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 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran News Update Report: 297 executions in 2019.
IRAN - Iran News Update Report: 297 executions in 2019.
- APRIL 1, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 3rd execution delayed because of coronavirus outbreak.
USA - Texas. 3rd execution delayed because of coronavirus outbreak.
- APRIL 1, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB SAYS IT EXECUTED SIX PEOPLE IN SOMALIA FOR SPYING
Al-Shabaab on 31 March 2020 executed six men it said were spying for Somali intelligence agencies, the U.S. and Kenya, according to a broadcast on Radio Andalus, which supports the Islamist group that’s linked to al-Qaeda.
APRIL 1, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 180 CONVICTS FREED FROM SHIMO LA TEWA MAXIMUM PRISON
A judge in Mombasa has released 180 prisoners from Shimo La Tewa Maximum Prison to serve the remaining jail terms at home, The Standard reported on 25 March 2020.
APRIL 1, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ONE GETS DEATH, 11 LIFE TERM IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
A court in Assam on 13 March 2020 sentenced one man to death and sentenced 11 others to life imprisonment for killing three members of a family in Majuli district on suspicion of practising witch-craft in 2012.
APRIL 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
IRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
MARCH 31, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH PENALTY FINALIZED FOR 2016 SAGAMIHARA CARE HOME MASS MURDERER
The death sentence for a man who admitted to the 2016 mass murder of 19 mentally impaired people at a care home near Tokyo was finalized on 31 March 2020 after he withdrew his appeal the previous day.
- MARCH 31, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Appeals Court Rejects Recommendation for New Trial for Rigoberto Avila.
USA - Texas. Appeals Court Rejects Recommendation for New Trial for Rigoberto Avila.
MARCH 31, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: GUJARAT MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING, KILLING 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A court in Rajkot in Gujarat on 17 March 2020 sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in February 2018.
MARCH 31, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: PRESIDENT TO RELEASE 800 PRISONERS IN COMBATING COVID-19
Somaliland is due to release more than 800 prisoners on temporary basis in an effort to combat the spread of the new Coronavirus disease in the country’s crowded jails, The Somaliland Standard reported on 28 March 2020.
MARCH 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran Human Rights publishes its
IRAN - Iran Human Rights publishes its "Annual Death Penalty Report in Iran in 2019": 280 executions.
- MARCH 30, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DAMAGING PIPELINE, CAUSING 9 DEATHS
A criminal court on 26 March 2020 sentenced five people to death, over damaging a petroleum pipeline and causing the death of nine people in November in northern Egypt.
MARCH 30, 2020BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Botswana on 28 March 2020 executed two men convicted of murder.
MARCH 30, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA PARDONS 5,000 PRISONERS AS HE ORDERS 21-DAY LOCKDOWN
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 directed the freeing of 5,000 prisoners with immediate effect as he declared a 21-day coronavirus national lockdown.
MARCH 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least 9 people have died so far in Iranian prisons after infecting with the Coronavirus.
IRAN - At least 9 people have died so far in Iranian prisons after infecting with the Coronavirus.
- MARCH 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Coronavirus Crisis Leads to Riots in Iran Prisons.
IRAN - Coronavirus Crisis Leads to Riots in Iran Prisons.
- MARCH 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, 4,298 people have so far fallen victim to the Coronavirus.
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, 4,298 people have so far fallen victim to the Coronavirus.
- MARCH 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on March 29 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 13,600
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on March 29 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 13,600
- MARCH 29, 2020IranWHEN PREVENTION IS WORSE THAN PUNISHMENT
IRAN - Iran Extends Furlough For Thousands Of Prisoners As Epidemic Rages on.
IRAN - Iran Extends Furlough For Thousands Of Prisoners As Epidemic Rages on.
- MARCH 28, 2020DEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM SUPREME COURT RULES BRITAIN CANNOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO U.S. FOR USE IN DEATH-PENALTY CASES
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that the British government unlawfully provided information to the United States about two suspected Islamic State members without first obtaining assurances that the information would not be used
MARCH 28, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRESIDENT PARDONS SOLDIER WHO KILLED TAMIL CIVILIANS
Sri Lanka's president on 26 March 2020 pardoned and released an army officer sentenced to death for slitting the throats of Tamil civilians, including four children, during the island's bloody ethnic war.
MARCH 28, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI REBELS PARDON BAHA'I SENTENCED TO DEATH, RELEASE ALL MINORITY GROUP PRISONERS
Yemen's Houthi rebels announced they had pardoned a minority Baha’i sentenced to death over his religion and ordered the release of more than 20 other members of the minority imprisoned in the capital Sanaa, local reports said on 25 March 2020.
- MARCH 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK as to March 28 deaths from Coronavirus are 13,000
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK as to March 28 deaths from Coronavirus are 13,000
- MARCH 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Updates on the Saqqez's prison escape
IRAN - Updates on the Saqqez's prison escape
- MARCH 27, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Coronavirus Pandemic Halts Executions, Perhaps for the Foreseeable Future.
USA - Coronavirus Pandemic Halts Executions, Perhaps for the Foreseeable Future.
- MARCH 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rebellion in Saqqez Prison, Prisoners Escape.
IRAN - Rebellion in Saqqez Prison, Prisoners Escape.
- MARCH 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, today, March 27, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 12,400 victims
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, today, March 27, the number of Coronavirus victims exceeds 12,400 victims
- MARCH 26, 2020United NationsDEATH PENALTY
A DAY AFTER NIRBHAYA CONVICTS' EXECUTION, UN ASKS STATES TO 'HALT USE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT'
The United Nations on 21 March 2020 called on all nations to stop the use of capital punishment or put a moratorium on it, a day after four men convicted of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman were hanged in India.
- MARCH 26, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Pa. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of William Howard Housman
USA - Pennsylvania. Pa. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of William Howard Housman
MARCH 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - U.S. Believes Missing Former FBI Agent Died In Iranian Custody
IRAN - U.S. Believes Missing Former FBI Agent Died In Iranian Custody