Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2009
AUGUST 26, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS FREED IN LAGOS STATE
in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola granted an amnesty on "humanitarian grounds" to
AUGUST 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka imposed the death sentence on the accused in the Dhammika
AUGUST 26, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN DINAJPUR
in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge M Shamsul Huda
- AUGUST 25, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Death sentence vacated for Salvador Carlos Santiago
USA - Pennsylvania. Death sentence vacated for Salvador Carlos Santiago
- AUGUST 25, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Tuscaloosa County jury agreed 11-1 today that James Scott Largin should die
USA - Alabama. A Tuscaloosa County jury agreed 11-1 today that James Scott Largin should die
- AUGUST 25, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES AFTER 'TAMIL EXECUTION' VIDEOS EMERGE
Sri Lanka was accused of war crimes after video footage apparently showed government soldiers from the Sinhalese majority executing nine naked Tamils by shooting them in the back of the head.
- AUGUST 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: BANGABANDHU MURDER CASE APPEAL TO BEGIN OCT 5
the hearing on the long-pending appeals of five former army officers sentenced to death in the August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu murder case will begin at the Bangladesh Supreme Court on October 5.
- AUGUST 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN MAGURA
a court in Magura, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and 10 others to life term imprisonment in a murder case.
- AUGUST 24, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-LIBYA: ITALIAN 'FRECCE TRICOLORI' CELEBRATE DICTATORSHIP - D'ELIA
'The economic cost of flying the Italian “Frecce Tricolore” in Libya may be ridiculous, but the political cost
- AUGUST 24, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DRUG TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
two men were executed by lethal injection in the prison of Bang Khwang, Thailand.
AUGUST 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MORE NE CITIES TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION
All 14 cities in northeast China's Liaoning Province are expected to have adopted the lethal injection as the
AUGUST 23, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR ACID THROWING IN SIRAJGANJ
at a tribunal in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, Special Tribunal Judge Biplob Goswami convicted a man and
- AUGUST 22, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN IN ABU DHABI
a 19-year-old man, identified as AS, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court of First Instance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- AUGUST 21, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
VASILEVICH DEFENDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN BELARUS
the Belarusian Prosecutor General said the grave crimes should be punished by the death penalty.
- AUGUST 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT ORDERS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO TWO
a court sentenced Naresh Harijan and Ram Harijan to death for a murder in Bihar's Banka district in India
- AUGUST 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury this morning sentenced James Broadnax to die
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury this morning sentenced James Broadnax to die
- AUGUST 21, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William R. Froeberg sentenced Carlos Martinez, 34, to death
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William R. Froeberg sentenced Carlos Martinez, 34, to death
- AUGUST 21, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In El Cajon, a judge has sentenced Jean Pierre Rices to death
USA - California. In El Cajon, a judge has sentenced Jean Pierre Rices to death
AUGUST 21, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-MAYOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
the former mayor of Chifeng, in northern China, was sentenced to death and fined 100,000 yuan for taking bribes from developers.
AUGUST 21, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING CREDITOR
in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced Chau Hung Son, 49, to death for killing his
- AUGUST 21, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Eric Rodriguez to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Eric Rodriguez to death
- AUGUST 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the southwestern town of Abha by the sword for shooting dead a compatriot and stealing his car, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency
- AUGUST 20, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County Superior Court jury today sentenced Rodney Hardy twice to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County Superior Court jury today sentenced Rodney Hardy twice to death
- AUGUST 19, 2009Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
SOLOMONS MP TALKS DEATH PENALTY AS CRIME PERSISTS
a Member of Parliament in the Solomon Islands warned he will move to reintroduce the death penalty if people in his province of Malaita continue to kill each other.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HANGING OF MAN WHO RAPED, KILLED DAUGHTER STAYED
Justices DK Jain and 19/08 HL Dattu of the Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of a man convicted of raping and killing his four-year-old daughter on June 28, 2007
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 2 MEN ON MURDER CHARGE
two men, were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, the Iranian state run news agency Iscanews reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HALTS EXECUTION OF SEVEN PEOPLE
Iran's stayed the executions of seven people, including a man who was sentenced for a murder committed when he was a minor.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
a man, identified as Mansour (51) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran), the government newspaper Iran reported. He was convicted of drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER
a man, identified Meysam (24) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran), the government newspaper Iran reported. He was convicted of murder.
- AUGUST 19, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. John Richard Marek was executed tonight
USA - Florida. John Richard Marek was executed tonight