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 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Sheikhani, Mojtaba Haeri and Jamal Jafari-Nasab executed at Isfahan central prison on April 22.
IRAN - Ali Sheikhani, Mojtaba Haeri and Jamal Jafari-Nasab executed at Isfahan central prison on April 22.
- APRIL 21, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Doctors Ask Death Penalty States to Give up Execution Drugs for COVID-19 Patients.
USA - Doctors Ask Death Penalty States to Give up Execution Drugs for COVID-19 Patients.
- APRIL 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Supreme Court: Unanimous jury verdict required to convict.
USA - U.S. Supreme Court: Unanimous jury verdict required to convict.
APRIL 21, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: COALITION PETITIONS PRESIDENT TO PARDON DEATH ROW INMATE TORTURED INTO CONFESSION
One week after Taiwan saw its second execution during the tenure of President Tsai Ing-wen, a coalition of NGOs, lawyers, and academics sent her a petition for a presidential pardon for another inmate — Chiou Ho-shun, who over three decades ago was senten
APRIL 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. 4,000 coronavirus cases in the Ohio prison system
USA - Ohio. 4,000 coronavirus cases in the Ohio prison system
APRIL 21, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT RECOMMENDS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
The 2019 report of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has recommended that the government abolishes the death penalty and carries out impartial and urgent investigations regarding the death cases in “zones deprived from freedom.”
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning, April 21, at the prison of Saqqez city
IRAN - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning, April 21, at the prison of Saqqez city
- APRIL 21, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for Joseph Smith
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for Joseph Smith
- APRIL 21, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine delays 3 more executions amid drug shortage.
USA - Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine delays 3 more executions amid drug shortage.
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amnesty International year report
IRAN - Amnesty International year report
- APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reporters Without Borders: Iran Among Worst Violators Of Journalists' Rights
IRAN - Reporters Without Borders: Iran Among Worst Violators Of Journalists' Rights
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - European Union on the execution of Shayan Saeedpour
IRAN - European Union on the execution of Shayan Saeedpour
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
- APRIL 20, 2020DEATH PENALTY
PRISON. APPEAL OF 54 PERSONALITIES FROM 14 COUNTRIES TO THE EU FOR AN AMNESTY FACING COVID-19
54 personalities from 14 countries are asking the European institutions to promote the amnesty to face the Covid 19 pandemic in prisons.
APRIL 20, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SINDH HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF FORMER MITHI JUDGE
The Sindh High Court on 20 April 2020 turned down a petition filed by two men, including a former sessions court judge, who wanted their death sentences suspended in a murder case.
APRIL 20, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT HAMADAN PRISON FOR MURDER CHARGES
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), a man was hanged on 15 April 2020 at Alvand, the central prison of Hamadan city.
APRIL 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 20, 2020 the Coronavirus fatalities in Iran have exceeded 32,800.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 20, 2020 the Coronavirus fatalities in Iran have exceeded 32,800.
APRIL 20, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Michigan. William Garrison died of COVID-19 a few days before his release after serving 44 years.
USA - Michigan. William Garrison died of COVID-19 a few days before his release after serving 44 years.
APRIL 19, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MORE THAN 24,000 PRISONERS PARDONED IN AMNESTY
Myanmar began releasing tens of thousands of inmates on 17 April 2020 after President Win Myint announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year.
APRIL 19, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TWO DRUG COURIERS IN SOUTH SUMATRA SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Palembang District Court on 16 April 2020 awarded the death penalty to two drug couriers and sentenced one more person to life imprisonment for trafficking drugs.
APRIL 19, 2020CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON: PRESIDENT ORDERS DE-CROWDING OF PRISONS TO COMBAT COVID-19
Cameroon's president has announced steps that will lead to the release of thousands of prisoners due to concerns about the coronavirus spreading in overcrowded facilities, VOA News reported on 16 April 2020.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
IRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
IRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
- APRIL 17, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISON: CONVOCATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HANDS OFF CAIN-SPES CONTRA SPEM
The Hand off Cain-Spes contra spem association convened its Board of Directors on Saturday, April 18 from 2.30 pm to 8.00 pm.
- APRIL 17, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court delays execution of Oscar Franklin Smith citing COVID-19.
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court delays execution of Oscar Franklin Smith citing COVID-19.
- APRIL 16, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 5th Texas Execution Delayed In Midst Of Coronavirus Outbreak.
USA - Texas. 5th Texas Execution Delayed In Midst Of Coronavirus Outbreak.
APRIL 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN EXECUTED FOR TERRORIST ATTACK DURING RIYADH SEASON
A Yemeni man, who was on a death row for carrying out a terrorist attack on artists performing on stage during Riyadh Season Festival, has been executed, Saudi Press Agency reported on 16 April 2020 citing a statement from the Ministry of Interior.
APRIL 16, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: POOR CHRISTIAN COUPLE LANGUISHES ON DEATH ROW FOR BLASPHEMY
An illiterate Catholic couple, Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagfuta Kausar, were charged with blasphemy in 2013 and sentenced to be hanged in 2014. Ever since, they have been in prison, denounced MercatorNet.com on 16 April 2020.