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
- AUGUST 24, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Thomas J. Gorby, 52, whose 1986 death sentence was vacated has been resentenced to life in prison.
USA - Pennsylvania. Thomas J. Gorby, 52, whose 1986 death sentence was vacated has been resentenced to life in prison.
AUGUST 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG PEDDLING
Datuk Wira Low Bop Bing, Datuk Clement Allan Skinner and Justice Sangau Gunting of
AUGUST 24, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) judge Mian Muhammad Nazeer sentenced Muhammad
- AUGUST 23, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court lifted Manuel Valle's stay of execution
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court lifted Manuel Valle's stay of execution
AUGUST 23, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2009 MURDER OF IRISH PRIEST
in Kericho, Kenya, Chief Magistrate Hedwig Ong'undi sentenced Isaac Kipng'etich Bett, Jackson
- AUGUST 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SETTING FIRE TO FAMILY
the People's Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced Nguyen Van Hay, 39, to
- AUGUST 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AGAIN
the Zhaotong Provincial Higher People's Court in southwest China's Yunnan Province sentenced Li Changkui to death.
- AUGUST 22, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO SOLDIERS EXECUTED
two unidentified government soldiers were executed in Mogadishu, Somalia
- AUGUST 22, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED FOR ROTI CANAI SELLER
justices Albert, Skinner and Bing of the Kuching Court of Appeal in Malaysia affirmed the death
- AUGUST 21, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SHEMA PARDONS 8 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
in Nigeria, Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema commuted the death sentence passed on eight prisoners
AUGUST 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indonesian national Effendi, 25, and
- AUGUST 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
subcontractor Chong Soon Wah, 38, was re-sentenced to death by presiding Justice Azhar
- AUGUST 19, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Anthony Cardell Haynes’ guilty verdict
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Anthony Cardell Haynes’ guilty verdict
- AUGUST 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR MAN FOR KILLING FAMILY OF 5 IN DUBAI
at a special CBI court in Ahmedabad, India, R M Parmar sentenced Ravji Pawar, 53, a resident of Dholar village in Navsari district, to death for killing five members of a family in Dubai in 1992.
- AUGUST 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FIVE CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese nationals were sentenced to death in Sri Lanka, two in absentia, for murdering
- AUGUST 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha of the Malaysian High Court sentenced
- AUGUST 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR RUNNING OVER MONGOL HERDER
according to the official Xinhua News Agency, China executed truck driver
- AUGUST 18, 2011BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN CLOSER TO ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
Benin took an important step towards abolishing the death penalty after the country’s National Assembly voted in favour of ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which calls for the death penalt
- AUGUST 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR MURDER
the Darjeeling sessions court in India sentenced Amar Rai, 37, to death for killing his mother on November 19, 2006, inside the Darjeeling jail compound where she worked, allegedly because he wanted her government job. Amar was also fined Rs 5,000.
- AUGUST 18, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ'S AZIZ ASKS FOR SPEEDY EXECUTION: LAWYER
Iraq's former deputy premier Tareq Aziz called on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to accelerate his execution because of his worsening health, his lawyer Badie Aref said.
- AUGUST 18, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
THINK TANK UNVEILS N. KOREAN COURT RULING ORDERING PUBLIC EXECUTION
South Korean state-run think tank the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) unveiled a North Korean court ruling sentencing a man to public execution.
- AUGUST 18, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, black, was executed. It was the 1st execution in Virginia using pentobarbital
USA - Virginia. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, black, was executed. It was the 1st execution in Virginia using pentobarbital
- AUGUST 17, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT’S MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY, MURDER
an Egyptian military court sentenced five unidentified men to death after they robbed a gas station and killed a police commander during the getaway, the official MENA news agency reported. Seven others who were arrested after the May robbery in the Red S
- AUGUST 17, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Muqarab Khan Niazi sentenced Muhammad Aslam
- AUGUST 17, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, sentenced to death in Uganda
- AUGUST 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) was informed...
the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) was informed...
- AUGUST 17, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD TOBAGO: PT FORTIN MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Jay Chandler, of Point Fortin, was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mark Mohammed of the Second Criminal Court in the Port-of-Spain Assizes.
- AUGUST 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Ricardo Villa, 36, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Ricardo Villa, 36, Hispanic, to death
- AUGUST 15, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge strikes down more of Arkansas execution law.
USA - Arkansas. Judge strikes down more of Arkansas execution law.
- AUGUST 15, 2011MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. Montana State Prison modifies execution protocol to introduce Pentobarbital
USA - Montana. Montana State Prison modifies execution protocol to introduce Pentobarbital