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
- JULY 14, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
POLL: NEARLY HALF OF UKRAINIANS WANT RESTORATION OF DEATH PENALTY
forty-five percent of Ukrainians say that the death penalty is a fair punishment, the Research & Branding Group said after having polled 2,075 respondents on March 20-31, 2011.
- JULY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 'STONING WOMAN' ATTENDS MOTHER'S FUNERAL
A woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran is in "perfect health" and has been allowed to
- JULY 13, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHL URGES MALAYSIA TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES OF 4 PINOYS
the Philippine government asked Malaysian authorities to commute the death sentences of four unidentified Filipinos in Sabah whose capital punishment has been affirmed by the Malaysian Federal Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
JULY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BANDAR-ABBAS
One man was hanged in Bandar-Abbas prison (capital of the Hormozgan province, southern Iran) in the morning.
- JULY 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access
USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access
- JULY 13, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
- JULY 13, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio will not appeal judge's delay of Kenneth Smith's execution.
USA - Ohio. Ohio will not appeal judge's delay of Kenneth Smith's execution.
- JULY 12, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
COMPANY ENDS CONTRACTS WITH IRAN AFTER CRANES USED IN PUBLIC HANGINGS
A Japanese company said it has ended contracts with the Iranian government following a report that its cranes have been used for public executions.
- JULY 12, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
2 PINOYS ESCAPE DEATH ROW IN CHINA
two unidentified Filipinos had their death sentences with two year reprieves commuted to life imprisonment in China by the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) quoted the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai as
JULY 12, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR STUDENT'S MURDER
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of motorcycle taxi rider Sirimongkol
- JULY 12, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Possible Innocence - Judge Raymond A. Jackson overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of Justin Wolfe, 30, white
USA - Virginia. Possible Innocence - Judge Raymond A. Jackson overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of Justin Wolfe, 30, white
- JULY 11, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Robert W. Jackson's execution delayed in dispute over lethal drugs
USA - Delaware. Robert W. Jackson's execution delayed in dispute over lethal drugs
- JULY 11, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: AUTHORITIES SHOULD COMMUTE ACTRESS RABI ISMAIL'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Nigerian authorities must commute all death sentences and impose an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International said, following the confirmation of a death sentence by the country's Supreme Court of actress Rabi Ismail for murder.
JULY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN QOM
Four people have been executed in Qom prison during the past two weeks.
JULY 11, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: GOVT POSTPONES AMENDED DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
the Bahamas government postponed the introduction of amended death penalty legislation
- JULY 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white
- JULY 10, 2011ChadDEATH PENALTY
UN URGES SENEGAL NOT TO EXTRADITE EX-CHAD LEADER
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay urged Senegal to reconsider its decision to send Chad's former
JULY 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE NIGERIANS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Nigerians accused of murdering and robbing a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JULY 8, 2011DEATH PENALTY
U.S. BROKE INTERNATIONAL LAW BY EXECUTING MEXICAN NATIONAL, SAYS U.N.
The United States breached international law by executing a Mexican national without having
- JULY 8, 2011GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: ESSEQUIBO MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING BROTHER
Janaite Lall, alias ‘Sunil,’ of Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his brother and was by Justice Franklin Holder, at the Suddie High Court in Guyana.
- JULY 8, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 29-YEAR-OLD TO BE HANGED FOR MURDER
Justice Morenike Obadina of a Lagos High Court in Nigeria sentenced Thomas Dafe, 29, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend, Stella Bob- Manuel, with a knife for abruptly ending their long-term relationship.
JULY 8, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
Justice Francis Fedode Tabai of the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed
JULY 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence imposed on an Indonesian found
- JULY 8, 2011MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism
USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism
- JULY 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost stayed the upcoming July 19 execution of Kenneth Smith because of "haphazard" lethal injection process
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost stayed the upcoming July 19 execution of Kenneth Smith because of "haphazard" lethal injection process
- JULY 8, 2011MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution
USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution
- JULY 7, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MEXICAN CITIZEN EXECUTED
The U.S. State of Texas executed a Mexican citizen convicted of rape and murder of an American girl, defying protests from his home country and the Obama administration that it violated international law.
- JULY 7, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES RUSSIAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
a Chinese court sentenced a Russian national to death for attempting
- JULY 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR FOUR INDONESIANS ON DEATH ROW
a high-level task force from Jakarta will visit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- JULY 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.
USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.