Archive timeline
2010
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2010, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2010
- AUGUST 23, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced John Fitzgerald to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced John Fitzgerald to death
- AUGUST 22, 2010DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA (USA): DEATH ROW INMATES USE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT TO REQUEST COMMUTATION
Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row
- AUGUST 22, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: HOUSE HELPER GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Le Thanh Vu, 19, was sentenced to death for murdering the 19-year-old daughter of his employer in an attempt to rob the family.
AUGUST 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged Akbar Z., 33, and Hamidreza H., 28, and Afghanistan national Shah S., 38, in a
- AUGUST 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row used the law to request that their sentences be converted to life without parole
USA - North Carolina. Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row used the law to request that their sentences be converted to life without parole
- AUGUST 21, 2010Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED OVER E.GUINEA ATTACK: AMNESTY
four military and government officials in Equatorial Guinea were executed for their
- AUGUST 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TRIBESMAN EXECUTED FOR SPYING ON TALIBAN
tribesmen Shabir Jan and Badsha Wali, both from Razmak, were executed by the Taliban in Miranshah, Pakistan, on charges of spying.
- AUGUST 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Muhammad Abdul Nasir sentenced Bashir Ahmad to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
- AUGUST 20, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TEENAGER BEHEADED FOR "COLLABORATING" WITH GOVERNMENT
in Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province, the Taliban beheaded an unidentifed man...
- AUGUST 20, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN “PASSION KILLING” CASE
in Botswana, Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo sentenced Golebaganye Kefakae to death for the murder of his former girlfriend, Mammie Dikube, on 5 October, 2005.
- AUGUST 20, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David S. Detrich
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David S. Detrich
- AUGUST 19, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Basse High Court in Gambia, presided over by travelling Justice Lamin Jobarteh, sentenced
the Basse High Court in Gambia, presided over by travelling Justice Lamin Jobarteh, sentenced
- AUGUST 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN RECIEVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PHOTOGRAPHY
Farah Vazehan, a female political prisoner arrested in the December 27 demonstrations in 2009 in Iran received a death sentence, according to “Human Rights Activist in Iran” weblog. Vazehan charged with sending a demonstration photo abroad to an oppositio
- AUGUST 19, 2010Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER
Justice Koomson of the Wa High Court in Ghana sentenced farmer Dramani Yewana, from Burkina Faso, to death by hanging for murdering housewife Desinava Tianto on April 15, 2009, in Sissala West District.
- AUGUST 19, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE CAUGHT SPYING FOR ISRAEL SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Lebanon, military court judge Nizar Khalil sentenced Ousama Ali Berri and fugitive Salim Atmeh to death for spying for Israel in 2006, state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA TO HANG TWO ACEHNESE
two Indonesians hailing from Banda Aceh, identified as BS and TI, were sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for narcotic drug pushing and circulation.
- AUGUST 19, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BILL TO AWARD DEATH PENALTY TO PLANE HIJACKERS
the Indian government introduced the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill 2010 in the Rajya Sabha to award the death penalty to those involved in the hijacking of civilian planes.
- AUGUST 19, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge K. Michael Kirkman sentenced Derlyn Ray Threats to death
USA - California. Judge K. Michael Kirkman sentenced Derlyn Ray Threats to death
- AUGUST 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
- AUGUST 18, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmed sentenced Azam Ali...
- AUGUST 18, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EX-POLICE OFFICER TO DIE FOR KILLING VARSITY STUDENT
Justice Obande Ogbuinya of the Abakaliki High Court in Nigeria sentenced Police Assistant Superintendent Bernard Alifi to death by hanging for the unprovoked murder of 23 year old student Micha at a polling booth for local government elections in Anambra
- AUGUST 18, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PARDON BY VICTIM’S FATHER SAVES SAUDI FROM GALLOWS
a Saudi court annulled a death sentence against a drunk driver who killed another Saudi in Jeddah after he was pardoned by the victim’s father, newspaper Okaz reported.
- AUGUST 17, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LOCAL MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERING BOSS
in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Patrick Chau Foon Henn, 39, was sentenced to death by High Court Judge Datuk David Wong for murdering his employer Vong Kon Shun, 64, in Kepayan, on September 25, 2006.
- AUGUST 17, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER UPHELD
Chief Justice Azmi and judges Yuen and Embong of the Malaysian Federal Court reaffirmed the conviction and death sentence of unemployed man Aziz Mat Shah, 31.
- AUGUST 17, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN LOSES APPEAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Tan Chin Hock, 44, lost the appeal against his death sentence for possessing more than 64g of heroin in his flat in March 2008.
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas order Nanon Williams' release from prison.
USA - Texas. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas order Nanon Williams' release from prison.
- AUGUST 16, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THREE PEOPLE
in Botswana, Francistown High Court Judge Tshepo Motswagole sentenced Gotlhalosamang Gaobakelwe to death for killing his girlfriend, Keneilwe Ndolo, and her two children, Ogomoditswe and Kaone.
- AUGUST 16, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FIREARMS TRAFFICKING: INDON'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DEFERRED
Justices Ishak, Pillay and Daud of the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal in Malaysia deferred to a date yet be fixed the hearing of an appeal by Indonesian man Umar Cipto Sumarto.
- AUGUST 15, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STONES COUPLE ACCUSED ON HAVING AFFAIR TO DEATH
a married man, 28, and his lover, 23, were stoned to death in front of a crowd by the Taliban in a Mullah Qali bazaar in a Taliban controlled village in Northern Afghanistan