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
- JULY 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Asad Keshavarz and Amin Safarkesh were executed in Urmia (Orumiyeh) on July 20.
IRAN - Asad Keshavarz and Amin Safarkesh were executed in Urmia (Orumiyeh) on July 20.
JULY 19, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA: DUSTIN HONKEN EXECUTED AT TERRE HAUTE FEDERAL PRISON
Dustin Honken, 52, White, was executed on July 17, 2020 at Terre Haute Federal Prison. He was pronounced dead at 4:36 p.m., the Bureau of Prisons said.
JULY 19, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ‘MENTALLY ILL' FATHER EXECUTED FOR MURDERING HIS DAUGHTER'S NINE-YEAR-OLD CLASSMATE
A Chinese father recovering from schizophrenia was executed on 17 July 2020 for killing a classmate of his daughter's in a school toilet following a dispute between the two children.
JULY 19, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. 39 inmates died by COVID-19 in California’s prisons
USA - California. 39 inmates died by COVID-19 in California’s prisons
JULY 19, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: NEW EXECUTION GUIDELINES SLAMMED BY RIGHTS GROUPS
Taiwan has released new procedures for carrying out capital punishment -- including preventing the condemned from seeing their executioner -- but rights activists said on 16 July 2020 the move merely whitewashes a barbaric practice.
JULY 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - In what has been perceived as a victory for the social media campaign Supreme Court reconsiders death sentences for Saeed Tamjidi, Mohammad Rajabi and Amirhossein Moradi
IRAN - In what has been perceived as a victory for the social media campaign Supreme Court reconsiders death sentences for Saeed Tamjidi, Mohammad Rajabi and Amirhossein Moradi
JULY 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahmoud Mousavi Majd executed on July 18 on espionage charges.
IRAN - Mahmoud Mousavi Majd executed on July 18 on espionage charges.
- JULY 17, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Dustin Honken, 52, White, was executed at Terre Haute federal prison.
USA - Dustin Honken, 52, White, was executed at Terre Haute federal prison.
JULY 17, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Governor Gives Temporary Reprieve To Harold Wayne Nichols
USA - Tennessee. Governor Gives Temporary Reprieve To Harold Wayne Nichols
JULY 16, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Wesley Purkey Execution Temporarily Halted
USA - Wesley Purkey Execution Temporarily Halted
JULY 16, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DEATH PENALTY REMOVED FOR GAY SEX, APOSTASY
The Sudan’s Sovereign Council on 9 July 2020 approved new laws, and passed a package of amendments to the existing ones; these amendments are to reform the justice system in Sudan.
- JULY 16, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The federal execution of Wesley Ira Purkey has been accomplished
USA - The federal execution of Wesley Ira Purkey has been accomplished
JULY 16, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR SELLING MISSILE INFORMATION TO CIA
A prisoner was executed in an Iranian prison on charges of "espionage" last week, Gholamhossein Esmaili, the spokesperson for the judiciary, said on 14 July 2020.
- JULY 16, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: THE FEDERAL EXECUTION OF WESLEY IRA PURKEY HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Wesley Ira Purkey, 68, White, was executed on July 16, 2020. He was pronounced dead at 8:19 a.m. local time, which means 13:19 GMT, and 14:19 in Italy.
- JULY 15, 2020ChadDEATH PENALTY
CHAD: DEATH PENALTY COMPLETELY ABOLISHED
Chadian President Idriss Déby on 20 May 2020 promulgated the country's anti-terrorism law, which does not provide for the death penalty for acts of terror.
JULY 15, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS EXECUTED IN URMIA
Two Kurdish political prisoners, Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah, were executed in Urmia Central Prison on 14 July 2020.
JULY 15, 2020LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF WANTS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPISTS
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Major General Prince C. Johnson, on 11 July 2020 called for the introduction of a law seeking death penalty for rapists in the country, as rape and other sexual violence abuses against women and gir
- JULY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Tavousi was executed in Choubindar prison, in Qazvin, on July 15.
IRAN - Ali Tavousi was executed in Choubindar prison, in Qazvin, on July 15.
JULY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Civil Activist Zahra Mohammadi Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison.
IRAN - Civil Activist Zahra Mohammadi Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison.
- JULY 14, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN, TRUMP RETURNS AMERICA TO THE PAST
The association Hands Off Cain - Spes contra spem thus commented on the news of the resumption of federal executions in America.
JULY 14, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN KERMANSHAH CENTRAL PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights, a prisoner was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on the morning of 12 July 2020.
JULY 14, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: NEW LAW REQUIRES PRISONERS BEING EXECUTED TO WEAR HOOD
Death row inmates will soon be required to wear a hood when they are being executed to make the job of the executioner less traumatic, according to new rules announced by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) that will take effect on 15 July 2020.
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Askari Executed on “Espionage” Charges
IRAN - Reza Askari Executed on “Espionage” Charges
JULY 14, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Daniel Lewis Lee was executed at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
USA - Daniel Lewis Lee was executed at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
- JULY 14, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: DANIEL LEWIS LEE WAS EXECUTED AT THE U.S. PENITENTIARY IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
After the Supreme Court of the United States stepped in, Daniel Lewis Lee was executed on July 14, 2020 morning by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoners Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah Executed in Urmia on July 14.
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoners Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah Executed in Urmia on July 14.
- JULY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Choupani was executed in Qazvin Central Prison (Choubindar) on July 14.
IRAN - Majid Choupani was executed in Qazvin Central Prison (Choubindar) on July 14.
JULY 13, 2020BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST TWO ACTIVISTS
Bahrain's Court of Cassation on 13 July 2020 upheld death sentences against two activists for bombing a convoy and killing a police officer, after convictions that human rights groups say were based on confessions extracted through torture.
JULY 13, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN GORGAN CENTRAL PRISON FOR MURDER
According to the HRANA news agency, a man was executed in Gorgan Central Prison on the morning of 9 July 2020. The identity of the prisoner has been established as Baset Seyedi, 43, from Bandar Torkaman.
JULY 13, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING TWO AT CORONAVIRUS CHECKPOINT
A Chinese man who stabbed to death two people at a coronavirus travel checkpoint in the southwest of the country was executed on 9 July 2020, the Supreme People’s Court said.