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- MAY 29, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
ARAB LEGISLATIONS GO FAR BEYOND ISLAMIC LAW
Tahar Boumedra, the Penal Reform International (PRI) Regional Director for the
- MAY 29, 2008ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
In Little Rock, the state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Michael B. Daniels.
In Little Rock, the state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Michael B. Daniels.
- MAY 29, 2008BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: EXECUTION OF BANGLADESHI MAN IN BAHRAIN ‘FAST TRACKED’
Bahrain reportedly decided to speed up the execution of a Bangladeshi man convicted of murder.
MAY 29, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. KURDISTAN REGION'S JUSTICE MINISTER 'WANTS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY'
the autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan's justice minister, Faruq Jamil, told campaign
- MAY 28, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SEVEN GET DEATH FOR KILLING STUDENT
a court in southwestern Jhenidah district town in Bangladesh sentenced seven people...
- MAY 28, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA AFTER 13 YRS, BHAGALPUR READIES HANGMAN NOOSE
the Bhagalpur Central Jail in India will be witnessing its first execution in 13 years.
- MAY 28, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAMESE POST OFFICE CLERK SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THEFT
a court in Vietnam's southern province of Bac Lieu sentenced a female post office clerk to capital punishment for theft, national TV reported.
- MAY 28, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, District and Session Judge Hafeez Ullah khan sentenced five people to death for murder.
- MAY 28, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTIONS ON THE RISE AMID TIGHTER SECURITY
tighter security measures led to a sharp rise in executions in Iran, according to the international rights group Amnesty International.
- MAY 28, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR BEATING DEATH
a Sri Lankan was sentenced to death in Qatar for killing a man as he slept because of an old dispute
- MAY 28, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY SLAMS INCREASE IN JAPANESE HANGINGS
Amnesty International voiced "great concern" about a recent increase in the number of executions in Japan as well as the secretive nature of police investigations.
- MAY 28, 2008TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. has ordered prosecutors to retry or free Paul House.
.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. has ordered prosecutors to retry or free Paul House.
- MAY 28, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH TWICE FOR TRAFFICKING
in what is believed to be one of the oldest cases in the court system, Siew Yoke Keong, a 40 year old welder, was sentenced to death for drug trafficking after being held in remand for 11 years in Malaysia.
- MAY 28, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
two leading American grassroots organisations have...
two leading American grassroots organisations have come together to raise awareness about the execution of mentally ill defendants.
- MAY 28, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the prison of Bojnord...
a man was hanged in the prison of Bojnord...
- MAY 27, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a woman, her boyfriend and his two friends were sentenced to dea
- MAY 27, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
16 ALGERIAN ISLAMIC FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
an Algerian court handed down death sentences in absentia to 16 alleged Islamic fighters on terrorism-related charges.
- MAY 27, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER 90 YEARS AGO PARDONED
the Victorian State Government in Australia created legal history when it announced a posthumous pardon for a man wrongly executed 86 years ago in the notorious Gun Alley murder case
- MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in the central city of Qom, the governmental newspaper Iran reported.
- MAY 27, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BANGLADESHI WHO AXED INDIAN TO DEATH GETS DEATH PENALTY
a Bangladeshi farm worker who axed his Indian colleague to death in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates...
- MAY 27, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EFFORTS TO SAVE DEATH-ROW FILIPINOS
the Filipino Ambassador to Kuwait, Ricardo Endaya, talked to the Arab Times about three Filipinos, Bienvenido Espino Jr, May Vecina and Jakatia Pawa, who are awaiting the death sentence in Kuwait.
- MAY 27, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Kevin Green was executed tonight at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt
Kevin Green was executed tonight at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt
- MAY 27, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: VICIOUSNESS OF GANGS FACTOR IN DEATH SENTENCE
the ultimate penalty imposed by the Nagasaki District Court in Japan on the defendant in the murder of a mayor seemed to show that judges had no other choice, given the vicious nature of his crime and his unreasonable motive behind it.
- MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KURDISH TEACHER
Iran confirmed the death sentence of a Kurdish teacher for membership in a "terrorist" group and possession of explosives, the judiciary spokesman confirmed.
- MAY 27, 2008New YorkDEATH PENALTY
The New York State Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Martin Golden that would establish the death penalty for criminals who kill police officers.
The New York State Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Martin Golden that would establish the death penalty for criminals who kill police officers.
MAY 27, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYLIBERAL INTERNATIONAL. RESOLUTION FOR WORLDWIDE PROHIBITION OF PERSECUTION AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS
thanks to a proposal by the Radicals, the Liberal International approved the resolution for the prohibition of persecution and discrimination based on sexual orientation.
MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS A MAN FOR MURDER IN FAMILY FEUDS
Iran hanged a man for murder, the Fars news agency reported.
MAY 27, 2008GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA. JUDGES ENDORSE DEATH PENALTY
two of the four Appeal Court Judges nominated by President J. A. Kufuor to the Ghanaian
MAY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYEU DEEPLY CONCERNED BY IMMINENT EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
the EU is deeply concerned by the news of the imminent execution of Behnoud Shoj
MAY 26, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN. GANGSTER SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MAYOR'S ASSASSINATION
A gangster has been sentenced to death by a Japanese court for killin