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 6, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER KILLING WIFE FOR REFUSING SEX
a 28-year-old Jordanian man was sentenced to death by the Amman Criminal Court
MAY 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI GUNMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in India, judge M.L. Tahaliyani sentenced Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab
- MAY 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sargodha, Pakistan, three militants were sentenced to death by Anti-Terrorism Court judge Mian Muhammad Anwar Nazir for killing eight police officials and blowing up a check-post at Qudratabad on February 7, 2009.
- MAY 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER, HOSPITAL HOSTAGE TAKING
a man who took eight people hostage in a hospital after killing the brother of his ex-wife was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City in east China's Fujian Province.
- MAY 5, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: ANDROSIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY
Alphonso Pinder, 33, from Andros in the Bahamas...
- MAY 5, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
- MAY 5, 2010ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
- MAY 5, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
MAY 5, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: OVER 100 DEATH SENTENCES PENDING BEFORE PRESIDENT
more than a 100 death sentences are pending before Afghani President Karzai. Deputy
- MAY 5, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
MAY 5, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDRC: TWO SOLDIERS AND A CIVILIAN GET DEATH
two soldiers Sergeant-Major Seba Tandema and Sergeant Oscar Tchenda Kashama and
MAY 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: LIBERIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING UPHELD
Justices Datuk Hashim Yusoff, Datuk Wira Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk
- MAY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SHUKUR ALI'S DEATH SENTENCE STAYED FOR 3 MONTHS
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of Shukur Ali for three months. SC judge M Muzammel Hossain fixed August 10 for the appeal hearing after the High Court declared the sentence unconstitutional as the law provided no alternative to the deat
- MAY 4, 2010United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA. COURT REFUSES TO HEAR APPEAL OF KITTIAN WOMAN ON DEATH ROW
the United States Supreme Court refused to review the death sentence of Caribbean-born, British national Linda Carty, 51, who was convicted of murder in February 2002.
- MAY 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
- MAY 3, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED LOVER'S HUSBAND
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced R.B., a 27-year-old Indian man, to death for murdering his lover's husband with a club and burning his face with acid.
- MAY 3, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
- MAY 2, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
MAY 2, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ANESTHESIOLOGISTS FACE PENALTY FOR PARTICIPATING IN DEATH PENALTY
The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executing a prisoner by lethal injection.
- MAY 1, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JEDDAH
an overseas Filipino worker was sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for killing an Indian national and wounding another in February 2009, a report the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah said. Alberto del Rosario has appealed to the Court of Ca
- MAY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN INVOLVED IN MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Mianwali, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Mushtaq Elahi Bangi sentenced Tahir Hameed to death.
MAY 1, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: EU CONDEMNS RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
the European Union condemned the resumption of executions in Taiwan,
- APRIL 30, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Michael Renard Jackson
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Michael Renard Jackson
- APRIL 30, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner, facing firing squad, denied access to media.
USA - Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner, facing firing squad, denied access to media.
APRIL 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
in Iran, Tehran lawyer Nasim Ghanavi told the International Campaign for Human
APRIL 30, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY RETURNS, 4 EXECUTED
Taiwan executed four people, the justice ministry said, in the island's first cases of capital punishment since 2005 when the sentence became a sensitive political issue.
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of the Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced Kamran Yousuf and Farhan Hashmi to death for murdering policeman Mohammad Ashraf on June 30, 2006, in the limits of the Shara-e-Faisal police station
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan acquitted three brothers convicted of murder.
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan acquitted three brothers convicted of murder.
- APRIL 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR CHILD'S MURDER
in Malaysia, High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Mohd Yassin sentenced wireman Tan Chin Lee, 37, to death for murdering his ex-girlfriend's 3-year-old son Khor Wei Hong in Gat Lebuh Macallum on November 25, 2004.
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
Judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of the Anti-terrorism court 1 in Karachi, Pakistan...