Archive timeline
2006
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2006, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2006
- NOVEMBER 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Salman has been sentenced to death, in Iran, for murdering Nader...
Salman has been sentenced to death, in Iran, for murdering Nader...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in public in the southeastern town of Zabol, the government newspaper Iran reported
- NOVEMBER 3, 2006Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
CARLOS AYALA LOPEZ SPARED DEATH PENALTY IN PUERTO RICO
a jury sentenced a man to life in prison for murder instead of giving him the death sentence sought by federal prosecutors in a case that sparked renewed opposition to capital punishment in the US territory of Puerto Rico.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MALAYSIAN HANGED FOR MURDER OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHINESE GIRL
a Malaysian man who murdered an eight-year-old Chinese girl was hanged after losing his appeal, Singapore's prisons department said.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranian men have been hanged in a prison in the south-western city of Ahwaz.
two Iranian men have been hanged in a prison in the south-western city of Ahwaz.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. COUPLE REPORTED HANGED IN MAY, WERE ACTUALLY STONED TO DEATH
according to Rooz daily, “In May 2006, a man and a woman identified as Abbass H. and Mahboubeh M. were stoned to death in the northern city of Mashhad”.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
next year Hawaii will see its 1st death penalty trial since...
next year Hawaii will see its 1st death penalty trial since the state abolished capital punishment in 1957.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sanwar Hossain for killing his wife.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 2 WOMEN IN GIFU, OSAKA
the Osaka District Court, Japan, sentenced Kenji...
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Pasrur, Pakistan, sentenced to death Muhammad Akram for murder.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DOUBLES NUMBER OF JUDGES REVIEWING DEATH SENTENCES
China's Supreme Court doubled the size of its death penalty review team to 100 judges to cope with a new law requiring the court to approve all executions, a news report said.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO MEN TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPE SAVED FOLLOWING PARDON
a Pakistani national identified only as M.A., whose five-year-old daughter was raped and murdered in Sharjah, Pakistan, pardoned two men accused of the crime just before they were scheduled to be executed.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. SIX SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF MILITARY OFFICER
six Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers were sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Lt. Christopher Abaasa.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Donell Jackson, 33, was executed this evening.
Donell Jackson, 33, was executed this evening.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. YOUNG MAN TO DIE FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a special tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sohel Rana for the rape and murder of a nine year old girl.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SIX PEOPLE PUBLICLY HANGED FOR KIDNAPPING TOURISTS
Iran publicly hanged in the southeastern city of Zahedan six members of a Sunni "terrorist" group convicted of abducting European tourists and armed robbery.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
an iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an iranian man convicted of armed kidnapping was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
an iranian man convicted of armed kidnapping was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH AND LIFE FOR BROTHERS CONVICTED OF MURDER
an Additional District and Sessions Court in Chakwal, Pakistan...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
President of Alan Garcia announced that he wanted the death penalty...
President of Alan Garcia announced that he wanted the death penalty...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as M., was hanged in public in Gorgan...
a man, identified only as M., was hanged in public in Gorgan...
- OCTOBER 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN WOMAN EXECUTED FOR DRUGS SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a Nigerian woman for drugs smuggling.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Barakat bin Sadun bin Raja' al-Outaibi, a Saudi man, was put to death in the capital Riyadh.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SHOOTING DOWN THREE SIBLINGS
three men were sentenced to death in Meherpur, Bangladesh, for the murder of three siblings during a burglary on October 4, 1995.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POLL CLERK KILLINGS
a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's north-eastern district sentenced a soldier to death for killing two polling clerks.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Rasahiman Rasul, 30, was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court, Malaysia, for trafficking in 1,039gm of cannabis on June 16, 2003.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR ARMED ROBBERY
an Iranian man convicted of several counts of robbery was hanged in the southern province of Hormozgan.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIPLE-MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN BAHAWALPUR JAIL
Nazir Ahmad was executed in Bahawalpur Central Jail, Pakistan, for the murder of three people in June 1999.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT SENTENCES TWO MILITANTS TO DEATH
two Islamist militants were sentenced to death for killing six Shi'ite Muslims in an attack in Pakistan.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RITUAL KILLING
the Lobatse High Court, Botswana, sentenced Sepeni Popo, 53, to death for the murder of Boitshwarelo Tinki Balotlegi of Molepolole.