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 5, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 19 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW IN KHULNA
the Khulna district jail in Bangladesh has 19 prisoners on death row for murder in five condemned cells.
- OCTOBER 5, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Arif Hameed Sheikh sentenced Muhammad Siddique to death and ordered him to pay Rs200,000 compensation to the heirs of the victims.
- OCTOBER 5, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
Trinidad and Tobago was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
OCTOBER 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman, southeastern Iran, reported the official site of Kerman judiciary.
OCTOBER 5, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A court in northern Vietnam sentenced three people to death for heroin trafficking.
- OCTOBER 4, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIANS PROTEST SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTION VERDICTS
Scores of Jordanians demonstrated in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Amman to protest
- OCTOBER 4, 2011Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
Antigua and Barbuda was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
- OCTOBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDABIL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a convicted drug trafficker in the northwestern city of Ardabil, the official
OCTOBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER SECRETLY HANGED
Political prisoner Aziz Khakzad was secretly hanged in Kerman Central Prison, Iran, on charges of
OCTOBER 4, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF AUN RIZVI MURDER CASE CONVICT
justices Jillani, Khosa and Muslim of the Pakistani Supreme Court upheld the death sentence
- OCTOBER 3, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PETITION FILED AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
lawyer G M Chaudhry filed a petition at the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan challenging the death sentence of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri for murdering Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.
OCTOBER 3, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY APPEALS OVER QUADRUPLE MURDER
the second petty bench of the Japanese Supreme Court refused to review death penalty appeals filed by
- OCTOBER 2, 2011BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS ‘TO ABOLISH MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY’
Barbados is to abolish the mandatory death penalty before the end of the year in keeping with an Inter-
OCTOBER 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Seven prisoners were hanged in Shiraz (southern Iran) early in the morning.
OCTOBER 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
One man was hanged in the city of Sari, northern Iran, early in the morning reported
- OCTOBER 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TO THE GALLOWS
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah sentenced Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for the murder of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer on January 4, 2011, for making “blasphemous statements”.
- OCTOBER 1, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis was celebrated by more than 1,000 people at his funeral
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis was celebrated by more than 1,000 people at his funeral
OCTOBER 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: OFFICIALS SAY DEATH-ROW PASTOR'S CHARGES NOT RELIGIOUS
the charges against an Iranian pastor sentenced to death were not based on religious
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA REDUCES CRIME LIST FOR DEATH PENALTY
North Korea has liberalized its Criminal Code reducing the crime list for the capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC REDUCES DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE TERM
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence issued by the Bombay High Court to Sham Kishor Bhaskarrao Matkari to life imprisonment, finding it was not in the rarest of the rare category.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O’Neill formally sentenced Jason Dean, 37, white, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O’Neill formally sentenced Jason Dean, 37, white, to death
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki sent Indian national Munuswamy Sundar
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Poll: Less voter support for death penalty
USA - California. Poll: Less voter support for death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): LESS VOTER SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY
As they have for more than 5 decades, California voters overwhelmingly support
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR PROTESTER
Bahrain's special security court sentenced a protester to death for killing a policeman
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF CHILD KILLER
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence imposed on Rajesh Kumar for murdering to life imprisonment.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER UPHELD
Datin Zahari, Datuk Skinner and Datuk Albert of the Malaysian Appellate court upheld the death sentence of P. Balan Subramaniam for murdering his wife R.Angeladevi, 48.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iqbal sentenced Shahid Hassan to death and fined him Rs100,000 for burning his wife to death.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry sentenced Shaukat Hussain to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for killing Amjad Hussain Kiani on May 3, 2008.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PARDON SAVES KILLER FROM GALLOWS
a Sudanese man facing execution in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of murdering a