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- APRIL 27, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BENCH COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
the Madras High Court Bench in India commuted the death sentence imposed on a 25 year old man to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN YOUTH WHO KILLED LOVE RIVAL FACES EXECUTION
a 17 year old Iranian youth who knifed and killed a rival suitor for a girl was sentenced to death by a court in Tehran.
APRIL 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men were hanged for drug trafficking in the main prison of Qom, Iran. The prisoners were identified only as Mahmood, 47, and Ghodrat, 56.
- APRIL 25, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
Raymond Smith is mentally retarded and cannot be executed, county Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery ruled today.
Raymond Smith is mentally retarded and cannot be executed, county Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery ruled today.
- APRIL 25, 2008JordanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OBTAINS SECRET VIDEO SHOWING HORROR OF BEHEADING
Amnesty International received secretly filmed grisly footage of a man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia.
- APRIL 25, 2008European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EU APPEALS TO US STATE OF KENTUCKY TO STOP EXECUTIONS
the European Union appealed to the governor of the US state of Kentucky...
- APRIL 25, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CONVICT APPEALS IN ALADI ARUNA MURDER CASE
a convict sentenced to death in the Aladi Aruna Murder Case filed an appeal against his conviction before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in India.
APRIL 25, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN. CABINET MEMBER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Taiwanese premier Liu Chao-shiuan recently announced a list of names that will
APRIL 25, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA. SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
the Supreme Court in Lagos, Nigeria, confirmed the death sentence of Abdullahi Ada, who, eight years ago,
APRIL 25, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA HEARS DEATH ROW DEFENSE BY VIDEO FOR FIRST TIME
China's top court interrogated a death penalty defendant via a video link for the
APRIL 25, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS PAKISTANIS, SYRIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Pakistanis and a Syrian convicted of smuggling drugs were beheaded by the
- APRIL 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
BROTHERS HANGED FOR KILLING RELATIVES
four brothers were hanged in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province for murdering their relatives eight years ago.
- APRIL 24, 2008ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended the death sentence for Gregory Decay
Jurors recommended the death sentence for Gregory Decay
- APRIL 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 12 MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN BAGERHAT
twelve people were sentenced to death, one of them in absentia, for the murder of a shrimp gher owner out of enmity at Rampal, Bangladesh, about seven years ago.
- APRIL 24, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY TO RELEASE INDIA-SPECIFIC DEATH PENALTY REPORT
human rights watchdog Amnesty International India and the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, will release a Report on Death Penalty on May 2.
APRIL 24, 2008FranceDEATH PENALTYCHINA. EXTRADITION TREATIES WITH AUSTRALIA, FRANCE SET
China's top legislature approved extradition treaties with Australia and France. The treaty
- APRIL 23, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COURT'S DEATH RULING A KEY VERDICT
a ruling handed down by the Hiroshima High Court to a 27 year old man who
APRIL 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS FIVE FOR MURDER
Iran hanged five men convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison, the Fars news
APRIL 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN PARDONS FIVE CONVICTED OF MURDER
five people convicted of murder in Iran were pardoned by the victims' families "in the last
- APRIL 22, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the central city of Isfahan,
- APRIL 22, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The state plans next month to execute William Earl Lynd
The state plans next month to execute William Earl Lynd
- APRIL 22, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Lawrence Joey Smith was spared a death sentence
Lawrence Joey Smith was spared a death sentence
- APRIL 22, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
2 new execution dates
2 new execution dates
APRIL 22, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPANESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS HE COMMITTED AS TEENAGER
a Japanese court overturned two earlier rulings and sentenced a man to death for
APRIL 22, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSTATELESS RESIDENT EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a stateless resident was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after he was
- APRIL 21, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN EXECUTES TWO OVER BANDITRY MURDER
Yemen's Primary Specialist Court delivered its rulings on two Yemeni brigands,
- APRIL 21, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI GETS DEATH SENTENCE OVER UNIVERSITY GRENADE ATTACK
a Yemeni state security court sentenced to death a man convicted of detonating a
- APRIL 21, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. SIX AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE BY HELMAND COURT
the High court in the southern province of Helmand, a one time Taliban bastion in
- APRIL 21, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Montez Spradley, 25, was sentenced to death today.
Montez Spradley, 25, was sentenced to death today.
- APRIL 21, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH ROW INMATES SEEK APPEAL COURT REPRIEVE
death row inmates, Michael Molefe of South Africa and Brandson Samson...