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 24, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to expand state’s death penalty to include home invasions
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to expand state’s death penalty to include home invasions
MAY 24, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: 13 QAEDA PRISONERS MOVED TO SECRET SPOT
Thirteen members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, including eight on death row, were
MAY 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURTS URGED TO BE PRUDENT IN USE OF DEATH PENALTY
Chinese courts were told to pronounce a two-year suspension of execution for condemned criminals if an immediate execution is not deemed necessary.
- MAY 24, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has halted the planned execution of Donald Beaty
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has halted the planned execution of Donald Beaty
- MAY 23, 2011GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, URGES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Frank K. Doyi, from the Ghana Branch of Amnesty International urged Ghana to abolish capital punishment from the statute books.
- MAY 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA CONVICTS CHALLENGE COURT ORDER
the 11 convicts sentenced to death in the Godhra carnage case approached the Gujarat high court in India challenging the special court's order.
- MAY 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: POLICE SERGEANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Nigeria, Benin High Court Justice Roland Amaize sentenced police sergeant Kalejaiye Ola to death by hanging for murdering Paul Erimafa on June 23, 2003.
- MAY 23, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge Roy Morgan Jr. sentenced John T. Freeland Jr., 28, black, to death
USA - Tennessee. Judge Roy Morgan Jr. sentenced John T. Freeland Jr., 28, black, to death
MAY 23, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DOWN FIRST DEATH SENTENCE IN REVOLUTION KILLINGS
A criminal court in Cairo sentenced to death a police officer for killing protesters, the first such penalty
MAY 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in Behbehan, southwest of Iran, early in the morning May, reported
- MAY 23, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Jerome M. Winsberg formally sentenced Jeffrey Clark, 50, white, to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Jerome M. Winsberg formally sentenced Jeffrey Clark, 50, white, to death
- MAY 23, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Circuit Judge Clyde Jones sentenced Anthony Lane, 21, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Circuit Judge Clyde Jones sentenced Anthony Lane, 21, black, to death
- MAY 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
MAY 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of killing a fellow citizen in the holy city
MAY 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED
Three people were hanged in Oroumieh prison in northwestern Iran early
- MAY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in India, Palakkad Additional Sessions Judge P.K. Haneefa sentenced Kanakaraj to death for murdering and robbing Sheela Jayakrishnan on March 23, 2010...
- MAY 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY FROM INDIA GETS DEATH
62-year-old Indian national Fazila Bee Abdul Kareem, from Chennai...
- MAY 21, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FIVE TO DIE FOR KILLING BRITON
five people, including a woman accused of having a hand in her British husband’s murder...
MAY 21, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Saudis convicted of murder were beheaded in Tabuk in the kingdom's north, the
- MAY 20, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN MAN EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR TRAFFICKING 370KG OF KETAMINE
Taiwanese national Li Xiamhzheng was executed in Xiamen...
- MAY 20, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THREE FAMILY MEMBERS
a woman surnamed Lin from Nantou County Puli township in China was sentenced to death
- MAY 20, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
N KOREA PURGES DEPUTY SPY CHIEF
Ryu Kyong, a deputy director of North Korea's State Security Department was allegedly
- MAY 20, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT REJECTS DEATH APPEAL OF STUDENT
a Chinese court in Shaanxi rejected the death sentence appeal by music student Yao Jiaxin...
- MAY 20, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: COURT OVERTURNS GACHANJA'S CONVICTION
Justices Otieno, O’Kubasu and Waki of the Court of Appeal in Kenya quashed the conviction of Elizabeth Gitiri Gachanja, wife of former Lands Commissioner Wilson Gachanja.
- MAY 20, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Areli Escobar, 32, Latino, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Areli Escobar, 32, Latino, to death
- MAY 20, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge. T. Henley Graves imposed the death sentence on Derrick Powell, 24, black
USA - Delaware. Judge. T. Henley Graves imposed the death sentence on Derrick Powell, 24, black
- MAY 20, 2011MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Caleb Corrothers, 29, black, to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Caleb Corrothers, 29, black, to death
- MAY 19, 2011DEATH PENALTY
The U.S. Supreme Court told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision voiding the death sentence of David S. Detrich, 51, white
USA - Arizona The U.S. Supreme Court told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision voiding the death sentence of David S. Detrich, 51, white
- MAY 19, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: FOREIGNER ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
an Asian man escaped execution for raping a woman in Kuwait after a successful appeal reduce his death sentence to life in prison, Kuwaiti newspapers reported.
- MAY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged Taqi Nouri Aloyjeh in Isfahan after he was arrested while carrying 27 kilograms
Iran hanged Taqi Nouri Aloyjeh in Isfahan after he was arrested while carrying 27 kilograms