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
- DECEMBER 8, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option.
USA - Ohio. Governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option.
DECEMBER 8, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING WOMAN
A Gilgit court on 7 December 2020 sentenced three accused to death after they were found guilty on subjecting a woman to sexual abuse in Gilgit Baltistan’s Shigar.
DECEMBER 8, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS MARYAM SANDA’S DEATH SENTENCE
The Court of Appeal in the Nigerian capital Abuja on 4 December 2020 affirmed the death penalty imposed on Maryam Sanda, a mother of two, who was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in November 2017.
DECEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The death sentence of the AmadNews Telegram channel director, Ruhollah Zam, has been upheld
IRAN - The death sentence of the AmadNews Telegram channel director, Ruhollah Zam, has been upheld
DECEMBER 7, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 57 EXECUTIONS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
Egyptian authorities executed at least 57 men and women in October and November alone, Amnesty International reported on 2 December 2020.
DECEMBER 7, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO KILLED SCHOOLBOYS EXECUTED
Huang Yichuan, the man who killed two 10-year-olds near the gate of an elementary school in Shanghai, was executed on 4 December 2020, the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court announced.
DECEMBER 7, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICERS
A Saudi court on 3 December 2020 sentenced one man to death for killing two security personnel on the border with Yemen, according to Saudi media.
- DECEMBER 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. New sentencing hearing for William Leroy Barnes.
USA - North Carolina. New sentencing hearing for William Leroy Barnes.
- DECEMBER 6, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three men were executed on 4 October 2020 in Egypt in a case of political violence in the aftermath
Three men were executed on 4 October 2020 in Egypt in a case of political violence in the aftermath
- DECEMBER 6, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt executed 10 men on 4 October 2020 in the case known as
Egypt executed 10 men on 4 October 2020 in the case known as "Agnad Masr," involving
DECEMBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
IRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
- DECEMBER 5, 2020Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: 14 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF RAPPER TWINS
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 3 December 2020 sentenced 14 men to death for the murder of twin brothers, who were burned alive in a remote community.
- DECEMBER 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
DECEMBER 5, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: CITIZEN PUBLICLY EXECUTED FOR BREAKING COVID RESTRICTION RULES
North Korea held a public execution by firing squad on 28 November 2020 to punish a breach of coronavirus rules, insiders in the country say.
DECEMBER 5, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING UP CHAIRMAN ATIK ULLAH
A Dhaka court on 2 December 2020 sentenced seven people to death for killing Konda union parishad chairman and Awami League leader Atik Ullah Chowdhury.
- DECEMBER 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Intellectually Disabled Defendants of Color, Foreign Nationals Disproportionately Subject to the Death Penalty.
USA - Intellectually Disabled Defendants of Color, Foreign Nationals Disproportionately Subject to the Death Penalty.
- DECEMBER 4, 2020NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Death sentence of Carlos Gutierrez overturned
USA - Nevada. Death sentence of Carlos Gutierrez overturned
- DECEMBER 4, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Barnard Schwartz affirmed the death sentence of Jesse Perez Torres
USA - California. Judge Barnard Schwartz affirmed the death sentence of Jesse Perez Torres
DECEMBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
DECEMBER 3, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF 2003 RIMSHA RAPE, MURDER CASE CONVICT UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on 2 December 2020 denied the appeal of the accused in the 2003 case pertaining to the rape and murder of a minor and upheld the death sentence which had previously been awarded to accused Shabaan.
DECEMBER 3, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ONDO COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Three persons, Ikechukwu Chukwu, Obieze Sylvanus and Chidiebere Obi, have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ondo State High Court, The Nation reported on 27 November 2020.
DECEMBER 3, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR GIRL
A Firozabad court in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, awarded death sentence on 1st December 2020 in a rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl last year.
- DECEMBER 2, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILD IN NARAYANGANJ
A court in Narayanganj on 29 November 2020 sentenced three people to death and one to ten years in prison for killing five-year-old child Shoaib Hossain at Sonargaon in Narayanganj.
- DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
DECEMBER 2, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO MURDERER ON FIVE COUNTS
Shujabad District and Sessions Court on 27 November 2020 handed over death sentence on five counts to a killer of five family members.
DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
DECEMBER 1, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: NEW TAIPEI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HER TWO CHILDREN
A woman who killed her young son and daughter before attempting suicide earlier this year was sentenced to death by the New Taipei District Court on 25 November 2020, for a crime described by the court as "extremely cruel and cold-blooded."
DECEMBER 1, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: FOUR SOLDIERS EXECUTED FOR TAKING PART IN HYESAN INCIDENT
Two border guard officers and two rank-and-file soldiers implicated in the recent smuggling case that prompted a lockdown on the city of Hyesan on 22 November 2020 were executed by firing squad, a Daily NK source in Yanggang Province has reported.
DECEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
IRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
- DECEMBER 1, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Former Death-Row Prisoner Roderick Johnson is Freed.
USA - Pennsylvania. Former Death-Row Prisoner Roderick Johnson is Freed.