEL COLLABORATOR TO DEATH
a military court in the Palestinian Authorities sentenced a man to death by firing squad for allegedly
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: NUSAKAMBANGAN INMATES WAITING FOR EXECUTION
as many as 65 inmates detained at Nusakambangan Penitentiary in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, are still waiting for their execution.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: AL-LEWA FACES EXECUTION AFTER BEING PARDONED FOR BLOOD MONEY
in Sana'a, Yemen, Hisham Al-Lewa asked the Attorney-General to rescind the death sentence against his elder brother Mohammed Al-Lewa. Mohammed, 35, killed a highway robber while helping the security authorities arrest the robber in 2003.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRANIANS HANGED FOR MURDER
three Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison. The men were identified