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 23, 2010European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EU URGES NO DEATH PENALTY AS BANGLADESH REVIEWS POLITICAL MURDERS
the European Union reiterated its opposition to the death penalty in a statement aimed at Bangladeshi authorities.
- JANUARY 23, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT HANDS OUT DEATH SENTENCE
a court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland sentenced Abdi Fatah Ahmed Dahir Qodah to death for murdering lawmaker Abdullahi Ali Osman on January 5 in the commercial city of Bossasso, in Bari.
- JANUARY 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO DACOIT
in Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad sentenced Elahi Bux to death and ordered him to pay Rs.1 million compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased.
- JANUARY 22, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: PYONGYANG EXECUTES THREE ESCAPEES
North Korean authorities have executed three people, sent three other family members to a political
- JANUARY 22, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni child shot five people in the northern province of Amran...
a Yemeni child shot five people in the northern province of Amran...
- JANUARY 22, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Hamid Jabir Al-Hamshali and an unidentified man were executed for murder.
- JANUARY 22, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge John Haas has sentenced James Mammone three times to death
USA - Ohio. Judge John Haas has sentenced James Mammone three times to death
- JANUARY 21, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA SHELVES PLAN TO GIVE DEATH PENALTY TO HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE CONVICTED OF GAY SEX
Uganda president Yoweri Museveni said that his government...
- JANUARY 21, 2010AngolaDEATH PENALTY
ANGOLA: DEATH PENALTY PROHIBITED BY THE CONSTITUTION
the Angolan Parliament approved a new Constitution that explicitly prohibits the death penalty in article 59.
- JANUARY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: BROTHER OF GANG LEADER TO BE EXECUTED
Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of opposition gang leader Abdolmalek Rigi, was sentenced to death in Iran.
- JANUARY 21, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA PRESIDENT PARDONS TOP AMIN LIEUTENANT
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni pardoned one of former leader Idi Amin Dada's top lieutenants who had been on death row since 1987.
- JANUARY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jiang Yongsheng was executed in Chiana for multiple rape.
Jiang Yongsheng was executed in Chiana for multiple rape.
JANUARY 21, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT SENTENCES SON OVER FATHER'S KILLING
at a court in Bossasso, in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in Somalia, Judge Sheikh Abdirizak
JANUARY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDEBIL
One man was hanged in the prison of Ardebil, northwestern Iran, reported the official Iranian news agency
- JANUARY 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘QATIF RAPIST’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
a man dubbed the Qatif rapist was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for raping over 100 women in 2006 and blackmailing many of his victims by recording the attacks on video.
- JANUARY 20, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINA'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Filipina housemaid Jakatia Pawa for killing her employer's 22-year-old daughter.
- JANUARY 20, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: DEATH PENALTY FOR LYN MURDERS
Lennox Swaby, 28, farmer and taxi driver, and Calvin Powell, 26, garbage truck driver, both from Manchester, Jamaica, were sentenced to death for murder.
- JANUARY 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Gao Hualiang, an explosive maker, was sentenced to death in China
Gao Hualiang, an explosive maker, was sentenced to death in China
- JANUARY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
one man was hanged in the prison of Khash, according to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Sistan-Baluchestan.
- JANUARY 20, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for James Mammone III
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for James Mammone III
JANUARY 20, 2010DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS EXECUTION OF MAN WITH CHILD'S IQ
The US Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a convicted murderer,
- JANUARY 20, 2010ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge David Burnett has overturned the death penalty of Robert Robbins and sentenced him to life in prison
USA - Arkansas. Judge David Burnett has overturned the death penalty of Robert Robbins and sentenced him to life in prison
- JANUARY 20, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court restored Holly Wood death penalty.
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court restored Holly Wood death penalty.
- JANUARY 20, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. No Further Punishment Recommended for Judge Sharon Keller
USA - Texas. No Further Punishment Recommended for Judge Sharon Keller
- JANUARY 19, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO GANG LEADERS EXECUTED
two criminal gang leaders were executed by Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court. Yang Tianqing and Liu Chenghu allegedly committed crimes including murder and racketeering.
- JANUARY 19, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH PRESIDENT REJECTS MUJIB KILLERS' MERCY PETITIONS
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman rejected the mercy petitions of three of the five former army officers sentenced to death for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
- JANUARY 19, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT REJECTS AUM MEMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the Japanese Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a former high-ranking member of the AUM-Shinrikyo cult convicted of murder and other crimes.
- JANUARY 19, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafqat Ali sentenced Muhammad Riaz and Zahir Hussain to death for the murder of Muhammad Jahangir and Liaquat Hussain on August 10, 2004.
JANUARY 19, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE HANDED TO SIX DRUG TRADERS
a court in Vietnam’s northern Lai Chau province sentenced six people to
JANUARY 19, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Abha, Saudi Arabia, for fatally