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
NOVEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF QOM
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Qom (south of Tehran) reported the state run
- NOVEMBER 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AJMAL KASAB HANDED DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was handed down the death sentence for his role in the 26
- NOVEMBER 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: RUSSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
Russian national Marina Lopatina, 37, a Khabarovsk resident, was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve by a court in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, the Russian Embassy in Beijing said.
NOVEMBER 23, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: IRAQI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
An Iraqi man was executed after being convicted of murdering a Saudi national in the kingdom's
NOVEMBER 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
an appellate court in the southern province of Dong Nai, Vietnam, sentenced a 26-
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OREGON (USA): GOVERNOR BANS DEATH PENALTY FOR REST OF TERM
The governor of Oregon announced a halt to executions in the northwestern US state, the latest to drop capital punishment as a penal option.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE STANDS IN MABUCHI MOTOR SLAYINGS
Justice Itsuro Terada, presiding over the Japanese Supreme Court's Third Petty Bench, turned down the appeal by Katsumi Morita, 61.
NOVEMBER 22, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: VIETNAMESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Presiding Judge Bambang Eka Putra of the Boyolali District Court in Indonesia sentenced
NOVEMBER 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED OVER CHILD RAPE
in China, Lishui karaoke bar owner Chen Weijun, 42, was executed for raping 14
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Governor Declares a 3-years Moratorium on All Executions
USA - Oregon. Governor Declares a 3-years Moratorium on All Executions
- NOVEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: UN RESOLUTION CONDEMNS RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN
the UN General Assembly's rights committee passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses in Iran. It condemned "torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations" carried out by Iranian authorities.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: FINAL APPEAL ON TOKYO SUBWAY GAS ATTACK REJECTED
Presiding judge Seiji Kanetsuki of Japan's Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of Seiichi Endo against his death sentence for the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway which left 13 people dead.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian High Court approved the death penalty imposed
the Iranian High Court approved the death penalty imposed
NOVEMBER 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE IN FAMILY TO HANG
a company director and his two children were sentenced to death by the High
NOVEMBER 21, 2011TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: EIGHT TO HANG FOR ALBINO MURDERS
Tanzania's Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said eight suspects were sentenced to death by hanging
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three unidentified prisoners
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three unidentified prisoners
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian national broadcasting (IRIB) in the province of Bakhtiari reported that
The Iranian national broadcasting (IRIB) in the province of Bakhtiari reported that
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Five prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran early in the morning.
NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN MASHAD
Two young men were hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashad, Iran, reported
- NOVEMBER 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Azamgarh, India, Additional District and Sessions judge Budhiram Yadav sentenced Piyaro Akbalpur village residents Ram Autar and Arvind to death for raping and killing Poonam Devi, 16, after beating her father Chandradhari to death on July 19, 2009.
NOVEMBER 19, 2011LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: SAIF GADDAFI COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY - MINISTER
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be put on trial in Libya for serious crimes that carry
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IDAHO (USA): FIRST EXECUTION SINCE 1994
Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury recommended that Danny Hembree, 49, white, should get the death penalty
USA - North Carolina. A jury recommended that Danny Hembree, 49, white, should get the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since 1994
USA - Idaho. Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since 1994
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEPSON'S MURDER
A Singaporean was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia after he was found guilty
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced James Fayed, 48, white, to death
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced James Fayed, 48, white, to death
NOVEMBER 17, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TUNISIAN, WOMAN AMONG 11 EXECUTED FOR TERROR
Eleven people sentenced to death for terrorist activity were executed in Iraq, according
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A registered sex offender in Texas convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 7-year
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO EIGHT IN TRIPLE MURDER
A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, India, awarded capital punishment to eight