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- JANUARY 11, 2008DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran has recently hanged four men convicted of murder in different
- JANUARY 11, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE. COMMISSION RECOMMENDS ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Review Commission of Sierra Leone, has among
- JANUARY 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BIHAR
a court in Bihar, India, awarded the death sentence to two people and life terms to seven others for killing a villager in Bihar's Banka district in 1999.
- JANUARY 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO BEHEADED RELATIVE
the Bombay High Court in India confirmed the death sentence awarded to an accused in a case of murder in which he severed the head of the victim with a sickle.
- JANUARY 11, 2008GermanyDEATH PENALTY
GERMANY: COURT OVERTURNS NAZI VERDICT ON REICHSTAG ARSONIST
Germany's federal prosecutor overturned the guilty verdict passed on Marinus van der Lubbe...
- JANUARY 10, 2008DEATH PENALTY
Media Cannot Watch Executions in Arkansas...
Media Cannot Watch Executions in Arkansas...
- JANUARY 10, 2008DEATH PENALTY
a Miami drug trafficker convicted in 1991 in the September...
a Miami drug trafficker convicted in 1991 in the September...
- JANUARY 10, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING WIFE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad Khan awarded the death sentence to Abdul Khaliq, a resident of Murree, Pakistan, who axed his wife to death on a family dispute in 2006.
- JANUARY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE PROSECUTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAKING BRIBES
a former prosecutor in northern China was sentenced to death for taking bribes and embezzling funds totalling $2.66m
- JANUARY 9, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA). GOVERNOR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
Death row inmate John Spirko, 61, wanted a pardon or the chance to
- JANUARY 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran regime hanged three, in public, for drug trafficking, in Birjand, capital of South Khorasan province bordering Afghanistan, state-run Fars News Agency reported.
- JANUARY 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 2 EXECUTED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
Two men, identified only as Mojtaba and Mohammad-Hossein, were
- JANUARY 9, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE ACQUITTED
the Orissa High Court in India waived a death sentence ordered six months ago by the Malkangiri Additional Sessions court.
- JANUARY 8, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CONVICTED MURDERER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted murderer, the interior ministry said
- JANUARY 8, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
five Ethiopians detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
five Ethiopians detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
- JANUARY 8, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
four Eritreans detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
four Eritreans detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
- JANUARY 8, 2008DEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. ERITREANS AND ETHIOPIANS FACE RISK OF EXECUTION IF RETURNED HOME
A number of Eritreans and Ethiopians detained in Sudan could face detention
- JANUARY 8, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. BILL COLLECTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
a bill collector was sentenced to death by a High Court
- JANUARY 8, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in the northern city of Tonkabon
- JANUARY 8, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BIHAR COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a fast track court in Bihar, India, sentenced three people to death and 18 others to life imprisonment for murdering three villagers 8 years ago.
- JANUARY 8, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HOUSEWIFE APPEALS SENTENCE AFTER 6 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
a housewife on death row in Malaysia appealed her sentence because the trial judge delayed writing the grounds of judgment.
- JANUARY 8, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: APPEAL HEARING OF DEATH ROW CONVICT ADJOURNED
the Court of Appeals in Kuwait adjourned the hearing on the mental abilities of a Kuwaiti man, identified as Mohammed H., who was sentenced to death for premeditated murder.
- JANUARY 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the ex-director of the Chinese State Administration of Food and Medicine...
the ex-director of the Chinese State Administration of Food and Medicine...
- JANUARY 7, 2008KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
in Washington the Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in the Baze v. Rees case.
in Washington the Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in the Baze v. Rees case.
- JANUARY 7, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, the Scot who spent 2 decades on death row for a crime...
Kenny Richey, the Scot who spent 2 decades on death row for a crime...
- JANUARY 7, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR CHILD MURDERS
a fast track court in Jalandhar, India, sentenced a “serial baby killer” to death. The man allegedly killed over 20 children, mostly migrants, after kidnapping them.
- JANUARY 7, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATAL DETONATOR BLAST
a court in Hohhot in northern China imposed the death penalty with a two year reprieve on a man who was held responsible for a detonator blast that killed five people at the end of 2006.
- JANUARY 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR MURDER, ONE IN PUBLIC
Iran publicly hanged former police official Abolfazl R in the central city of Arak for stabbing a man to death and raping his fiancée in the mountains outside Arak in December 2005, the report said.
- JANUARY 6, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SC AFFIRMS RAPE CONVICTION OF 2 MEN
the Philippine Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of two sexual offenders who were both found guilty of incestuous rape, but downgraded the penalty imposed on them from death to life imprisonment.
- JANUARY 5, 2008DEATH PENALTY
the U. S. Supreme Court will decide if a man convicted of raping his 8-year old stepdaughter...
the U. S. Supreme Court will decide if a man convicted of raping his 8-year old stepdaughter...