Iraq 2008
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News on Iraq in 2008
- DECEMBER 29, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: HANDS OFF CAIN- DON'T DEPORT THE ASHRAF IRANIAN REFUGEES
Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D’Elia sent Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki an appeal saying he was
- DECEMBER 15, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
3 TO BE HANGED IN WASSIT
the Central Criminal Court issued death penalties against three people in Iraq's Wassit province, the director of the investigation committee in Wassit said.
- DECEMBER 13, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
the top UN envoy in Iraq urged the Shiite-led government to treat imprisoned Saddam Hussein-era figures
the top UN envoy in Iraq urged the Shiite-led government to treat imprisoned Saddam Hussein-era figures
- DECEMBER 4, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING EX-GOVERNOR OF MUTHANNA
the al-Muthanna Criminal Court in Iraq sentenced a man to death for assassinating former governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, a court official said.
- DECEMBER 2, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ'S 'CHEMICAL ALI' GETS SECOND DEATH SENTENCE
Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali", received a second death sentence for the mass killing of
- DECEMBER 2, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
4 CIVILIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH ON MURDER, ROBBERY CHARGES
the Criminal Court in Wassit, Iraq, handed down death sentences to four civilians after being found guilty of murder and robbery.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2008LibyaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Federal Court of Cassation in Iraq upheld the death sentences imposed by the Criminal Court on six convicts, including two Arab nationals, for murder, abduction and terrorism-related crimes.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCED FOUR TO DEATH
the official spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq said that the Central Criminal Court in al-Karkh sentenced four people to death for perpetrating different crimes.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
SALAH AL-DIN LOCAL COUNCIL MEMBER, SON SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Salah al-Din Central Court in Iraq sentenced a member of the provincial council and his son to death by hanging after they were found guilty of murder.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
MAN TO HANG OVER KARBALA CAR BOMB
the Karbala Criminal Court in Iraq has sentenced a man to death for involvement in a car bomb attack on May 7, 2006, that killed two people near the provincial building
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
Riyadh Jasim Mohammed, Mohammed Sultan...
Riyadh Jasim Mohammed, Mohammed Sultan...
- OCTOBER 30, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) released a statement saying that they strongly condemn and denounce the death sentence
the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) released a statement saying that they strongly condemn and denounce the death sentence
- OCTOBER 28, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI MILITANT TO HANG FOR KILLING OF U.S. SOLDIERS
An Iraqi court sentenced a militant to death by hanging for the killing of three U.S. soldiers in 2006.
- OCTOBER 7, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SECRET EXECUTIONS STILL CARRIED OUT
the Independent learned that secret executions are being carried out in Iraq in the prisons run by Nouri al-Maliki's government.
- OCTOBER 1, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
a man has been executed after he was found guilty...
a man has been executed after he was found guilty of committing murders, the Diwaniya’s anti-terror office director said, adding death sentences were handed down against 42 on the same charges.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. LAWMAKER COULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VISITING ISRAEL
an Iraqi lawmaker who has made two trips to Israel and advocates peaceful relations with the Jewish state had his parliamentary immunity lifted last week and now could face a death sentence if Baghdad chooses to prosecute him.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH CAPTURED IN WASSIT
policemen captured a man wanted by security authorities who was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Kut city, Iraq, a security source in Wassit said.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SENDS 8 SAUDIS HOME
eight Saudi Arabian nationals jailed in Iraq were sent home ahead of a new extradition treaty between the two countries.
- AUGUST 30, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
KARBALA INCIDENTS’ MASTERMIND SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Iraq, Karbala’s Court of Appeal sentenced an armed group leader to death for masterminding a bloody clash during a Shiite pilgrimage where hundreds were killed and injured.
- AUGUST 25, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
L'AQUILA. ELA GANDHI SIGNS MARCO PANNELLA'S ‘MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, EVEN FOR TAREQ AZIZ’ APPEAL
Ela Gandhi signed the appeal for Marco Pannella's non violent initiative for the 'Moratorium on capital punishment, even for Tareq Aziz'.
- AUGUST 20, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a former Iraqi cabinet minister was sentenced to death for ordering
- AUGUST 10, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: WASSIT COURT UPHOLDS 8 DEATH SENTENCES
the public body of the Court of Cassation in Iraq upheld a ruling made by the Central Criminal Court, which sentenced eight people to death for kidnapping and murdering civilians, an anonymous source from Wassit's Federal Court of Appeal said.
- JULY 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
PANNELLA: HUNGER STRIKE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
at the presentation of the Hands Off Cain 2008 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide, Marco Pannella used the occasion to promote his “Moratorium on the death penalty also for Tareq Aziz” campaign. Mr Pannella has been on a hunger strike since midnight, J
- JULY 14, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. MECACCI AND PERDUCA: SEND A FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION DELEGATION TO VISIT TAREQ AZIZ
Radical-PD Parliamentarians Matteo Mecacci and Marco Perduca wrote a letter to the Presidents of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber and the Senate asking them to start all the practical necessities for sending a delegation to Iraq “with the utm
- JULY 6, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PANNELLA, HUNGER STRIKE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY FOR TAREQ AZIZ
as of tonight, Marco Pannella is on a hunger strike against the likely death sentence and execution of Tareq Aziz, ex vice prime minister of the deposed Iraqi regime.
- JULY 3, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
KARBALA COURT SENTENCES THREE SUSPECTS TO DEATH
Rahman Mashawi, the spokesman for Karbala security operations...
- JULY 1, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
a conference was held in Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government...
a conference was held in Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government...
- JUNE 18, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
FEDERAL COURT OF CESSATION RATIFIES 18 DEATH SENTENCES
the Federal Court of Cassation’s public authority ratified the execution of 18 death row convicts in several Iraqi provinces...
- JUNE 4, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. UN EXPERT CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY
the United Nations expert on the independence of judges and lawyers condemned the
- MAY 29, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. KURDISTAN REGION'S JUSTICE MINISTER 'WANTS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY'
the autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan's justice minister, Faruq Jamil, told campaign