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
DECEMBER 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Arak (south of Tehran) early
- DECEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR PICKAXE MURDER
the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court in northeast China's Liaoning Province sentenced Xiao Guang, a 31-year-old resident of Liaozhong County, to death.
- DECEMBER 16, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE BROTHERS GET DEATH SENTENCE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Javedul Hassan Chishti sentenced brothers Nasir, Adil and Muhammad Asif to death for killing Muhammad Mansha and Muhammad Ashfaq when they stopped the brothers from teasing women on January 5, 2006. The cour
- DECEMBER 16, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Faye D’Opal rejected California’s new lethal injection protocols
USA - California. Judge Faye D’Opal rejected California’s new lethal injection protocols
- DECEMBER 15, 2011EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND ADVISED TO REPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
Swaziland is one of the countries that have been urged to consider repealing the death sentence
- DECEMBER 15, 2011DEATH PENALTY
DPIC'S YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES PLUNGE TO HISTORIC LOWS
the Death Penalty Information Center released its latest report, “The Death Penalty in
- DECEMBER 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JHARKHAND HC ACQUITS CHILKARI DEATH ROW CONVICTS
in India, division bench of Justices R K Merathia and D N Upadhyay of the Jharkhand High Court acquitted four men on death row due to lack of evidence
DECEMBER 15, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED
three men have been hanged recently in Iran for drug trafficking, rape.
- DECEMBER 15, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state Court of Criminal Appeals did not properly evaluate whether Byron Black, 55, black, has a mental disability.
USA - Tennessee. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state Court of Criminal Appeals did not properly evaluate whether Byron Black, 55, black, has a mental disability.
DECEMBER 15, 2011MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: PRESIDENT TOURÈ PARDONS TUNISIAN NATIONAL
Amadou Toumani Touré, the President of Mali, pardoned Bechir Sinoun, the Tunisian national
DECEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ‘KILLING SPREE’ OF DRUG EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International said in a report Iran has launched "a killing spree of staggering proportions
- DECEMBER 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
- DECEMBER 15, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Frank Williams
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Frank Williams
- DECEMBER 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
An unknown prisoner was hanged in "Aran-Bigdel" (Central Iranian province of Isfahan
An unknown prisoner was hanged in "Aran-Bigdel" (Central Iranian province of Isfahan
- DECEMBER 14, 2011DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA (USA): PERDUE VETOES REPEAL OF RACIAL JUSTICE ACT
Gov. Bev Perdue today vetoed the bill that would gut the Racial Justice Act, the 2-year-old
- DECEMBER 14, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Senate today passed Senate Resolution 6, a resolution to establish a comprehensive analysis of capital punishment
USA - Pennsylvania. The Senate today passed Senate Resolution 6, a resolution to establish a comprehensive analysis of capital punishment
- DECEMBER 14, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Governor Perdue vetoes repeal of Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. Governor Perdue vetoes repeal of Racial Justice Act
- DECEMBER 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered to review the death penalty cases of Steven Butler and John Matamoros
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered to review the death penalty cases of Steven Butler and John Matamoros
- DECEMBER 14, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. State Supreme Court Justice Testifies for Death Penalty Repeal.
USA - Ohio. State Supreme Court Justice Testifies for Death Penalty Repeal.
DECEMBER 14, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Zambia, Judge Isaac Kamwendo of the Kitwe High Court sentenced Innocent
- DECEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA HALVES EXECUTIONS TO 4,000 PER YEAR, RIGHTS GROUP SAYS
Executions in China have dropped 50 per cent since 2007 to around 4,000 per year,
- DECEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAFIA-STYLE GANG LEADER EXECUTED
The leader and two core members of a Mafia-style gang that terrorized local communities in southwest China's city of Kunming were executed, court officials said.
- DECEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged publicly in the town of Rostam (Fars province, southern Iran), reported
Two men were hanged publicly in the town of Rostam (Fars province, southern Iran), reported
- DECEMBER 13, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jurors recommended Michael Hughes, 55, black, get the death penalty for murdering 6 women and a teenage girl.
USA - California. Jurors recommended Michael Hughes, 55, black, get the death penalty for murdering 6 women and a teenage girl.
- DECEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: RUSSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Russian national Marina Lopatina said she will not appeal her death sentence with a two year reprieve.
- DECEMBER 13, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for David Sparre, 20, white
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for David Sparre, 20, white
DECEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HEROIN TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
A convicted drug trafficker was executed publicly early in the mornng in the Iranian city of Rasht
DECEMBER 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: LABOURER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Azman Abdullah sentenced labourer Rosdi Taib, 43, from Rantau Panjang, to
- DECEMBER 12, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SA WOMAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A South African woman was executed in China for drug smuggling, eNews reported.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: EUROPE RESTRICTS EXPORT OF SODIUM THIOPENTAL
Pushed by human rights groups, the European Union is set to ban the sale to the