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
JUNE 15, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on 12 June 2020 handed down death sentences on five Vietnamese citizens charged with illegally trading and trafficking drugs in Vietnam.
JUNE 15, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN EXECUTED IN ONE DAY AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to the Iranian newspaper, Hamshahri, five people were executed on 10 June 2020 at Rajai Shahr prison.
JUNE 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iraj Sedighi was hanged at Ardabil prison on June 15.
IRAN - Iraj Sedighi was hanged at Ardabil prison on June 15.
JUNE 14, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’, BUT IS IT ONLY RACISM?
For some years, Hands off Cain has published the annual number of people killed by the police.
JUNE 14, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
An Australian man on 10 June 2020 was sentenced to death in China on drug charges, federal government said, a development that could further escalate tensions between the two countries.
JUNE 14, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: RAHIN YOUSEFI HANGED AT ORMIYEH PRISON
On the early morning of 10 June 2020, Rahin Yousefi was hanged at Ormiyeh prison, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).
JUNE 14, 2020BahrainDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: 11 OF THE 16 OFWS PARDONED IN BAHRAIN ARE REPATRIATED
Eleven of the 16 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Bahrain earlier granted royal pardon have been deported to the Philippines, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on 11 June 2020.
JUNE 12, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Prosecutor in favor of the annulment of Toforest Johnson's sentence.
USA - Alabama. Prosecutor in favor of the annulment of Toforest Johnson's sentence.
JUNE 11, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FOUR SUSPECTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER BY KALUTARA HC
The Kalutara High Court on 11 June 2020 handed down the death sentence on four suspects proven guilty of murder.
- JUNE 11, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC ACQUITS TWO DEATH SENTENCE CONVICTS
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on 9 June 2020 set aside the decision of a Lower Court and acquitted two death sentence convicts for lack of evidence in a double murder case.
JUNE 11, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MURDER ACCUSED FOUND GUILTY, SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A man was found guilty for murdering his girlfriend and sentenced to death by hanging by the Kuching High Court on 10 June 2020.
- JUNE 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man was hanged in public in Firuraq on June 11.
IRAN - A man was hanged in public in Firuraq on June 11.
- JUNE 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Execution of Mola Nasrollah Narooyi, who was not sentenced to death.
IRAN - Execution of Mola Nasrollah Narooyi, who was not sentenced to death.
JUNE 10, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA REITERATES STANCE ON DEATH PENALTY
President Mnangagwa has reiterated his call for the abolition of capital punishment in Zimbabwe and has noted that a moratorium on executions has been in place since 2005.
JUNE 10, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY IS CONSTITUTIONAL, FEDERAL COURT TOLD
The Federal Court was told on 9 June 2020 that amendments to make the death penalty mandatory for cases involving drug trafficking and murder were constitutional as the legislature was empowered to do so.
JUNE 10, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: APPEAL COURT DISMISSES APPEAL OF MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River state, has dismissed the appeal filed by Stephen Anona, 37, who was sentenced to death by hanging for murder, The Nation reported on 9 June 2020.
- JUNE 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rahin Yousefi hanged at Ormiyeh prison on June 10
IRAN - Rahin Yousefi hanged at Ormiyeh prison on June 10
JUNE 10, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Judge exonerates Walter Ogrod, making him number 169 of the "Innocence List".
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge exonerates Walter Ogrod, making him number 169 of the "Innocence List".
- JUNE 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five death-row prisoners were hanged on June 10 at Rajai Shahr prison.
IRAN - Five death-row prisoners were hanged on June 10 at Rajai Shahr prison.
JUNE 9, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: N.A. EXECUTED IN THE CENTRAL PRISON OF SHAHREKORD
According to the Iranian state TV news, a man, identified only as N.A., has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord, the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.
JUNE 9, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN JUVENILE CASE COMMUTED
A Pakistani court on 8 June 2020 commuted the death sentence for a defendant who has spent the last 18 years on death row for a crime he was convicted of committing when he was a juvenile, a local advocacy group said.
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran to execute Sayyid Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, a man in connection with general Soleimani’s death.
IRAN - Iran to execute Sayyid Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, a man in connection with general Soleimani’s death.
JUNE 9, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE TO DIE FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER OF CONSULTANT, LG CHIEF IN RIVERS
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, presided over by Justice J. Kolawole Omotosho, on 3 June 2020 convicted five persons for murder, kidnapping and possession of illegal fire arms, with three of the suspects sentenced to death by
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Esmaili was wrong: Mousavi-Majd is not involved in general Soleimani's death
IRAN - Esmaili was wrong: Mousavi-Majd is not involved in general Soleimani's death
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two men hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on June 9.
IRAN - Two men hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on June 9.
JUNE 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Compensation for Death-Row Exoneree Clifford Williams.
USA - Florida. Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Compensation for Death-Row Exoneree Clifford Williams.
- JUNE 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdol Rahman Shahouzi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 8, 2020.
IRAN - Abdol Rahman Shahouzi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 8, 2020.
JUNE 8, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CHINESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING FOREIGNER
A Chinese man in East China's Jiangsu Province was recently sentenced to death in a first-instance judgment for killing a foreigner, local media Daily Express reported on 3 June 2020.
- JUNE 8, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER OF EX-NIGER DELTA AGITATOR
Three persons, Dougbra Ogbe, Emmanuel Gladstone, Bere Matthew, have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt for the murder of ex-Niger Delta agitator, Soboma George and a groundnut seller, Joy John-Ejims, T
- JUNE 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - N.A. has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord
IRAN - N.A. has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord