Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 682
- Countries where they were recorded
- 26
- News items in the archive
- 2,220
Latest news of 2009
BANGLADESH: DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Judge Rezaul Islam of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 sentenced Mohammad Manik to death for murder.
- DECEMBER 31, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXPLOSIVES MAKER SENTENCED TO DIE
Chinese explosives maker Gao Huailiang was sentenced to death for making, selling and transporting illegal explosives by an intermediate court in Handan according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
- DECEMBER 30, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING IN HEROIN
Justice Datuk Mohd Azman Husin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced labourers Mohd Zulkifli Musa, 34, Kamaruzaman Ibrahim, 44, and driver Abdullah Mat Daud, 29, to death for trafficking in 23.46 grams of heroin on April 11, 2006.
- DECEMBER 30, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Tianlun was given a death sentence suspended...
Wang Tianlun was given a death sentence suspended...
- DECEMBER 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DISSIDENT HANGED, RIOT BREAKS OUT IN KARAJ JAIL
dissident Ardeshir Geshavarz was hanged in the northern Iranian city of Karaj. He was accused
- DECEMBER 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER ABOUT TO BE EXECUTED
in preparation for his execution, Ardeshir Keshavarz, 35, was transferred to solitary confinement after six years in Gohardasht prison in Karaj, Iran.
- DECEMBER 29, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ FOR JUNE BOMBING
at the Rusafa criminal court in central Baghdad, Iraq, Adnan Jassim Ali al-Hamdani, Walid Mahmoud Mohammed al-Hamdani and Hawas Falah al-Juburi were sentenced to death by hanging.
- DECEMBER 29, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: 3 TO HANG FOR MURDER
in Zambia, Lusaka High Court judge Tamula Kakusa sentenced Frank Mulenga, Bernard Kapaso and Moffat Nkoma to death.
- DECEMBER 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 61-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPEAKING AT MEMORIAL FOR MASSACRED POLITICAL PRISONERS
Ali Saremi, 61, was sentenced to death for speaking at a memorial ceremony held for members and sympathizers of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.
- DECEMBER 29, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MOB KINGPINS BOTH RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCE
a mob boss and his right-hand man were sentenced to death in China.
- DECEMBER 29, 2009LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: SEVEN FROM BADDAWI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERROR
death sentences were given to six Palestinians and one Lebanese after Lebanese Military Investigative Magistrate Fadi Sawwan charged them with belonging to a terrorist group.
- DECEMBER 29, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a father of three children was sentenced to death by stoning for having raped his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
a father of three children was sentenced to death by stoning for having raped his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
DECEMBER 29, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BRITON EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Akmal Shaikh, a British national who was convicted of smuggling drugs into China, was executed by lethal
- DECEMBER 28, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN WITHDRAWS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a man sentenced to death for killing two people and injuring seven during a knife spree in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture withdrew his appeal.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: WAITER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin of the Malaysian High Court handed a waiter the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: DEATH ROLL CONVICT LOSES APPEAL
the Gambia Court of Appeal presided over by Justice Esther Ota unanimously dismissed Lamin Ceesay’s appeal against his death sentence for murder.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER OF SUSPECTED WITCH
two men were sentenced to hang by deputy Chief Justice Laetitia Mukasa-Kikonyogo of the Ugandan Court of Appeal for killing an old woman in Bushenyi District on suspicion that she was bewitching them.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: ROBBER TO HANG AFTER APPEAL FAILS
Frankline Muriuki’s appeal against his death sentence was dismissed by Judges Emmanuel O’Kubasu, Erastus Githinji and Daniel Aganyanya of the Kenyan Court of Appeal.
DECEMBER 28, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE MEN TO HANG OVER RAPE AND ROBBERY
An Egyptian court sentenced three men to death after they were convicted of rape and armed robbery
DECEMBER 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
Ahmad Karimi, a young carpenter accused of being a ringleader in the post-election unrest in Iran
- DECEMBER 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
- DECEMBER 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CHARGES
Iranian man Mumtaz Sultan Amiri was sentenced to death by Judge Redhwan Al Namer of the Yemeni State Security Court for bringing drugs from Iran to Yemen by the Hudhramout east coast.
- DECEMBER 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: FIVE CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the People’s Court of Vietnam’s northern Quang Ninh Province sentenced Chinese nationals Lu Minh Cheng, Chan Kwok Kwong, Ieong Chi Kai, Wang Hui Lan and Ngan Chiu Kuen to death.
- DECEMBER 26, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DFA LISTS 85 DEATH ROW CASES ABROAD
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr said that of the 85 death penalty cases involving Philippine overseas workers, 15 are murder-related and 60 are drug related.
- DECEMBER 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sundhar awarded the death sentence to Muhammad Jamil and fined him Rs100,000.
- DECEMBER 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced a further five people to death for their role
a court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced a further five people to death for their role
- DECEMBER 23, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM CHARGES HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER
Vietnam has charged a well-known human rights lawyer and his associates with subversion, a charge that
- DECEMBER 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES GANG BOSS
Wang Xingping, 39, a top gangster was executed in western China, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
- DECEMBER 23, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Mohsan Raza Khan awarded capital punishment and a fine to Ijaz for killing Abdul Wahid of Shahpur over a trivial issue on April 5, 2009.
- DECEMBER 22, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SET TO EXECUTE MENTALLY ILL BRITON FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
China is scheduled to execute a mentally ill British national after the Supreme Court turned down his appeal.