Archive timeline
2005
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2005, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2005
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CALL FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer should use a regional economic meeting in South Korea to call for the abolition of the death penalty across the region, Amnesty International said.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO YOUNG HOMOSEXUALS HANGED
two young men were hanged in a public square in the northern city of Gorgan after being found guilty of lavat, or homosexual relationship, the daily Kayhan reported.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. US REPORTS DECLINE IN EXECUTIONS
the number of people sentenced to death in the United States and the number executed fell again in 2004, according to the latest government figures.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a woman who had been accused of murdering her abusive husband, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN RECEIVES PEACE PRIZE ‘LOVE AND PSYCHE’
Hands Off Cain was awarded the peace prize “Love and Psyche 2005” by the 11th MEDFILM festival, a competitive international film festival dedicated to human rights.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2005BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
BELGIUM. RALLY IN SUPPORT OF BULGARIAN NURSES ON LIBYA'S DEATH ROW
a rally in support of the five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor on Libya's death row was held in Brussels.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. EX-GANGSTER GETS DEATH FOR FATALLY SHOOTING 2 AT CHIBA RESTAURANT
the Chiba District Court, Japan, sentenced former gangster Yoshihide Miyagi to death for fatally shooting two men at a restaurant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA, USA. MCHONE EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF HIS PARENTS
Steven Van McHone was executed by lethal injection in the early morning for the 1990 shooting deaths of his mother and stepfather.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India. India will not execute Abu Salem, CBI chief
India agreed not to execute Abu Salem before Portugal extradited him, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Misra said.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CONVICTED INDONESIAN TERRORIST SEEKS REVIEW OF CASE
convicted Indonesian terrorist Ali Ghufron, sentenced to die for the 2002 bombing attacks on the resort island of Bali, decided to seek a judicial review of his case, his lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005OregonDEATH PENALTY
a Marion County jury decided the death penalty for Robert Paul Langley Jr. in the murder of Anne Louise Gray.
a Marion County jury decided the death penalty for Robert Paul Langley Jr. in the murder of Anne Louise Gray.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DOOMSDAY GURU UNFIT FOR DEATH PENALTY: LAWYERS
lawyers for Shoko Asahara, the founder of the doomsday cult which carried out the deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway, said they will submit a new medical report to prove he is mentally unfit for execution.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. LIBYA SAYS BULGARIAN NURSES ROW IS NOT POLITICAL
Libya said the row over the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for infecting children with the HIV virus was an issue that must be settled legally rather than politically.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Saudi national Saeed al-Qahtani in the southern town of Khamis Mushayt.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. ISLAMIC COURT SENTENCES TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER, SEXUAL ABUSE
a Nigerian Islamic Sharia court sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing and sexually abusing a three-year old girl.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED IN IRAN
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MILITANT
tribal militant Ashok Debbarma alias Achak was sentenced to death by the West Tripura Additional District and Sessions Court, India, for killing 15 Bengalis in Tripura in 1997.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTION SPARKS RAMPAGE OF REVENGE
the execution of a convicted killer in western Iran sparked a revenge shooting spree by his family against relatives of the murder victim.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005MarylandDEATH PENALTY
in Greenbelt, a federal jury has recommended a death sentence for Kenneth Jamal Lighty.
in Greenbelt, a federal jury has recommended a death sentence for Kenneth Jamal Lighty.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
David Snelgrove, 32, convicted of the June 25, 2000 robbing and murdering of a couple...
David Snelgrove, 32, convicted of the June 25, 2000 robbing and murdering of a couple...
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
USA. NO DEATH PENALTY IN NEW GUANTANAMO CASES
the Pentagon said the United States would not seek the death penalty against any of the five Guantanamo Bay prisoners it had announced charges against on November 7.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SUES AFTER TORTURE, FALSE IMPRISONMENT
a Chinese man who was tortured into a false confession, jailed for nearly two years and wrongly sentenced to death was suing two local law courts for compensation.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. CHARLES THACKER EXECUTED FOR 1993 MURDER OF TEACHER
Charles Daniel Thacker, a man convicted of strangling a schoolteacher during a sexual assault in 1993, was executed by lethal injection.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. TOP COP URGES USE OF DEATH PENALTY
PNG Acting Assistant Commissioner Giossi Labi called for the Government to ensure the death penalty was imposed on serious murder cases. Labi, upset at the murder of leading businessman Russell Green in Lae the night before, said it was time for the death
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia. Indonesian sentenced to death for drug trafficking
a Malaysian court sentenced Indonesian nationals Agus Agil to death by hanging for trafficking in methamphetamines.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN PUBLICLY HANGED IN NORTH OF COUNTRY
a young man was publicly hanged in the northern Iranian town of Sari, a semi-official daily reported.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
USA. CANADA WANTS ASSURANCES THAT GUANTANAMO TEENAGER WON'T BE EXECUTED
Canadian diplomats sought a promise from the Pentagon that it would not seek to execute a teenager being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA, USA. NEWLY ELECTED GOVERNOR AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the Democratic candidate Tim Kaine beat the Republican Jerry Gilmore in the elections to become governor of Virginia.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. ATTORNEY FOR SADDAM CO-DEFENDANT SHOT, COLLEAGUE KILLED
a lawyer working for one of the co-defendants of ousted president Saddam Hussein on trial over the massacre of Shiite civilians was wounded while a colleague was killed by armed men in Baghdad.