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 7, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Clifford Bolden, 65, Black, was resentenced to life in prison.
USA - California. Clifford Bolden, 65, Black, was resentenced to life in prison.
- JULY 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Ahmad Khan, was reportedly hanged on July 6
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Ahmad Khan, was reportedly hanged on July 6
JULY 6, 2020JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: ‘LIFE’ COALITION SEEKS TO END DEATH PENALTY
Solidarity Is Global Institute (SIGI) last week launched a coalition calling for an end to the death penalty in Jordan, The Jordan Times reported on 4 July 2020.
JULY 6, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: KORAN TEACHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SEXUAL ABUSE
A court in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref sentenced an imam to death for sexual abuse of his students at a Koran school, Radio Dabanga reported on 5 July 2020.
JULY 6, 2020GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO GRANTS AMNESTY TO 794 PRISONERS
President Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 prisoners in Ghana as part of efforts to decongest the prisons in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
JULY 5, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Richard Baumhammers asks for "pen pals"
USA - Pennsylvania. Richard Baumhammers asks for "pen pals" from Pennsylvania's death row.
JULY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Habib Sobhanifar executed on July 5 in Dehdasht Prison.
IRAN - Habib Sobhanifar executed on July 5 in Dehdasht Prison.
JULY 4, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TAIWANESE DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Taiwanese man was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City on 2 July 2020 for trafficking around 317 kg of heroin.
JULY 4, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Colombo High Court on 3 July 2020 sentenced a Nigerian national to death for possession and trafficking of cocaine.
JULY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad F. has been executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 4.
IRAN - Ahmad F. has been executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 4.
JULY 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. 5 prisoners die of COVID-19 at San Quentin Death Row.
USA - California. 5 prisoners die of COVID-19 at San Quentin Death Row.
JULY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 2 men executed at Rasht Central Prison on July 4.
IRAN - 2 men executed at Rasht Central Prison on July 4.
JULY 3, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 3 DEFENDANTS IN ANSAR AL-SHARIA CASE
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld on 1st July 2020 death sentences against three defendants convicted on terrorism-related charges in the 2014 case known in the media as the Ansar Al-Sharia case.
JULY 2, 2020BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: IN RARE MOVE, SUPREME COURT CANCELS DEATH SENTENCE IN HIGH-PROFILE CASE
Belarus's Supreme Court has upheld the appeal of a death-row inmate and annulled his sentence in a murder case, a very rare move in the tightly controlled state led by autocratic President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
JULY 2, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION SENTENCES ONE MONK TO DEATH, ANOTHER TO LIFE FOR ABBOT'S KILLING
Egypt’s highest court on 1st July 2020 upheld a death sentence for a former monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo in 2018.
JULY 2, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO ROBBERS TO DIE FOR KILLING KWARA COUPLE
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on 1st July 2020 sentenced two armed robbers to death by hanging for killing a couple, Mr Michael and Mrs Juana Aigbe, at the Fate area of Ilorin in 2016.
JULY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human Rights Activist, Atena Daemi, Sentenced to Further 2 Years and 74 Lashes.
IRAN - Human Rights Activist, Atena Daemi, Sentenced to Further 2 Years and 74 Lashes.
JULY 1, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICT SET FREE AFTER SPENDING 21 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Muhammad Iqbal, who spent the last 21 years on death row for a crime he was convicted of committing when he was a juvenile, has been released, according to the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP).
JULY 1, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED FOR OPPOSITION JOURNALIST
Ruhollah Zam, a journalist, has been sentenced to death for “corruption on earth”, Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili announced on 30 June 2020.
JULY 1, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FEEDING DAUGHTER SULPHURIC ACID
An Egyptian court has sentenced a housewife to death by hanging for killing her baby daughter by feeding her a caustic substance at a private medical clinic in Beheira Governorate, Egyptian media reported on 1st July 2020.
- JULY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The Iranian regime flogged five political prisoner in June.
IRAN - The Iranian regime flogged five political prisoner in June.
- JULY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahid Mirbaloch-Zehi has been executed in Iranshahr Prison on July 1.
IRAN - Vahid Mirbaloch-Zehi has been executed in Iranshahr Prison on July 1.
JULY 1, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Kareem Johnson Becomes Nation’s 170th Death-Row Exoneree Since 1973.
USA - Pennsylvania. Kareem Johnson Becomes Nation’s 170th Death-Row Exoneree Since 1973.
JULY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mostafa Mohammadi, Milad Kheradmand and Hossein Jalalvand were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on July 1.
IRAN - Mostafa Mohammadi, Milad Kheradmand and Hossein Jalalvand were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on July 1.
- JUNE 30, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: LIBYAN MILITANT AL MESMARI EXECUTED
Egypt has executed Libyan militant Abdul Rahim Mohammed Al Mesmari, the mastermind behind deadly attack on security forces in Bahariya Oasis in 2017, the Ministry of Defence said in a video statement on its official account on YouTube on 27 June 2020.
JUNE 30, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MORE PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Head of the Justice Department of Isfahan Province on 26 June 2020 said eight individuals have been sentenced for "corruption on earth", a charge carrying the death sentence according to Iran's Islamic Penal Code, the state-run Quds Online reported.
JUNE 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Higher Mortality Rate In Iran This Year Raises Doubt Over Official COVID Numbers.
IRAN - Higher Mortality Rate In Iran This Year Raises Doubt Over Official COVID Numbers.
JUNE 30, 2020AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN HANG TWO MEN FOR SHAVING BEARDS IN FARYAB
Taliban fighters have executed two young men for shaving their beards in the insecure province of Faryab in the northwest, officials in the province said.
JUNE 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Aziz Mahmoudi executed in Sanandaj Prison on June 30, 2020
IRAN - Mohammad Aziz Mahmoudi executed in Sanandaj Prison on June 30, 2020
- JUNE 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ruhollah Zam, a journalist, has been sentenced to death.
IRAN - Ruhollah Zam, a journalist, has been sentenced to death.