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
- JANUARY 11, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jonathan Bruce Reed has his conviction reversed
USA - Texas. Jonathan Bruce Reed has his conviction reversed
- JANUARY 10, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Dutch Foreign Ministry announced that the Netherlands will pay the legal costs for two Dutch citizens in Indonesia who are appealing against their death sentence for producing the party drug ecstasy
the Dutch Foreign Ministry announced that the Netherlands will pay the legal costs for two Dutch citizens in Indonesia who are appealing against their death sentence for producing the party drug ecstasy
- JANUARY 10, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo is still against capital punishment even as moves to reimpose the death penalty gained support in Congress
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo is still against capital punishment even as moves to reimpose the death penalty gained support in Congress
- JANUARY 10, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Here's a list of the people The Innocence Project freed from prison in 2008 by using DNA evidence.
USA - Here's a list of the people The Innocence Project freed from prison in 2008 by using DNA evidence.
- JANUARY 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DRUG BARON EXECUTED AFTER ALL ASSETS SEIZED
a man was executed for drug dealing in Guangzhou, China. Chen Bingxi was found guilty of trafficking and manufacturing 12.36 tons of crystal meth and selling and transporting more than 100 kgs of heroin.
- JANUARY 9, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND IN HOTEL ROOM
a married shipping agent was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia for the murder of his girlfriend.
- JANUARY 9, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Yemeni Seyaj Organisation for Childhood Protecting demanded the execution of three men charged of raping and killing a child in Sana’a early in December 2008the Yemeni Seyaj Organisation for Childhood Protecting demanded the execution of three men cha
the Yemeni Seyaj Organisation for Childhood Protecting demanded the execution of three men charged of raping and killing a child in Sana’a early in December 2008
- JANUARY 9, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DEATH PENALTY BILL REVIVED AT SENATE
a bill reimposing the death penalty is being revived at the Philippine Senate by Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri.
- JANUARY 9, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES COMMUTATION OF ALL DEATH SENTENCES
Amnesty International welcomed the commutation of all death sentences by the outgoing President John Kufuor and urged the new President of Ghana, John Atta Mills, to seize the moment and take immediate steps to abolish the death penalty in law
- JANUARY 9, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
just minutes after his execution, the liver...
just minutes after his execution, the liver...
- JANUARY 9, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Timothy Joseph McGhee has received a death sentence
USA - California. Timothy Joseph McGhee has received a death sentence
- JANUARY 9, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPERS IN ABIA
the State House of Assembly in Abia, Nigeria, acted against the rising tide of kidnapping in
JANUARY 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: POLICEMAN EXECUTED FOR RAPING EXPATRIATE
A traffic police officer in Riyadh was executed after he was convicted of kidnapping an expatriate man,
JANUARY 9, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 'ONE-EYED DRAGON' HANGED
the man dubbed the One-eyed Dragon, Tan Chor Jin, 42, was executed on at Changi Prison in Singapore
- JANUARY 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian High Court sentenced a man from Aceh to death for trafficking in 491g of ganja in 2006
- JANUARY 8, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
the controversial drug case involving three suspects from wealthy families sparked moves in the Philippine House of Representatives to revive the death penalty for drug traffickers
the controversial drug case involving three suspects from wealthy families sparked moves in the Philippine House of Representatives to revive the death penalty for drug traffickers
- JANUARY 8, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
former Philippine president Joseph Estrada joined calls to revive the death penalty, only for convicted illegal drug pushers and users
former Philippine president Joseph Estrada joined calls to revive the death penalty, only for convicted illegal drug pushers and users
- JANUARY 8, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
unidentified individuals who claimed that they were members...
unidentified individuals who claimed that they were members...
- JANUARY 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court...
judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court...
- JANUARY 8, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Jose A. Marrero, 40, has been resenteced to life in jail due to his mental retardation.
USA - Pennsylvania. Jose A. Marrero, 40, has been resenteced to life in jail due to his mental retardation.
- JANUARY 7, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Patrick Kennedy, the man whose conviction led the U.S. Supreme Court to ban the death penalty for child rape, was resentenced this morning to life in prison
USA - Louisiana. Patrick Kennedy, the man whose conviction led the U.S. Supreme Court to ban the death penalty for child rape, was resentenced this morning to life in prison
- JANUARY 7, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE
Sun Yonghua, a Shaanxi Province native...
- JANUARY 7, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HAMAS EXECUTES 6 SUSPECTED OF COLLABORATION
in Palestine, Hamas security officers executed six men suspected...
- JANUARY 7, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals commuted the death sentence of Hajjaj Mohammed Adel Al-Saadi, who is also known as the ‘Hawalli Monster’
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals commuted the death sentence of Hajjaj Mohammed Adel Al-Saadi, who is also known as the ‘Hawalli Monster’
- JANUARY 7, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: HAMAS EXECUTES FORMER B'TSELEM FIELD WORKER
a Palestinian human rights activist and journalist who used to work for
- JANUARY 7, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Siu Krot, a Degar aged 65, was brutally murdered by both civilians and security police for his farmland.
Siu Krot, a Degar aged 65, was brutally murdered by both civilians and security police for his farmland.
- JANUARY 7, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Haidar Mahmoud Husein Ghanem...
Haidar Mahmoud Husein Ghanem...
- JANUARY 7, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Hasan Ahmed Hejazi, 37, from Jabalia refugee camp...
Hasan Ahmed Hejazi, 37, from Jabalia refugee camp...
JANUARY 7, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: KUFUOR COMMUTES ALL DEATH SENTENCES
Ghana’s outgoing President John Kufuor pardoned more than 500 prisoners, the Ghanaian Times reported.
- JANUARY 6, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio sentenced only 3 people to death last year.
USA - Ohio. Ohio sentenced only 3 people to death last year.