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
MARCH 20, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FOUR MEN EXECUTED FOR BRUTAL 2012 DELHI BUS RAPE AND MURDER
India hanged four men on 20 March 2020 who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women.
MARCH 20, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE IN SARGODHA
An additional district and session court Sargodha Judge Farhan Muddasir on 19 March 2020 awarded death sentence to a man in Inspector murder case.
MARCH 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK sources, on March 20 Coronavirus death toll reaches 8,200
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK sources, on March 20 Coronavirus death toll reaches 8,200
- MARCH 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Official Coronavirus Death Toll Now Up To 1,284.
IRAN - Official Coronavirus Death Toll Now Up To 1,284.
- MARCH 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White on Humanitarian Grounds.
IRAN - Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White on Humanitarian Grounds.
MARCH 19, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: CARE HOME MASS MURDERER WILL NOT APPEAL DEATH PENALTY RULING
A Japanese man who was sentenced to death over the 2016 murder of 19 mentally impaired people at a care home near Tokyo said on 18 March 2020 he will not appeal the ruling.
MARCH 19, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Gujranwala Model Court Special Judge Shakeel Ahmed Sapra on 18 March 2020 awarded death sentence to a murder accused.
MARCH 19, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR STEALING TWO PHONES, WRISTWATCHES
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on 18 March 2020 sentenced one Muritala Salami to death for armed robbery.
- MARCH 19, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Court Issues 60-Day Stay of Execution for Tracy Beatty in Response to Coronavirus Crisis.
USA - Texas. Court Issues 60-Day Stay of Execution for Tracy Beatty in Response to Coronavirus Crisis.
MARCH 18, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA: UPDATES ON GUANTÁNAMO BAY
Inside the Most Secret Place at Guantánamo Bay----At Camp 7, the military holds prisoners who were previously held and interrogated by the C.I.A. But in recent years, conditions have eased up a bit.
- MARCH 18, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: PRO-HOUTHI COURT SENTENCES 19 SENIOR ARMY OFFICERS TO DEATH
A Houthi court in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on 17 March 2020 passed the death sentence on 19 senior army officers loyal to the UN-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
MARCH 18, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FATHER, UNCLE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR THE MURDER OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD
A Sunamganj court on 16 March 2020 handed down the death sentence to two people in connection with the murder of five-year-old child Tuhin Hasan last year.
- MARCH 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Supreme Leader To Pardon 10,000
IRAN - Supreme Leader To Pardon 10,000
MARCH 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human rights lawyer Soheila Hejab sentenced to 18 years in prison.
IRAN - Human rights lawyer Soheila Hejab sentenced to 18 years in prison.
MARCH 18, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Sentencing Project publishes its "ANNUAL REPORT 2019"
USA - The Sentencing Project publishes its "ANNUAL REPORT 2019"
MARCH 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Soheyla Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist, sentenced to 18 years.
IRAN - Soheyla Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist, sentenced to 18 years.
MARCH 17, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING; HIS BROTHER GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT
A man was sentenced to hang on 21 February 2020 by the Singapore High Court on drug-related charges, while in the same case his brother was sentenced to life in prison.
MARCH 17, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 3 CONVICTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR GANG RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR GIRL IN 4-DAY TRIAL
A Jharkhand court on 3 March 2020 sentenced three persons to death for the gangrape and murder of a six-year-old girl, in a judgement that came in less than a month after the crime was committed.
MARCH 17, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSUN ASSEMBLY PASSES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Osun House of Assembly on 10 March 2020 passed a bill seeking death sentence for convicted kidnappers in the state.
- MARCH 16, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MASS KILLING AT CARE HOME FOR DISABLED
A court in Japan on 16 March 2020 sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of 19 people at a care center for disabled people.
MARCH 16, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER
An FCT High Court sitting in Nyanya, Nasarawa State, on 11 March 2020 sentenced Mohammed Tijani to death by hanging for killing a man who was fighting another in front of his barbershop.
- MARCH 16, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 4 JMB MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HINDU PRIEST IN PANCHAGARH
Four members of banned militant group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were sentenced to death on 15 March 2020 for killing a Hindu priest in Panchagarh in 2016.
MARCH 16, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CIVILIAN
A military tribunal in Somalia sentenced a military officer to death on 15 March 2020 for killing a civilian outside Somali capital, Mogadishu.
- MARCH 16, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Stay of Execution for John Hummel in Response to Coronavirus Crisis.
USA - Texas. Stay of Execution for John Hummel in Response to Coronavirus Crisis.
- MARCH 16, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jade Douglas Harris
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jade Douglas Harris
MARCH 15, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 60-YEAR-OLD HOSSEIN KACHANLOO AND 70-YEAR-OLD ABDULLAH MOHAMMADZADEH HANGED AT THE PRISON OF URMIA
Hossein Kachanloo and Abdullah Mohammadzadeh were hanged on 12 March 2020 at the central prison of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province.
- MARCH 15, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Updates on Guantánamo Bay
USA - Military. Updates on Guantánamo Bay
- MARCH 14, 2020AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: 4 MEN CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING AND MURDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Kabul appeals court on 8 March 2020 sentenced four men to death for the kidnapping and killing an eleven-year-old boy.
MARCH 14, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SIX HEROIN TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Carrying 162 kg of drugs, six smugglers were awarded capital punishment in the northern Cao Bang Province on 9 March 2020.
- MARCH 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to Al-Arabia, Iran coronavirus toll reaches 514 deaths, 11,364 infections.
IRAN - According to Al-Arabia, Iran coronavirus toll reaches 514 deaths, 11,364 infections.