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
APRIL 28, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BINTAN DISTRICT COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DRUG SMUGGLERS
The Tanjung Pinang District Court on 27 April 2020 awarded death sentence to Syahrul bin Tue, Zaihiddir alias Kam bin Ajis, and Ahmad Jufri bin Zainuddin for smuggling 118 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia on 30 August 2019.
APRIL 28, 2020BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: THREE BANGLADESHIS LOSE APPEAL AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The High Court of Appeal upheld on 27 April 2020 the death sentences handed down by the High Court to three Bangladeshis for committing a premeditated theft-related murder.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Faegh Sharifi was hanged on April 28, 2020 in Sanandaj prison.
IRAN - Faegh Sharifi was hanged on April 28, 2020 in Sanandaj prison.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3,600 individuals arrested for "spreading rumors about coronavirus".
IRAN - 3,600 individuals arrested for "spreading rumors about coronavirus".
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were hanged at Mashhad prison on April 28.
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were hanged at Mashhad prison on April 28.
- APRIL 27, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA ENDS EXECUTIONS FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY MINORS
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, according to a statement on 26 April 2020 by a top official.
- APRIL 27, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS: Sixth execution delayed: Edward Busby.
TEXAS: Sixth execution delayed: Edward Busby.
APRIL 27, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA: DOCTORS ASK DEATH PENALTY STATES TO GIVE UP EXECUTION DRUGS FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS
There’s a national shortage of the drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients in ICU beds, and a group of doctors penned a letter asking Oklahoma to share its supply with local hospitals. The drugs were originally designed for medical use.
APRIL 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 27 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 36,200.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 27 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 36,200.
APRIL 27, 2020BahamasDEATH PENALTYTHE BAHAMAS: PRIVY COUNCIL OVERTURNS MURDER CONVICTION OF UNREPRESENTED MAN WHO FACED THE DEATH PENALTY
The Privy Council on 27 April 2020 overturned the conviction of a Bahamian man who represented himself in a murder trial in which the prosecution sought the imposition of the death penalty.
- APRIL 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Keyvanollah Moradi was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 27, the third day of Ramadan
IRAN - Keyvanollah Moradi was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 27, the third day of Ramadan
- APRIL 26, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA ABOLISHES FLOGGING AS PUNISHMENT
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a form of punishment, the country's supreme court announced on 25 April 2020.
APRIL 26, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS QUICKLY HANGED BEFORE RAMADAN
Iran quickly hanged 10 prisoners on 22 April 2020, before Ramadan.
APRIL 26, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER OF MINOR COMMUTED
The Supreme Court on 24 April 2020 commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to two men for murdering an eight-year-old son of a dentist couple in Nagpur in 2014 after kidnapping him for ransom.
- APRIL 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdul Wahed Faizi and Ramyar (Payam) Mukhles executed on April 24 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
IRAN - Abdul Wahed Faizi and Ramyar (Payam) Mukhles executed on April 24 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
- APRIL 24, 2020ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 4 death row prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus and another 5 are showing symptoms
USA - Arizona. 4 death row prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus and another 5 are showing symptoms
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Touraj Morad Hassali executed on April 23 in Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah
IRAN - Touraj Morad Hassali executed on April 23 in Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah
- APRIL 23, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MANHOLE COVER THIEVES 'MAY GET DEATH SENTENCES'
The Supreme People's Court, The Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security have issued a joint statement, instructing courts to penalize people more strictly if they have been found to steal or damage manhole covers, the official P
APRIL 23, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: POSSIBLE JUVENILE OFFENDER HANGED FOR MURDER
Majid Esmaeilzadeh was hanged on the morning of 18 April 2020 at the central prison of Ardabil.
APRIL 23, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN ESCAPES GALLOWS AFTER BEING CLEARED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE BY COURT OF APPEAL
A 27-year-old man who was originally handed the death penalty in Singapore for driving his friend to pick up drugs, escaped the gallows on 23 April 2020 after he was cleared by the Court of Appeal.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 23 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 34,200
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 23 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 34,200
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Haghighatnejad was hanged at Shiraz prison on April 23.
IRAN - Mohammad Haghighatnejad was hanged at Shiraz prison on April 23.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sina Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the murder, was hanged at Sanandaj prison on April 23
IRAN - Sina Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the murder, was hanged at Sanandaj prison on April 23
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mowla Mowlaei was hanged at Khalkhal prison on April 23.
IRAN - Mowla Mowlaei was hanged at Khalkhal prison on April 23.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A Baluchi political prisoner, Abdolbaset Dahani, was hanged at Zahedan prison on April 23.
IRAN - A Baluchi political prisoner, Abdolbaset Dahani, was hanged at Zahedan prison on April 23.
- APRIL 22, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
JUSTICE: HANDS OFF CAIN, RIGHT TO HEALTH IS VALID FOR ALL EVEN 41 BIS
The association Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem defends the decisions of the Surveillance Court of Milan on the granting of the postponement of the sentence for very serious health reasons in cases of prisoners under the 41 bis regime.
APRIL 22, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER SHAYAN SAEEDPOUR EXECUTED
Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was hanged on 21 April 2020 at the prison of Saqqez city, Kurdistan province.
APRIL 22, 2020DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY: SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTED RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN 2019 AMID DECLINE IN GLOBAL EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International recorded 657 executions in 20 countries in 2019, a decrease of 5% compared to 2018 (at least 690). This is the lowest number of executions that Amnesty International has recorded in at least a decade.
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Onu blasts executions of child offenders
IRAN - Onu blasts executions of child offenders
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran quickly hangs 10 prisoners before Ramadan.
IRAN - Iran quickly hangs 10 prisoners before Ramadan.