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MAY 26, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA. SUPREME COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MENGISTU
Ethiopia's Supreme Court sentenced former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam to death in his ab
MAY 26, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY BY TWO YEARS
Egypt extended a controversial decades-old state of emergency by tw
- MAY 25, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a local man convicted of armed robbery and raping a woman.
- MAY 25, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA SENTENCES 12 TO DEATH
a court in Boumerdes, Algeria, sentenced 12 people to
- MAY 25, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The state of Missouri has added an anesthesiologist to its execution team
The state of Missouri has added an anesthesiologist to its execution team
- MAY 25, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the northern city of Ardebil...
a man was hanged in the northern city of Ardebil...
MAY 24, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA. 24 EXTREMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
Twenty-four extremists have been sentenced to death in Algeria on c
- MAY 23, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian High Court sentenced to death by hanging a man found guilty of trafficking in 81.43gm of the drug, methamphetamine, six years ago.
- MAY 23, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Alfredo Prieto, 42, already on death row in California for a different murder, has been given 2 more death sentences.
Alfredo Prieto, 42, already on death row in California for a different murder, has been given 2 more death sentences.
- MAY 23, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
Judge Webb Biard, of the 366th District Court in Collin County, ordered that Michael Blair's capital murder conviction be overturned.
Judge Webb Biard, of the 366th District Court in Collin County, ordered that Michael Blair's capital murder conviction be overturned.
- MAY 22, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PROFESSOR TAHER MURDER CASE
four people in Bangladesh were sentenced to death for the murder of Professor Sheikh Taher Ahmed.
- MAY 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: WE ARE STUDYING THE DEATH PENALTY: NHRC CHIEF
the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is independently studying the validity of the death penalty in India, says its chief, Justice (Retd) S. Rajendra Babu
- MAY 22, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 29 year old odd-job labourer was sentenced to death for trafficking in cannabis at a house near in Kuantan, Malaysia, nine years ago.
- MAY 22, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
jurors recommended the death penalty for a Vietnamese immigrant, Tai Pham.
jurors recommended the death penalty for a Vietnamese immigrant, Tai Pham.
- MAY 22, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Lonnie Wright Richie, 41, who has spent more than 14 years on death row, could get a new trial
Lonnie Wright Richie, 41, who has spent more than 14 years on death row, could get a new trial
- MAY 22, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Governor Martin O'Malley says he will reluctantly move forward with getting Maryland's execution protocol approved.
Governor Martin O'Malley says he will reluctantly move forward with getting Maryland's execution protocol approved.
- MAY 22, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted the death sentence of Samuel David Crowe to life without parole
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted the death sentence of Samuel David Crowe to life without parole
- MAY 22, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A Riverside County Superior Court jury recommended that Michael Cook should get the death penalty
A Riverside County Superior Court jury recommended that Michael Cook should get the death penalty
MAY 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA CLARIFIES DEFENCE LAWYERS' ROLE IN CAPITAL CASES
China's Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice jointly issued regulations on the protection of def
MAY 22, 2008Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDRC. THREE SEPARATISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
three members of a separatist group were sentenced to death in Congo in a mass
MAY 22, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA. FOUR AIR FORCE PILOTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
a military tribunal recently sentenced four Ethiopian Air Force pilots to death.
MAY 22, 2008GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIAN PRESIDENT THREATENS TO BEHEAD GAYS
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has threatened to behead gay
MAY 22, 2008CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON. PRESIDENT BIYA ISSUES PARDON
after successfully celebrating the 36th National Day, Cameroon President Paul Biya signed
- MAY 21, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam...
a Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam...
- MAY 21, 2008JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN COMMUTES EIGHT AL-QAEDA DEATH VERDICTS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) commuted the death penalty passed on eight al-Qaeda-linked suspects to life imprisonment, judicial sources said.
- MAY 21, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SEEK AFZAL GURU'S RELEASE
several Indian civil liberties and democratic rights organisations sought the immediate release of Mohammed Afzal Guru, who was falsely implicated in the Indian parliament attack case on December 13, 2001, and awarded capital punishment.
- MAY 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court in Chapainawabganj...
Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court in Chapainawabganj...
- MAY 21, 2008MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Earl Wesley Berry was executed at 6 p.m. today in Unit 17 of Parchman
Earl Wesley Berry was executed at 6 p.m. today in Unit 17 of Parchman
MAY 21, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN. JUSTICE MINISTER BIDS TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Taiwan's new Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said she will attempt to
MAY 21, 2008MississippiDEATH PENALTYMISSISSIPPI (USA). CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
Mississippi put a convicted murderer to death by lethal injection in the second U.S. execution since the Supreme Court lifted an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty last month.