Chronological archive
February 2020
The 131 news items published by Hands Off Cain in February 2020, in chronological order.
IRAN - A film by an Iranian director about capital punishment has won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.
IRAN - A film by an Iranian director about capital punishment has won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.
FEBRUARY 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - "Hamid" was hanged at Ghezel-Hesar Prison of Karaj the last week of February.
IRAN - "Hamid" was hanged at Ghezel-Hesar Prison of Karaj the last week of February.
- FEBRUARY 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmad Mahrokhi was hanged on February 29, 2020, at the prison of Shirvan city.
IRAN - Ahmad Mahrokhi was hanged on February 29, 2020, at the prison of Shirvan city.
FEBRUARY 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahad (Vahid) Salehi and Nader Hosseini were hanged on February 29, 2020, at Vakilabad prison, in Mashhad.
IRAN - Ahad (Vahid) Salehi and Nader Hosseini were hanged on February 29, 2020, at Vakilabad prison, in Mashhad.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE-MURDER OF MINOR GIRL
A court in Maharashtra's Parbhani district on 18 February 2020 awarded death sentence to a man for raping and killing a five year-old girl, observing the crime was 'more cruel' than the act of the most dreaded animal.
FEBRUARY 28, 2020ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS THREE DEATH SENTENCES FOR METHAMPHETAMINE SMUGGLING
The Region 2 Provincial Court of Appeals in Rayong province, near Pattaya, on 26 February 2020 upheld the conviction and death sentence of Australian Luke Joshua Cook, his Thai wife Kanyarat Wediphitak and a Californian man, Tyler Gerard.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2020WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. House Committee passed HB 1488 to repeal the state’s death penalty law.
USA - Washington. House Committee passed HB 1488 to repeal the state’s death penalty law.
FEBRUARY 28, 2020United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: COURT ORDERS EXECUTION FOR ‘PREMEDITATED MURDER’
The Ajman Criminal Court sentenced to death an Arab man for premeditatedly murdering his friend after stabbing his heart, Gulf Today reported on 27 February 2020. The parents of the victim have refused the blood money.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2020DEATH PENALTY
COLORADO (USA): LEGISLATURE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Colorado legislature has sent to the Governor a bill that would prospectively abolish the state’s death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has granted a new trial to Glen Bates
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has granted a new trial to Glen Bates
FEBRUARY 27, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 31-year-old Vietnamese woman on 25 February 2020 was sentenced to death for trafficking nearly 8 kg of methamphetamine, Vietnam News Agency reported.
FEBRUARY 27, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: THAI DRUG SMUGGLERS DODGE DEATH PENALTY IN BALI
Two Thai women convicted of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali on 26 February 2020 escaped a possible death sentence on the Indonesian holiday island after a court sentenced them to 16 years in jail.
FEBRUARY 27, 2020United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING DAUGHTER
An Asian national was sentenced to death by the Ras Al Khaimah Criminal Court after it found him guilty of sexually abusing his minor daughter, MENAFN reported on 27 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 27, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan on 14 February 2020 sentenced to death three people, in two different cases.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Brandon McCall to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Brandon McCall to death
- FEBRUARY 27, 2020MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Willie Cory Godbolt to death.
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Willie Cory Godbolt to death.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Gregory Renard Wynn resentenced to life in prison without parole
USA - Alabama. Gregory Renard Wynn resentenced to life in prison without parole
- FEBRUARY 27, 2020WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. House Committee passed HB 1488 to remove the death penalty from the state’s statute books.
USA - Washington. House Committee passed HB 1488 to remove the death penalty from the state’s statute books.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammmadreza Rafati and Mohammad Tayyebi hanged on February 26 at Rajai-Shahr prison.
IRAN - Mohammmadreza Rafati and Mohammad Tayyebi hanged on February 26 at Rajai-Shahr prison.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Senate committee approves cut to death penalty appeals.
USA - Alabama. Senate committee approves cut to death penalty appeals.
FEBRUARY 26, 2020ColoradoDEATH PENALTYUSA - Colorado. Colorado Legislature Votes to Abolish Death Penalty.
USA - Colorado. Colorado Legislature Votes to Abolish Death Penalty.
FEBRUARY 26, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FOUR, INCLUDING SON, SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TANGAIL FOR KILLING FATHER
Tangail Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-2 Judge Farhan Ferdous on 23 February 2020 sentenced four people to death over their involment in a murder.
FEBRUARY 26, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, SEVEN TO JAIL IN IRAN SPYING CASE
A Saudi citizen was sentenced to death on 24 February 2020, with seven others facing years in jail on charges of treason and espionage on behalf of Iran, state television reported on 25 February.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death sentence for Marlin Joseph
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death sentence for Marlin Joseph
- FEBRUARY 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 prisoners, not identified, were reportedly hanged on February 26
IRAN - 2 prisoners, not identified, were reportedly hanged on February 26
- FEBRUARY 25, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): NICHOLAS SUTTON EXECUTED BY ELECTROCUTION
Tennessee executed by electrocution Nicholas Sutton on 20 February 2020, one day after Governor Bill Lee denied a petition for clemency that had been supported by 7 correctional officers, 5 jurors, and members of the victims’ families.
FEBRUARY 25, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WIFE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND IN KANO
A Kano State High Court on 21 February 2020 sentenced one Rashida Saidu to death by hanging for killing her husband, Adamu Ali.
FEBRUARY 25, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING THREE POLICEMEN
Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on 24 February 2020 awarded an accused six time death penalty and 74 years imprisonment.
FEBRUARY 25, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 8 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY
Eight men were executed on 24 February 2020 in Egypt in what is thought to be the first death sentences carried out in the country so far in 2020.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. State Attorney Aramis Ayala will seek the death penalty against Anthony Todt
USA - Florida. State Attorney Aramis Ayala will seek the death penalty against Anthony Todt
- FEBRUARY 25, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Army Judge Proposes 2022 Trial in Guantánamo’s Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Case
USA - Military. Army Judge Proposes 2022 Trial in Guantánamo’s Abd al-Rahim al-Nashirig Case
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- FEBRUARY 25, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
IRAN - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: EIGHT TERRORISTS WERE EXECUTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE BOMBING OF THREE CHURCHES IN CAIRO, TANTA AND ALEXANDRIA
On February 24, 2020 it took place the execution of eight prisoners in Alexandria Prison.
FEBRUARY 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE NOVEMBER PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced three people arrested in the heat of anti-government protests last November to death, Radio Farda reported on 23 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 24, 2020BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: CONVICT EXECUTED DESPITE OUTCRY
Botswana has hanged a 29-year old man for murdering his employer, prison services announced on 21 February 2020, despite mounting calls by rights groups to abolish the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2020KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR RAPE CONVICTS
The Court of Cassation presided over by Judge Ahmad Al-Ajeel has commuted death sentence by hanging to life imprisonment for two security operatives affiliated to Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense respectively who were accused of kidnapping and
FEBRUARY 24, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR 10 DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN HANOI
Ten people involved in a drug ring had the death penalty upheld in a Hanoi court on 18 February 2020, according to Vietnam News.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California Announces Pilot Program to Move Some Death-Row Prisoners Out of San Quentin.
USA - California. California Announces Pilot Program to Move Some Death-Row Prisoners Out of San Quentin.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: THREE PRISONERS WERE EXECUTED IN CAIRO APPEAL COURT FOR MURDER
On February 22, 2020 it took place the execution by hanging of three defendants at Cairo Appeal Court.
FEBRUARY 21, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES LAGOS PRINCE TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of an Ikeja High Court on 16 December 2019 sentenced to death, Prince Adewale Oyekan, the son of the late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, for the murder of Alhaja Sikirat Ekun, a 62-year-old businesswoman and a member of the Peo
FEBRUARY 21, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN HANDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SLAUGHTERING FIVE
An Additional Sessions Judge in Attock on 20 February 2020 handed a man death sentence on five counts for slaughtering five members of a family in Jatial village in Hazro on 14 June 2018.
FEBRUARY 21, 2020LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCE OF RAPIST, MURDERER OVERTURNED
A judge in Lebanon’s highest court on 20 February 2020 overturned the death sentence of Tarek Houshieh, who was convicted of raping and murdering British embassy employee Rebecca Dykes in December 2017.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Justice Sotomayor writes a devastating rebuke of conservative colleagues’ callousness and fealty to Trump.
