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
MAY 5, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES DRIVER TO DEATH VIA VIDEO CALL FOR KILLING HIS BOSS’ MOM
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a driver identified as Olalekan Hameed to death via an online sitting, Dockaysworld.com.ng reported on 4 May 2020.
- MAY 5, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FORMER MAYOR OF TEHRAN MOHAMMAD ALI NAJAFI HAS PAID A ‘DIYA’ OF $650,000
The former mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Ali Najafi, who is being held in prison for the murder of his second wife on 3 May 2020 said he has paid 100 billion rials (roughly $650,000) to the victim's immediate relatives and acquired their forgiveness
MAY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Pressure Increases On Narges Mohammadi, Prominent Rights Defender In Iran Prison.
IRAN - Pressure Increases On Narges Mohammadi, Prominent Rights Defender In Iran Prison.
- MAY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged on May 5 at the Gonbad Kavus prison.
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged on May 5 at the Gonbad Kavus prison.
- MAY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least 50 women infected with the coronavirus in Sepidar Prison
IRAN - At least 50 women infected with the coronavirus in Sepidar Prison
- MAY 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES A POPULAR INSTAGRAM COUPLE IN SELF-EXILE TO JAIL, LASHES
A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced a husband and wife who are among Iranian lifestyle and sports Instagram influencers to a total of 16 years in prison, 74 lashes and a cash fine.
- MAY 4, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: LAWMAKER CRITICIZES PRESIDENT SALIH FOR DELAY IN APPROVAL OF ISIL TERRORISTS' DEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi lawmaker criticized President Barham Salih for not approving the execution sentences of the ISIL terrorists imprisoned in Iraq, Mehr News Agency reported on 4 May 2020.
MAY 4, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: EXTREMISTS KILL TEENAGER OVER ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ TEXTS ON PHONE
The Syrian Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) executed a 19-year-old man deported from Turkey who they say was charged with "blasphemy", however, activists claim the young man was killed over phone messages criticising the group’s leader,
MAY 3, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ON ANNIVERSARY OF MASS EXECUTION, FAMILIES PLEAD FOR RETURN OF THEIR LOVED ONES' REMAINS
It has been exactly one year since 37 people were executed on a single day in Saudi Arabia, and none of the bodies are known to have been returned to their families, according to human rights activists, ABC News reported on 23 April 2020.
MAY 3, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: VAHED ROSTAMZADEH EXECUTED IN HAMADAN PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
According to Iran Human Rights sources, Vahed Rostamzadeh who was sentenced to death on “drug” charges, was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on 30 April 2020.
MAY 3, 2020SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: HAY’AT TAHRIR AL SHAM EXECUTED A CIVILIAN IN ITS DETENTION CENTER
A boy was executed by firing squad in a detention center by Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al Sham for belonging to Syrian Democratic Forces, the young man's family said on 29 April 2020.
- MAY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 3 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 38,700.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on May 3 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 38,700.
- MAY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The former mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Ali Najafi, has paid a "diya" of $650,000
IRAN - The former mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Ali Najafi, has paid a "diya" of $650,000
- MAY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Supreme Court Upholds Cutting the Fingers of Four Inmates
IRAN - Supreme Court Upholds Cutting the Fingers of Four Inmates
- MAY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Likely massacre of migrants by the Iranian border police
IRAN - Likely massacre of migrants by the Iranian border police
MAY 1, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. Parole Board Recommends Life Without Parole For Gregory Lott.
USA - Ohio. Parole Board Recommends Life Without Parole For Gregory Lott.
- APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Sentences A Popular Instagram Couple In Self-Exile To Jail, Lashes.
IRAN - Iran Sentences A Popular Instagram Couple In Self-Exile To Jail, Lashes.
APRIL 30, 2020Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: 5 MOB CLIQUE MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sierra Leone High Court Justice Monfred Sesay on 22 April 2020 sentenced five members of a clique group named Members of Blood (MoB) also known as the Red Flag Movement, to death by hanging.
APRIL 30, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN ENGINEER ON DEATH ROW EXONERATED
An Egyptian engineer who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2017 on charges of smuggling drugs to the Kingdom was acquitted of charges, his brother told Egypt Today on 26 April 2020, saying the ruling is almost final.
- APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soleiman Mirzayi was executed late April in Borujerd.
IRAN - Soleiman Mirzayi was executed late April in Borujerd.
- APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahed Rostamzadeh was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on April 30.
IRAN - Vahed Rostamzadeh was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on April 30.
APRIL 30, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE IN HIRAN REGION
Al-Shabaab on 28 April 2020 publicly executed in Galgadud region three men for alleged espionage activities.
- APRIL 29, 2020ChadDEATH PENALTY
CHAD: PARLIAMENT OUTLAWS DEATH PENALTY FOR ACTS OF TERROR
Chad on 28 April 2020 abolished the death penalty for terrorist activities, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told AFP.
- APRIL 29, 2020DEATH PENALTY
APPEAL OF HANDS OFF CAIN TO PROTECT THE TURKISH LAWYERS EBRU TIMTIK AND AYTAC UYSAL, AND FOR THE END AF ALL-OUT HUNGER STRIKE
Hands Off Cain, faced with the news of the detention of Turkish lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytac Uysal, on hunger strike for 116 and 84 days respectively, expresses its solidarity with the two human rights defenders and asks for their immediate release, toge
- APRIL 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - During the first two months of the coronavirus, deaths in Tehran increased by 3,700
IRAN - During the first two months of the coronavirus, deaths in Tehran increased by 3,700
APRIL 29, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER CHARGES
Three prisoners were hanged in Iran on 28 April 2020.
APRIL 29, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY FOR MINORS COVERS TERROR CONVICTS
The royal order staying the execution of minors who received final death sentences covers all individuals who were under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime, including those sentenced to death on terrorism charges, Saudi Human Rights Commiss
- APRIL 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 29 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 37,200.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 29 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 37,200.
- APRIL 28, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): GILMAR GUEVARA SPARED EXECUTION BECAUSE HE IS INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED
Texas prosecutors on 14 April 2020 asked that a Salvadoran man who has been on death row for nearly 19 years be spared lethal injection because he is intellectually disabled.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Zarar Peyghami and Yasser Rasouli hanged on April 28 at Urmia
IRAN - Zarar Peyghami and Yasser Rasouli hanged on April 28 at Urmia