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 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE
in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Mohammadi was beheaded by the sword in Medina for raping a Saudi
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN AHVAZ
Three men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran this morning, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES 2 FOR GRAFT
two mafia figures were executed as part of a huge crackdown on graft and organised crime in Chonqing in southwest China.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYHAMAS: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG DEALING
Hamas approved a law permitting the death sentence for drug dealers and up to seven years
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPA AFFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR LAND SALES TO ISRAELIS
the Palestinian Authority reaffirmed the death penalty for any Palestinian found
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court Special judge Mian Anwar Nazir sentenced Kafayat Ullah and Abdul Sattar to death and 34 years rigorous jail on four counts and fined them Rs 580,000.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR KILLING COLLEAGUES
in Uganda, Lt. Col. Eugene Sebugwawo of the UPDF 3rd Division Court Martial sentenced
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR BURNING 5
Justices V S Sirpurkar and A K Pattnaik of the Indian Supreme Court sentenced Sunder Singh to death for burning five members of a family to death on June 30, 1989.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJapanese premier Naoto Kan reshuffled his government, leading to the departure
Japanese premier Naoto Kan reshuffled his government, leading to the departure
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO MEN: COURT
the Belarussian supreme court upheld death sentences handed to two men found guilty
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2005 MURDER OF REPUTED WIFE
in Guyana, High Court Justice Roxane George sentenced Lennox Syfox, 29, to death for murdering his reputed wife Roselyne Rodney on August 19, 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES SOLDIER’S WIFE TO DEATH
soldier’s wife Judith Koryang was sentenced to death by Lt Col. Eugine Ssebugwawo of the UPDF 3rd Division Court Martial in Moroto, Uganda, for killing her husband Pte. Nelson Okello, on May 1, 2009.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
Henry Karanja Muiru, 40, was sentenced to death by hanging by Lady Justice Jessie Lesiit for killing his wife Keziah Wairimu Karatu and butcher Jesse Gitau Kabiru he suspected of having an affair with at Nderi trading centre in Kiambu on November 1, 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Chung Yung, 40, from Nanchuan District in Chongqing Municipality...
Liu Chung Yung, 40, from Nanchuan District in Chongqing Municipality...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Joshua Andrews
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Joshua Andrews
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty today for David Zanon
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty today for David Zanon
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero has had his death sentence thrown out by the Court of Criminal Appeals
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero has had his death sentence thrown out by the Court of Criminal Appeals
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Esau Jackson to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Esau Jackson to death
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: LASHED, HANGED IN PRISON
One man was hanged in the Khoran prison of Varamin, Iran, reported the Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE FOR WIFE WHO PAID TO HAVE HUSBAND KILLED
Chen Liwei, 39, a Zhejiang Province native...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Chitral, Pakistan, an Additional Sessions judge sentenced Sher Hakim of Terich village to death for murdering his wife Safia Bibi and a relative Shakil Ahmed on July 28, 2009 suspecting them of having illicit relations.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH ON TWO COUNTS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervaiz Akhtar sentenced Raheemullah to death and fined him Rs200,000 for killing Salman, 7, after sexually assaulting him.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Michael P. Mills has thrown out the death sentence given to Quintez Wren Hodges
USA - Mississippi. Judge Michael P. Mills has thrown out the death sentence given to Quintez Wren Hodges
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sri Lankan High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse sentenced brothers Dadallage
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Ho High Court, in Ghana, sentenced Benjamin Deble, an Electrician, and Raymond Agbeve
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 MEN EXECUTED IN 3 JAILS
in Bangladesh, four men convicted of murder were executed in different cities at or around
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One person was hanged in the prison of Shirvan, northeastern Iran, in the morning, reported the official website of the Iranian judiciary in North Khorasan.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERIES, KILLINGS
One criminal gang member was sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: QUASH MY SENTENCE, DEATH ROW MAN APPEALS
Morgan Ngosa, 29, from Lusaka, appealed to the Zambian Supreme Court to have his death sentence for murdering Bylon Musonda on April 10, 2007, in Lusaka, quashed.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT SENDS MAN TO GALLOWS
Ugandan High Court Justice Benjamin Kabiito sentenced casual labourer Peter