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
- DECEMBER 3, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: COURT GRANTS MALAYSIAN’S APPLICATION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION
the Singapore High Court granted a Malaysian man’s application for a stay of execution in what may be the first of its kind.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES LOW-IQ CONVICTED KILLER
A convicted killer was executed in Texas, despite pleas from his lawyers he was too mentally
- DECEMBER 3, 2009NorwayDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO COURT REJECTS APPEAL BY NORWEGIANS ON DEATH ROW
the military court of Orientale province in northern Democratic Republic of Congo rejected an appeal by Norwegians Tjostolv Moland, 28, and Joshua French, 27.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ANNOUNCES MORE DEATH SENTENCES FOR XINJIANG RIOT
A court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced five people to death for murder and other crimes over deadly
- DECEMBER 3, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHI MAN FACES RARE EXECUTION
Amnesty International appealed to the King of Bahrain to stop the execution of a Bangladeshi man.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED FOR KILLING BROTHER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Asghar Ali Khan sentenced Iftikhar to death and ordered him to pay Rs 200,000 compensation.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bobby Wayne Woods was executed
USA - Texas. Bobby Wayne Woods was executed
- DECEMBER 3, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Isiah Patterson to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Isiah Patterson to death
- DECEMBER 2, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): MAN EXECUTED 29 YEARS AFTER KILLING THREE
Tennessee executed a man who had served nearly three decades on death row for killing three people during a shooting spree at a Nashville convenience store.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Shafqat Ali awarded capital punishment to Muhammad Aslam and fined him Rs 100,000.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GHAZIABAD: SIX GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR
in India, the Ghaziabad district court sentenced six men to death for killing four women of a family on November 24, 2005, over a land-related dispute.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MINISTER- IT WON’T BE EASY BUT WE WILL ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
the Japanese Government will work to abolish the death penalty, Financial Services
- DECEMBER 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF JILTED LOVER TO LIFE TERM
the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in India commuted the death sentence of Tulsiram Potavi, 27, to life imprisonment due to his young age and clean criminal record.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR CONTRACTOR
Danial Ooi Abdullah, 47, a contractor, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court
DECEMBER 2, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: ARSONIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 16
A Japanese court sentenced to death an arsonist who killed 16 people when he set fire to an all-night adult
- DECEMBER 2, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Cecil Johnson Jr. was executed
USA - Tennessee. Cecil Johnson Jr. was executed
- DECEMBER 1, 2009FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE: TEHRAN- STOP GAY EXECUTIONS
France launched a strong appeal to Iran to immediately stop the imminent execution of Iranians sentenced to
- DECEMBER 1, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR KILLING MISTRESS
a man was executed in China for murdering his mistress...
- DECEMBER 1, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POLICE KILLINGS
the Da Nang City People’s Court in Vietnam sentenced Pham Dinh Duong to death for killing a police officer on September 21.
- DECEMBER 1, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the death sentence for Mark A. Gill
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the death sentence for Mark A. Gill
DECEMBER 1, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOLDIER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a Somali soldier under Afrah Ali Afrah, commander of the Darawish troops in Mogadishu, was sentenced
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS STARTS CAMPAIGN ON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Belarus will soon launch an information campaign to press for the abolition
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHERPUR
a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced Sultan Ahmed, 35...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Joseph Will vacated the death sentence of Ted Herring
USA - Florida. Judge Joseph Will vacated the death sentence of Ted Herring
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN DEATH SENTENCE FOR TREASON
in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority, a military court sentenced Muhammad Al Saba...
NOVEMBER 30, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS APPROVES LAW TO EXECUTE DRUG DEALERS
the Hamas-run government ruling Gaza, Palestine, approved a legal change that will allow for the execution of convicted drug dealers, attorney general Mohammed Abed said.
NOVEMBER 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN ON VERGE OF EXECUTION
the death sentence of Mohammad Reza Hadadi, 21, was endorsed by the Iranian Supreme Court and
- NOVEMBER 30, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of George Porter
USA - Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of George Porter
- NOVEMBER 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Upper Dir, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Jehanzeb Shinwari sentenced Dosham Khan to death.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE, KIDS
in Jalandhar, India, District and Sessions Judge R P Nagrath sentenced Charanjit Singh to death