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
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Abolitionist bill SB 449 deferred until next year.
USA - Virginia. Abolitionist bill SB 449 deferred until next year.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Borzu Mohammadi executed in Dizel Abad prison on February 5
IRAN - Borzu Mohammadi executed in Dizel Abad prison on February 5
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.
IRAN - Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan prison on February 4 and 5
IRAN - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan prison on February 4 and 5
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EU, HUMAN RIGHTS COME BEFORE THE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
PRESS CONFERENCE
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND (SOMALIA): MILITARY COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH FOR KILLING CIVILIAN MAN
The Supreme military Court in Somaliland has handed down a death sentence to a police officer who was found guilty of killing innocent man near Wajale town in Gebiley district, Somaliland New Agency (SOLNA) reported on 3 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 4, 2020DEATH PENALTYBELARUS: KILLER GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR BEHEADING BABY GIRL WITH KITCHEN KNIFE
The baby murderer who decapitated an eight-month old child will be shot in the back of the head by an executioner after losing his Supreme Court appeal.
FEBRUARY 4, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 33 YEAR OLD INMATE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN LUANSHYA
The Ndola High Court has sentenced to death a 33 year old inmate for rape and murder of a woman at a farm in Luanshya, Zambia Reports reported on 2nd February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rouhani Led a Campaign of Lying Regarding Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Jet.
IRAN - Rouhani Led a Campaign of Lying Regarding Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Jet.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran to execute Amir Rahimpour, alleged CIA spy
IRAN - Iran to execute Amir Rahimpour, alleged CIA spy
FEBRUARY 3, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 2 MEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
A High Court in Jos on 3 February 2020 sentenced two men, Dayabu Ahmad 20, and Umar Aliyu, 21, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice S.P Gang, found the convicts guilty of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Twenty-One Virginia Prosecutors Sign Letter Urging Repeal of Death Penalty.
USA - Virginia. Twenty-One Virginia Prosecutors Sign Letter Urging Repeal of Death Penalty.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 7 Sunni prisoners sentenced to death.
IRAN - 7 Sunni prisoners sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio again delays executions
USA - Ohio. Ohio again delays executions
- FEBRUARY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Human Rights Activists News Agency report on arrests following the November and January protests in Iran
IRAN - Human Rights Activists News Agency report on arrests following the November and January protests in Iran
- FEBRUARY 2, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: HIGH COURT SENDS LUSAKA MAN TO HANG FOR MURDERING LOVER
Lusaka businessman Nshinka Kaputo who murdered Multichoice employee Precious Mangesana who was his lover, on 29 January 2020 was sentenced to death by hanging and 25 years imprisonment with hard labour four causing grievous harm to his three-year-old daug
FEBRUARY 2, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TERRORIST LEADER ASHMAWY, 36 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 54 ASSASSINATIONS
A Cairo criminal court on 1st February 2020 handed preliminary death sentences to leading terrorist Hisham Ashmawy and 36 others in the case known as Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, convicting them of executing over 50 assassination attacks on policemen.
FEBRUARY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rasoul Mollahasani executed in Broujerd prison on February 2.
IRAN - Rasoul Mollahasani executed in Broujerd prison on February 2.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least three prisoners (Sajjad Zahiri, Nima Gharadaghi and Hossein Pasha) were hanged on February 2, 2020 at Raja’i Shahr.
IRAN - At least three prisoners (Sajjad Zahiri, Nima Gharadaghi and Hossein Pasha) were hanged on February 2, 2020 at Raja’i Shahr.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A tourist was lashed 80 times for drinking alcohol on a tour.
IRAN - A tourist was lashed 80 times for drinking alcohol on a tour.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, Mohammad Ameri, was beaten to death on February 1 in Raja’i Shahr Prison
IRAN - A prisoner, Mohammad Ameri, was beaten to death on February 1 in Raja’i Shahr Prison
- JANUARY 31, 2020DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): HOURS BEFORE HE WAS TO BE EXECUTED, JIMMY FLETCHER MEDERS WAS GRANTED CLEMENCY
Hours before he was to be executed, Jimmy Fletcher Meders was granted clemency — largely because of what the jurors said when they were contacted 30 years after the trial.
JANUARY 31, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 7-MEMBER FAMILY
A defendant, who is charged with killing seven members of the same family and setting their house on fire in Kafr el-Dawar city in Beheira govenorate, was sentenced to death on 30 January 2020.
JANUARY 31, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN OSUN
Three men, Nuhu Jimoh, Ndubisi David and Aderibigbe Oluwaseun, arrested for armed robbery, were sentenced to death by hanging on 30 January 2020 by an Osun State High Court.
- JANUARY 31, 2020WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Senate Passes Bill to Formalize Repeal of Capital Punishment.
USA - Washington. Senate Passes Bill to Formalize Repeal of Capital Punishment.
- JANUARY 30, 2020BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: PARLIAMENT TO LOOK INTO DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
The Council of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus has decided to establish a working group on studying abolition of death penalty at the National Assembly.
JANUARY 30, 2020United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR WHITE WEAPON KILLER IN AJMAN
A criminal court in the United Arab Emirates ordered on 26 January 2020 the execution of a convict in the 2018 death of 2 Emirati youths who died a sword fight.
JANUARY 30, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA HANDS DRUG-DEALING CONVICT DEATH SENTENCE
An Indonesian court has sentenced to death an inmate for running a drug-trafficking operation from behind bars.
- JANUARY 30, 2020ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate passed SB 116 to bar the death penalty for severe mental illness
USA - Virginia. Senate passed SB 116 to bar the death penalty for severe mental illness
- JANUARY 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohsen Khojasteh was hanged at Lakan prison, in Rasht, on January 30, 2020.
IRAN - Mohsen Khojasteh was hanged at Lakan prison, in Rasht, on January 30, 2020.