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
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 9 IN FENTANYL TRAFFICKING CASE AFTER US TIP
Xingtai Intermediate People’s court in Xingtai county, north China’s Hebei province, on 7 November 2019 sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers in a case that is the culmination of a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack down on
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme throws out death sentence of Shawn Ford
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme throws out death sentence of Shawn Ford
NOVEMBER 7, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
A Kuwaiti court on 29 October 2019 sentenced an Egyptian man to death after he was convicted of stabbing his Lebanese wife to death in front of their children.
NOVEMBER 7, 2019Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTYBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ABOLISHES DEATH SENTENCE IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) abolished death sentence in Republika Srpska (RS) entity.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): CHARLES RUSSELL RHINES EXECUTED
Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was put to death on 4 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 6, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF JAMAAT LEADER
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on 31 October 2019 upheld a death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes in a move that lawyers said meant he would almost certainly be executed in the coming months.
NOVEMBER 6, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KANO GOVT APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Kano State Government has approved death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping across the state.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Appeals Court Takes Bobby James Moore Off Death Row.
USA - Texas. Texas Appeals Court Takes Bobby James Moore Off Death Row.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
NOVEMBER 5, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TWO SHABAAB MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH, DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
A military court in Mogadishu on 28 October 2019 sentenced two Al-Shabaab members to death in connection with a bomb attack on the late Mahas deputy district commissioner, Rashid Osman Abdi.
NOVEMBER 5, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT EXTENDS STAY ON DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka' s Supreme Court on 29 October 2019 effectively blocked a plan by the president to bring back hangings for the first time since 1976 before he leaves office next month.
NOVEMBER 5, 2019LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: UBER DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF UK WOMAN
A Lebanese court on 1st November 2019 sentenced an Uber driver to death for the murder of a British embassy worker in Beirut nearly two years ago, the country’s National News Agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged at Ardabil prison on November 5.
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged at Ardabil prison on November 5.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Doosti hanged on 5 November at Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Mohammad Doosti hanged on 5 November at Tabriz Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Prosecutor Says Thomas Creech, State’s Longest-Serving Death-Row Prisoner, Should Not Be Executed.
USA - Idaho. Prosecutor Says Thomas Creech, State’s Longest-Serving Death-Row Prisoner, Should Not Be Executed.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Karam Sedghi hanged at the central prison of Borujerd city on November 5.
IRAN - Karam Sedghi hanged at the central prison of Borujerd city on November 5.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A former Iranian political prisoner criticizes Western democracies and the United Nations for their inactivity.
IRAN - A former Iranian political prisoner criticizes Western democracies and the United Nations for their inactivity.
NOVEMBER 4, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR KILLING A POLICEMAN
A man (not identified) was hanged in public in the city of Khomein (Markazi province) on 31 October 2019, according to IRIB News.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was executed.
NOVEMBER 4, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FATHER OF 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POSSESSING HEROIN
A 38-year-old father of two on 30 October 2019 was sentenced to capital punishment by the Colombo High Court, over charges of possession of heroin.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: EIGHT PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOUBLE ATTACK IN 2013 ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Justice Council of Lebanon, the highest court in the country, sentenced to death eight people responsible for the double attack on the al Takwa and al Salam mosquesin the Lebanese city of Tripoli in 2013, which resulted in 47 civilians killed and 500
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
OCTOBER 31, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights sources, on the morning of 22 October 2019, two prisoners were hanged at the central prison of Shiraz city, Fars province.
OCTOBER 31, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPIST & KILLER OF MINOR
The High Court of Uttarakhand has upheld the death penalty sentence awarded by a lower court to Akhtar Ali who was convicted of raping and murdering a minor at Kathgodam in 2014, the Daily Pioneer reported on 19 October 2019.
OCTOBER 31, 2019MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED AGAINST FOUR MEN IN BACKPACKER MURDERS
A Moroccan appeals court upheld, late on 30 October 2019, death sentences against three Moroccan men for murdering two Scandinavian women in the Atlas mountains last December.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. State Supreme Court reinstated 2 death penalties for Nicholas Cody Tate.
USA - Georgia. State Supreme Court reinstated 2 death penalties for Nicholas Cody Tate.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehran Ghorbani was hanged in Lakan Prison (aka Rasht Central Prison) on October 31.
IRAN - Mehran Ghorbani was hanged in Lakan Prison (aka Rasht Central Prison) on October 31.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man (not identified) hanged in public in the city of Khomein (or Arak).
IRAN - A man (not identified) hanged in public in the city of Khomein (or Arak).