Archive timeline
2019
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2019, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2019
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Khalaj was hanged at Raja’i Shahr on August 14.
IRAN - Saeed Khalaj was hanged at Raja’i Shahr on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as M.H., was executed at the prison of Khodabandeh on August 14.
IRAN - A man, identified only as M.H., was executed at the prison of Khodabandeh on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Family spares ex-Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
IRAN - Family spares ex-Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
- AUGUST 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyed Reza Dabbagh was hanged on Aug 13 at Kashmar Prison
IRAN - Seyed Reza Dabbagh was hanged on Aug 13 at Kashmar Prison
- AUGUST 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - S.E. was hanged at Babol prison on August 10.
IRAN - S.E. was hanged at Babol prison on August 10.
- AUGUST 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ghodrat Alipanah and "Yasser" were hanged on August 10 in the prison of Mashhad
IRAN - Ghodrat Alipanah and "Yasser" were hanged on August 10 in the prison of Mashhad
AUGUST 9, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: KING PARDONS 3 INDONESIANS WHO HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three Indonesian citizens returned to their homeland on 7 August 2019 after they were granted pardons by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).
AUGUST 9, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF NINE-MONTH-OLD
A court in Telangana on 8 August 2019 sentenced a man to death for sexual assault and killing of a nine-month-old girl child.
AUGUST 9, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 2 TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
Two men have been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for robbery and illegal possession of firearms, the Leadership reported on 8 August 2019.
AUGUST 8, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER CHARGES
Mohammadreza Shokri, Yousef Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam and 2 others were hanged for murder charges at Rajai-Shahr prison on 7 August 2019.
AUGUST 8, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KANO
A notorious criminal and serial killer, Umar Yakubu, has been sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court, The Daily Post reported on 31 July 2019.
AUGUST 8, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 GET DEATH, 6 LIFE TERM IN MURDER CASE
A court in Kushtia on 31 July 2019 sentenced five people to death, six others to life imprisonment and six more people to different jail terms in the sensational Nurul Islam murder case.
AUGUST 8, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING
Two people who robbed and consequently kidnapped a neuro surgeon with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital have been sentenced to death by an Iten court, KNA reported on 29 July 2019.
- AUGUST 7, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
PUNTLAND (SOMALIA): MEN WHO KILLED MALTESE PORT MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The men accused of killing Maltese port manager Paul Formosa in Puntland last February were sentenced to death on 29 July 2019 by a military tribunal, Somali media report.
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 executions. Mohammadreza Shokri (Mohammad-Reza Shekari), Yousef (Yousof) Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, Bahram Tork and Majid Arabali hanged at Rajai-Shahr on August 7.
IRAN - 5 executions. Mohammadreza Shokri (Mohammad-Reza Shekari), Yousef (Yousof) Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, Bahram Tork and Majid Arabali hanged at Rajai-Shahr on August 7.
AUGUST 7, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
The Court of Cassation has upheld a January Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a 24-year-old man to death after convicting him of robbing and murdering a man in Amman in April 2014, The Jordan Times reported on 6 August 2019.
AUGUST 7, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HATE CRIME IN RAJASTHAN NOW PUNISHABLE BY DEATH PENALTY
The Rajasthan assembly passed two bills on 5 August 2019 in which death penalty has been proposed for hate crimes against couples in the name of honour and tradition, and life imprisonment for mob lynching.
AUGUST 7, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: UPDATES ON THE DJALALI CASE
In a telephone conversation with his family, the Iranian-Swedish scientist and disaster medicine expert, Dr. Ahmad Reza Jalali (Djalali) has revealed that he has been under pressure to admit new charges and participate in another "forced confession" in fr
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Toranj Feizi hanged at Borujerd prison on August 7.
IRAN - Toranj Feizi hanged at Borujerd prison on August 7.
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Behrooz Abdi hanged on August 7 in Ilam prison
IRAN - Behrooz Abdi hanged on August 7 in Ilam prison
AUGUST 6, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2015 MURDER OF JAPANESE PARTNER
The Supreme Court has sentenced a woman to death over the 2015 murder of her elderly Japanese partner, a member of the prosecution said on 6 August 2019.
AUGUST 6, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: 2 AL-SHABAB MEMBERS EXECUTED BY GOVERNMENT
Mogadishu Military Court on 5 August 2019 executed 2 members of Al-Shabaab terrorist group responsible for separate attacks in Mogadishu which left many dead.
AUGUST 6, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: ARCHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WOMAN IN TAIPEI'S HUASHAN GRASSLAND
An archery instructor has been found guilty of murdering his female student and dismembering her into 13 pieces and has been sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 5, 2019DEATH PENALTY
OREGON (USA): GOVERNOR KATE BROWN SIGNS SB 1013 NARROWING USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Calling the state’s death penalty “dysfunctional,” “costly,” and “immoral,” Oregon Governor Kate Brown on August 1, 2019 signed a bill significantly limiting the crimes for which capital punishment can be imposed in the state.
- AUGUST 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN PRISONER SERVING LIFE SENTENCE ESCAPES TO CANADA
An Iranian-born Canadian resident has escaped from Iran after being imprisoned there for 11 years and returned to Canada.
AUGUST 5, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
Hamid Avesti was executed in the central prison of Kermanshah on 4 August 2019.
AUGUST 5, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: DAESH TERRORIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Somali military tribunal on 1 August 2019 sentenced a Daesh terrorist to death for his role in the killing of five people, including civilians and a security official, in separate shooting incidents in 2018-19.
- AUGUST 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rasoul Ghadermolla was hanged at Qom Prison on August 5.
IRAN - Rasoul Ghadermolla was hanged at Qom Prison on August 5.
- AUGUST 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdullah Karmollah Chab and Ghassem Beit-Abdullah were hanged at Dezful Prison on August 4.
IRAN - Abdullah Karmollah Chab and Ghassem Beit-Abdullah were hanged at Dezful Prison on August 4.
- AUGUST 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hamid Avesti was executed in the prison of Kermanshah on Aug. 4. He was a minor.
IRAN - Hamid Avesti was executed in the prison of Kermanshah on Aug. 4. He was a minor.