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- APRIL 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH SEEKS FUNDS TO SAVE CONVICTS ON SAUDI DEATH ROW
Bangladesh's government is seeking funds to pay "blood money" to secure the release of eight workers now on death row in Saudi Arabia over the murder of an Egyptian worker, officials
- APRIL 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER SHAANXI FREEWAY EXECUTIVE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY
the former board chairman of a northwest Chinese freeway construction company received a death sentence, with a two-year stay, after being convicted for bribery.
- APRIL 16, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA DEATH BY HANGING FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
a 29 year old factory van driver was sentenced to death by hanging after a High Court in Johor Baru, Malaysia, convicted him of murder.
- APRIL 16, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN RADIO STATION TO AIR EXECUTION TAPE AS HANGINGS RISE
a Japanese radio station will broadcast a 1955 tape of an execution in a special program next month, a rare move to raise public awareness as the government increases the frequency at which it hangs death row inmates.
- APRIL 16, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA
an Indonesian national from Aceh province was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam high court in Selangor, Malaysia, after being found guilty of drug dealing.
- APRIL 16, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Virginia's moratorium on the death penalty was ended today by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine
Virginia's moratorium on the death penalty was ended today by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine
- APRIL 16, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Bac Giang People’s Court in Vietnam sentenced three to death for drug trafficking, four to life imprisonment and a total of 122 years in prison to another 13.
- APRIL 16, 2008DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions today.
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions today.
- APRIL 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH SIX TIMES FOR MADRASSA ATTACK
an anti-terrorism court in Quetta, Pakistan, sentenced a man to death six times for killing six madrassa students in Qila Saifullah, Geo News reported.
- APRIL 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SAYS NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IS 'NOT HIGH'
the number of executions in Iran is "not high", the judiciary said in response to an Amnesty International report that listed Iran as the world's second most prolific executioner in 2007.
- APRIL 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN DEATH PENALTY DISSIDENT RETURNS TO JAIL
an award-winning Iranian journalist and rights activist was due to return to prison after being allowed three months' leave because of illness, his lawyer said.
- APRIL 15, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Saudi Interior Ministry says a Saudi man has been beheaded after being