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- MARCH 24, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Patrick Jason Stollar has been formally sentenced to death
Patrick Jason Stollar has been formally sentenced to death
- MARCH 24, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH ROW RETRIAL REQUEST
the Japanese Supreme Court rejected a retrial request from a former professional boxer sentenced to death over the murder and robbery of a family of four in 1966, ending his call for the case to be reheard.
MARCH 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. 'BALI BOMBERS' DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL DROPPED
Islamic militants in Indonesia facing death over the 2002 Bali bombings are one
- MARCH 23, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of a fatal shooting
- MARCH 22, 2008ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
a victims' rights group is pushing for increased funding to find the killers
a victims' rights group is pushing for increased funding to find the killers
MARCH 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. WOMAN BOSS GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR FRAUD
a woman boss of a beauty parlour was sentenced to death in east China's Zhejiang
- MARCH 21, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate voted 44-7 to remove the non-unanimous jury language from
The Senate voted 44-7 to remove the non-unanimous jury language from
- MARCH 21, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VILLAGE HEAD IN CHINA EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX
the head of a village in the Chinese central province of Henan was executed for murdering six people with an illegally owned gun in a series of disputes...
- MARCH 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man faced gallows for an alleged crime he committed...
a young man faced gallows for an alleged crime he committed...
- MARCH 20, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court today unanimously reversed Kenneth Earl Gay's death sentence
The California Supreme Court today unanimously reversed Kenneth Earl Gay's death sentence
- MARCH 20, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are
the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are
- MARCH 20, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of
- MARCH 20, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, alias Abou El Abbas...
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, alias Abou El Abbas...
- MARCH 19, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
House approves non-unanimous death penalty.
House approves non-unanimous death penalty.
- MARCH 19, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA. JUSTICES CITE RACIAL BIAS, THROW OUT DEATH SENTENCE
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Snyder v. Louisiana, threw out the death
- MARCH 19, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Snyder v. Louisiana
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Snyder v. Louisiana
- MARCH 19, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA. ACCUSED IN MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Galle High Court Judge Bandusena Rajapakse sentenced Appuwa
- MARCH 19, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
One of Dallas County's most notorious death penalty cases ended
One of Dallas County's most notorious death penalty cases ended
- MARCH 19, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Bill to ban death penalty headed toward rejection in Md.
Bill to ban death penalty headed toward rejection in Md.
MARCH 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. NEW DEATH PENALTY FOR KURDISH JOURNALIST
A young Kurdish journalist has been condemned to death in Iran for the second
MARCH 19, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYTIBET. D'ELIA, DALAI LAMA NEEDS OUR HELP
Radical Parliamentarian Sergio D’Elia said at a demonstration of solidarity with
- MARCH 18, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
the penal tribunal in Bourmedés, Algeria...
the penal tribunal in Bourmedés, Algeria...
MARCH 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN WITH DEATH SENTENCE RELEASED WITH SON
Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, the woman who was sentenced to stoning to death for
MARCH 18, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. AUSTRALIAN WOMAN FACES FIRING SQUAD
an Australian woman of Vietnamese origin lost her court appeal and will face a
MARCH 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA TO RATIFY UN COVENANT ON CIVIL RIGHTS: WEN JIABAO
China said it would ratify the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at an
- MARCH 17, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING TWO RELATIVES
a man who murdered and robbed two relatives in Kyoto and Kanagawa
- MARCH 17, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: KILLERS MUST HANG - CHIEF
Batlokwa deputy chief, Michael Gaborone, said that anyone who commits murder must hang. "Killers must hang.
- MARCH 17, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS FOR RELEASE OF DATA ON DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS
Hands Off Cain asks China to provide data on the number of people sentenced to death and the number of executions performed.
MARCH 17, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NARSINGDI MURDER CASE
the seven accused in the Narsingdi Seven Murder Case were given death
- MARCH 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a