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
OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Hosseini executed at Ardabil Central Prison on October 28.
IRAN - Hadi Hosseini executed at Ardabil Central Prison on October 28.
OCTOBER 27, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO ISLAMIC STATE CONVICTS TO DEATH
A military court in the Puntland state of Somalia on 27 October 2020 sentenced two men with a death sentence and jailed one other to 20 years after being convicted of being a member Islamic State group (IS) and al-Shabaab group respectively.
OCTOBER 27, 2020South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: BABU EMMANUEL SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
The High Court in Juba, South Sudan, on 26 October 2020 sentenced Babu Emmanuel Lokiri, the accused in the murder of three juvenile sisters, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murder.
OCTOBER 27, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The High People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on 23 October 2020 rejected an appeal and upheld the death penalty against a 29-year-old woman for having illegally transported narcotics from Cambodia into Vietnam for 19 times.
OCTOBER 27, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Death sentence of William Marshall overturned
USA - Alabama. Death sentence of William Marshall overturned
- OCTOBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The manager of Iran’s main video-sharing platform sentenced to 10 years
IRAN - The manager of Iran’s main video-sharing platform sentenced to 10 years
OCTOBER 26, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER PRISON BREAK
A military court in the Somali capital Mogadishu on 25 October 2020 sentenced to death by firing squad in absentia Idle Mubarak Ibrahim, an al-Shabaab militant, over the 12 August 2020 prison break at the Mogadishu Central Prison and the murder of two peo
OCTOBER 26, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: EXTRADITED FROM DENMARK, SAID MANSOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
A Moroccan court on 19 October 2020 sentenced to death Said Mansour for his involvement in the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca.
OCTOBER 26, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING COP
An Anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded on 22 October 2020 two death sentences to a man for killing a police official during a bank robbery attempt.
OCTOBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Women’s Images Removed From Graveyards.
IRAN - Women’s Images Removed From Graveyards.
OCTOBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Peyman Safaei executed at Aligudarz Central Prison on October 26.
IRAN - Peyman Safaei executed at Aligudarz Central Prison on October 26.
OCTOBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - United Nations Third Committee Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
IRAN - United Nations Third Committee Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: CHRISTIAN CONVERT LASHED 80 TIMES FOR DRINKING COMMUNION WINE
Christian convert Mohammad Reza Omidi on 14 October 2020 was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine. The sentence was carried out at the Prosecutor’s Office of Rasht.
- OCTOBER 24, 2020DEATH PENALTY
WYOMING (USA): CHRISTAL MARTIN, WHO LOST MOTHER AND HUSBAND IN SEPARATE MURDERS, CALLS ON THE STATE TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY
A Wyoming woman whose mother and husband were murdered in separate incidents is calling on the state to repeal its death penalty for the benefit of victims’ family members.
OCTOBER 24, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SIX PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THE CRIME OF AL-WATHBA
The Iraqi judiciary sentenced six people to death for their involvement in Al-Wathba Square incident that sparked widespread controversy in the country, Shafaq News reported on 21 October 2020.
OCTOBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Six More Inmates Commit Suicide in Urmia.
IRAN - Six More Inmates Commit Suicide in Urmia.
OCTOBER 22, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: JUVENILE OFFENDERS WILL NOT FACE DEATH PENALTY, SAYS SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) has reiterated that juvenile offenders will not face the death penalty in kingdom, Gulf News reported on 22 October 2020.
OCTOBER 22, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY TO NOTIFY VICTIMS OF DEATH ROW EXECUTIONS
The Justice Ministry on 21 October 2020 introduced a system in which the executions of death row inmates are reported to victims of criminal cases via document or phone if they wish.
OCTOBER 22, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES APPLICATION BY DRUG TRAFFICKER ON DEATH ROW
The Court of Appeal of Singapore on 16 October 2020 dismissed an application by a drug trafficker on death row for a review of his case, reminding defence counsels not to invoke the review process lightly and without reasonable basis or they will face san
- OCTOBER 21, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: THE 2020–2021 U.S. SUPREME COURT TERM OPENED, DECLINING TO REVIEW MORE THAN 30 DEATH-PENALTY CASES
The 2020–2021 U.S. Supreme Court term opened on October 5 with the Court declining to review challenges to more than 30 death-penalty court decisions.
- OCTOBER 21, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ASSAM DEATH PENALTY FOR LYNCHING DOCTOR
A Jorhat court on 21 October 2020 handed death penalty to an accused and life terms to 24 others convicted in the Dr Deben Dutta lynching case of 2019.
OCTOBER 21, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ATC ANNOUNCES DEATH SENTENCE TO 3 KIDNAPPERS
The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) no. III, Rawalpindi Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar on 20 October 2020 awarded two times death sentence to each accused involved in kidnapping of 14-years old girl, student of class 8.
- OCTOBER 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahram Takhsha has been executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on October 21.
IRAN - Shahram Takhsha has been executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on October 21.
- OCTOBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A women bike rider arrested in a street by the moral police in Najaf Abad on October 19, 2020.
IRAN - A women bike rider arrested in a street by the moral police in Najaf Abad on October 19, 2020.
- OCTOBER 20, 2020Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
Vatican City - Orthodox Church Patriarch Calls Death Penalty Incompatible with Christian Beliefs.
Vatican City - Orthodox Church Patriarch Calls Death Penalty Incompatible with Christian Beliefs.
OCTOBER 20, 2020Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The Gaza Court of First Instance on the evening of 18 October 2020 issued death sentences against three citizens by hanging.
OCTOBER 20, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN MAN ESCAPES HANGING AFTER BEING ACQUITTED ON DRUG CHARGE BY COURT OF APPEAL
A 38-year-old Malaysian man escaped the noose when he was acquitted by the Court of Appeal on 13 October 2020 of a charge of being a drug courier.
OCTOBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The death sentence of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh has been overturned
IRAN - The death sentence of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh has been overturned
OCTOBER 20, 2020MissouriDEATH PENALTYUSA - Missouri. Carman Deck death sentence reinstated
USA - Missouri. Carman Deck death sentence reinstated
- OCTOBER 19, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO AMPUTATION OF FOUR FINGERS
Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced two brothers to have their fingers amputated for stealing, Iran-HRM reported on 8 October 2020.