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- MAY 8, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty to Frank Christopher Gonzalez
A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty to Frank Christopher Gonzalez
- MAY 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH SENTENCE FOR FORMER PROVINCIAL LEGISLATOR
a former senior legislator from east China's Jiangsu Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes from companies, a court ruled.
- MAY 8, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the Rejaee shahr prison...
three men were hanged in the Rejaee shahr prison...
MAY 8, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN. LAWYERS COMPLAIN TO UN OVER RISING EXECUTIONS
Japanese lawyers criticised the rising number of executions carried out in the country,
MAY 8, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA. COURT CONDEMNS THREE TO DEATH OVER BUS BOMBING
a court in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Regional State found six Ethiopians, one
MAY 8, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYEP. REPORT BY CAPPATO ON HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD APPROVED
the European Parliament in Brussels approved the Report by Marco Cappato (Italian Radicals
MAY 8, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA. RIGHTS GROUPS CONCERNED OVER DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
human rights groups in Liberia expressed concern over a law approved
- MAY 7, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Greene County jury decided that Jeffrey Martin, 51, should be put to death.
A Greene County jury decided that Jeffrey Martin, 51, should be put to death.
- MAY 7, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
An El Paso County jury unanimously sentenced David Renteria to death
An El Paso County jury unanimously sentenced David Renteria to death
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTERS IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two daughters for dowry at Dadanchak village in Shibganj upazila, Bangladesh, in 2001.
- MAY 7, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER
the Orissa High Court in India upheld a death sentence awarded by a lower court and confirmed the conviction terming it as “rarest of the rare” incident.
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STRANGLING SECOND WIFE
a peasant aged about 45 was sentenced to death for strangling his second wife at Gopinathpur in sadar upazila, Bangladesh, two years ago
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN LALBAGH SEVEN-MURDER CASE
a special tribunal court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced two men to death, eight to life terms and one to 10 years imprisonment in the sensational seven-murder case in Lalbagh in the city 8 years ago.
- MAY 7, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA THREE TO HANG FOR ROBBERY.
three casual labourers in Kenya who raided an estate near Nyeri Town were sentenced to death.
- MAY 7, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
PACE President calls on the US to abide by its international obligation to review cases of death row prisoners denied consular access.
PACE President calls on the US to abide by its international obligation to review cases of death row prisoners denied consular access.
MAY 7, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERS, TERRORISTS, HIJACKERS
the Liberian House of Representatives passed into law an Act making Armed
MAY 7, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY
a military court of appeal upheld for a second time the death sentence on
MAY 7, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYUK. IRANIAN RESISTANCE AQUITTED OF TERRORISM ACCUSATIONS AGAIN
the Court of Appeal in London ordered the British Government to remove the People's
MAY 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged four men convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison.
- MAY 6, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
BROADCAST OF EXECUTION FORCES JAPAN TO DEBATE DEATH PENALTY
the broadcast of the execution of a man more than 50 years ago is the first time most Japanese have
- MAY 6, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia put William Earl Lynd to death...
Georgia put William Earl Lynd to death...
MAY 6, 2008DEATH PENALTYUSA. GEORGIA MAN EXECUTED, ENDING 7-MONTH MORATORIUM
a Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed, the first inmate
MAY 6, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR BAHRAINI COMMUTED
in Saudi Arabia, the death sentence of Bahraini national Maki Ali Abbas, 46, was commuted
MAY 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN DELAYS YOUNG MAN'S EXECUTION AFTER EU APPEAL
Iran's judiciary ordered a month's postponement of the execution of a young man
- MAY 5, 2008DEATH PENALTY
- MAY 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged nine drug traffickers, reports said.
Iran has hanged nine drug traffickers, reports said.
- MAY 5, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced Wakilii Brown, 32, to di
Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced Wakilii Brown, 32, to di
- MAY 5, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Renaldo Devon McGirth was sentenced to death
Renaldo Devon McGirth was sentenced to death
- MAY 5, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the California Supreme Court found that Adam Miranda was wrongly sentenced to death
the California Supreme Court found that Adam Miranda was wrongly sentenced to death
- MAY 5, 2008TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an order releasing death row inmate Paul House,
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an order releasing death row inmate Paul House,