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
JANUARY 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MULLAHS' GUARDIAN COUNCIL SECRETARY CALLS FOR MORE EXECUTIONS
Ahmad Jannati, Secretary of the iranian clerical regime’s Guardian Council and a leading figure in the faction affiliated to Khamenei, reiterated in his Friday prayers sermon on the need to uphold the “velayat-e faqih” (absolute rule of clergy), State-run
- JANUARY 28, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAMESE LAWYER ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
a Vietnamese lawyer acting as a consultant for the Democratic Party of Vietnam was found guilty of activities aimed at ending communist rule, but had his death sentence commuted to five years’ imprisonment.
- JANUARY 28, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING RU PROFESSOR YUNUS
at a court in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Speedy Trial Court judge Manjurul Bafid awarded capital punishment to Sahidullah, alias Mahbub, from Naogaon, and Sarifullah, alias Tareque alias Abul Kalam, from Satkhira.
JANUARY 28, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO POST-ELECTION 'RIOTERS' HANGED
Two of the people who have been sentenced to death in connection to the post-election protests in Iran, were hanged early this morning.
- JANUARY 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Roger Luebs sentenced Jackson Daniels, Jr. to death
USA - California. Judge Roger Luebs sentenced Jackson Daniels, Jr. to death
JANUARY 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DRUG MULE'S DEATH VERDICT AFFIRMED BY SUPREME COURT
the Malaysian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Filipino Nelson Tanoja, 55, for smuggling 508.6
JANUARY 28, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: PRESCRIPTION FOR MURDER TO BE ABOLISHED
a subcommittee of the Legislative Council proposed abolishment of the statute of limitations for crimes
JANUARY 28, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 HANGED FOR KILLING BANGABANDHU
Bangladesh executed five former military officers for their role in the 1975 massacre of the
- JANUARY 27, 2010AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER SENTENCED TO HANG IN AFGHANISTAN
a former Australian soldier was sentenced to death in Afghanistan for shooting dead an Afghan colleague after a violent argument.
- JANUARY 27, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: CHILD KILLER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Fahmy Moumir Fahmy of the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced
- JANUARY 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO FOUR KILLERS ON FIVE COUNTS
in Multan, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Qasim sentenced four men to death on five counts and fined them Rs 200,000 each.
- JANUARY 27, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR LAWMAKER AND COURT JUDGE MURDER
a court in Bossasso in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland state sentenced Abdinasir Ahmad Ali Aware and Feisal Ali Hirad to death for murdering lawmaker Mohammed Hassan Jibril and Judge Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Aware.
- JANUARY 27, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY FOR MUTINEERS IN PROPOSED LAW
under a new law, the proposed Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) court will have the power to issue death sentences for mutiny.
- JANUARY 27, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
a four-member bench of the apex appellate division of Bangladesh's Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Md Tafazzul Islam, rejected appeals by five men convicted of killing the country's founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
- JANUARY 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Ali Raza Awan sentenced Sikandar Hayat to death and fined him Rs 200,000.
JANUARY 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONVICTED KILLER OF PROSECUTOR HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a top judiciary official in the central city of Isfahan, Fars
- JANUARY 27, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent Leon Winston's case back to federal court
USA - Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent Leon Winston's case back to federal court
- JANUARY 27, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. House committee passes bill that would limit death-row appeals
USA - Utah. House committee passes bill that would limit death-row appeals
JANUARY 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT OKAY WITH DEATH TO ABDUCTORS
the Indian Supreme Court asked judges to punish kidnappers hard, mentioning that the law allows awarding
- JANUARY 27, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Joseph E. Corcoran.
USA - Indiana. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Joseph E. Corcoran.
- JANUARY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: LETHAL EXECUTION OFFICERS READY
lethal injection is set to replace shooting as the main technique for the death penalty in Beijing, China. Executioners from Beijing's Intermediate People's Court have now finished their training, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
- JANUARY 26, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Andrew A. Lyons
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Andrew A. Lyons
JANUARY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR MORE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR URUMQI RIOT
A Chinese court sentenced four more people to death for their part in bloody ethnic rioting in July last year
- JANUARY 25, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
DUBAI: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EXECUTIVE
two Indian nationals were sentenced to death in Dubai for slashing the throat of Indian sales executive
- JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
EX-IRAQI LAWMAKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLINGS
Sunni Arab politician Mohammed al-Daini was sentenced to death in Iraq for ordering car bombings, mortal attacks and mass murders, including the 2007 parliament bombing.
- JANUARY 25, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Malik Sajid Ali Awan sentenced Azhar Hussain to death for killing Rameez Ishaq on March 17, 2007.
- JANUARY 25, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The state Supreme Court reinstated two death sentences for Donnie Cleveland Lance
USA - Georgia. The state Supreme Court reinstated two death sentences for Donnie Cleveland Lance
JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 'CHEMICAL ALI' EXECUTED
Ali Hassan al-Majid, the cousin of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, was executed in Iraq for crimes against humanity, a government spokesman said.
- JANUARY 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Mohsen bin Mohammed bin Saleh al-Mokhles was beheaded by the sword in Dammam in the east of the kingdom for trafficking in hashish according to a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JANUARY 24, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD FOR MURDER
Judge Haji Ali Hasan of the Court Martial for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] announced that two government soldiers were sentenced to death by firing squad for committing murder in Banaadir Region.