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
- MAY 28, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Maurice Patterson to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Maurice Patterson to death
- MAY 28, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Judge Gregory Canova formally imposed the death penalty on Conner Schierman.
USA - Washington. Judge Gregory Canova formally imposed the death penalty on Conner Schierman.
MAY 28, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese men were sentenced to death by the People's Court of northern Quang
- MAY 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Travis Bryan III sentenced John Thuesen to death
USA - Texas. Judge Travis Bryan III sentenced John Thuesen to death
- MAY 27, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
- MAY 27, 2010DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): THOMAS WHISENHANT EXECUTED FOR 1976 KIDNAPPING, RAPE AND MURDER
Thomas Whisenhant, a US man convicted of having killed and mutilated a young woman in 1976, was executed by lethal injection at Alabama's Holman prison, penitentiary authorities said.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
two people in China were given suspended death sentences by a court in the southwestern province of Yunnan for pushing a mentally ill man into a coal mine shaft and then posing as his family members to get compensation for his death.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR ATTACK
the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province, China...
- MAY 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Narowal Musharraf Hassan...
- MAY 27, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Blaine Ross
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Blaine Ross
- MAY 27, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Blaine Keith Milam to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Blaine Keith Milam to death
- MAY 26, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS ANSARI'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Aftab Alam Ansari
MAY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TIBETAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR RIOTS
the Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court in China sentenced Tibetan Sonam Tsering
- MAY 26, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O'Neill overrides jury, and sentences Charles Cunningham, 39, black, to LWOP
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O'Neill overrides jury, and sentences Charles Cunningham, 39, black, to LWOP
MAY 26, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH PENALTY FOR A WOMAN WHO KILLED 57 PEOPLE
The Kuwaiti appeals court confirmed a death sentence against a woman convicted
MAY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a man in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan after convicting him of rape, the Fars news agency reported. The report identified the man sent to the gallows as Jamshid Mir.
- MAY 25, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GANG BOSS
in China, the Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence of Chen Mingliang for running a mafia-style ring engaged in prostitution, drug-trafficking, gambling, kidnapping, among other crimes.
- MAY 25, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINOY SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI FILES APPEAL
overseas Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta, from Pampanga province...
- MAY 25, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: AL-JUNAIDI SENTENCE ENDORSED
the Court of Cassation in Medina, Saudi Arabia, ratified the death sentence handed to Egyptian nationals Muhammad Al-Junaidi and his sister...
- MAY 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO DIE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
mechanic Shahrizan Sulong, 27, was sentenced to death by Judge Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim of the Malaysian High Court for drug trafficking at a house in Pasir Mas on May 20, 2008.
- MAY 25, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty of Danny Keith Hooks
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty of Danny Keith Hooks
- MAY 25, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: STATE SECURITY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO SPIES
the Yemen state security appeals court upheld the death sentences of Abdel Karim
- MAY 25, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Richard T. Robards to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Richard T. Robards to death
MAY 25, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR AL-QAEDA YOUTHS IN FRENCH KILLINGS
A Mauritanian court sentenced three Al-Qaeda members to death for the
MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FILMMAKER JAFAR PANAHI RELEASED
Iran released an internationally renowned filmmaker and opposition supporter on bail after more than two months in custody, state TV reported.
- MAY 25, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS FOUR CONVICTED DRUG SMUGGLERS
four people were hanged in the prison of Yazd after
- MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
- MAY 24, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PRISONERS FACING DEATH SENTENCE SUE GOVERNORS TO STOP EXECUTION
the 820 prisoners on death row in prisons across Nigeria sued the 36 state governors and the Comptroller-General of Prisons before a Federal High Court, seeking an order to stop their planned execution.
- MAY 24, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death