United States 2011
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News on United States in 2011
MAY 6, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYBIN LADEN: HANDS OFF CAIN- WE DO NOT SHARE OBAMA'S OPINION
“Regarding Osama Bin Laden, we know too little to say if it was an ‘extra-judicial execution’ or an act of ‘legitimate defence’,” Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia said.
- APRIL 22, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
- APRIL 20, 2011United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
- APRIL 17, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
APRIL 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTYBRITAIN BANS EXPORT TO US OF EXECUTION DRUGS
Britain is to ban the export to the US of three pharmaceutical drugs that are used to execute prisoners on death row, business secretary Vince Cable has said.
APRIL 14, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYPACE URGES BELARUS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on
- APRIL 12, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states not to use Danish Pentobarbital
USA - Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states not to use Danish Pentobarbital
APRIL 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DENMARK'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SHE WILL URGE U.S. STATES NOT TO USE DANISH PENTOBARBITAL
Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states such as Texas and Ohio to stop using
- APRIL 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
APRIL 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIRM TO STOP SELLING EXECUTION DRUG TO US PRISONS
An Indian drug company that supplied a key execution drug to U.S. prisons has decided to halt future sales following objections from death-penalty opponents.
- APRIL 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- APRIL 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: TWO MORE STATES TURN OVER EXECUTIONS DRUG IN PROBE
Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug
- MARCH 30, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
MARCH 16, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLOOD MONEY – CIA CONTRACTOR ACQUITTED OF MURDERS
Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor, who was alleged to have shot and killed two men
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DEA SEIZES SUPPLY OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
- MARCH 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Europe. Novartis and its Sandoz unit have taken steps to stop sodium thiopental ending up in the United States.
USA - Europe. Novartis and its Sandoz unit have taken steps to stop sodium thiopental ending up in the United States.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining sodium thiopental
USA - 13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining sodium thiopental
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: 13 STATES ASK JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AID IN OBTAINING SCARCE EXECUTION DRUG
13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining scarce execution drug. The Justice Department
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
- JANUARY 28, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The New York Times Opinion: On Lethal Injection, F.D.A. and Supreme Court are wrong
USA - The New York Times Opinion: On Lethal Injection, F.D.A. and Supreme Court are wrong
- JANUARY 26, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Drug maker opposes use of its sedative for executions
USA - Drug maker opposes use of its sedative for executions
- JANUARY 25, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - UK firm 'has sold enough drugs to execute 90 inmates'.
USA - UK firm 'has sold enough drugs to execute 90 inmates'.
JANUARY 25, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: OHIO TO REPLACE SODIUM THIOPENTAL WITH PENTOBARBITAL
Ohio has announced it will no longer be using the known common anesthetic for
- JANUARY 23, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Society of Anesthesiologists Statement on Sodium Thiopental’s Removal from the Market
USA - American Society of Anesthesiologists Statement on Sodium Thiopental’s Removal from the Market
- JANUARY 21, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hospira announced today it will exit the sodium thiopental market and no longer attempt to resume production of its product
USA - Hospira announced today it will exit the sodium thiopental market and no longer attempt to resume production of its product
- JANUARY 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - federal. Judge Ginger Berrigan has overturned the death sentence of Paul Hardy
USA - federal. Judge Ginger Berrigan has overturned the death sentence of Paul Hardy
JANUARY 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
US District Judge Ginger Berrigan has overturned the death sentence of Paul
- JANUARY 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.