Archive timeline
2020
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2020, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2020
AUGUST 17, 2020NebraskaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Nebraska. Governor Ricketts Vetoes Execution Transparency Bill (LB 238)
USA - Nebraska. Governor Ricketts Vetoes Execution Transparency Bill (LB 238)
- AUGUST 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Ramezani hanged on August 16 in Yasuj prison.
IRAN - Saeed Ramezani hanged on August 16 in Yasuj prison.
- AUGUST 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as “Hadi” was hanged on Aug. 15 in Mashhad Central Prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as “Hadi” was hanged on Aug. 15 in Mashhad Central Prison.
- AUGUST 14, 2020North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The State Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Marcus Robinson
USA - North Carolina. The State Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Marcus Robinson
- AUGUST 13, 2020NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. LB 238 (transparency in executions) passed the Legislature
USA - Nebraska. LB 238 (transparency in executions) passed the Legislature
AUGUST 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mojtaba Tutunchi executed in Yazd Central Prison on August 12.
IRAN - Mojtaba Tutunchi executed in Yazd Central Prison on August 12.
- AUGUST 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fayegh Ahmadi was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison on August 11
IRAN - Fayegh Ahmadi was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison on August 11
- AUGUST 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Keyvan Rezagholi executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on August 10
IRAN - Keyvan Rezagholi executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on August 10
AUGUST 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Row USA (DRUSA) up to April 1, 2020
USA - Death Row USA (DRUSA) up to April 1, 2020
- AUGUST 9, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Pedro Arias, 12° morto di Covid-19 nel braccio della morte.
USA - California. Pedro Arias, 12° morto di Covid-19 nel braccio della morte.
AUGUST 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Pedro Arias is the 12th death row prisoner to die of Covid-19
USA - California. Pedro Arias is the 12th death row prisoner to die of Covid-19
- AUGUST 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Jaffar Tayebi has been executed in Qom Central Prison on August 7.
IRAN - Jaffar Tayebi has been executed in Qom Central Prison on August 7.
AUGUST 7, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOURTH CANADIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUG CHARGES
China has sentenced a fourth Canadian citizen to death on drug charges in less than two years following a sharp downturn in ties over the arrest of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei.
- AUGUST 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two brothers, Gholamreza and Ali Tahouneh, were executed in Tabriz Central Prison on Aug. 6.
IRAN - Two brothers, Gholamreza and Ali Tahouneh, were executed in Tabriz Central Prison on Aug. 6.
AUGUST 6, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, THE HANGING OF THE PROTESTER MOSTAFA SALEHI IS A SHAME FOR THE SO-CALLED DEMOCRATIC WORLD
Hands Off Cain considers the execution by hanging of Mostafa Salehi, one of the detainees for the anti-regime demonstrations that took place between December 2017 and January 2018, which took place yesterday in the Dastgerd prison in Isfahan, extremely se
AUGUST 6, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED AFTER SIX YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A young woman was executed on 2 August 2020 in the Central Prison of Mashhad.
AUGUST 6, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CANADIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUG CHARGE
China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death on charges of manufacturing the drug ketamine amid heightened tension between the two countries.
AUGUST 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehrzad Jalalvand has been executed at Rasht Central Prison on August 6.
IRAN - Mehrzad Jalalvand has been executed at Rasht Central Prison on August 6.
AUGUST 6, 2020ConnecticutDEATH PENALTYUSA - Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court granted a new trial to Lazale Ashby
USA - Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court granted a new trial to Lazale Ashby
- AUGUST 6, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bobby James Moore was released after 40 years on death row
USA - Texas. Bobby James Moore was released after 40 years on death row
- AUGUST 5, 2020AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY EXTRADITES OFFICER BEHIND LEAKED MILITARY SECRETS TO ALGERIA
Turkey extradited a fugitive military officer who was allegedly behind a high-profile leak in the Algerian army, reports said on 4 August 2020.
- AUGUST 5, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER MOSTAFA SALEHI HANGED IN ISFAHAN PRISON
Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was hanged at dawn on 5 August 2020 in a prison in Isfahan.
AUGUST 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was hanged on August 5 in Isfahan prison.
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was hanged on August 5 in Isfahan prison.
AUGUST 5, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF DAUGHTER
Nuwara Eliya High Court on 4 August 2020 sentenced a man to death for the murder of his three and half year old daughter.
AUGUST 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - On August 5, the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against political prisoner Heydar Ghorbani
IRAN - On August 5, the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against political prisoner Heydar Ghorbani
- AUGUST 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Farajnia was executed in Qom Central Prison on August 5
IRAN - Ali Farajnia was executed in Qom Central Prison on August 5
- AUGUST 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - the case of Jamshid Sharmahd. The kidnapping of Iranian dissidents is becoming a regular occurrence.
IRAN - the case of Jamshid Sharmahd. The kidnapping of Iranian dissidents is becoming a regular occurrence.
AUGUST 4, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ PRISON FOR MURDER
Prisones Morteza Pirkhezri was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on 31 July 2020.
AUGUST 4, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA: FEDERAL APPEALS COURT OVERTURNED DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV'S DEATH SENTENCE
The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on 31 July 2020 overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.
AUGUST 4, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR GIRL
The Vijayawada Special POCSO Act Court in Andhra Pradesh on 4 August 2020 awarded death penalty to an accused, Barlapudi Pentaiah, 43, alias Aaya, who raped and murdered an eight-year-old girl in Bhavanipuram area.