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 12, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
the Bangladeshi cabinet approved a draft law to curtail human trafficking with capital punishment.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TANGALLE
five members of a family were sentenced to death by Tangalle High Court judge Chandrasena Rajapaksa in Bangladesh.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCES
in China, three members of a gang who kidnapped, robbed and murdered Yu Jun in Pudong's Jinqiao area on September 15, 2010, received death sentences.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOKYO SUBWAY GAS ATTACK: LAST DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence handed to Seiichi Endo, 51, for gas attacks on the Tokyo subway on March 20, 1995, a court spokesman said.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT DEFERS JUDGEMENT ON DEATH SENTENCE IN 2003 BLASTS CASE
a Division Bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice P D Kode of the Bombay High Court in India deferred its judgement on the death sentences of Ashrat Ansari, 32, his aide Hanif Sayed Anees, 46, and Hanif's wife Fehmida Sayed, 43.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO TO BE EXECUTED IN THE UAE
in the United Arab Emirates, presiding Judge Mohammad Nabeel Riyadh of the Dubai Cassation Court upheld the death sentences of Majar Singh Gurmej and Amarjeet Singh Gursharan, aged between 20 and 30, for kidnapping, gang-raping and violently murdering two
- DECEMBER 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MIGRANT WORKERS AWAIT DEATH SENTENCE
the government is still working to save two Indonesia migrant workers, Tuti Tursilawati and Siti Zaenab, on death row in Saudi Arabia. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had sent a pardon request to the Saudi Arabian King in October.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - European Union. Europe Restricts Export Of sodium thiopental
USA - European Union. Europe Restricts Export Of sodium thiopental
DECEMBER 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN BEHEADED FOR 'SORCERY'
A Saudi woman was beheaded after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is
- DECEMBER 11, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MADAM EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
Wang Ziqi was executed in China for luring young women to work in brothels which were disguised as tea houses, beauty salons or hotels.
- DECEMBER 11, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: PAIR LOSE THEIR APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
AA, 40 and IH, 30, both from Afghanistan, had their death sentences reinstated by a panel of judges, led by Chief Justice Issa Al Sharif, of the Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates.
DECEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC HANGING AND AMPUTATIONS
One man was hanged publicly and amputation verdicts of two prisoners were implemented
DECEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC DESPITE CRITICAL CONDITION
The public execution for a prisoner was carried out on the dawn in the Danesh Square
- DECEMBER 10, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DAIRY FARMER SENTENCED OVER MILK POISONING IN CHINA
a local court in Pingliang city in far western China's Gansu province found dairy farmer Ma Xiuling guilty of deliberately adding nitrite to the milk of a dairy farming couple in revenge for some business disputes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported
DECEMBER 10, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES TWO AL SHABAAB CONVICTED TERRORISTS
Government officials in Somalia’s Puntland State say they have executed two men convicted
- DECEMBER 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO EXECUTED IN CHINA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Liuzhou, China, an unidentified Philippino man, 35, was executed for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 9, 2011ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A County jury sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, white, to death
USA - Connecticut. A County jury sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, white, to death
DECEMBER 9, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY
Vladislav Kovalyov, one of the two men sentenced to death in Belarus for bombing a metro
- DECEMBER 8, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Thomas Ford McCoy, 44, white, be put to death
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Thomas Ford McCoy, 44, white, be put to death
- DECEMBER 8, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): DEATH ROW INMATE GETS NEW TRIAL THANKS TO TWEETING JUROR
The Arkansas Supreme Court tossed out Erickson Dimas-Martinez's murder conviction
- DECEMBER 8, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ PRESIDENCY APPROVES DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST 14 CONVICTED WITH TERRORISM CHARGES
The Iraqi Presidency approved death penalty verdicts issued by the Iraqi judiciary against 14 convicted by virtue of anti-terrorism law Article
- DECEMBER 8, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court tossed out Erickson Dimas-Martinez's murder conviction because one juror tweeted during court proceedings
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court tossed out Erickson Dimas-Martinez's murder conviction because one juror tweeted during court proceedings
- DECEMBER 7, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN KANO
a Kano High Court in Nigeria, presided over by Justice Nurudeen Sagir Umar, sentenced Miko Umaru to death by hanging for beheading Hauwa Uwani Alasan with two other accused on February 23, 1992, near Kademi Village in the Gaya Local Government Area of Kan
- DECEMBER 7, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: COURT UPHOLDS HEADMAN’S DEATH SENTENCE
Zambian Supreme Court justices Philip Musonda and Gregory Phiri, sitting in Ndola, upheld the death sentence of a 59-year-old village headman issued by the Kabwe High Court.
- DECEMBER 7, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese Security forces opened fire on inmates in El-Fasher prison
Sudanese Security forces opened fire on inmates in El-Fasher prison
- DECEMBER 7, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. District Attorney Seth Williams announced he will not seek the death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. District Attorney Seth Williams announced he will not seek the death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal
DECEMBER 7, 2011DEATH PENALTYUSA: PROSECUTORS DROP EFFORT TO SEEK EXECUTION FOR ABU-JAMAL
Convicted murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose case became an international cause,
- DECEMBER 7, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the reconsideration of the death sentence meted out to Jesse Gonzales
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the reconsideration of the death sentence meted out to Jesse Gonzales
- DECEMBER 7, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rayshawn Johnson, 33, black
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rayshawn Johnson, 33, black
- DECEMBER 7, 2011KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. ABA study questions death penalty in Kentucky
USA - Kentucky. ABA study questions death penalty in Kentucky