USA - Justice Sotomayor writes a devastating rebuke of conservative colleagues’ callousness and fealty to Trump.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi sentenced to death
IRAN - Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi sentenced to death
FEBRUARY 20, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE MEN GET DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING AND MURDERING A DALIT
Winding up the trial in little over a month, a special court in Telangana on 30 January 2020 sentenced three men to death for raping and murdering a Dalit woman last year. The court also imposed a total fine of Rs 26,000 on them.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE 2014 WAGAH BORDER ATTACKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A special Lahore anti-terrorism court on 19 February 2020 sentenced three men to death for the 2014 suicide attack at the Wagah Border. Over 50 people were killed and 100 injured in the attack.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NOTORIOUS GANG LEADER EXECUTED
Sun Xiaoguo, a notorious culprit of multiple high-profile crimes in China, was executed on 20 February 2020 in south-west China's Yunnan province.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Tennessee Has Electrocuted Nicholas Sutton.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Has Electrocuted Nicholas Sutton.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2020South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected SB 64 to prohibit the death penalty against severely mentally ill.
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected SB 64 to prohibit the death penalty against severely mentally ill.
FEBRUARY 19, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 5 EXECUTED FOR ABDUCTING, MURDERING 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL. TWO WERE WOMEN
Egyptian security authorities have executed five persons from the same family after they were convicted of abducting and killing a four-year-old child, Middle East Monitor reported on 5 August 2019.
FEBRUARY 19, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TRIPURA FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
A district court in Tripura on 13 February 2020 sentenced two people to death for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in December last year.
FEBRUARY 19, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO BROTHERS TO BE HANGED FOR TWO MURDERS
Two siblings from the Midlands province, who ganged up and murdered a taxi driver in Bulawayo and a shop owner in Inyathi in Matabeleland North before stealing their property worth more than US$6 000, were on 17 February 2020 sentenced to death by hanging
FEBRUARY 19, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
The Ministry of Interior on 4 February 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of a Saudi man, Hamoud bin Muhammad bin Mughram Al Nahid Asiri, in Abha, in the Asir region.
FEBRUARY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The UN Special Rapporteur, Javaid Rehman, on the November Protests.
IRAN - The UN Special Rapporteur, Javaid Rehman, on the November Protests.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men, Mohammad Cheraghi and Mehrdad, hanged on February 19 at Rajai-Shahr prison
IRAN - Two men, Mohammad Cheraghi and Mehrdad, hanged on February 19 at Rajai-Shahr prison
- FEBRUARY 18, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 7 ARMED ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN KWARA STATE
Seven armed robbers have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, Lawyard reported on 14 February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: KARACHI COURT HANDS DEATH PENALTY TO WOMAN, ACCOMPLICE FOR KILLING HUSBAND
A model court in Karachi on 13 February 2020 announced a death penalty for a woman and her accomplice after finding their role in the killing of the former’s husband in 2013, ARY NEWS reported.
FEBRUARY 18, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI WOMAN EXECUTED FOR HER HUSBAND’S MURDER
The Ministry of Interior on 30 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of a woman named Aisha Ahmed Omar Bahasin - Yemeni nationality.
FEBRUARY 18, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: HIDING CORONAVIRUS MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH, COURT SAYS
Intentionally hiding or misreporting symptoms related to the novel coronavirus constitutes a criminal offense that could incur a death penalty, according to a notice issued on 15 February 2020 by the Chinese court.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2020ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. The House Judiciary committee approved SB 20-100 to repeal the death penalty
USA - Colorado. The House Judiciary committee approved SB 20-100 to repeal the death penalty
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- FEBRUARY 17, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR NINE TERRORISTS FOR ATTACK ON MILITARY CONVOY IN 2004
The Sindh High Court in Pakistan on 14 February 2020 upheld the death sentence of nine terrorists for carrying out an attack on security forces in 2004 in which 10 people, including six army personnel, were killed.
FEBRUARY 17, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DRUG TRAFFICKING ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 49-year-old man on 14 February 2020 was sentenced to death by the High Court in Tawau for drug trafficking.
