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
- MARCH 18, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Paul Warner Powell was electrocuted
USA - Virginia. Paul Warner Powell was electrocuted
- MARCH 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UMI'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM
China commuted the death sentence of Malaysian national Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim, 26, to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC REJECTS REVIEW PLEA, UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice Chaudhry upheld the death sentences of eight people including Ayyar Jujji, Suleman, Abdul Rahim, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Yahya, Nawaz alias Nikki, Muhammad Younus and Pervez Iqbal. They were sentenced by a court in
- MARCH 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
a man was sentenced to death six times, 24 months' imprisonment and 74 lashes for killing six women from 2006 to 2009 in the Iranian city of Qazvin, court spokesperson Mazahir Mehralian told Iranian news agency FARS.
- MARCH 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO EXECUTED FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
in China, Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court official Yao Lan said two men were sentenced to death and executed.
MARCH 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER ASHURA DAY PROTESTER RECEIVES THE DEATH SENTENCE
Abdolreza Ghanbari, accused of heretics (moharebeh) in Iran for participation in Ashura Day
- MARCH 17, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Judiciary OKs HB 2965, a death penalty for child rapists.
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Judiciary OKs HB 2965, a death penalty for child rapists.
- MARCH 17, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scrive overturned the death sentence of for James Guzman.
USA - Florida. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scrive overturned the death sentence of for James Guzman.
- MARCH 17, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury recommended that Dacarius Holliday, 32, black, should be put to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury recommended that Dacarius Holliday, 32, black, should be put to death
- MARCH 17, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death sentence for Anthony Kirkland
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death sentence for Anthony Kirkland
- MARCH 16, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO EXECUTES INMATE WHO KILLED NEIGHBOR IN 1994
A death row inmate who tried to kill himself last week by overdosing on pills as
- MARCH 16, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY
Freeport residents Edwin Bauld Jr. and Wilfred McPhee Jr. were sentenced to death Acting Justice Jethro Miller in the Bahamas for murdering Grand Bahama police officer Eddison Bain.
- MARCH 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
an additional district and sessions judge in Peshawar...
- MARCH 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE, MUTILATING BODY
Li Jia, 41, from Beijing, was executed in China for murdering his ex-wife Ren Liwen in March 2008.
- MARCH 16, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Judge Md. Mukhlesur Rahman of the Thakurgaon Court of Women and Child Repression Tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Hossain Ali, 35, to death for murdering his wife Sahera Khatun on June 24, 2003, and fined him taka 50,000.
- MARCH 16, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: A DEATH SENTENCE BASED ON LAB TESTS
in India, a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices M K Sharma and H L Dattu upheld the death sentence of servant Ajay Kumar Pal for murdering his employer Dhirandra Kumar’s family in Ranchi on June 1, 2003.
- MARCH 16, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
- MARCH 16, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
- MARCH 16, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed
- MARCH 16, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
MARCH 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROTESTORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Six people arrested during the riots on Ashura Day were sentenced to death, Tehran
MARCH 15, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW MAID IN A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE
Rizana Nafeek is appealing her death sentence for the accidental death of a child that a family
- MARCH 14, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
MOST S.KOREANS BACK DEATH PENALTY: SURVEY
83.1 percent of South Koreans support capital punishment, according to a survey carried out by ruling-party thinktank Youido Institute and polling 3,049 adults nationwide.
- MARCH 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 7 INDIANS LANGUISHING IN DUBAI JAIL
seven Indians are among 24 death row convicts currently languishing in jail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- MARCH 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH 2-YEAR REPRIEVE IN EAST CHINA
Bengbu Municipal Intermediate People's Court in east China's Anhui Province sentenced government official Wang Haifeng, 56, to death with a 2-year reprieve for taking bribes of over 15 million yuan between 1997 and 2008.
- MARCH 12, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
- MARCH 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRL
in Salem, India, the First Additional District Sessions court sentenced Palaniyammal...
MARCH 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY
Taiwan's justice minister resigned after failing to win support for her opposition
- MARCH 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
- MARCH 12, 2010DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced Emmett Taylor III to death
USA - Delaware. Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced Emmett Taylor III to death