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 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
According to lawyer Ahmad Al-Wadei...
According to lawyer Ahmad Al-Wadei...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
64 PERCENT OF KOREANS BACK DEATH PENALTY
64 percent of South Koreans back the death penalty, according to a survey conducted on 3,000 people over the age of 19 by Hankook Research.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Military Court in Gaza sentenced Naser Salama Abu Freih...
the Military Court in Gaza sentenced Naser Salama Abu Freih...
- FEBRUARY 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SAUDI POLICE OFFICERS BEHEADED
two Saudi Arabian police officers were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of raping an expatriate woman.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CALL ON STATE GOVERNMENTS TO REFRAIN FROM EXTENDING SCOPE OF DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International, the Nigerian Bar Association Human Rights Institute (NBAHRI) and Nigerian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Nigeria's state governments to refrain from extending the scope of the death penalty to include crimes such as
- FEBRUARY 20, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A legislative study committee has ended its analysis of the state’s capital punishment
USA - Tennessee. A legislative study committee has ended its analysis of the state’s capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 20, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Luke Williams, 56, white, was executed today
USA - South Carolina. Luke Williams, 56, white, was executed today
- FEBRUARY 20, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Jeffrey Hill was moved today from death row
USA - Ohio. Jeffrey Hill was moved today from death row
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a hotel worker was sentenced to hang by the Malaysian High Court...
a hotel worker was sentenced to hang by the Malaysian High Court...
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
two Indonesians, Hasan Rawi, 42, and Bahari Mohd Talib...
two Indonesians, Hasan Rawi, 42, and Bahari Mohd Talib...
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH GOVT APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERRORISTS
the Bangladesh government approved the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance...
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS JUDGE CHARGED WITH BLOCKING EXECUTION APPEAL
A judge on Texas' highest criminal court, accused of blocking appeals for an inmate the night of his
FEBRUARY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ADULTERY CONVICTED MAN HANGED
according to reports from Iran, Abdollah Farivar Moghadam who had previosly been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was hanged in the prison of Sari.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR OIL THEFT
Lawmakers in Rivers State and Enugu State of Nigeria have endorsed capital punishment for persons
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct filed seven charges of misconduct against Chief Justice Sharon Keller
USA - Texas. The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct filed seven charges of misconduct against Chief Justice Sharon Keller
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Edward Nathaniel Bell was executed
USA - Virginia. Edward Nathaniel Bell was executed
FEBRUARY 19, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KIDNAPPING - ENUGU ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The Enugu House of Assembly passed a law making kidnapping with the use of a gun,
- FEBRUARY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BANGALORE HC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
the Karnataka High Court in India upheld the death penalty given to ex-CRPF soldier Umesh Reddy in a rape-cum-murder case.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
in India, Principal District and Sessions Court Judge, KC Kella, passed a death sentence in the Adityana triple murder case.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH ROW POSES STIFF HEALTH TEST
Ugandan pyschologists spoke out about the affects of being on death row.
FEBRUARY 18, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: 109 INMATES ON DEATH ROW
Data released this week by the Attorney General’s Office show that 41 of 109 inmates on
FEBRUARY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword in the western
- FEBRUARY 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN AHWAZ
Three men were hanged in Ahwaz, capital of the Iranian oil rich province of Khuzestan
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SCHIZOPHRENIC GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING SIX IN CENTRAL CHINA
a farmer who killed six villagers and injured another was sentenced to death in central China's Hubei province, despite his confirmed mental disorder.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SEEKS TO LIMIT EXECUTION OF MINORS
Iran's judiciary said it drew up a bill which aims to ease punishments for minor offenders and make
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHIS ON DEATH ROW STILL AWAIT APPEALS VERDICT
eight Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death by a lower Saudi Arabian court for allegedly killing an Egyptian worker face an uncertain future while they wait for a verdict by a higher court in Riyadh.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: WHY I SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
in Nigeria, Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, said that he will sign into law the bill meting out capital punishment for kidnappers, once it is passed into law by the State legislature.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Five men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to the reports from Iran.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Three people were executed at a jail in Isfahan, Iran. The death sentences were passed for
Three people were executed at a jail in Isfahan, Iran. The death sentences were passed for
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged for murder in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
two men were hanged for murder in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.