Archive timeline
2011
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2011, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2011
- OCTOBER 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN BIRJAND
one man was hanged in the prison of Birjand, capital of the southern Khorasan province
OCTOBER 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Sari (northern Iran) reported the official website
- OCTOBER 15, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH SENTENCE: INMATES TO GET FREE LEGAL SERVICES
in Uganda, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives launched a project expected to provide free legal assistance to inmates on death row.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: AFRICAN CONFERENCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
this afternoon saw the conclusion of the intergovernmental conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference
- OCTOBER 14, 2011DEATH PENALTY
RESOLUTION OF THE CONFERENCE
- OCTOBER 14, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI PRINCE SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Kuwaiti prince has been sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing his nephew
- OCTOBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
an anti-terrorism court in Sargodha, Pakistan, sentenced Umer Hayat, Khizer Hayat and Rifat Hayat to death for abducting and killing Arslan from Khushab on May 29, 2011, for Rs 5m ransom.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, an Additional district and sessions judge sentenced Muhammad Ramazan to death for murdering Muhammad Gulfam and wounding his father Aulia Khan on October 27, 2010, over a land dispute.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Mailsi, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions judge Ghulam Dastagir sentenced a man identified as Altaf to death and fined him 0.2 million for murdering Muhammad Waqas Qasim.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BAR WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Malaysian Bar Council called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to abolish the death penalty as part of his reform agenda.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Indian national Abu Baker Siddiq Abdul Kader, 29, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for possessing 710 grams of Ketamine and other illicit drugs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on August 6, 2010. He was also sentenced to a year
- OCTOBER 13, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: AFRICAN CONFERENCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY OPENS IN KIGALI
this morning in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, the Inter-African conference against
- OCTOBER 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever
USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever
- OCTOBER 13, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BURNING MAN TO DEATH
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals sentenced an unidentified woman to death for burning an expatriate man to death.
OCTOBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED PUBLICLY
One man was hanged publicly in the town of Sardasht (Fars province, south of Iran), reported
- OCTOBER 12, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan set aside the death sentence awarded by a trial court in Hafizabad to Ghulam Abbas, Jahnagir, Kashif Sajjad, and Ilyas for killing advocate Rana Arshad.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia housing
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia housing
- OCTOBER 12, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in the United Arab Emirates, Emirati K.D.A., 22, was sentenced to death by the Fujairah Criminal Court for stabbing to death an Arab national following an argument during a wedding ceremony in June 2010.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: TWO PARDONED FOR MURDER
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete commuted the death sentences of Former Police Corporal Juma Mswa and Constable Mataba Matiku to two years imprisonment, which they had already served.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011DEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT ISSUES THREE DEATH SENTENCES
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia
OCTOBER 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two Saudi Arabian women were executed in Riyadh and two Yemenis were executed
OCTOBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Four men were hanged publicly in the town of Khomeinishahr, in central Iran, early in the morning.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Steven Craig James, 53, white
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Steven Craig James, 53, white
OCTOBER 12, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Kenya, Justice Mohammed Warsame sentenced former police officer Dickson Mwangi Munene
- OCTOBER 11, 2011DEATH PENALTY
PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Philadelphia prosecutors who want to re-impose
- OCTOBER 11, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN COURT DELIBERATES HANGING'S CONSTITUTIONALITY
in Japan, the Osaka District Court began two-day deliberations on the constitutionality of capital punishment as part of the murder trial of Sunao Takami, 43.
- OCTOBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF PASTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran's supreme court ordered a retrial for Iranian Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, 32, from Rasht, who was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to death for renouncing his Muslim religion.
- OCTOBER 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAID AND BOYFRIEND GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
Ahmed Saeed Al Naqabi of the Khorfakkan Criminal Court of First Instance in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an unidentified housemaid and her boyfriend, both from Bangladesh, to death for murdering the maid's Emirati employer Layla Al Gawi, 42, at her
- OCTOBER 11, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced R. A. B., 36, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced R. A. B., 36, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood
- OCTOBER 11, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal