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
- APRIL 19, 2010LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: KOFI NTI AWAITS EXECUTION IN LIBYA
Kofi Nti, a 26-year old Ghanaian from Techiman-Forikrom is awaiting execution in Libya after being sentenced to death in 2004 on suspicion of being involved in the murder of a Zimbabwean.
- APRIL 19, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing trial for Anthony Leroy Pierce
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing trial for Anthony Leroy Pierce
- APRIL 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged four men in a prison in the southeastern province of Kerman for drug smuggling
- APRIL 18, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON DEATH PENALTY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 21
the first public hearing on abolishing the death penalty in Taiwan will be held April 21 in Taipei County, according to the Justice Ministry.
- APRIL 17, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: TROOPS GET DEATH FOR KILLING REPORTER
a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo handed down death
- APRIL 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO TWO PEOPLE
in Jamui, India, District and sessions judge Vijay Kumar Sinha sentenced Preman Yadav and Shailendra Yadav to death for killing three minors of Nepali Yadav with a sharp-edged weapon on March 19, 2006.
- APRIL 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER
in Kaushambi, India, District and Sessions Judge C M Khan sentenced Bhairon Bansi to death for assaulting and killing a six year old neighbouring girl at Taimba village on March 10, 2008.
APRIL 17, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: OFW SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LANDLORD
a Filipino male overseas worker identified only as Joseph from Mexico, Pampanga, was sentenced
- APRIL 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
Special Judge Ahmad of the Lahore Anti-Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced Muhammad Navid, Qari Shabir and Qasim Ali to death for murder of the owner of a leather garments factory in Muridke. The three were also fined Rs 100,000 each.
- APRIL 16, 2010BeninDEATH PENALTY
Between April 12-15, 2010, the death penalty working group...
Between April 12-15, 2010, the death penalty working group of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights organised a second regional meeting in Cotonou, Benin.
APRIL 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING
A court in central China's Hubei Province sentenced a woman to death and another two
- APRIL 15, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: FIRING SQUAD EXECUTES TWO 'COLLABORATORS'
Hamas said it executed two Palestinians convicted by a Gaza military court of collaborating with Israel.
- APRIL 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
in Jharkhand, India, Dhanbad’s Additional District Judge Vijay Shanker Singh sentenced Amit Chakravarty to death for raping and killing his eight-year-old neighbour when she went to his house to give him food in 2005.
- APRIL 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER BANKER GETS DEATH SENTENCE WITH REPRIEVE FOR GRAFT
Wang Yi, 54, former vice president of the China Development Bank...
- APRIL 15, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: AG BACKS CONVICT ON DEATH PENALTY PLEA
the Kenyan Attorney General supported Godfrey Ngotho Mutiso's application to have the death penalty abolished. But Mr Amos Wako said he was agreeing with the prisoner’s arguments for only that particular case.
- APRIL 15, 2010United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
APRIL 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN PROTESTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a female protester arrested in the Ashura protests in Iran in 2009 was sentenced to
- APRIL 15, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Tomson Ong upheld Lloyd Earl Jackson's death sentence
USA - California. Judge Tomson Ong upheld Lloyd Earl Jackson's death sentence
- APRIL 14, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS
a court in Somalia's northern Somaliland region sentenced three unidentified people to death for four bomb attacks on the security forces, court sources said.
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE CONVICTED RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Three men were hanged in public in the northern Iranian city of Babolsar, reported
- APRIL 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH PENALTY FOR FORMER POLICE CHIEF
former police chief Wen Qiang, 55,was sentenced to death in China for taking bribes
- APRIL 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: ANOTHER MULTIPLE DEATH VERDICT GIVEN IN SHARJAH
four United Arab Emirates nationals were sentenced to death for raping and
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PUBLIC EXECUTION
one man was hanged in public in the town of Khoramshahr, in the southwest Iranian province of Khuzestan, according to the official website of the Khuzestan judiciary.
- APRIL 14, 2010DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
the parliament of Djibouti approved an amendment to the constitution
the parliament of Djibouti approved an amendment to the constitution
APRIL 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Judge Nayef Samarat of the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced a 24 year old male driver, identified as
- APRIL 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARMED ROBBER HANGED
Iran publicly hanged a man and amputated the limbs of another for armed robbery in
- APRIL 13, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE DESPERATE FOR A HANGMAN
Zimbabwe is searching for a hangman. Chikurubi prison, a maximum
- APRIL 13, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
Ch'ng Ah Teong, 40, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 4.6 gm of heroin and 8.4 gm of monoacetylmorphine in Batu Uban on July 21, 2004.
- APRIL 13, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PROPOSED TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS TO REPLACE FIRING SQUAD
Vietnamese lawmakers proposed using lethal injections for death sentences to replace the firing squad, which is too costly, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper quoted a senior official as saying.
- APRIL 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: OVER 100 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BIHAR IN LAST 4 YEARS
over 100 people have been sentenced to death in Bihar, India, in the last four years.