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
JULY 25, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SOLDIER’S KILLER BEHEADED
A Saudi man convicted of the murder of a soldier was beheaded in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia, the
- JULY 25, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Court to Hear First Challenge under State's Racial Justice Act: the case of Marcus Robinson, 34, black
USA - North Carolina. Court to Hear First Challenge under State's Racial Justice Act: the case of Marcus Robinson, 34, black
JULY 25, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COLLEAGUE
the military court of Somalia's interim federal government sentenced to death a soldier
- JULY 25, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has stayed the August 2nd execution of Manuel Valle to hold a hearing on the new lethal injection protocol
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has stayed the August 2nd execution of Manuel Valle to hold a hearing on the new lethal injection protocol
JULY 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT MOVED TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Barrister Zafarullah Khan of Watan Party, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan
- JULY 24, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT ORDERS FRESH TRIAL FOR DEATH ROW CONVICTS
the Ugandan Court of Appeal, led by Deputy Chief Justice Alice Mpagi-Bahigeine, ordered a retrial for a father and his three sons as the judge was biased and the trial was defective.
JULY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOUR FRIENDS GET THE GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
four friends were sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the
- JULY 23, 2011CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA DEPORTS TOP CHINESE FUGITIVE
China arrested its most wanted fugitive in the capital Beijing after Canada deported him to end a decades-long saga that had plagued Sino-Canadian relations, but concerns remained among activists about whether he would receive a fair trial.
- JULY 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY: SAUDI TERROR LAW 'WOULD STRANGLE PROTEST'
A secret new anti-terror law being drawn up by the Saudi authorities would "strangle
- JULY 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-CHINA MOBILE OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
in northern China, the Intermediate People's Court of Cangzhou sentenced former China Mobile executive Zhang Chunjiang, 53, to death with a two-year reprieve. Zhang allegedly took bribes of 7.46 million yuan in his various positions between 1994 and 2009.
- JULY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING DAUGHTER IN PAKISTAN
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Khan Niazi sentenced Khalid Ameen, a Baghbanpuraa resident, to death for raping his 15-year-old daughter continuously for one month before May 18, 2008. Parveen, Ameen's wife, registered an inciden
- JULY 22, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Catherine Ashton, the European Union's high representative
Catherine Ashton, the European Union's high representative
- JULY 22, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge Richard F. Stokes formally sentenced Leslie D. Small, 52, black, to death.
USA - Delaware. Judge Richard F. Stokes formally sentenced Leslie D. Small, 52, black, to death.
- JULY 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN VIDEO SHOWS PUBLIC EXECUTION
new video footage of a public hanging in Azadi Square in Kermanshah, Iran, highlights the brutalisation of both the condemned and those who watch executions, Amnesty International said.
- JULY 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN VIDEO SHOWS PUBLIC EXECUTION
new video footage of a public hanging in Azadi Square in Kermanshah, Iran, highlights the brutalisation of both the condemned and those who watch executions, Amnesty International said.
- JULY 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG PUSHING
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hasnat Zulqarnain sentenced Naseer Ahmad to death and fined him Rs. 200,000 for peddling 120 kilograms of hashish and 10 kilograms of opium.
- JULY 21, 2011BelizeDEATH PENALTY
in light of the critical nature of the situation
in light of the critical nature of the situation
JULY 21, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH LAST YEAR REPORTED EXECUTED
Aleh Hryshkawtsow, 30, and Andrey Burdyka, 29, were executed by shooting in Belarus, reported the Hrodna newspaper Vecherny Grodno.
- JULY 21, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Richard M. Cooper's death sentence
USA - Florida. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Richard M. Cooper's death sentence
- JULY 21, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew DeYoung, 37, white, was executed, and his lethal injection was filmed in compliance with a court order
USA - Georgia. Andrew DeYoung, 37, white, was executed, and his lethal injection was filmed in compliance with a court order
- JULY 21, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Corrections Department turned over its supply of sodium thiopental to the Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Corrections Department turned over its supply of sodium thiopental to the Drug Enforcement Administration
- JULY 20, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ‘ARAB SLAYER’ EXECUTED AFTER VICTIM PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY
Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed in Texas. He was convicted of entering
- JULY 20, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: KONTRAS SAYS NO TO DEATH PENALTY IN CORRUPTION BILL
in Indonesia, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) called on the Law and Human Rights Minister to eliminate the death penalty provision in the anti-corruption bill currently in deliberation.
- JULY 20, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ STAYS EXECUTIONS OF TWO FORMER SADDAM OFFICIALS
Iraq stayed the execution of two of Saddam Hussein’s top military officials.
- JULY 20, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO THREW BODY ON HIGHWAY
Lython Mathe, 30, was sentenced to death by hanging by Bulawayo High Court judge Lawrence Kamocha, on circuit in Hwange, Zimbabwe.
- JULY 20, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR KILLING IMPERIAL CINEMA OWNER
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahzad Kayani sentenced brothers Ali and Nadeem Abbas to death for killing Nasim Sharif, over her ownership of the Imperial Cinema.
- JULY 20, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH ON HIS 52ND B’DAY
karate instructor Abeysiri Guruge, alias Karate Guruge...
- JULY 20, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY STAYS - LAGOS BAR ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN
the newly elected Chairman of the Lagos State Branch of Nigerian Bar Association...
- JULY 20, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed
JULY 20, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOLDIER, WHO KILLED AHLU SUNNA FIGHTER, EXECUTED
one of Somali soldiers, who has intentionally slain a fighter loyal to Ahlu Sunna Waljama