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
- MAY 3, 2019VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirms that death-row conditionswere unconstitutional.
USA - Virginia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirms that death-row conditionswere unconstitutional.
- MAY 3, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. Sununu has vetoed HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. Sununu has vetoed HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty
MAY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG OFFENSES AT KERMAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, on the morning of 28 April 2019 a man was hanged at Kerman Central Prison on drug charges.
MAY 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: AFTER 10 YEARS IN PRISON, INDONESIA MAIDS ON DEATH ROW FOR WITCHCRAFT RELEASED
Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practising witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home on 24 April 2019 after their sentences were commuted, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said.
- MAY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed.
USA - Georgia. Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed.
- MAY 2, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Report: Louisiana spends $15.6 million per year to maintain death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Report: Louisiana spends $15.6 million per year to maintain death penalty.
- MAY 1, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: EXPAT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEINOUS CRIME
Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced a man to death after being found guilty of killing two brothers inside their apartment in Sajaa Industrial Area.
- MAY 1, 2019OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of David Lee Cox
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of David Lee Cox
- MAY 1, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Estate of Executed Prisoner Sedley Alley Seeks DNA Testing to Establish His Innocence.
USA - Tennessee. Estate of Executed Prisoner Sedley Alley Seeks DNA Testing to Establish His Innocence.
MAY 1, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT BABOL PRISON
According to Rokna, on the morning of 24 April 2019, a man was hanged at the Iranian northern city of Babol’s prison.
- APRIL 30, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Senate panel OKs bill to abolish death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Senate panel OKs bill to abolish death penalty.
- APRIL 30, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two suspects convicted for murder were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on 30 April 2019.
APRIL 30, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH
A Somali military court on 29 April 2019 sentenced a police officer to death, after he was found guilty of murdering a civilian in Mogadishu on 6th January, this year.
APRIL 30, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CANADIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENCES
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on 30 April 2019 for producing and trafficking methamphetamine.
- APRIL 30, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Tiffany Moss, 36, Black, to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Tiffany Moss, 36, Black, to death
- APRIL 30, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will no longer share death row inmate's final statements.
USA - Texas. Texas will no longer share death row inmate's final statements.
APRIL 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS FLOGGED AND SECRETLY EXECUTED
The Iranian authorities flogged and secretly executed on 25 April 2019 two boys under the age of 18, Amnesty International has learned.
- APRIL 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahid Nedamat hanged on April 30 at Maragheh prison.
IRAN - Vahid Nedamat hanged on April 30 at Maragheh prison.
APRIL 29, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BODY OF CRUCIFIED 'CRIMINAL' WAS PUT ON PUBLIC DISPLAY FOLLOWING 37 EXECUTIONS
The body of a crucified criminal was put on public display in Saudi Arabia after the execution of 37 nationals in one day, according to local media reports.
APRIL 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT KERMANSHAH PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, a man was hanged at Kermanshah Central Prison (known as Dizel Abad) on 18 April 2019.
APRIL 29, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 20 CONDEMNED CONVICTS ESCAPE DEATH AS AMBODE COMMUTES SENTENCES
No fewer than 20 condemned prisoners in Lagos were saved from the hangman when the state government commuted their death sentences to life imprisonment just as it freed 14 inmates who had spent 20 years in prison, This Day reported on 27 April 2019.
- APRIL 27, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA ‘EXECUTED FOUR OFFICIALS’ AFTER FAILED US SUMMIT, REPORT CLAIMS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution by firing squad of four foreign ministry officials after the failure of his Hanoi summit with Donald Trump, a report has claimed.
- APRIL 27, 2019TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: PRESS RELEASE ON THE TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND PRISON ADMINISTRATION STAFF ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DEATH PENALTY
The Arab Institute for Human Rights has organized a training session in Hammamet, on 20 and 21 April 2019, for judges and representatives of prison institutions on the role of the judge and the prison administration between human rights and the death pena
APRIL 27, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 37 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia executed 37 people on 23 April 2019 after they had been sentenced to death for terrorism-related crimes.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dorhan Heydari and Mirhan Shah Ghasemi were hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Dorhan Heydari and Mirhan Shah Ghasemi were hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 26, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY FOR IS TERRORIST OVER DEADLY CARBOMB BLAST
An Iraqi court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death over his involvement in a deadly car bomb attack in the province of Diyala, iraqinews.com reported on 24 April 2019.
APRIL 26, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 2 MONKS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ABBOT'S KILLING
An Egyptian court on 24 April 2019 sentenced two monks to death for killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo last year.