Archive timeline
2010
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2010, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 5,895
- Countries where they were recorded
- 34
- News items in the archive
- 1,990
Latest news of 2010
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Richard Wagner ordered the immediate release of Ronnie Milligan, who has spent over 20 years on death row.
USA - Nevada. Judge Richard Wagner ordered the immediate release of Ronnie Milligan, who has spent over 20 years on death row.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
Esau “Wolf” Jackson, 32, black, gets new trial in Alabama.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010DEATH PENALTYNEVADA (USA): RONNIE MILLIGAN RELEASED
District Judge Richard Wagner ordered the immediate release of Ronnie Milligan, who
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE ON FORMER TILE LAYER UPHELD
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, reaffirmed the death sentence of former tile layer Chan Kwee Fong, 56, for murdering Ng Weng Beng, 44, at Terengganu on August 16, 2002.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Georgetown, Malaysia, High Court judicial commissioner Nurmala Salim sentenced traditional medicine seller M. Jegatheswaran, 32, to death for trafficking in 958g of cannabis in Jalan Permatang Pauh, on May 8, 2007, in his motorcycle.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Margaret Allen
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Margaret Allen
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 41, white, was executed
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 41, white, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a person was hanged in Aran-Bigdel (province of Isfahan, Central Iran) for drug trafficking
a person was hanged in Aran-Bigdel (province of Isfahan, Central Iran) for drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in Kerman (southeast of Iran), the official website of the Iranian
a man was hanged in Kerman (southeast of Iran), the official website of the Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Thiruvananthapuram, India, First Class Additional Session Court Judge P Somarajan sentenced D Lorenze, 41, to death for hacking his wife Valsala, 36, to death after a quarrel on October 10, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
at the Poonamallee Fast Track Court-I in Kancheepuram, India, Judge R. V. R. Dheenadhayalan sentenced Jayakumar to death and fined him Rs. 5000
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Omar Hmeidan Kaware', 28
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010LibyaDEATH PENALTYLYBIA: EIGHT GHANAIANS FACE EXECUTION
eight Ghanaian nationals may be executed by firing squad in Libya any time, newspaper
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN AND ISFAHAN
Two people were hanged in Kerman (southeast of Iran) and Aran-Bigdel (province
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FORMER SENIOR POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
former city police chief in south China's Guangdong Province Ye Shuyang...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN WHO RAPED MINOR
Justices M Chockalingam and M Sathyanarayanan of the Madras High Court in India confirmed the death sentence awarded to Selvam...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: TAXI DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MOTHER, CHILD
the Bangkok Criminal Court in Thailand sentenced taxi driver Siripong Kanchananiwit...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF CHILD
in Shah Alam, Malaysia, taxi driver Mohd. Fazli Azri Jamil was sentenced to death by High Court Judge Datuk Mohtarudin for murdering Syafiah Humaira Sahari, 3. Sahari was stomped on and kicked on a football field.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIANS APPEAL DEATH SENTENCES IN INDONESIA
Australians Andrew Chan, 26, and Myuran Sukumaran, 29, appealed their death sentences at the Denpasar district court in Indonesia.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Mohammad Khizar to death for murdering Babar Hussain, 26, and ordered him to pay Rs500,000 compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010LaosDEATH PENALTY
Laos signed the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel...
Laos signed the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 1st woman in 5 years due to be executed in USA on September 23.
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 1st woman in 5 years due to be executed in USA on September 23.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UAE: COURT WAIVES DEATH PENALTY TO 3 PUNJAB YOUTHS
the Appeal Sharia Court in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, commuted the death sentences
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this
Two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: BILL ON MUTINY DEATH SENTENCE PLACED
a bill that proposes empowering the Bangladeshi government to hand down death sentences for staging mutiny was placed before parliament to be passed into law.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this morning
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this morning
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND'S FORMER HUSBAND
in Kuching, Malaysia, Aboys Saon, 25, was sentenced to death by High Court judge Ravinthran Paramaguru for killing his girlfriend's former husband Mupug Sat, 42, on October 14, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN FACES DEATH TERM FOR KILLING HUSBAND OF MISTRESS
in the United Arab Emirates, Presiding Judge Mohammad Nabeel Riyadh of the Dubai Cassation Court rejected the appeal of Sri Lankan national Rowan Kumara Dichabria, 23, for murdering his mistress' husband J.P.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN YAZD
Three people were hanged in the morning in the prison of Yazd, central Iran, reported the state run Iranian news agency ISNA.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR A POLITICAL PRISONER REAFFIRMED
Iran's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for political prisoner Mohammad Ali Haj-Aqai