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 13, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 4 MEN ARRESTED AS TEENS ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY
Four Egyptians who were arrested as teenagers escaped the death penalty on 9 March 2020 after a court in Cairo acquitted them of all their charges, rights group Reprieve confirmed.
- MARCH 13, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Sheila Hanson sentenced Kenneth Clair to life in prison without parole
USA - California. Judge Sheila Hanson sentenced Kenneth Clair to life in prison without parole
- MARCH 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - As of March 13, the death toll of the coronavirus outbreak is 4,000, according to PMOI/MEK sources.
IRAN - As of March 13, the death toll of the coronavirus outbreak is 4,000, according to PMOI/MEK sources.
- MARCH 13, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. State Supreme Court confirms new trial to Johnny Lee Gates.
USA - Georgia. State Supreme Court confirms new trial to Johnny Lee Gates.
- MARCH 13, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Barry Noetzel and Jesse Bell sentenced to death
USA - Florida. Barry Noetzel and Jesse Bell sentenced to death
- MARCH 12, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. House Committee approves HB 275 to streamline death penalty appeals.
USA - Alabama. House Committee approves HB 275 to streamline death penalty appeals.
- MARCH 12, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN PLANS TO REPEAL THE DEATH PENALTY FOR APOSTASY
Sudan plans to decriminalise apostasy this year, a member of a key political group involved in the country's transitional government said.
- MARCH 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Kachanloo and Abdullah Mohammadzadeh hanged on March 12, at the prison of Urmia
IRAN - Hossein Kachanloo and Abdullah Mohammadzadeh hanged on March 12, at the prison of Urmia
MARCH 12, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: INDONESIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING METH
A Tay Ninh Province court on 9 March 2020 sentenced an Indonesian woman to death for trafficking 6.7 kg of methamphetamine over the border from Cambodia.
- MARCH 12, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Winter 2020 edition of Death Row USA (DRUSA), updated to January 1, 2020
USA - The Winter 2020 edition of Death Row USA (DRUSA), updated to January 1, 2020
MARCH 12, 2020Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH AND ONE FOR 40 YEARS AS PORT LOKO APPLAUDS THE CHIEF JUSTICE
The Criminal Session of the High Court of Sierra Leone held in Port Loko presided by the Justice Samuel O. Taylor has sentenced three convicted persons to death by hanging and one given 40 years imprisonment, theorganiser.net reported on 9 March 2020.
- MARCH 12, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Donald Oda II DID NOT sentence Jack Welninski to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Donald Oda II DID NOT sentence Jack Welninski to death
- MARCH 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - As of March 12, over 3,650 people have died of the coronavirus. (PMOI/MEK)
IRAN - As of March 12, over 3,650 people have died of the coronavirus. (PMOI/MEK)
- MARCH 12, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. At retrial, Mark Lawlor sentenced to life without parole.
USA - Virginia. At retrial, Mark Lawlor sentenced to life without parole.
- MARCH 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 prisoners, not identified, were reportedly hanged on March 12
IRAN - 2 prisoners, not identified, were reportedly hanged on March 12
- MARCH 11, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD AFTER RAPE IN WARI
A Dhaka court on 9 March 2020 sentenced a man to death for murdering six-year-old Samia Afrin after raping her in Wari a year ago.
MARCH 11, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH PENALTY OF GANG LEADER UPHELD IN LARGEST MAFIA CASE IN HAINAN PROVINCE
A court in south China's Hainan Province on 11 March 2020 upheld the death penalty of a 200-member gang leader in the largest mafia case since the founding of the province.
MARCH 11, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. Jury recommends death penalty for Jack Welninski
USA - Ohio. Jury recommends death penalty for Jack Welninski
MARCH 11, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: UN EXPERTS CALL FOR RELEASE OF FOUR MINORS FACING DEATH SENTENCES
UN human rights experts on 6 March 2020 urged the Egyptian authorities to release four Egyptians minors who have been tried through a process tainted with credible allegations of torture to extract confessions and who are now facing death sentences in a m
- MARCH 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unknown prisoner hanged on March 11 at the central prison of Tabriz
IRAN - Unknown prisoner hanged on March 11 at the central prison of Tabriz
- MARCH 11, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The House Judiciary Committee passed HB 1455, which would prohibit the death penalty for severe mental illness
USA - Tennessee. The House Judiciary Committee passed HB 1455, which would prohibit the death penalty for severe mental illness
MARCH 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Alireza Sa’daei was hanged at Zanjan prison on March 11.
IRAN - Alireza Sa’daei was hanged at Zanjan prison on March 11.
- MARCH 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Amir Saadai, was reportedly hanged on March 11
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Amir Saadai, was reportedly hanged on March 11
- MARCH 10, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
CORONAVIRUS. PRISON, APPEAL OF HANDS OFF CAIN FOR NONVIOLENCE
Faced with the news of riots underway in prisons, the association Hands Off Cain - Spes contra Spem appeals to the entire prison community, made up of prisoners, managers and prison operators, so that the behaviors are in the name of nonviolence and dialo
- MARCH 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 2,600
IRAN - Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 2,600
- MARCH 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - March 10, 2020, marks the 117th day since the beginning of the nationwide "November protests".
IRAN - March 10, 2020, marks the 117th day since the beginning of the nationwide "November protests".
MARCH 10, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TOYON MURDER IN KHULNA
Five people were sentenced to death and two others acquitted on 8 March 2020 over the murder of Kazi Tasfin Hossain Toyon, 32, in Khalishpur area of Khulna city in 2018.
MARCH 10, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY CITING CONVICT’S MENTAL STATE
The Supreme Court on 5 March 2020 commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered three children aged between eight and four, concluding that he was suffering from “extreme mental disturbance” at the time of the “abominable crime”.
MARCH 10, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 70 THOUSAND PRISONERS RELEASED IN THE MIDST OF CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY
Iran grants “furloughs” to around 70,000 inmates in the midst of the coronavirus emergency.
- MARCH 10, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Lucky Ward, a serial killer, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Lucky Ward, a serial killer, to death.