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
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN EXECUTED IN ZABOL
Iran has hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the eastern city of Zabol, local media reported
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED AFTER RARE RETRIAL
a man convicted of killing a young woman and her 3-year-old brother after his offer
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for David John Reid, 51, white.
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for David John Reid, 51, white.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC SEEKS EXPLANATION FOR DELAY IN DECIDING BHULLAR'S MERCY PLEA
the Indian Supreme Court sought an explanation from the Union government for delay of more than 8 years in deciding the mercy petition filed by the Punjab militant Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar who is facing death sentence for killing 9 security personnel in
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TOUR BUS DRIVER ESCAPES GALLOWS
in Malaysia, Appeal Court Justice Zaleha and Datuk Skinner and Datuk Albert set aside the death sentence of tour bus driver Mahadzar, 37, and sentenced him to life imprisonment on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Free North Korea Radio reported that North Korea executed two homosexuals.
Free North Korea Radio reported that North Korea executed two homosexuals.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011GuineaDEATH PENALTY
a Guinean court sentenced 16 people to death for committing...
a Guinean court sentenced 16 people to death for committing...
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The State Supreme Court ruled that George Banks, 69, black, is incompetent to be executed.
USA - Pennsylvania. The State Supreme Court ruled that George Banks, 69, black, is incompetent to be executed.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Manuel Valle, 61, hispanic, has been executed after 33 years on death row
USA - Florida. Manuel Valle, 61, hispanic, has been executed after 33 years on death row
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Gaile Owens, whose death sentence was commuted last year, will be released on parole
USA - Tennessee. Gaile Owens, whose death sentence was commuted last year, will be released on parole
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN QOM
One prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Qom (south of Tehran) early in the morning, reported the Iranain state media.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Former Justice John Paul Stevens: I Was Wrong on the Death Penalty.
USA - Former Justice John Paul Stevens: I Was Wrong on the Death Penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN PASTOR COULD BE EXECUTED
a Christian pastor in Iran, Yousef Nadarkhani, who twice refused to recant his faith in court, could be executed within days, which would make him the first since 1990 to be put to death by the government for apostasy.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iqbal sentenced Rustam Khan to death and fined him Rs100,000 for killing and robbing Yasmeen in her room.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: HOUSEBOY TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
at a Nanyuki court in Kenya, senior principal magistrate Jesse Nyaga sentenced houseboy
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. White House: No Troy Davis Call By President Obama
USA - Georgia. White House: No Troy Davis Call By President Obama
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOV. KASICH COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich today commuted the death sentence of Joseph Murphy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TRIO TO HANG FOR DRUGS
Kwok Weng Fatt, 62, Abdul Rahman Lee Abdullah, 54, and Nurul Jannah Seng
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ACID THROWER TO BE BLINDED
Iran's supreme court upheld a sentence of blinding in one eye for a waiter who hurled acid at
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich today commuted the death sentence of Joseph Murphy
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich today commuted the death sentence of Joseph Murphy
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich today commuted Joseph Murphy’s death sentence
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich today commuted Joseph Murphy’s death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: UN EXPERTS CONDEMN PUBLIC EXECUTION OF JUVENILE
according to a statement by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, four
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
SOURCES: PRESIDENT OBAMA TRIED TO SAVE TROY DAVIS FROM EXECUTION
President Obama candidly took a little time to explain how he tried to save Troy Davis and why he did not say anything about his controversial execution, two sources told Redding News Review.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs...
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Intermediate People's Court of Xiangtan, in China's Hunan Province, sentenced Wang Yongzhong, the
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
in Kenya, Richard Ongwenyi and Dominic Matatu were sentenced to death by Naivasha
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
two men have been hanged in Iran in the last days, media reported.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): DERRICK O'NEAL MASON EXECUTED
Derrick O'Neal Mason, 37, black, has been executed. He was sentenced to die in 1995 after
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA: HANDS OFF CAIN- THE USA AND ROGUE NATIONS USE THE DEATH PENALTY
“It isn't great company to be in, countries that still use the death penalty- the Unites States and "rogue
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011SwedenDEATH PENALTY
SWEDE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THAILAND
Kim Eriksson Sirawan, a 30 year-old Swedish citizen living in Thailand, was sentenced to death in Thailand for possessing and manufacturing methamphetamine at his home in Bangkok in July 2010.