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
- JULY 28, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN HANGS TWO, BUT URGES DEBATE ON EXECUTION
Japan hanged two men for murder in the first executions since the centre-left Democratic Party
- JULY 28, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ACQUITS MAN WHO WAS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE BY LOWER COURT
a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court in India comprising Justice Yatindra Singh and Justice Surendra Singh acquitted the death sentence of Kanhaiya.
- JULY 27, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTED 230 PEOPLE FROM 2005-2009
Iraq executed 230 people from 2005 to 2009 and 1,254 were sentenced to
- JULY 27, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
loan sharks Poh Weng Nam, 31, and Tan Hoe Choon, 34, were sentenced to death in George Town, Malaysia, by judge Datuk Abd Halim Aman. They allegedly murdered trader Lee Lai Beng, 40, in Butterworth on September 30, 2006, over a debt of RM150.
- JULY 27, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Charles Conner to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Charles Conner to death
- JULY 27, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Utah Supreme Court overturned Douglas Lovell's death sentence
USA - Utah. The Utah Supreme Court overturned Douglas Lovell's death sentence
- JULY 27, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
- JULY 26, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
in Natore, Bangladesh, additional district and session judge Dilip Kumar Devnath sentenced Sailash Kumar Kalu, of Natore, to death in absentia for killing his business partner Humayun Rabbani Talukder Swadhin on September 23, 2001, in Tebaria
- JULY 26, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: AGO OK's EXECUTION OF THREE DEATH ROW INMATES
the Indonesian Attorney General's Office issued execution orders for Sugianto, Aris Setyawan and Nur Hasan Yogi Mahendra.
- JULY 26, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: AGO OK's EXECUTION OF TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
the Indonesian Attorney General's Office issued execution orders for two men Raheem Agbaje Salami and Hangky Gunawan. Salami was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in November 1999 for smuggling 5kgs of heroin.
- JULY 26, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDERING MAN OVER $46
in Malaysia, Judge Abdul Halim Aman sentenced two men to death by hanging for murdering a businessman over a debt of 150 ringgits ($46), a news report said.
- JULY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG BOSS GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
gang boss Yang Jue, 32, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve...
- JULY 26, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Okara, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Kaiser Nazir Butt sentenced Imran to death and 6-months rigorous imprisonment for killing Maqsood Maqbool over an old enmity.
- JULY 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR KILLING FATHER
Justice Yakubu Dakwak of the Jos High Court in Nigeria sentenced Ibrahim Jafiya, 23, to death by hanging for fatally shooting his father Aliyu Ishaku Jafiya on November 14, 2003 over a disagreement
- JULY 26, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that Antonio Rodriguez be sentenced to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that Antonio Rodriguez be sentenced to death
JULY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN THE PRISON OF AHVAZ
Three people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (southwestern Iranian province of
JULY 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Edo State, Nigeria, Justice Cromwell Idahosa sentenced Chief Priest Felix Osadolor, alias Afro
- JULY 25, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladeshi man M.K., 26, unsuccessfully appealed his death sentence for murdering Indian man B.K. in 2005. M.K. was originally sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance for fatally stabbing B.K. after a
- JULY 25, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
in the United Arab Emirates, a man had his death sentence commuted...
in the United Arab Emirates, a man had his death sentence commuted...
- JULY 24, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Murshid Jumaiee of Yemen's Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of
- JULY 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER TOP PROVINCIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
Chen Shaoji, former top political advisor of south China's Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption by the Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court.
- JULY 23, 2010DEATH PENALTY
AWARD PRESENTATION FOR ‘THE ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2010’ AND PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2010 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’
Saturday, July 31, 2010 – 10:30 A.M., Via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome.
- JULY 23, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William R. Pounders sentenced James Heard to death
USA - California. Judge William R. Pounders sentenced James Heard to death
- JULY 23, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Forensic Science Commission: insufficient evidence that Willingham was innocently executed il 2004
USA - Texas. Forensic Science Commission: insufficient evidence that Willingham was innocently executed il 2004
- JULY 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'MAY REVIEW EXECUTION POLICY CHANGES'
China is considering reviewing the number of crimes which attract the death penalty, a report
- JULY 22, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Wilkes sentenced Michael Renard Jackson to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Wilkes sentenced Michael Renard Jackson to death
- JULY 22, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Joseph Daniel Burns, 42, white, has been executed
USA - Mississippi. Joseph Daniel Burns, 42, white, has been executed
- JULY 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE
Judicial Commissioner Dr Badariah Sahamid of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Gan Thean Lim...
- JULY 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Study of Death Penalty Shows That 'Race Matters'.
USA - North Carolina. Study of Death Penalty Shows That 'Race Matters'.
JULY 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OF FIVE PEOPLE AMPUTATED
Iranian authorities amputated the hands of five people inside a prison in the western