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- APRIL 6, 2008BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL SURVEY: SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY DROPS
support for the death penalty in Brazil has dropped from a year ago, as a wave of violent crime subsided, according to a poll published.
- APRIL 6, 2008QatarDEATH PENALTY
a Doha appeals court in Qatar acquitted an Egyptian man...
a Doha appeals court in Qatar acquitted an Egyptian man...
APRIL 6, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPA. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Palestinian High Military Court in Jenin sentenced Mr Tha'er Mahmoud Husni
APRIL 6, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA. FIVE MENGISTU OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Ethiopian Court sentenced five top military officers of former Marxist ruler
APRIL 6, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN. TORTURE LANDED 10 INMATES ON DEATH ROW, LAWYERS SAY
the lives of 10 Sudanese on death row are hanging in the balance as their lawyers
- APRIL 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Iqbal Malik awarded the death sentence and Rs 0.5 million fine to Awal Khan for possessing 42kg of hashish
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SC STAYS DEATH PENALTY OF MUMBAI BLAST CONVICT
India’s Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Zakir Hussain Noor
- APRIL 4, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner upheld the Oct. 26, 2007 (see) death sentence of Lisa M. Montgomery
U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner upheld the Oct. 26, 2007 (see) death sentence of Lisa M. Montgomery
- APRIL 4, 2008ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
James Aaron Miller, 32, who lived with the bodies of his girlfriend and her 2 children for 5 days after killing them
James Aaron Miller, 32, who lived with the bodies of his girlfriend and her 2 children for 5 days after killing them
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING OF CHILDREN
describing the killing of three innocent children who were asleep as one of the “rarest of rare cases...
- APRIL 4, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN KUWAIT'S DEATH ROW GETS HELP FROM NRIS
an Indian sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of a Nepali girl is likely to get a fresh stab at life thanks to generous NRIs in the Gulf region who paid blood money to the victim's family.
APRIL 4, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. LAW MINISTER TAKES NOTE TO INCIDENT OF A COUPLE STONING TO DEATH
the Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farooq H. Naik in Pakistan took strong
APRIL 4, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. BRITISH MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A Vietnamese-born British citizen condemned to death for heroin trafficking has
- APRIL 3, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Purcell, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock took the March 7 (see) jury's recommendation
In Purcell, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock took the March 7 (see) jury's recommendation
APRIL 3, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF MARINE
a South Korean man was sentenced to death in a court-martial for killing a South
- APRIL 2, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Glen Chapman, 40, was released from Central Prison on Wednesday
Glen Chapman, 40, was released from Central Prison on Wednesday
APRIL 2, 2008DEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA (USA). EXECUTIONS ARE PUT ON HOLD
Virginia put all executions on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether
- APRIL 1, 2008SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
a Syrian court sentenced four Syrians, two Turkish and one Lebanese to death for
- 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
APRIL 1, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR SEX CRIMES AGAINST KIDS
people who commit sexual assaults against children under 13 and kill them will
APRIL 1, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT. HIGH COURT AFFIRMS FILIPINA'S DEATH SENTENCE
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against an overseas Filipino
APRIL 1, 2008DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN SUPPORTS CAPITAL X IN HIS WALK AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
American rapper Capital X’s campaign against the death penalty, sponsored by
- 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 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. TWO BANK WORKERS EXECUTED
Two Chinese bank workers who spent about 45 million yuan (6.4 million dollars)