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- APRIL 30, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER & ROBBERY
the Khartoum North Criminal Court in Sudan, presided over by Judge Mudathir al-Rashid, sentenced four men to death by hanging after they were convicted of killing a policeman in an exchange of fire at a Central Reserve Force camp in Al-Fula.
- APRIL 30, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE LOVE TRIANGLE TO END WITH EXECUTION
an 18 year old Chinese student was sentenced to death for killing a classmate in a love-triangle dispute involving a middle-aged teacher, state media reported.
- APRIL 30, 2008CubaDEATH PENALTY
REACTIONS TO CUBA’S COMMUTATION OF DEATH PENALTY
Cuban President Raúl Castro’s announcement that virtually all death sentences would be commuted to terms of 30 years to life was welcomed by social sectors calling for the abolition of capital punishment.
- APRIL 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ‘DRUG PEDDLERS SHOULD BE EXECUTED’
Muhammed JubrilAlhaji Muhammad Jibril, the commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Nigeria, said that he preferred the death penalty for drug trafficking to a jail sentence.
- APRIL 30, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
TIKRIT COURT SENTENCES AL-QAEDA-LINKED GROUP LEADER TO DEATH
the Criminal Court in Tikrit, Iraq, sentenced an al-Qaeda-linked group member to death, a police source said.
APRIL 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the central city
APRIL 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. TRIBAL ELDERS URGED TO HELP STOP EXECUTIONS IN MOHMAND AGENCY
fearing yet another public execution of an alleged outlaw, tribesmen in Machinai locality
- APRIL 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SARABJIT’S EXECUTION PROCEDURALLY DELAYED BY 14-21 DAYS
the execution of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan was procedurally delayed by 14 to 21 days, Dawn News reported.
- APRIL 29, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
Illegally withheld evidence probably
Illegally withheld evidence probably
- APRIL 29, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON'S AL-MANAR TV REPORTS SYRIAN PROTESTS OVER SAUDI EXECUTIONS
the families of Syrian prisoners and inmates being held in Saudi Arabia staged a sit-in in front of the Saudi Embassy in Damascus for the third time.
- APRIL 29, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN EAST CHINA
a man in east China was given a death sentence with a two-year stay for smuggling 3.8 tonnes of methaqualone pills, a potentially habit-forming drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- APRIL 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SC SEEKS AG’S EXPLANATION
a three member bench of the Pakistani Supreme Court directed the attorney general to report whether