Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 682
- Countries where they were recorded
- 26
- News items in the archive
- 2,220
Latest news of 2009
- JANUARY 15, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. James Harvey Callahan was executed today
USA - Alabama. James Harvey Callahan was executed today
- JANUARY 15, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Wayne Prince was sentenced to death
USA - Arizona. Wayne Prince was sentenced to death
JANUARY 15, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
the Criminal Court in Algiers issued the death sentence against a man bearing the initials K.J, nicknamed
JANUARY 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYMAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN EAST CHINA
a court in east China's Fujian Province executed a man for smuggling and trafficking about
JANUARY 15, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MINOR BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian minor convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the south-western border town of Abha.
JANUARY 15, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY1ST US EXECUTION OF 09 IN TEXAS
A man convicted of murdering three people during a night of robberies more than 13 years ago in Fort Worth was put to death in Texas in the nation's first execution of the year. Curtis Moore, 40, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m., eight minutes after the
- JANUARY 14, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal in Nigeria is to rule at a later date on whether or not to admit additional grounds of evidence filed by Rev. Emeka Ezeugothe Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal in Nigeria is to rule at a later date on whether
the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal in Nigeria is to rule at a later date on whether or not to admit additional grounds of evidence filed by Rev. Emeka Ezeugo
- JANUARY 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in east China upheld the death penalty for the owner of a beauty parlour convicted of fraud and illegally raising more than 700 million yuan
a court in east China upheld the death penalty for the owner of a beauty parlour convicted of fraud and illegally raising more than 700 million yuan
- JANUARY 14, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
political and religious leaders in Uganda declared their opposition to capital punishment for those convicted of ritual murder
political and religious leaders in Uganda declared their opposition to capital punishment for those convicted of ritual murder
- JANUARY 14, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: STOP EXECUTIONS: AMNESTY
human rights watchdog Amnesty International asked Singapore to make public 'comprehensive information' about its use of the death penalty and again urged the government to stop executions.
- JANUARY 14, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SOLON SAYS DEATH PENALTY DOES NOT DETER HEINOUS CRIMES
North Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Bernardo Piñol Jr. said he was against moves by other lawmakers to restore the death penalty for cases involving illegal drugs in the Philippines.
- JANUARY 14, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah bin Khidhr bin Abdullah al-Ghamdi was executed in Saudi Arabia for murder.
Abdullah bin Khidhr bin Abdullah al-Ghamdi was executed in Saudi Arabia for murder.
- JANUARY 14, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: NATIONAL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
a Qatari national was given the death penalty for killing a man during a family dispute and the 12 people
JANUARY 14, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: DEATH ROW PARDONS FOR 53 PRISONERS
His excellency the President of Zambia, Rupiah Bwezani Banda, pardoned and commuted the
- JANUARY 14, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Curtis Moore has been put to death in the nation's 1st execution of the year.
USA - Texas. Curtis Moore has been put to death in the nation's 1st execution of the year.
- JANUARY 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the verdicts in a trial of three former executives of Yunnan Copper Group were announced in China, with former deputy manager Yu Weiping receiving the death sentence for his role in a corruption scandal
the verdicts in a trial of three former executives of Yunnan Copper Group were announced in China, with former deputy manager Yu Weiping receiving the death sentence for his role in a corruption scandal
- JANUARY 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a local court in central China's Hunan Province upheld its 2005 death sentence against a former official who was convicted of graft and misappropriating public funds
a local court in central China's Hunan Province upheld its 2005 death sentence against a former official who was convicted of graft and misappropriating public funds
- JANUARY 13, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III to think of other ways to solve the illegal drugs problem
an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III to think of other ways to solve the illegal drugs problem
JANUARY 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS MEN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
Iran's judiciary confirmed that two men were stoned to death for adultery in the northeastern city of
JANUARY 13, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTYEUROPEAN UNION URGES IRAN TO ELIMINATE DEATH PENALTY THROUGH STONE BEATING
"The EU seriously condemns new facts of death penalty through stone beating in Iran," the EU declaration
JANUARY 13, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMENI COURT SENTENCES MAN TO PUBLIC EXECUTION FOR CHILD RAPE AND MURDER
the Sana'a Criminal Court in Yemen ordered an adult executed in public for the rape and murder of an 11
- JANUARY 12, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
the move to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines gathered more steam in Congress after another lawmaker filed one more bill reviving capital punishment
the move to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines gathered more steam in Congress after another lawmaker filed one more bill reviving capital punishment
- JANUARY 12, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
the Taliban said a man executed was sentenced a man to death for murder based on the verdict of their court in Ghazni city, in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan
the Taliban said a man executed was sentenced a man to death for murder based on the verdict of their court in Ghazni city, in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan
- JANUARY 12, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TANDOOR MURDER: SC TO HEAR SHARMA PETITION IN APRIL
the Indian Supreme Court will hear the death sentence of former Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma’s petition in April. Former Youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma was sentenced for the murder of his wife Naina Sahni and later disposing off her body in
JANUARY 12, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEATH PENALTY OPENS IN ALGIERS
a regional conference on penal reform and the UN resolution calling for a moratorium
- JANUARY 11, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
10 EGYPTIAN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER GANG RAPE
a judge in Egypt sentenced 10 men to death for the crime of gang rape. The court heard
- JANUARY 11, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DEATH PENALTY REPRIEVE
a lower criminal court which sentenced a housewife to face the firing squad for killing her maid had a lighter sentence imposed by the Qatar Court of Appeals, which ruled that the murder was not premeditated.
- JANUARY 11, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
staunch pro-life advocate and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza opposed moves to revive the death penalty to resolve the persistent drug problem in the country
staunch pro-life advocate and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza opposed moves to revive the death penalty to resolve the persistent drug problem in the country
- JANUARY 11, 2009BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP CONDEMNS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a Christian faith leader in the Bahamas declared that capital punishment needs to be abolished and other alternatives for punishment considered
- JANUARY 11, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jonathan Bruce Reed has his conviction reversed
USA - Texas. Jonathan Bruce Reed has his conviction reversed