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
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FACTORY WORKER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
factory worker Mohd Kamarulzaman Irwan Shah, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 295.01 grammes of cannabis at Rawang on May 16, 2009.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: RUIRU TRADER TO HANG FOR KILLING HUSBAND
businesswoman Ann Wambui was sentenced to death by Kenyan High Court judge Jessi Lessit for stabbing her husband Joseph Kahari to death in a domestic quarrel on June 22, 2006, at Gitabaya village in Ruiru.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Sana'a, Yemen, Judge Mohamed al-Hakimi of the Specialised Criminal Division sentenced Iranian national Mumtaz Sultan Amiri to death for bringing drugs into the country.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II has set aside the death sentence and 1st-degree murder conviction of Frank Chester, 42, white
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II has set aside the death sentence and 1st-degree murder conviction of Frank Chester, 42, white
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury sentenced Johnathan Ian Burns, 29, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury sentenced Johnathan Ian Burns, 29, white, to death
FEBRUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS EXECUTED
10 Kurds were hanged in the central prison in Umrye, Iran, for being members of Kurdish political
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: OPPOSITION DEFEATS HANGING BILL
in Trinidad and Tobago, the Constitution Amendment (Capital Offences) Bill, to speed up executions
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING IN VISA FRAUD OPERATION
limousine driver AA, 37, and office manager HM, 27, both Indian nationals, were sentenced to death by the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance in the United Arab Emirates for killing Pakistani national Masoud al Rahman in Al Hamriya August 20, 2009 over
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE
in Attock, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions Judge of Fatehjang sentenced Mumraiz Khan to death and fined him Rs200,000 in a murder case.
FEBRUARY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Awad al-Anazi was exectued by the sword in Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Aarbia, for
- FEBRUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Kasur District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmad Gajana sentenced Muhammad Saleem to death and fined him Rs 160,000 for killing Muhammad Asif over a minor issue in Cheena Ottar village in 2008, under Kot Radha Kishan police station.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH TERM FOR DOUBLE MURDER
justice Shiva Sharma of the Sirsa district and sessions court in India sentenced local resident Krishan Lal alias Pali to death for murdering the wife and mother of a local trader, Trishna and Mamta, at their residence in Rori village of the district near
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXEMPTS 13 CRIMES FROM DEATH PENALTY
China's newly revised Criminal Law has reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES CLEMENCY TO TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenko rejected clemency requests from death
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH ON 2 COUNTS IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Jawadul Hassan sentenced Muhammad Din...
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel has sentenced Denny Obermiller, 29, white, to death
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel has sentenced Denny Obermiller, 29, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Gary Michael Hilton, 64, white, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Gary Michael Hilton, 64, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MULLS DEATH PENALTY FOR ORGAN TRAFFICKERS
people convicted of organ trafficking in China may receive the death penalty under a draft
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UNEMPLOYED GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
unemployed man Mohd Nizam Mohamad, 32, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the Malaysian High Court for murdering 22-month-old Nur Azlina Abdullah between November 23 and 24, 2009, in Repoh.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: AID WORKER ARRESTED FOR BEING CHRISTIAN RELEASED
Afghan Red Cross worker Said Musa, 46, arrested for converting to Christianity...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Angela McAnulty, 42, white, to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Angela McAnulty, 42, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SLAUGHTERING FRIEND
Chief Justice Ibrahim Umar of the High Court in Birnin kebbi, in Kebbi State, Nigeria, sentenced Yusuf Hussaini to death by hanging.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: 4 POLICEMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced four policemen to death on drug trafficking charges.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS OFFICIAL'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPTION
a court in Liaoning Province upheld a lower court's ruling to sentence Pi Qiansheng...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UIGHUR GROUPS CRITICISE DEATH SENTENCES
Uighur advocacy groups criticised the death sentences of four ethnic Uighur men, sentenced for three separate incidents of violence in 2010.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: COMMUNISTS MAKING NEW ATTEMPT TO REVIVE DEATH PENALTY
the Ukrainian communists once again tabled in parliament a bill reinstating the death penalty for heinous crimes in the criminal and criminal procedure codes.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gregory K. Capehart, 43, black, sentenced to life
USA - Florida. Gregory K. Capehart, 43, black, sentenced to life
FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: XINJIANG DEATH SENTENCES APPROVED
China's highest court has approved the execution of four men convicted in a series of murders in the restive
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Derrick Powell, 24, black, to death
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Derrick Powell, 24, black, to death
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC SAVES MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER FROM THE GALLOWS
a bench of justices Sirpurkar and Thakur of the Indian Supreme Court...