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 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: YONG VUI KONG PETITIONS PRESIDENT S R NATHAN FOR CLEMENCY
lawyers representing Malaysian national Yong Vui Kong, who was given a mandatory death sentence in Singapore, filed a petition for a presidential pardon.
- JULY 7, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: ZANU PF ACTIVIST TO HANG FOR KILLING MDC RIVAL
Bulawayo High Court judge Lawrence Kamocha, on circuit in Hwange
JULY 7, 2011AustraliaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BALI NINE RINGLEADER LOSES DEATH APPEAL
An Australian drug smuggler sentenced to death in Indonesia, one of the "Bali Nine" gang
- JULY 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
JULY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Orumiyeh (northwestern Iran) early this
- JULY 7, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence for Richard Hurles, 52, white
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence for Richard Hurles, 52, white
- JULY 6, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM DELAYS LETHAL INJECTION PLAN
Vietnam was supposed to execute the condemned by lethal injection as of July
- JULY 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Karachi, Pakistan, additional district and sessions judge
- JULY 5, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TOUR GUIDE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Mariana Yahya sentenced tour guide Lokman Borhan...
- JULY 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED IN MASHHAD
A young man was hanged in the central prison of Khorasan, Iran, reported the Iranian daily "Khorasan".
- JULY 4, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FARMER GETS DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL
farmer Karam Srinivasa Dora, 32, from Pedabeerampalli village
- JULY 4, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere
JULY 4, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN PARTY OFFICIAL MURDER CASE
Vietnam's top court upheld the death sentences of two men for an attack that left a Communist Party
JULY 4, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TELECOM EXECUTIVE SENTENCED FOR TAKING BRIBES FROM SIEMENS
a court in Hebi city, China, handed a suspended death sentence to telecom executive Shi Wanzhong
- JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 'ANNULS DEATH TERM' FOR CHRISTIAN PASTOR
Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence handed down to Yusef Nadarkhani
- JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the group "Iranian Activists for Human Rights and Democracy", 7 people
According to the group "Iranian Activists for Human Rights and Democracy", 7 people
- JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources, 25 people in Ghezel Hesar prison (in Karaj, west
According to reliable sources, 25 people in Ghezel Hesar prison (in Karaj, west
JULY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 32 PEOPLE HANGED
According to the group Iran Human Rights, 32 people were hanged in Iran.
JULY 3, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 11 INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
11 Indonesians have been sentenced to death in Malaysia and are now awaiting
- JULY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: INMATE ESCAPES THE GALLOWS SIXTEEN TIMES
the execution of Jalal Morejo in Pakistan is scheduled for July 14, 2011, after the Naushehro Feroz additional district and sessions judge issued the black warrant.
- JULY 1, 2011DEATH PENALTY
DANISH COMPANY MOVES TO BLOCK USE OF DRUG FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS
Lundbeck overhauls pentobarbital distribution program to restrict misuse. New specialty pharmacy
- JULY 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CHINA SENTENCES FILIPINA TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
an unidentified Filipina teacher was sentenced to death
- JULY 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high
USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high
- JULY 1, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jeremy Fogel, the federal judge who halted California death penalty five years ago is leaving the bench to lead the Federal Judicial Center in Washington
USA - California. Jeremy Fogel, the federal judge who halted California death penalty five years ago is leaving the bench to lead the Federal Judicial Center in Washington
JULY 1, 2011DEATH PENALTYUSA: OBAMA CALLS FOR HALT TO TEXAS EXECUTION
The Obama administration took the unusual step today of asking the Supreme Court to stop Texas from
JULY 1, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO THAI MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling
- JULY 1, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Scrambles After Danes Forbid Use Of Pentobarbital
USA - Ohio. Ohio Scrambles After Danes Forbid Use Of Pentobarbital
- JULY 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal
USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal
- JULY 1, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Illinois' death row officially shuts down.
USA - Illinois. Illinois' death row officially shuts down.
- JULY 1, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Youngpeter sentenced Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white, to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Youngpeter sentenced Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white, to death.