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
- DECEMBER 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONVICT AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Sialkot District & Session Judge Tariq Iftikhar Ahmed sentenced Khalid Pervaiz to death for killing Zubair Ahmed in Sialkot Kutchery over an old enmity on January 2, 2010.
DECEMBER 1, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES POLICEMAN TO DEATH
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Isam'il Khalil Ibrahim Nejm, from al-Shati' refugee camp, to death by firing squad. Nejm was a member of the Palestinian police in Gaza.
DECEMBER 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERING LOVE RIVAL
Iran hanged a woman convicted of murdering a love rival, her lawyer told the official IRNA
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AFFIRMED
the Malaysian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence of local cook Wong Vui Chin for trafficking 147.94gms of syabu at Labuan on June 16, 2000.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in India, Principal District & Sessions Judge S B Shukre sentenced Anil alias Anthony Arikswamy Joseph, 35, from Aaykar Bhavan, to death for murdering Lakhan Mano-har Vaidya, 10, after sodomising him on January 10, 2008
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR MURDER OF TEEN PHONE HARASSER
in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the Cassation Court approved the death
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LARKANA SPO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Larkana, Pakistan, 7th Additional Session Judge Fida Hussain Mughal...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH - DRUG TRAFFICKING MONOACETYLMORPHINES
cobbler Chen Chee Sin, 31, and mirror frame maker Liew Kah Poh, 28, were sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Badjenid for trafficking 28.6 grams of monoacetylmorphines at Taman Permata Hulu Klang on December 13, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO THREE
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Abbad Ali, Fidda Hussain and Zulifqar to death for killing seven people during a robbery near Sheikhupura in 2009.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sambrial, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Ch. Badarud Din sentenced Muhammad Afzal to death and fined him Rs. 300,000 for killing his wife Irshad Bibi over a domestic dispute in Sherabad in March 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TECHNICIAN GETS THE NOOSE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
technician Azizan Yahaya, 50, was sentenced to death by hanging by Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Mohd Azman Husin after he was found guilty of trafficking in 1,147.3gm of cannabis at Jalan Kuala Kedah on June 15, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: JUDGEMENT RESERVED ON DEATH CONVICT’S APPEAL
the SHC anti-terrorism bench in Pakistan reserved its judgement on an appeal filed by Tanveer Ahmed over his death sentence for kidnapping and killing Iqra, 8, on February 25, 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
in Pakistan, Additional district and session judge (south) Sagheer Ahmed Sheikh sentenced Aurangzeb to death for killing his employer Mohammad Anwar under Defence police station on September 23, 1998
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court puts off date for execution until the state answers defense questions about how it obtained sodium thiopental.
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court puts off date for execution until the state answers defense questions about how it obtained sodium thiopental.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to abolish the death penalty
USA - Illinois. The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to abolish the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - US lethal injection drug faces UK export restrictions.
USA - US lethal injection drug faces UK export restrictions.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Sialkot Zafar Iqbal Tarar sentenced Faraz to death and fined him Rs.100,000 for murdering Bashir Ahmad...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
sand dredger N. Balamurugan, 27, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Yasin Nasfy for hacking his lover K. Gantimadi, 45, to death with axes in Mambau on August 16, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
COURT STAYS PARDON OF PAKISTANI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, the Lahore High Court restrained Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari from granting pardon to Christian woman Aasia Bibi, who was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
NOVEMBER 29, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE SADDAM AIDES
Three aides to Saddam Hussein were sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Commission to Study the Death Penalty ended its works, and voted to retain the law.
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Commission to Study the Death Penalty ended its works, and voted to retain the law.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FORMER DPC AURIEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
former Mukono District Police commander James Aurien...
- NOVEMBER 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Some states have asked Texas for doses of sodium thiopental
USA - Texas. Some states have asked Texas for doses of sodium thiopental
- NOVEMBER 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
in India, Ghaziabad Additional District and Session Judge R K Uppadhaya sentenced Pramod Kumar, 24, Hari Om Tyagi, 26, and Nirdosh, 23, to death and fined them Rs 5,000 each for shooting dead cable operator Amit in Modinagar in 2003.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH FOR MURDER OF FIVE
in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court presiding officer Habibullah Aamir sentenced Muhammad Shafique, Sajjad Husain and Khizar Hayat, alias Khizri...
NOVEMBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, according to the reports
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MAN FOR MURDERING FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
Saudi Arabia executed Mosleh bin Salim bin Eid al-Atawi by the sword in the northwestern
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OVERTURNS 10 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES
China has overturned 10 percent of death sentences handed down in the country since the
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
six people were sentenced to death and three to suspended death for drug trafficking in China. Cui Changui, Li Zhanyong, Yang Linqu, Zhao Jiandong...