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
JUNE 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES GOVERNMENT SOLDIER
at a Mogadishu Military Court in Somalia, judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein sentenced
- JUNE 3, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism...
- JUNE 3, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism (Prevention) Bill...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism (Prevention) Bill...
- JUNE 2, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD AGAINST TWO AFGHANS WHO KILLED SEX WORKER
in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Appeals Court's Presiding Judge Mustafa Al Shennawi upheld the death sentence against Afghan nationals A.N., 40, and I.H., 30, for fatally stabbing an Uzbek prostitute 23 times and stealing her mobile phone.
- JUNE 2, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HOMEMADE BOMB ATTACK
Dinh Van Quyet, 25, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for using a homemade bomb to kill his lover's mother and 7-year-old daughter...
- JUNE 2, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned a death sentence of Michael Coleman, 45, black
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned a death sentence of Michael Coleman, 45, black
- JUNE 2, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Senate passes death penalty bill on home invasions
USA - New Hampshire. Senate passes death penalty bill on home invasions
- JUNE 2, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Adrian G. Soud sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 25, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Adrian G. Soud sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 25, black, to death
- JUNE 1, 2011DEATH PENALTY
NEW CHARGES FOR 9/11 SUSPECTS HELD AT GUANTANAMO
US military prosecutors have filed new charges against self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators, held at Guantanamo Bay.
- JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, Jam-e-Jam online (belonging
two men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, Jam-e-Jam online (belonging
- JUNE 1, 2011EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PARDONS 23 TOP DERG OFFICIALS
Ethiopian government commuted the death sentences of 23 former Derg regime high ranking officials for committing genocide to life time imprisonment.
- JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman (southeastern Iran) four people were hanged
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman (southeastern Iran) four people were hanged
- JUNE 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Rampur, India, Additional District Judge Kamini Pathak sentenced Shaukat Saifi to death for beheading his daughter on June 20, 2009 over her love affair with a youth in Kirmicha village.
- JUNE 1, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. N.C. House panel supports repealing Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. N.C. House panel supports repealing Racial Justice Act
- JUNE 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
in Karachi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Court judge Sagheer Ahmed Shaikh, of the East Judicial Complex, sentenced Mohammad Ovais...
JUNE 1, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MEN HANGED
six men were hanged in Iran.
- JUNE 1, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gayland Bradford, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Gayland Bradford, 42, black, was executed
- MAY 31, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced Fadel Msallam Shallouf, 26, from the southern Gaza Strip
- MAY 31, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 TO HANG FOR MURDER
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Shahed Nur Uddin sentenced Mohammad Nasir, 26, and 'Yasin', 28 to death for fatally stabbing contractors Monir and Alam.
- MAY 31, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BLOOD MONEY PAID, 3 PUNJABI YOUTHS RETURN HOME FROM DUBAI
after being released from death row in Sharjah central jail in the United Arab Emirates
- MAY 31, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jurors recommended the death penalty for James Fayed, 48, white
USA - California. Jurors recommended the death penalty for James Fayed, 48, white
- MAY 31, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pentagon files death penalty case against five accused 9/11 plotters
USA - Pentagon files death penalty case against five accused 9/11 plotters
MAY 31, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 300 ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran has 300 convicted drug smugglers on death row, Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said in comments published today, adding that, to his regret, few of them were major traffickers.
MAY 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEARCH FOR HANGMAN DELAYS EXECUTIONS
India's first executions in seven years are likely be delayed because authorities are unable to find
- MAY 30, 2011DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two men have been beheaded recently in Saudi Arabia for murder.
- MAY 30, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: CIVIL CASSATION COURT RECEIVES CASE FILE OF THE DEATH PENALTY VERDICTS
the General Secretary of Bahrain's Supreme Council of Judiciary Affairs announced that the Court of Cassation’s Technical Office received the case of the murder of two policemen to the civil General Prosecution.
- MAY 30, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO GAMBIAN COPS GET DEATH FOR TORTURE
at a court in Gambia's Upper River region, Judge Emmanuel Nkea sentenced two police officers to death for torturing a man to death, a court official said on condition of anonymity.
- MAY 30, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Special Criminal Court at the High Court in Banjul, the Gambia, presided over by Justice Joseph Ikpala...
- MAY 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY, ACQUITS MAN
domestic help Sandeep Maingade, 31, was acquitted by a division bench of justice BH Marlapalle and justice Abhay Thipsay of the Bombay high court in India.
- MAY 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Ibrahim al-Muwis for the fatal stabbing of Sulaiman
Saudi Arabia beheaded Ibrahim al-Muwis for the fatal stabbing of Sulaiman