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
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Mark Brown was executed this morning
USA - Ohio. Mark Brown was executed this morning
FEBRUARY 4, 2010ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: NCC MAINTAINS DEATH PENALTY
the National Constitutional Conference in Zambia upheld the Constitution’s death penalty
- FEBRUARY 3, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez...
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM COURT SENTENCES DRUGS BARON TO DEATH
the Haiphong City People’s Court in northern Vietnam sentenced Du Kim Dung, the baron of a heroin trafficking and production ring, to death at a closed trial.
FEBRUARY 3, 2010AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
the Algiers criminal court in Algeria sentenced Mohamed Benziane to death for assassinations
- FEBRUARY 3, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. 2 death-penalty bills won approval in the House of Delegates
USA - Virginia. 2 death-penalty bills won approval in the House of Delegates
- FEBRUARY 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO EXECUTE NINE PROTESTERS 'SOON': JUDICIARY OFFICIAL
Iran will "soon execute" nine people arrested during anti-government protests for seeking to topple the
- FEBRUARY 2, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
in Uganda, Patrick Bwenge’s death sentence was reduced to two years imprisonment. He was convicted of murdering his wife on May 5, 1995.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen’s Supreme Court recently confirmed the death sentences...
Yemen’s Supreme Court recently confirmed the death sentences...
FEBRUARY 2, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
in Lobatse, Botswana, the Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence
- FEBRUARY 2, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Eric Boyston the death penalty
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Eric Boyston the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SIBLINGS TO GO TO GALLOWS IN BOGRA MURDER CASE
Judge Kazi Shahina Nigar of the Bogra Additional District and Sessions Court-3 in Bangladesh sentenced Shahadat Hossain, 55, and his brother Abdul Khaleq, 50, both from Induil village in Adamdighi upazila, to death.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC HANDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR ARIF BHINDAR’S MURDER
judge Rana Yousaf Dar of the anti terrorism court in Lahore, Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to Malik Nawaz, Malik Noor, Zahid and Usman for murder.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafqat Ali sentenced Muhammad Akbar to death for killing Abdul Aziz and Aziza Begum on January 18, 1999, in Chauntra.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gabriel Gonzales has been re-sentenced to life
USA - Texas. Gabriel Gonzales has been re-sentenced to life
FEBRUARY 1, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 3 MURDERS, OTHER CRIMES
in China, Chongqing No.5 Intermediate People's Court sentenced former police director of Nanbin Road
FEBRUARY 1, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED ONLY AFTER PUBLIC CONSENSUS - JUSTICE MINISTER
Taiwan will gradually push for the abolition of the death penalty after a consensus is formed, Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Clark Munger re-sentenced Robert Moody to two consecutive life
USA - Arizona. Judge Clark Munger re-sentenced Robert Moody to two consecutive life
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware's death penalty was upheld as constitutional today, paving the way for executions - on hold since May 2006
USA - Delaware. Delaware's death penalty was upheld as constitutional today, paving the way for executions - on hold since May 2006
- JANUARY 31, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA
Indian national Athiseshan Singaram, 48, a textile company driver...
JANUARY 31, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING HEROIN
Presiding Judge Luong Van Hien of the People's Court of Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam
- JANUARY 30, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: 74 PERCENT OF PEOPLE ARE FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
74 percent of the people in Taiwan are against the abolition of the capital punishment, and over half of them think death-row inmates should be executed, a latest survey has found.
JANUARY 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR RAPE
Two young men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison around noon.
- JANUARY 29, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky moved one step closer toward reinstating the death penalty
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky moved one step closer toward reinstating the death penalty
- JANUARY 29, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
Le Van Son and Tran Thanh Sang were sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam...
- JANUARY 29, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OVER MURDERS OF 2 WOMEN
presiding justice Yukio Takeuchi of the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death penalty given to Kenji Ohashi, 69.
- JANUARY 29, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Dan Vaughn sentenced Terry Marvin Ellerbee to death
USA - Florida. Judge Dan Vaughn sentenced Terry Marvin Ellerbee to death
- JANUARY 29, 2010KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would abolish the death penalty.
USA - Kansas. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would abolish the death penalty.
- JANUARY 29, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. A 3-judge panel sentenced Marco E. Torres Jr. to death.
USA - Nebraska. A 3-judge panel sentenced Marco E. Torres Jr. to death.
- JANUARY 29, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced George Hernandez, Jr. to death
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced George Hernandez, Jr. to death