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
- MAY 24, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
- MAY 24, 2010Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa. Mark Issac Snarr and Edgar Balthazar Garcia were sentenced to death by a federal jury
USA - Usa. Mark Issac Snarr and Edgar Balthazar Garcia were sentenced to death by a federal jury
MAY 24, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: TERROR SUSPECTS FACE DEATH PENALTY
A Mauritanian prosecutor asked the Nouakchott criminal court to sentence
- MAY 23, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
AL-QAIDA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAQ FOR KILLING RUSSIAN ENVOYS
the Karkh criminal court in west Baghdad, Iraq, sentenced an unidentified al-Qaida militant to death for the kidnapping and murder of five Russian diplomats in June 2006...
MAY 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN AHWAZ FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the Iranian province of Khuzestan for drug trafficking.
- MAY 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
- MAY 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH FOR GRANDFATHER IN SAMBALPUR
in Sambalpur, India, Kuchinda Additional District judge Saroj Kumar Pati sentenced Rajesh Hembram...
- MAY 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR FIVE FOR KIDNAPPING
a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Ikram Shah
- MAY 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE ON FIVE COUNTS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Tanvir Akbar sentenced Khadim Hussain and Saeed Akhtar to death for murdering Jamshed Khan and his family with knives and axes on January 20, 2008.
- MAY 21, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN: FINAL VERSION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION PUBLISHED
the interim government published the final draft of the Kyrgyz Constitution, which was finalized by the
- MAY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS SENTENCE FOR POLICE CHIEF
Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court in southern China upheld the death penalty of former police chief Wen Qiang...
- MAY 21, 2010DEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI EXECUTES 2ND INMATE IN AS MANY DAYS
The state of Mississippi on May 20 executed its second death row inmate
- MAY 21, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Michael Ryan to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Michael Ryan to death
MAY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man identified only as Mohammad in the central province of Isfahan
- MAY 21, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
- MAY 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
- MAY 20, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRE-POLL GRENADE
the Oromia Supreme Court in Ethiopia court sentenced Tadesse Haile to death for throwing hand grenades into a packed stadium in Adaba Town of Western Arssi Zone on May 6 during a political rally that killed two people, state media said.
- MAY 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT
a former top official at China's commerce ministry was given a suspended death sentence for graft including taking bribes from electronics giant GOME, state media said.
MAY 20, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SENTENCE FOR RAPE-MURDER COMMUTED
in a landmark judgment, the Gauhati High Court in India commuted the death sentence
- MAY 20, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. (Europe). European Union Notes Decision to Commute Death Sentence of Mr. Richard Smith
USA - Oklahoma. (Europe). European Union Notes Decision to Commute Death Sentence of Mr. Richard Smith
- MAY 20, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
MAY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the western city of Ahvaz, Fars news agency reported. The man was identified by his initials as A.A., he was arrested with 1.375 kilos of heroin.
- MAY 19, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: REBELS GET DEATH SENTENCES FOR MBANDAKA ATTACK
eleven militia members were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for
- MAY 19, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT DROPS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST FATHER, SON
the Ugandan Court of Appeal dropped the death sentences issued in 2003 by the Masaka High Court against Lawrence Ndawula and his son, Isa Golola, for killing neighbour Steven Mwanje.
- MAY 19, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Brad Henry has granted clemency to Richard Tandy Smith
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Brad Henry has granted clemency to Richard Tandy Smith
- MAY 19, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rogelio Cannady was executed
USA - Texas. Rogelio Cannady was executed
- MAY 19, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Paul Everette Woodward was executed
USA - Mississippi. Paul Everette Woodward was executed
- MAY 18, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Su Geok Yiam of the Malaysian High Court sentenced despatch rider Sharizan Khajis, 32, and driver Junaidi Johan, 26, to death for trafficking 921gm of cannabis in Kampung Dalek Baruat at 9.45pm on Oct 3, 2005.
- MAY 18, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN COURT SENTENCES SIX SOMALI PIRATES TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced six Somali pirates to death for hijacking a Yemeni oil tanker that departed from Al-Mukalla port and killing two cabin crew on April 26, 2009.
- MAY 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI GOVERNMENT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AFZAL
after 4 years, the Indian government backed the death sentence for Afzal Guru but gave remarks that the implication of law and order situation should be examined closely while carrying out the Supreme Court verdict.