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- APRIL 1, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. HIGH COURT AFFIRMS FILIPINA'S DEATH SENTENCE
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against an overseas Filipino
- APRIL 1, 2008New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN TO APPEAL REFUSAL OF REFUGEE STATUS
an Iranian overstayer's lawyer says he will be appealing a decision to refuse him refugee status by New Zealand.
- APRIL 1, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
three Algerian Islamists were sentenced to death in absentia...
three Algerian Islamists were sentenced to death in absentia...
- APRIL 1, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Canyon, a Randal County jury has given the death penalty to Rosendo Rodriguez
In Canyon, a Randal County jury has given the death penalty to Rosendo Rodriguez
- MARCH 31, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. TWO MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER
a Trinidad and Tobago judge sentenced two men to hang for the 2003 murder of
- MARCH 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO BANK WORKERS EXECUTED
Two Chinese bank workers who spent about 45 million yuan (6.4 million dollars)
- MARCH 31, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
EMIRATI SAVES TWO PRISONERS FROM CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
an Emirati man's charity gave a new lease on life to two prisoners sentenced to
- MARCH 31, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI COURT MEETS IN SECRET OVER CANADIAN SLATED FOR BEHEADING
a Saudi court threatened the lawyer of a Canadian man who is facing a public beheading after the advocate submitted a bid to appeal the death sentence.
- MARCH 31, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE OF KUWAITI COMMUTED IN COLLEAGUE’S MURDER
the Court of Appeals in Kuwait commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of a Kuwaiti man, identified as Jarrah N., who was charged with the premeditated murder of his colleague at Sabhan Fire Station.
- MARCH 31, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COUPLE STONED TO DEATH IN FATA
a man and a woman were stoned to death by militants in Pakistan's Khwezai-
- MARCH 31, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
7 MEXICAN-BORN TEXAS DEATH ROW INMATES LOSE APPEALS
the US Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of seven Mexican-born prisoners condemned to die in Texas, including two who had committed murders in Houston in the 1990s.
- MARCH 31, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE 'TO PUT MY AFFAIRS STRAIGHT'
in Japan, a 26 year old man in sentenced to death for killing two relatives appealed the ruling...
- MARCH 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. 134 PEOPLE HANGED IN 2007
Releasing its annual report on the state of human rights in 2007, the Human Rights
- MARCH 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
two murder convicts were awarded the death sentence for killing a rickshaw driver two years ago in Okara, Pakistan. Sarfraz and Liaqat Ali killed rickshaw driver Mushtaq.
- MARCH 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COMMUTE DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE FOR FOREIGN PRISONERS: BURNEY
leading human rights activist Ansar Burney urged Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani to commute the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh and other foreigners languishing in Pakistani jails to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ADVANI WILL GO BY SC VERDICT ON AFZAL
Indian NDA Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani indicated that if voted to power...
- MARCH 29, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
the military tribunal in Bourmedés, Algeria...
the military tribunal in Bourmedés, Algeria...
- MARCH 28, 2008NevadaDEATH PENALTY
A Washoe County jury sentenced Tamir Hamilton
A Washoe County jury sentenced Tamir Hamilton
- MARCH 28, 2008ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Hartford Superior Court Judge Carmen Espinosa sentenced Lazale Ashby
Hartford Superior Court Judge Carmen Espinosa sentenced Lazale Ashby
- MARCH 28, 2008WyomingDEATH PENALTY
The Carbon County Attorney's Office says it will not seek the death penalty
The Carbon County Attorney's Office says it will not seek the death penalty
- MARCH 28, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a discharged soldier was shot at Bumpo-ri in Samsoo...
a discharged soldier was shot at Bumpo-ri in Samsoo....
- MARCH 27, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FOUR STUDENTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING SPREE
four former students who shot dead eight rivals with AK-47 rifles over a college
- MARCH 27, 2008DEATH PENALTY
US MARKS SIX MONTHS WITH NO EXECUTIONS
the United States marked its sixth consecutive month with no executions of
- MARCH 27, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. FAMILY'S DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD
death sentences were upheld by the Fukuoka High Court in Japan against a yakuza
- MARCH 27, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword after he was convicted of murdering a
- MARCH 27, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals today reversed the death
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals today reversed the death
- MARCH 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Pomona, a jury has recommended the death penalty for James Winslow Dixon
In Pomona, a jury has recommended the death penalty for James Winslow Dixon
- MARCH 27, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: JOURNALIST UNDER DEATH SENTENCE MOVED TO KABUL AHEAD OF HIS APPEAL
Reporters Without Borders welcomed the transfer to Kabul ahead of his appeal hearing of young Afghan journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, who has been sentenced to death.
- MARCH 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN IN DRUG HAUL ATTEMPT GETS DEATH
a court in Doha, Qatar, sentenced an Iranian man to death after he was found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs into the country.
- MARCH 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER
a Yemeni national was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being