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
- MAY 29, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Li Shengguang, 68, was executed for killing two children with rat poison in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2009.
- MAY 29, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MIMIKO COMMUTES 3 DEATH SENTENCES, PARDONS 14 PRISONERS
in Nigeria, Ondo State Governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko commuted the death sentences passed on three people to life imprisonment to mark the 2011 Democracy Day.
MAY 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO CHILD RAPISTS HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hung two men who were previously convicted of raping young children, state-run
- MAY 28, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ORDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR FOOD SAFETY CRIMES
China's Supreme People's Court ordered capital punishment for food safety
- MAY 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AMNESTY SLAMS GOVT DECISION TO EXECUTE TWO PRISONERS
Amnesty International slammed the Indian President Pratibha Patil's decision to allow the execution of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar and Mahendra Nath Das.
- MAY 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING TEENAGER
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge South Abdul Razzak sentenced Mohammed Yousuf...
- MAY 28, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Senate advances bill to conduct audit on death penalty costs
USA - Nevada. Senate advances bill to conduct audit on death penalty costs
MAY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THE MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE EXECUTION WAS 23 YEARS OLD - AUTHORITIES
Ebrat News, a site close to the Iranian authorities revealed more details about
- MAY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man convicted of murdering a compatriot in
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man convicted of murdering a compatriot in
- MAY 27, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal...
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal...
MAY 27, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR HANGING OF BHULLAR, DAS
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, Mehdi Faraji (37), convicted of murdering five middle-aged women who boarded his
a man, Mehdi Faraji (37), convicted of murdering five middle-aged women who boarded his
- MAY 26, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged in public five men convicted of murder, rape, armed robbery and kidnapping, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour, were hanged in public in Shiraz
Two men, Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour, were hanged in public in Shiraz
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri, were hanged in public in Iran after they were
two men, Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri, were hanged in public in Iran after they were
- MAY 26, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
the Criminal Court of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, sentenced two Asians to
- MAY 26, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MOBILE PHONE THIEVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Kenya, Baricho resident magistrate James Mwaniki sentenced Josphat Mureithi Mwangi...
- MAY 26, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN FARIDPUR
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, a court sentenced four people to death for killing two siblings in 2007.
- MAY 26, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, additional district and sessions judge Rejaul Karim sentenced Mofajel Akon...
MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six people were hanged in Yasouj and Sari, Iran.
- MAY 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
USA - Arizona. DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
- MAY 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MERCY PETITION FOR INDIA'S 'HOUSE OF HORROR' KILLINGS
Surender Koli lodged a petition for mercy over his death sentence for the Nithari serial killings in India.
- MAY 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONTINUES SECRET MASS EXECUTIONS IN VAKIL ABAD PRISON IN MASHHAD
close to 70 prisoners were executed in the Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad, Iran, despite the
- MAY 25, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: A FARMER TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER IN BORNO
at a Maiduguri high court in Nigeria, Justice Patum Ngadda sentenced farmer Abdullahi Buba, 25...
- MAY 25, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Isacc Creed Agee, 33, white, to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Isacc Creed Agee, 33, white, to death
- MAY 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona - Donald Beaty, 56, white, was put to death by lethal injection using Pentobarbital
USA - Arizona - Donald Beaty, 56, white, was put to death by lethal injection using Pentobarbital
- MAY 25, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the June 14 execution of Carey Dean Moore, 53, white, over the quality of Sodium Thiopental from India.
USA - Nebraska. The Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the June 14 execution of Carey Dean Moore, 53, white, over the quality of Sodium Thiopental from India.
MAY 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR REVENGE OF WOMAN DISFIGURED WITH ACID
the Iranian Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the punishment of Majid Mohavedi
- MAY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
fruit seller, Roseedah Che Ubong, 41, a Thai national...
- MAY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN MAN ESCAPES GALLOWS
in Singapore, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Justices Phang and Rajah of the Court of Appeal allowed Malaysian national Galing Kujat's appeal against his death sentence for bludgeoning Chinese national Cao Ruyin, 40...