Archive timeline
2021
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2021, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2021
MARCH 4, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE IN CHITTAGONG
A Chittagong court on 3 March 2021 sentenced four people to death in a case filed for killing a woman after rape in 2016.
MARCH 4, 2021WyomingDEATH PENALTYUSA - Wyoming. Senate Committee Passes Bill to Repeal State’s Death Penalty
SF 150
- MARCH 3, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners, including three women, were hanged on 27 February 2021 in Egypt,
Five prisoners, including three women, were hanged on 27 February 2021 in Egypt,
- MARCH 3, 2021ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED HIS MUM FOR THE MONEY TO BUY AN APARTMENT
A man who electrocuted, then bludgeoned his mother to death to claim an insurance payout so he could buy a flat was executed on 24 February 2021 in China.
MARCH 3, 2021VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRANSPORTING NEARLY 4KG OF METH
The People’s Court of the southern border province of Tay Ninh on 2 March 2021 handed down the death penalty to a Nigerian man for illegally transporting nearly 4kg of meth, in line with the 2015 Criminal Code.
MARCH 3, 2021SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 5 PEOPLE FOR SPYING
The Somali-based al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group al-Shabaab has executed five people in the southern town of Jilib in Somalia's Middle Juba region, Anadolu Agency reported on 2 March 2021.
MARCH 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Farhad Abdullahnejad executed on March 3 in Isfahan
for murder
- MARCH 2, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ELEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Eleven prisoners, all convicted of murder by criminal courts, on 2 March 2021 were executed by prison authorities at Alexandria’s Borg al-Arab Prison.
MARCH 2, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PRISONER EXECUTED AT DAMANHOUR PRISON
A prisoner was reportedly executed on 1 March 2021 morning in Damanhour, Egypt.
MARCH 2, 2021South CarolinaDEATH PENALTYUSA - South Carolina. Senate adds firing squad and electric chair as method of execution
S 200
MARCH 2, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fatah Hosseini executed in Noshahr Prison on March 2
for murder
- MARCH 1, 2021KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. House approved bill to abolish death penalty for people with severe mental illness
HB 148
MARCH 1, 2021South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: CHILD ABUSE CAN NOW LEAD TO DEATH PENALTY
South Korean lawmakers on 26 February 2021 passed a bill at the plenary session of the National Assembly to revise a law dealing with penalties for child abuse, making it possible for child abusers to be convicted of murder even if they did not intend to
MARCH 1, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad Samiee executed at Rasht Prison on March 1
For murder
MARCH 1, 2021MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF EX-TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOR MURDER OF AMBANK FOUNDER
The Federal Court in Putrajaya on 1 March 2021 upheld the conviction and death sentence of a former tow truck driver for the murder of Arab-Malaysian Bank (AmBank) founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi in 2013.
MARCH 1, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR QUADRUPLE MURDER
A Narayanganj court on 28 February 2021 sentenced two accused to death after 13 years of the four sensational murders in Fatullah of Narayanganj.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2021DEATH PENALTY
USA - Juvenile Life Without Parole
1.465 people are serving JLWOP
FEBRUARY 28, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Four Political Prisoners executed in Sepidar Prison on February 28
Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidary
- FEBRUARY 27, 2021DEATH PENALTY
USA - In the United States, more than 200,000 people are serving life sentences
study by the Sentencing Project
FEBRUARY 27, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO MURDERED 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
The Sindh High Court on 26 February 2021 dismissed the appeal of a man against his death sentence. He was convicted of murdering his 16-year-old daughter.
FEBRUARY 27, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN COUPLE ON DEATH ROW HAVE BLASPHEMY APPEAL DELAYED INDEFINITELY
A Pakistani high court on 24 February 2021 indefinitely delayed the appeal hearing of a Christian couple who have been on death row since 2014.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal Bureau of Prisons Sanitized Execution Reports
Omitting Disturbing Details Observed by Media Witnesses
FEBRUARY 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad A’araji executed on February 26 at Irak prison
For murder
- FEBRUARY 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hamed Mostafaei executed in Arak Prison on February 26
for drugs
FEBRUARY 25, 2021NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: JIGAWA STATE GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW APPROVING DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPISTS
The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, on 24 February 2021 assented to a bill stipulating stiffer punishment for rapists.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2021AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama is changing lethal injection protocol
Will now allow spiritual advisors in the execution chamber
FEBRUARY 25, 2021IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT ACQUITS MAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE, ORDERS PROBE AGAINST INVESTIGATING TEAM
The Bombay High Court while acquitting a man from a death sentence for raping and killing a minor girl, on 25 February 2021 ordered a probe against the investigating team for misplacing a vital piece of evidence.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: WOMAN TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING HER 2 CHILDREN
An Iraqi court on 19 February 2021 sentenced a woman to death by hanging after convicting her of throwing her two children into a river in a case that triggered shockwaves in the country.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Supporters of Jones submitted more 6.2 million signatures (including HoC’s)
supporting his petition for clemency
- FEBRUARY 24, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTY
U.N. RIGHTS BOSS WELCOMES BIDEN STANCE AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The U.N. human rights chief on 23 February 2021 welcomed a pledge by U.S. President Joe Biden to work towards abolishing the death penalty in the United States.