FEBRUARY 17, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE ACCUSED IN MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
Colombo High Court on 13 February 2020 sentenced three accused to death for killing a person.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2020EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA: HUMAN TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Higher court in East Harar, South-Eastern part of Ethiopia, sentenced a suspected human trafficker, who is said to be responsible for the death of five women, to death, Borkena.com reported on 17 February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Nicholas Sutton has chosen the electric chair for his scheduled execution
USA - Tennessee. Nicholas Sutton has chosen the electric chair for his scheduled execution
FEBRUARY 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to the “2019 Iran Human Rights Monitor Annual Report”, torture and corporal punishment are a common practice in Iran’s prisons.
IRAN - According to the “2019 Iran Human Rights Monitor Annual Report”, torture and corporal punishment are a common practice in Iran’s prisons.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
IRAN. HOC PRESENTS THE DOSSIER 'FACES OF REPRESSION' FOR AN UPDATE OF THE EU LIST OF PERSONS SUBJECTED TO RESTRICTIVE MEASURES FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The dossier "The faces of repression" by Hands Off Cain - Spes contra spem presented today (13 February 2020) to the Senate outlines the profiles of 23 exponents of the Iranian regime that the association asks to be included in the EU list of persons subj
- FEBRUARY 14, 2020BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
BELGIUM: LAST REFERENCE TO DEATH PENALTY REMOVED FROM LAW
The Chamber of Representatives on 13 February 2020 unanimously approved the bill that proposed to remove the last reference to the death penalty in Belgian legislation.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN WHO KILLED BEIJING DOCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sun Wenbin who fatally stabbed a doctor at a hospital in Beijing last month was sentenced to death by the Beijing No 3 Intermediate People's Court on 16 January 2020.
FEBRUARY 14, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: OFFICIAL REPORTEDLY EXECUTED FOR BREAKING CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE
A North Korean official who returned from China has reportedly been executed for going to a public bath in violation of his Coronavirus quarantine, the Dong-a Ilbo news outlet in South Korea reported on 13 February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Howard Maltz sentenced Norman Blake McKenzie to death
USA - Florida. Judge Howard Maltz sentenced Norman Blake McKenzie to death
FEBRUARY 13, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: GOMBE GOVERNOR PARDONS 31 PRISONERS
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on 12 February 2020 pardoned 31 prisoners and commuted the death penalty passed on one other convict to 21-year imprisonment.
FEBRUARY 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hassan Saraei hanged at Isfahan prison on February 13, 2020.
IRAN - Hassan Saraei hanged at Isfahan prison on February 13, 2020.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2020NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature advanced LB 238 that would ensure a more transparent execution
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature advanced LB 238 that would ensure a more transparent execution
FEBRUARY 13, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. The State Supreme Court overturned Kenneth Earl Gay’s conviction
USA - California. The State Supreme Court overturned Kenneth Earl Gay’s conviction
- FEBRUARY 12, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Death penalty repeal bill (HB 166) fails introduction vote.
USA - Wyoming. Death penalty repeal bill (HB 166) fails introduction vote.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Rita Hathaway sentenced Rahmael Holt to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Rita Hathaway sentenced Rahmael Holt to death.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING AND KILLING A WOMAN AND VIDEOTAPING HIM
A Moroccan court on 11 February 2020 sentenced to death the principal accused of raping and killing a woman in a popular neighborhood in Rabat last summer, in addition to participating in the recording of a video with the facts and disseminating it on soc
FEBRUARY 12, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence imposed on Charles Brownlow
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence imposed on Charles Brownlow
FEBRUARY 12, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR STEALING IPHONE 6
An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, on 11 February 2020 sentenced a man identified as Olumide Adekanbi to death by hanging for armed robbery committed at Saraki-Adigbe area of Abeokuta in 2016.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hadi Mahi and Sadeq Akbarpour hanged on February 12, 2020 in Adel Abad Prison
IRAN - Hadi Mahi and Sadeq Akbarpour hanged on February 12, 2020 in Adel Abad Prison
- FEBRUARY 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, Naeim Zavareh and Ali Dadkhah, hanged on February 12, 2020, at the central prison of Qom
IRAN - Two prisoners, Naeim Zavareh and Ali Dadkhah, hanged on February 12, 2020, at the central prison of Qom
- FEBRUARY 11, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
TEXAS (USA): CHANGES IN A RESTRICTIVE SENSE ON THE DEATH ROW
A friend of Hands Off Cain, Daniela Fontana, informs us of changes in a restrictive sense on the death row of Texas.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2020ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR 'NONG SNOW' KILLER
The Supreme Court on 11 February 2020 upheld the death sentence passed by the two lower courts on a former village headman for the murder of a teenage schoolgirl in Kamalasai district in 2015.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
IRAN. HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS THE DOSSIER ‘THE FACES OF REPRESSION’ FOR AN UPDATE OF THE EU LIST OF SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIVE MEASURES FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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- FEBRUARY 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 20 Kurdish prisoners have passed away in Iran's prisons in 2019
IRAN - 20 Kurdish prisoners have passed away in Iran's prisons in 2019
- FEBRUARY 11, 2020ItalyDEATH BY PUNISHMENT
USA - Texas. Italy. Daniela Fontana informs us of changes in a restrictive sense on the death row of Texas.
