Archive timeline
2019
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2019, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2019
- JUNE 9, 2019FranceDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ OFFERS TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES OF FRENCH ISIL MEMBERS FOR 'MILLIONS OF EUROS'
Iraq is reportedly demanding money from France in return for commuting death sentences passed on 11 French jihadists to life imprisonment, according to the conservative newspaper Le Figaro.
JUNE 9, 2019ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: CALL BOY TO HANG FOR KILLING MINI-BUS DRIVER OVER K1
A call-boy who hit a mini-bus driver with a brick in rage after he refused to give him 1 kwacha loading fee was condemned to death on 4 June 2019 by the Supreme Court.
- JUNE 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hashem Amiri hanged in the Prison of Gorgan
IRAN - Hashem Amiri hanged in the Prison of Gorgan
JUNE 7, 2019AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO RELEASE NEARLY 900 PRISONERS
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledged on 4 June 2019 to release nearly 900 inmates from prisons across Afghanistan.
JUNE 6, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH FOR BUSINESSMAN WHO RAPED 25 YOUNG GIRLS
A businessman was executed in the central Chinese province of Henan on 4 June 2019 for the rape of 25 minors – including 14 under the age of 14 – over a two-year period.
JUNE 6, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ALL 11 FRENCH IS SUSPECTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Baghdad court on 3 June 2019 sentenced to death two more French nationals for belonging to the Islamic State group, leaving all 11 Frenchmen transferred from Syria facing the gallows in Iraq.
JUNE 6, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN DELTA
A High Court sitting at Ughelli on 30 May 2019 sentenced a 40-year old farmer, Alex Obigho to death by hanging for the murder of the personal steward/cook to the traditional ruler of Kiagbodo community.
- JUNE 6, 2019OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Derek Don Posey to death.
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Derek Don Posey to death.
- JUNE 5, 2019DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): LATONI DANIEL IMPREGNATED WHILE IN COUNTY JAIL AWAITING DEATH-PENALTY TRIAL
LaToni Daniel, 26, Black, have been raped by guards has given birth after being impregnated in the Coosa County jail while awaiting trial on capital murder charges.
- JUNE 5, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SUPPOSEDLY EXECUTED FORMER NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR ENVOY IS ALIVE: CNN
North Korea’s nuclear envoy, who a South Korean newspaper said last week had been executed, is alive but in custody and under investigation for his role in a failed summit with the United States, CNN reported on 4 June 2019.
- JUNE 5, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. House passed HB 136 barring the death penalty for mentally ill
USA - Ohio. House passed HB 136 barring the death penalty for mentally ill
JUNE 5, 2019MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: THE KING PARDONS 755 CONVICTS ON THE OCCASION OF EID AL FITR
On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, HM King Mohammed VI granted his pardon to 755 people sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, said a statement by the Justice ministry.
- JUNE 5, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Formal complaint against former Assistant District Attorney Daniel Rizzo
USA - Texas. Formal complaint against former Assistant District Attorney Daniel Rizzo
JUNE 4, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: NIGERIAN SPARED DEATH SENTENCE AFTER COURT OF APPEAL ACQUITS HIM OF IMPORTING DRUGS
A Nigerian man facing the gallows for importing drugs into Singapore eight years ago was spared death on 27 May 2019 after the Court of Appeal acquitted him of his capital charge.
- JUNE 4, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: 3 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BRITISH MAN AND WIFE
Three men in northern Thailand were found guilty on 31 May 2019 of murdering a British expat and his Thai wife and sentenced to death.
JUNE 4, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: NINTH FRENCH JIHADI SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 2 June 2019 sentenced to death one more Frenchmen for joining the Islamic State armed group, bringing the total to nine.
- JUNE 3, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTY
LAO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING 10KILOS OF DRUGS TO VIETNAM
A court in the central province of Nghe An sentenced a Lao man to death on 31 May 2019 for carrying 10.7 kilos of drugs into Vietnam.
- JUNE 3, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: EIGHTH FRENCH IS MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 2 June 2019 sentenced to death an eighth Frenchman for joining the Islamic State group, rejecting his claims he was tortured into confessing.
JUNE 3, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO CHILD TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two child traffickers have been sentenced to death and 10 others given prison terms and fined in North China's Shanxi Province, the Xinhua News Agency reported on 1st June 2019.
- JUNE 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyyed Samad Enayati was hanged at Zanjan prison on April 30, 2019
IRAN - Seyyed Samad Enayati was hanged at Zanjan prison on April 30, 2019
- JUNE 1, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Marlin Enos Nelson gets life sentences.
USA - Texas. Marlin Enos Nelson gets life sentences.
- MAY 31, 2019DEATH PENALTY
NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA): DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
New Hampshire has abolished the death penalty.
- MAY 31, 2019DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): CHRISTOPHER LEE PRICE EXECUTED
Christopher Lee Price, 46, White, was executed on 30 May 2019.
- MAY 31, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA EXECUTES 5 OFFICIALS OVER FAILED KIM-TRUMP SUMMIT: SOUTH KOREAN MEDIA
North Korea has executed five officials for their part in the failed second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Yong-un according to a South Korean newspaper.
- MAY 31, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. LaToni Daniel Impregnated While in County Jail Awaiting Death-Penalty Trial.
USA - Alabama. LaToni Daniel Impregnated While in County Jail Awaiting Death-Penalty Trial.
- MAY 30, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 7TH FRENCHMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR IS MEMBERSHIP
A Baghdad court sentenced a Frenchman to death on 29 May 2019 for joining the Islamic State group, bringing to seven the number of French jihadists on death row in Iraq.
MAY 30, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES BENINOISE HOUSEKEEPER TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER
A Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere on 27 May 2019, sentenced a Béninoise house help, Christian Hounvenon Yavine, to death by hanging for murdering a 78-year-old woman, Mariam Atinuke Abiola.
- MAY 30, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. New Hampshire has abolished the death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. New Hampshire has abolished the death penalty.
- MAY 30, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TUNISIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BELONGING TO ISIS
An Iraqi court on 29 May 2019 sentenced 24-year-old Tunisian Mohammed Berriri to death for joining IS, after a hearing lasting less than an hour.
- MAY 30, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Christopher Lee Price, 46, White, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Christopher Lee Price, 46, White, was executed.