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
- OCTOBER 28, 2011KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A Bullitt County jury has recommended a death sentence for Michael Dale St. Clair, 54, white
USA - Kentucky. A Bullitt County jury has recommended a death sentence for Michael Dale St. Clair, 54, white
- OCTOBER 28, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt sentenced Thomas Brown, 29, black, to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt sentenced Thomas Brown, 29, black, to death.
- OCTOBER 28, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Forensic Science Commission closed its inquiry into the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas in 2004
USA - Texas. The Texas Forensic Science Commission closed its inquiry into the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas in 2004
- OCTOBER 27, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED - JUSTICE MINISTER
Taiwan’s Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu reaffirmed that there has been no change in
- OCTOBER 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
the Appellate Court in Ras Al Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates, commuted the death sentence to three years in jail, to be followed by deportation, after the parents of the victim forgave the suspect.
- OCTOBER 27, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MILITARY OFFERS MILLIONS IN COMPENSATION FOR AIRMAN WRONGLY EXECUTED
Taiwan’s defense ministry says it will pay $4.4 million to relatives of airman Chiang Kuo-ching, 21
- OCTOBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW
five Indonesian maids sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia are appealing for clemency.
- OCTOBER 27, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Mallory Cooper sentenced Cecil King, 41, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Mallory Cooper sentenced Cecil King, 41, black, to death
- OCTOBER 27, 2011South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Judge Bradley Zell sentenced Eric Robert, 49, white, to death.
USA - South Dakota. Judge Bradley Zell sentenced Eric Robert, 49, white, to death.
OCTOBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men convicted of murder, one who ran over his victims and the other who deliberately hit his victim's car, the interior ministry announced.
- OCTOBER 27, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Frank Garcia, 39, Hispanic, has been put to death
USA - Texas. Frank Garcia, 39, Hispanic, has been put to death
- OCTOBER 26, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN TO HANG FOR RAPING, IMPREGNATING AND KILLING DAUGHTER
a Jordanian was sentenced to death for raping and impregnating his 19 year old daughter then
- OCTOBER 26, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jason Russell Richardson, 40, white
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jason Russell Richardson, 40, white
OCTOBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN GHARCHAK
One man was hanged publicly in the town of Gharchak, Tehran province, early in the morning.
OCTOBER 26, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM READY FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS: CHIEF JUDGE
from November 1, condemned prisoners in Vietnam will be executed by lethal injections,
OCTOBER 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EMIRATI PAYS OVER $4M TO SAVE KILLER’S LIFE
in Saudi Arabia, an unknown UAE donor gave more than $4 million (Dh14.69m) to save a
- OCTOBER 25, 2011LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: APPARENT EXECUTION OF 53 GADDAFI SUPPORTERS
Fifty-three people, apparent Gaddafi supporters, seem to have been executed at a hotel
- OCTOBER 25, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: JAPANESE SENTENCED TO HANG IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUGS
the Malaysian High Court in Shah Alam sentenced 37-year-old Japanese woman Mariko Takeuchi, a former nurse, to death for smuggling methamphetamine into the country.
- OCTOBER 25, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: NIGHTCLUB CASHIER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
nightclub cashier Fang Yuen Heong, 35, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Samsudin Hassan of the Malaysian High Court for possessing 757.74gm of methamphatamine and 26.23gm of nimetazepam at a house in Taman Johor Jaya on December 23, 2008.
- OCTOBER 25, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 2 WOMEN
in Japan, Presiding Judge Hiroyoshi Suzuki of the Kumamoto District Court sentenced Kumamoto resident Kenichi Tajiri, 40, to death for killing two women and stealing money in separate incidents in Kumamoto Prefecture.
- OCTOBER 25, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ACQUITTAL OF 8 DEATH SENTENCES STAYED
Bangladesh's Supreme Court Appellate Division Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain stayed a High Court verdict that acquitted eight people condemned to death for killing Mohammad Alam for six weeks.
- OCTOBER 25, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Coalition Including Victims' Families and Law Enforcement Officials Launches Death Penalty Repeal Initiative.
USA - California. Coalition Including Victims' Families and Law Enforcement Officials Launches Death Penalty Repeal Initiative.
OCTOBER 25, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL REINTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality bill was reintroduced to parliament.
- OCTOBER 25, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Frank Bearden has overturned the death sentence of Jeffrey Dale Tiner, 53, white
USA - Oregon. Judge Frank Bearden has overturned the death sentence of Jeffrey Dale Tiner, 53, white
OCTOBER 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON
Selah Abedini was executed in Orumieh prison early in the morning, Kurdish website
- OCTOBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one unidentified prisoner was hanged in the prison of
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one unidentified prisoner was hanged in the prison of
- OCTOBER 24, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Three prisoners were hanged in three different prisons in Iran early this morning
- OCTOBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran early this morning, reported the Iranian
two prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran early this morning, reported the Iranian
- OCTOBER 23, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN MAN TO HANG FOR RAPING NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
a Jordanian man was sentenced to death for raping a seven-year-old girl while she was on her way to school in 2010.
- OCTOBER 21, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Travis Mullis, 24, white, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Travis Mullis, 24, white, to death