USA - Texas. Italy. Daniela Fontana informs us of changes in a restrictive sense on the death row of Texas.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: KRG SENTENCES TWO PKK TERRORISTS TO DEATH OVER KILLING OF TURKISH DIPLOMAT
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) handed out the death sentence to two PKK terrorists who killed Turkish diplomat Osman Köse in the Iraqi autonomous region’s capital Irbil in July 2019, the local news outlet Rudaw reported on 10 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: COURT UPHOLDS LONG PRISON SENTENCES OF ANTI-HIJAB WOMEN ACTIVISTS
A Court of Appeals of Tehran has upheld prison sentences of three women for defying the forced veiling laws but reduced it to a combined 31 years and seven months from an earlier total of 55 years and six months, Radio Farda reported on 6 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020FranceDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FRENCH JIHADISTS APPEAL TO UN TO AVOID DEATH PENALTY
Five French jihadists sentenced to death in Iraq have appealed to the UN to pressure France to bring them home, their lawyer has said, adding they were suffering inhumane treatment.
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- FEBRUARY 10, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR FIVE JMB MEN
The High Court on 9 February 2020 confirmed the death penalty for five operatives of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for killing a public prosecutor of Jhalakathi, Advocate Haider Hossain, in 2007.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
- FEBRUARY 9, 2020LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced Kyle Joekel to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced Kyle Joekel to death
- FEBRUARY 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
- FEBRUARY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DONNIE CLEVELAND LANCE EXECUTED
Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, White, was executed in Georgia on 5 February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ABEL REVILL OCHOA EXECUTED
Abel Revill Ochoa, 47, Hispanic, was executed in Texas on 6 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 7, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING OF AL LEADER IN LAKSHMIPUR
A Lakshmipur court has sentenced three people to death over the killing of Awami League leader Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan in Lakshmipur six years ago.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING UBER DRIVER IN ABUJA
The High Court in Nyanya, Abuja, on 6 February 2020 sentenced to death one Obinna Echanu, 42, for killing an Uber driver identified as Edwin Ali.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING WIFE
An FCT High Court in Abuja, on 5 February 2020 sentenced a 38-year-old man, Eric Chigbor, to death by hanging for killing his wife.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): TWENTY-ONE PROSECUTORS SIGN LETTER URGING REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Calling the death penalty “a failed government program,” 21 current and former Virginia prosecutors have signed on to a letter to the commonwealth’s General Assembly urging the legislature to abolish capital punishment.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Abel Revill Ochoa, 47, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Abel Revill Ochoa, 47, Hispanic, was executed.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING CHILD IN DINAJPUR
A Dinajpur court on 5 February 2020 sentenced five people to death for killing a child after abduction in Ghoraghat upazila in 2015.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for man Thomas Ford McCoy
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for man Thomas Ford McCoy
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sentences confirmed for three women's rights activists: Yasaman Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi and Mojan Keshavarz
IRAN - Sentences confirmed for three women's rights activists: Yasaman Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi and Mojan Keshavarz
FEBRUARY 5, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJA’I SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources, on the morning of 2nd February 2020, at least three prisoners were hanged at Raja’i Shahr prison in Karaj city, near Tehran.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least 52 Kurdish citizens have been executed in 2019
IRAN - At least 52 Kurdish citizens have been executed in 2019
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, White, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, White, was executed.
