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 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged Morad Dehesh and Mehdi Nikraftar in Isfahan for their "involvement in the killing
Iran hanged Morad Dehesh and Mehdi Nikraftar in Isfahan for their "involvement in the killing
- MAY 19, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN CTG
in Bangladesh, Additional Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge La Mong sentenced Salauddin...
- MAY 19, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TRIPLE MURDER CASE ACCUSED GETS DEATH
in Pakistan, Chakwal Additional District and Sessions Judge Nisar Baig sentenced Tariq Hussain to death and fined him rupees one lack for his involvement in the famous triple murder case of Kahut village...
- MAY 19, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
YOUTHS ON DEATH ROW: BLOOD MONEY PRODUCED IN COURT
the 46 lakh blood money to be paid to the family of the deceased Pakistan national by 17 Indian youths on death row in the United Arab Emirates and their families...
- MAY 19, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge George Maxwel sentenced Margaret Allen, 45, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge George Maxwel sentenced Margaret Allen, 45, black, to death
- MAY 19, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jason Oric Williams, 43, white, was executed. He was the first inmate in Alabama to be executed using pentobarbital
USA - Alabama. Jason Oric Williams, 43, white, was executed. He was the first inmate in Alabama to be executed using pentobarbital
- MAY 19, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Armando Macias, 35, latino
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Armando Macias, 35, latino
MAY 19, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS COMMENCE A FAST UNTO DEATH
death row prisoners started a fast unto death campaign at the Welikada prison in Colombo
MAY 19, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Iran hanged three men in Isfahan after convicting them of murder and drug smuggling
- MAY 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Senate approved bill HB215 that will impose new eyewitness identification procedures for police departments
USA - Texas. The Senate approved HB215 that will impose new eyewitness identification procedures for police departments
- MAY 18, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN COURT ADJOURNS SHIITE DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a special security court in Bahrain postponed the appeal hearing of four Shiites sentenced to death for killing two policemen.
- MAY 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmed Kajana...
- MAY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HABIBOLLAH LATIFI AWAITING EXECUTION
activists stated that the execution of Kurdish political prisoner, Habibollah Latifi, was upheld by Iran's Supreme Court and is awaiting implementation.
- MAY 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO SET FIRE TO WIFE AND KIN UPHELD
judges Yusoff, Sharif and Embong of the Shah Alam Federal Court in Malaysia sentenced unemployed man M. Balamurali, 35...
MAY 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE TO JUVENILES
National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) and organizations working in Pakistan
- MAY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights had been in contact
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights had been in contact
- MAY 17, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER AFTER RAISING SENTENCE
China executed a convicted murderer after raising his suspended death sentence
- MAY 17, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1984 MURDERS
An Ohio man was executed in the morning after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, officials said.
- MAY 17, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH FOR WATCHMAN FOR KILLING OWNER
in the United Arab Emirates, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a Bangladeshi watchman for killing his employer and landlord in 2005.
- MAY 17, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Vehari, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge M Sadique sentenced Rizwan to death and seven years imprisonment for shooting dead Muhamad Javed on a road while stealing his bike in the limits of Police Station Vehari.
- MAY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
LAWYER OF IRAN WOMAN TO BE STONED TORTURED AND JAILED
the former lawyer of Iranian woman facing death by stoning Sakineh Ashtianhas has been jailed for eleven years in Tabriz for publicising her case.
- MAY 17, 2011TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN WILL NOT REVERT TO PRACTICE OF DEATH PENALTY, SAYS TAJIK OFFICIAL
at an international conference entitled “Central Asia without the Death Penalty”, Jumakhon Davlatov...
MAY 17, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED
three men have been hanged in Iran, Iran Human Rights reported.
MAY 17, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO BE HANGED
An Egyptian military court sentenced a 17-year-old and three other men to be hanged
- MAY 17, 2011MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Rodney Gray, 39, white, was executed.
USA - Mississippi. Rodney Gray, 39, white, was executed.
- MAY 17, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Daniel Lee Bedford, 63, white, was executed. The prison staff appeared to have trouble getting the IV into his arm.
USA - Ohio. Daniel Lee Bedford, 63, white, was executed. The prison staff appeared to have trouble getting the IV into his arm.
- MAY 17, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Michael Eric Ballard, 37, white, to 4 death sentences
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Michael Eric Ballard, 37, white, to 4 death sentences
- MAY 17, 2011IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. The Court of Appeals has reinstated the death penalty for Richard Leavitt, 52.
USA - Idaho. The Court of Appeals has reinstated the death penalty for Richard Leavitt, 52.
- MAY 16, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH FOR MAN FOR KILLING GRANDMOTHER
Ridzuan Taib, 21, from Jitra, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Azman Husin of the Malaysian High Court for murdering his grandmother Basah Ahmad, 75, at a house in Taman Berlian in Jitra, on May 11, 2008, when he was 18 years old.
- MAY 16, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MOHAMED AL-ZAWAHIRI APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Abdel Aziz al-Gamal and Mohamed al-Zawahiri appealed their death sentences in an Egyptian military court. Mohamed al-Zawahiri was sentenced to death for terrorist activities.