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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 8, 2020TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 1,420 INMATES RELEASED TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION
Tunisian President Kais Saied on 31 March 2020 granted a special pardon to 1,420 inmates in order to reduce the country's prison population amid the spread of the coronavirus, official news agency TAP reported.
APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
APRIL 8, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR THEFT OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES
Authorities in North Korea executed without trial three high-ranking officials last week on charges of treason, for allegedly stealing food from the country’s strategic supply and selling it on the open market amid skyrocketing prices resulting from the o
- APRIL 8, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
IRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
- APRIL 7, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SENATOR’S BODYGUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A former soldier was on 4 April 2020 sentenced to death by a navy court in Mogadishu for the homicide of a civilian.
- APRIL 7, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 4th execution delayed in midst of virus outbreak.
USA - Texas. 4th execution delayed in midst of virus outbreak.
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran's Official Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 4,000.
IRAN - Iran's Official Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 4,000.
APRIL 7, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH ROW JUVENILE OFFENDER BEATEN TO DEATH BY PRISON GUARDS
Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini was beaten to death by prison guards.
APRIL 7, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUASHAN GRASSLAND KILLER
The Taiwan High Court on 7 April 2020 overturned the death penalty for a man convicted of raping, killing and dismembering a woman in the Huashan Grassland in Taipei in 2018, and instead sentenced him to life in prison.
APRIL 7, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: KING MOHAMMED VI GRANTS EXCEPTIONAL PARDON TO 5,654 PRISONERS
King Mohammed VI ordered on 5 April 2020 the release of 5,654 detainees in an exceptional royal pardon due to the COVID-19 crisis.
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 20,400
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 20,400
- APRIL 7, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overtured an injunction against the Trump administration’s plan to restart federal executions
USA - Federal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overtured an injunction against the Trump administration’s plan to restart federal executions
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - IHR Report: Qisas and Forgiveness
IRAN - Iran Executions 2019: Qisas and Forgiveness
APRIL 6, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: EIGHT DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED AND 1.680 INMATES RELEASED
At least eight prisoners, who have been on the death row for periods ranging from 10 to 12 years, this week had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment in line with the recent Presidential clemency order, ZimEye reported on 4 April 2020.
APRIL 6, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: COURT OF APPEAL ACQUITS CONVICT ON DEATH ROW OF TWO CAPITAL DRUG CHARGES
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 31 March 2020 acquitted a convicted drug trafficker on death row of two capital drug charges and sentenced him to eight years' jail instead for drug possession.
APRIL 6, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO TO DIE BY HANGING IN OSUN FOR KILLING STUDENT
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on 2nd April 2020 sentenced two men Elijah Oyebode and Jelili Raji to death by hanging for the murder of a female student of University of Osun.
- APRIL 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
- APRIL 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
- APRIL 4, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISONER DEAD FROM CORONAVIRUS, HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THAT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AND HEAD OF STATE INTERVENE
The association "Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem", faced with the news of the first death of a prisoner linked to the coronavirus, which follows the equally tragic news of two prison officers who died in recent days, "asks the Prime Minister and the Presi
- APRIL 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS PUBLISHES ITS 'ANNUAL DEATH PENALTY REPORT IN IRAN IN 2019': 280 EXECUTIONS
The 12th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort/Together Against the Death Penalty), published on 31 March 2020, provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2019 in t
APRIL 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
IRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
APRIL 4, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED FOR BRITON CONVICTED OVER DANIEL PEARL MURDER
A Pakistani court on 2nd April 2020 overturned the death sentence for British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
- APRIL 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
APRIL 3, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 2019 Exoneration Report
USA - 2019 Exoneration Report
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
- APRIL 2, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISONER DIES OF CORONAVIRUS, HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THAT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AND HEAD OF STATE INTERVENE
The association "Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem", faced with the news of the first death of a prisoner linked to the coronavirus, which follows the equally tragic news of two prison officers who died in recent days, "asks the Prime Minister and the Presi
APRIL 2, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: INMATE CONVICTED IN SIX DEATHS EXECUTED
A death row inmate was executed on 1st April 2020 in Taiwan, less than a year after he was convicted of killing six people by setting fire to his home.
APRIL 2, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 23 DEATH ROW PRISONERS ESCAPE HANGMAN
Twenty three death row inmates at Shimo La Tewa Maximum Security Prison in Kilifi County on 31 March 2020 evaded the hangman's noose.
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.