FEBRUARY 5, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 33 CHILDREN CONVICTED OF ISIS-RELATED TERRORISM IN 18 MONTH PERIOD
Nearly 400 individuals were tried in Iraqi courts between mid-2018 and late 2019 on terrorism charges for alleged affiliation to the Islamic State -including 33 minors who were found guilty, the United Nations said on 28 January 2020.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TELANGANA COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE IN SAMATHA CASE
The special fast track court in Adilabad convicted the three accused in connection with the sensational Samatha gangrape and murder case and sentenced them to death by hanging on 30 January 2020.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Abolitionist bill SB 449 deferred until next year.
USA - Virginia. Abolitionist bill SB 449 deferred until next year.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Borzu Mohammadi executed in Dizel Abad prison on February 5
IRAN - Borzu Mohammadi executed in Dizel Abad prison on February 5
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.
IRAN - Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan prison on February 4 and 5
IRAN - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan prison on February 4 and 5
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EU, HUMAN RIGHTS COME BEFORE THE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
PRESS CONFERENCE
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND (SOMALIA): MILITARY COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH FOR KILLING CIVILIAN MAN
The Supreme military Court in Somaliland has handed down a death sentence to a police officer who was found guilty of killing innocent man near Wajale town in Gebiley district, Somaliland New Agency (SOLNA) reported on 3 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 4, 2020DEATH PENALTYBELARUS: KILLER GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR BEHEADING BABY GIRL WITH KITCHEN KNIFE
The baby murderer who decapitated an eight-month old child will be shot in the back of the head by an executioner after losing his Supreme Court appeal.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: 33 YEAR OLD INMATE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN LUANSHYA
The Ndola High Court has sentenced to death a 33 year old inmate for rape and murder of a woman at a farm in Luanshya, Zambia Reports reported on 2nd February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rouhani Led a Campaign of Lying Regarding Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Jet.
IRAN - Rouhani Led a Campaign of Lying Regarding Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Jet.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran to execute Amir Rahimpour, alleged CIA spy
IRAN - Iran to execute Amir Rahimpour, alleged CIA spy
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 2 MEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
A High Court in Jos on 3 February 2020 sentenced two men, Dayabu Ahmad 20, and Umar Aliyu, 21, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice S.P Gang, found the convicts guilty of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery.
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- FEBRUARY 3, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Twenty-One Virginia Prosecutors Sign Letter Urging Repeal of Death Penalty.
USA - Virginia. Twenty-One Virginia Prosecutors Sign Letter Urging Repeal of Death Penalty.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 7 Sunni prisoners sentenced to death.
IRAN - 7 Sunni prisoners sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio again delays executions
USA - Ohio. Ohio again delays executions
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Human Rights Activists News Agency report on arrests following the November and January protests in Iran
IRAN - Human Rights Activists News Agency report on arrests following the November and January protests in Iran
- FEBRUARY 2, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: HIGH COURT SENDS LUSAKA MAN TO HANG FOR MURDERING LOVER
Lusaka businessman Nshinka Kaputo who murdered Multichoice employee Precious Mangesana who was his lover, on 29 January 2020 was sentenced to death by hanging and 25 years imprisonment with hard labour four causing grievous harm to his three-year-old daug
FEBRUARY 2, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TERRORIST LEADER ASHMAWY, 36 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 54 ASSASSINATIONS
A Cairo criminal court on 1st February 2020 handed preliminary death sentences to leading terrorist Hisham Ashmawy and 36 others in the case known as Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, convicting them of executing over 50 assassination attacks on policemen.
FEBRUARY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rasoul Mollahasani executed in Broujerd prison on February 2.
IRAN - Rasoul Mollahasani executed in Broujerd prison on February 2.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least three prisoners (Sajjad Zahiri, Nima Gharadaghi and Hossein Pasha) were hanged on February 2, 2020 at Raja’i Shahr.
IRAN - At least three prisoners (Sajjad Zahiri, Nima Gharadaghi and Hossein Pasha) were hanged on February 2, 2020 at Raja’i Shahr.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A tourist was lashed 80 times for drinking alcohol on a tour.
IRAN - A tourist was lashed 80 times for drinking alcohol on a tour.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, Mohammad Ameri, was beaten to death on February 1 in Raja’i Shahr Prison
IRAN - A prisoner, Mohammad Ameri, was beaten to death on February 1 in Raja’i Shahr Prison