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 19, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 357 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
there were 357 prisoners on death row at the moment with some having served over 15 years while waiting for their sentences to be carried out, Commissioner General of Prisons P. W. Kodippili said.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN GHAZVIN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ghazvin (west of Tehran) early this morning, reported the Iranian news agency Mehr.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22 PRISONERS HANGED
According to the Iranian government daily "Iran", 22 prisoners were hanged in the prisons of Evin (Tehran) and Rajaei Shahr (Karaj, west of Tehran) for drug-related crimes.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER DIES DAY BEFORE EXECUTION
A convicted killer in a Saudi jail was found dead a day before he was to be executed
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DUBAI MURDER CASE: HC MOVED FOR DEATH PENALTY AFFIRMATION
the special CBI court in India sent the death penalty of domestic helper Ravji Manu Pawar, 53, for killing five members of a family in Dubai, for confirmation to the Gujarat high court. Pawar joined Ramesh Sagar's family at Dubai as domestic help in 1980.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Bossaso First Degree Court in Somalia's Puntland region sentenced Jama Abdullahi Abdulle to death for killing judge Abdinasir Haji Aden in front of the courthouse on September 14, 2011. It was not immediately clear why Abdulle targeted the judge.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia's military court has sentenced to death 15 soldiers...
Somalia's military court has sentenced to death 15 soldiers...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: EX-AUM CULTIST SEEKS REVERSAL OF DEATH PENALTY IN SUPREME COURT APPEAL
the defence counsel for former senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Tomomasa Nakagawa asked the Japan's Supreme Court No. 2 Petty Bench to overturn his death penalty for the deadly nerve gas attacks and the murder of a lawyer and his family.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BEIJING MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX OF HIS FAMILY
Li Lei, 31, was executed in Beijing, China, for killing his parents, two sons, wife and sister to death on November 23, 2009, at their home in Beijing's Daxing District
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MUST HALT EXECUTION OF PAKISTAN NATIONAL
the Chinese government should halt the imminent execution of a Pakistan national, Amnesty International said. Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a 36-year-old-Pakistani businessman, is due to be executed by lethal injection on September 21.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens by sword in Riyadh after he was convicted
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were executed early this morning in the prison of Semnan
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING BABY
in Zambia, Kitwe High Court Judge Catherine Makungu sentenced Gift Chama...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ASHTON, EU WORKS FOR THE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the European Union will work for the abolition of capital punishment in Egypt, EU High
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MURDERER, SYRIAN SMUGGLER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder and a Syrian accused of drug trafficking in the conservative kingdom's north, the interior ministry announced.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COURT ACQUITS EXECUTED SOLDIER IN RAPE CASE
soldier Chiang Kuo-ching was posthumously acquitted by a Taiwanese military court
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian national accused of drug trafficking.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian national accused of drug trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 AWARDED DEATH IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court No-II Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah sentenced Muhammad Naeem...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH ROW CONVICT GETS REPRIEVE
in India, the Gauhati High Court stayed the execution of Mahendra Nath Das till November 1.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL: ‘THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES’ 2011 REPORT
Harm Reduction International has released a new report: The Death Penalty for Drug
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: EXISTENCE OF DEATH PENALTY WARRANTS IMPOSITION IN SOME CASES – SC
the Indian Supreme Court ruled that the court's failure to impose capital punishment for heinous
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a female fellow student
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a female fellow student
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
a man convicted of murdering four members of a family a year ago was hanged
a man convicted of murdering four members of a family a year ago was hanged
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEN PEOPLE EXECUTED
ten people have been executed in Iran in the last two days.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three people for drug trafficking in the central iranian city of Qom,
Iran hanged three people for drug trafficking in the central iranian city of Qom,
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CIVIL SERVANT GETS SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Liu Di, an accountant from a taxation bureau in Heshan District of Yiyang city in Central Hunan province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for embezzling 18 million yuan from 2000 to 2010, according to the first instance judgement of the Yi
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court convicted a young man handing him down death penalty for killing a man eight months before.
a court convicted a young man handing him down death penalty for killing a man eight months before.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the delegation of Sierra Leone announced in an addendum to the Report...
the delegation of Sierra Leone announced in an addendum to the Report...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011SurinameDEATH PENALTY
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group...
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group...