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
- JANUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN, DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an additional district and sessions judge sentenced Kosar Ali to death for killing his relative Nauman Sattar over a family feud in the area of Airport police in January 2010. He was also fined Rs100, 000.
- JANUARY 22, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A group of former US attorneys urge Quinn to abolish death penalty.
USA - Illinois. A group of former US attorneys urge Quinn to abolish death penalty.
- JANUARY 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: EXCELLENT DECISION BY HOSPIRA TO CEASE PRODUCTION OF SODIUM THIOPENTAL FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS
Hands Off Cain, the Radical Association which campaigned to prevent sodium thiopental (a drug used
- JANUARY 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA: HOSPIRA TO STOP MAKING LETHAL-INJECTION DRUG
The sole U.S. maker of a key execution drug has decided to permanently halt production of the drug, which could lead many states to face delay in carrying out the death penalty.
- JANUARY 21, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Hector Morales, 28, hispanic, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Hector Morales, 28, hispanic, to death
- JANUARY 21, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Court of Appeals threw out the death sentence of Michael Goodwin, 36, black
USA - Ohio. The Court of Appeals threw out the death sentence of Michael Goodwin, 36, black
- JANUARY 21, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Corrections said today it has received a shipment of sodium thiopental from India
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Corrections said today it has received a shipment of sodium thiopental from India
- JANUARY 21, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hospira announced today it will exit the sodium thiopental market and no longer attempt to resume production of its product
USA - Hospira announced today it will exit the sodium thiopental market and no longer attempt to resume production of its product
JANUARY 21, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JUSTICE MINISTER TO CONSIDER ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Satsuki Eda said a study group set up by the justice ministry would
- JANUARY 20, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MAINTAINS DEATH SENTENCE
the Ugandan Court of Appeal, led by Deputy Chief Justice, Alice Mpagi Bahegeine
- JANUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bojnourd, northeast of Iran, reported the state
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bojnourd, northeast of Iran, reported the state
- JANUARY 20, 2011South SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 19, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABU DHABI
an Abu Dhabi appeal court sentenced an Afghan national to death for smuggling
- JANUARY 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FISH WHOLESALER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
fish wholesaler T'ng Chee Woon, 37...
JANUARY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ten people were executed in Karaj’s Rejai Shahr Prison, Iran, early this morning.
- JANUARY 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN’S DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Judge Mahmud, Yunus and Hj Ma’ah of the Court of Appeal in Kota
- JANUARY 18, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Benedetto Cipriani, extradited from Italy, was beaten by his cellmate and is in critical condition
USA - Connecticut. Benedetto Cipriani, extradited from Italy, was beaten by his cellmate and is in critical condition
- JANUARY 18, 2011New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico. New Gov. Susana Martinez will work to reinstate death penalty
New Mexico. New Gov. Susana Martinez will work to reinstate death penalty
- JANUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SET TO EXECUTE TWO BY STONING
Iran is set to execute two men, identified as Ayub and Mosleh, 20 and 21 years old, by stoning in the city of Piranshahr in the province of Kurdistan.
- JANUARY 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BOUNCER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER
in Malaysia, bouncer Jee Chai Foo, 26, was sentenced to death by Presiding High Court Judge Datuk Albert Linton for killing his employer Neward Sadat, 50, with a metal chair, knife and stick on January 4, 2009, after a fight at Third Mile commercial centr
- JANUARY 18, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
a provincial court in Thailand sentenced Wijai Narkwan to death for killing policemen Thanee Buaphan...
JANUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran has hanged a drug smuggler in the southern city of Zarand in Kerman province
- JANUARY 18, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay of Cleve Foster's execution.
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay of Cleve Foster's execution.
- JANUARY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SUSPENDS SENTENCE TO HANG WOMAN IN STONING CASE
Iran has suspended a sentence to hang a woman at the center of a global outcry about
- JANUARY 17, 2011MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. Bill introduced to repeal Montana's death penalty
USA - Montana. Bill introduced to repeal Montana's death penalty
- JANUARY 17, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY IN SATKHIRA
in Satkhira, Pakistan, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge SM Rezanur Rahman sentenced Ruhul Amin, 30, of Telkara village in Kolaroa upazila, to death for killing his wife Zannatul Ferdous, 23, on May 9, 2007, after torturing her for d
- JANUARY 17, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
PROTEST HELD IN IRAQ'S ARBIL AGAINST EXECUTION OF IRANIAN KURDISH ACTIVIST
over "2,000" people have staged a demonstration outside the Iranian consulate in Arbil, Iraq, in protest against the execution of a Kurdish activist Hoseyn Khezri in Iranian Orumiyah prison on 15 January.
- JANUARY 17, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN CONVICTS AL-QAIDA AGENT IN FRENCHMAN'S DEATH
a Yemeni security court sentenced suspected al-Qaida agent Hisham Assem to death for the killing of a French oil worker on October 6, 2010, on an oil firm compound.
- JANUARY 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC RESERVES ORDER ON KASAB’S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
the Bombay high court reserved its order on the appeal filed by Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab against the death sentence awarded to him for his role in the terror attacks.
JANUARY 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NO CHANGE IN ASHTIANI CASE, SAYS JUDICIARY
The Iranian judiciary said there have been no changes in the case of Sakineh Mohammadi