Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
- DECEMBER 11, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: VILLAGE HEAD GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
a village chief in central China's Henan Province was sentenced to death...
- DECEMBER 11, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA MAID'S "FORCED CONFESSION" MAY STILL BE USED IN DEATH PENALTY APPEAL: AHRC
an Asian human rights body expressed concern that an allegedly coerced confession by a Sri Lankan domestic worker sentenced to death for murder in Saudi Arabia may still be used against her in an appeal of the verdict to a higher court.
- DECEMBER 11, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 27 OTHER OFWS IN DEATH-PENALTY CASES
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are presently on death row, with another 22 charged in cases where the punishment is death
- DECEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a 48-year-old man with two children faces death by stoning...
a 48-year-old man with two children faces death by stoning...
DECEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR HANGED, ONE IN PUBLIC
four men were hanged for drug trafficking in the city of Bojnord in the Northern
DECEMBER 11, 2007GabonDEATH PENALTYGABON. CONCLUSION OF HANDS OFF CAIN CONFERENCE FOR THE UN MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the conference organised by Hands Off Cain in Gabon on December 10 and 11 concluded today with the adoption of the Declaration of Libreville. The conference was held in partnership with the government of Gabon, under the patronage of President Omar Bongo
DECEMBER 11, 2007FinlandDEATH PENALTYFINLAND SIGNS NEW EXTRADITION AGREEMENT WITH US
Finland has signed a new extradition agreement with the
- DECEMBER 10, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. ROYAL MERCY FOR THOUSANDS OF JAIL INMATES
convicted wife killer Wisut Boonkasemsanti and former public health minister Rakkiat Sukthana are among
- DECEMBER 10, 2007ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin Jr. formally imposed...
Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin Jr. formally imposed...
- DECEMBER 10, 2007KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Hours before vacating his office, Gov. Ernie Fletcher pardoned or commuted the sentences...
Hours before vacating his office, Gov. Ernie Fletcher pardoned or commuted the sentences...
- DECEMBER 10, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON ROYAL
Kuwait's appeals court upheld a death sentence against a member of the ruling Al-Sabah family for drugs trafficking, a legal source said.
- DECEMBER 10, 2007GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: TABARA SAMBA APPEALS AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE VERDICT
a few months after the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court sentenced her to death...
- DECEMBER 10, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE "GANG BOSS" SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SHOOTINGS
a gang boss involved in the murders of five people, including three members of the public...
- DECEMBER 10, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN HEARING TO APPEAL 'HSICHIH TRIO' DEATH PENALTY OPENS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
a preliminary hearing opened at Taiwan's High Court in the ongoing "Hsichih Trio" murder case with the three defendants appealing to overturn the death penalty on grounds they were tortured by police until they confessed.
DECEMBER 10, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTYNEW JERSEY MOVES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the New Jersey Senate voted to make the state the first in the country to repeal the death penalty since the
DECEMBER 10, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO CONSIDERS ENDING DEATH PENALTY
Morocco's justice minister says his country is on the verge of abolishing capital punishment.
- DECEMBER 9, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Appeal Court in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence against an American who murdered a German engineer last year, a legal source told Gulf News.
- DECEMBER 9, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
ALLEGED OUTLAW PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN BARA
Lashkar-i-Islam activists publicly executed an alleged outlaw in Bara, Pakistan.
DECEMBER 9, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT'S EMIR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF FILIPINA MAID
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah agreed to commute the death sentence on a Filipina maid
- DECEMBER 8, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 1997 MASSACRE
an Algerian court passed the death sentence on a man involved in the brutal 1997 massacre of 12 teachers
- DECEMBER 8, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
5 PEOPLE PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN N KOREA
North Korea publicly executed five traders by firing squad before some 40 residents in Hamhung city on the North's east coast, South Korean aid group Good Friends said. The five were accused of drug trafficking, according to the group
- DECEMBER 8, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: THREE OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SHEIK
Judge Yahia al-Thari from the West Penal Court in Taiz, Yemen, sentenced three of the accused to death for the murder of Sheikh Abdu al-Salam al-Qaisi. Sheikhs and other prominent individuals from the Sharab district were united in demanding that the eigh
DECEMBER 8, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN. UN OFFICIAL URGES TOKYO TO REASSESS DEATH PENALTY APPROACH
the UN's top human rights official deplored the execution of three prisoners, including one aged over 75
DECEMBER 8, 2007DEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. HANDS OFF CAIN CONFERENCE IN GABON FOR MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Hands Off Cain will hold a conference beginning December 10, the Global Day of Human Rights, in Libreville. The conference was organised by Hands Off Cain with the Government of Gabon, with thanks to the financial support of the Dutch Government.
- DECEMBER 7, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Japan hanged three convicted murderers in the country's first executions in more than three months, but in
- DECEMBER 7, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
District Judge William H. Haynes Jr. in Nashville ordered a stay of the Dec. 12 execution of Pervis Payne
District Judge William H. Haynes Jr. in Nashville ordered a stay of the Dec. 12 execution of Pervis Payne
- DECEMBER 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
SPA carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Pakistani national Muhammad Amir Shahzad who was convicted of the crime of smuggling a quantity heroin hidden in his entrails into Saudi A
- DECEMBER 6, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Etowah County Circuit Judge Allen Millican has accepted the Oct. 24 jury's recommendation...
Etowah County Circuit Judge Allen Millican has accepted the Oct. 24 jury's recommendation...
- DECEMBER 6, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
a jury returned a death penalty verdict for Alfred Brian Mitchell, convicted of the Jan. 7, 1991, killing of Elaine Marie Scott, 21.
a jury returned a death penalty verdict for Alfred Brian Mitchell, convicted of the Jan. 7, 1991, killing of Elaine Marie Scott, 21.
- DECEMBER 6, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAOISTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING COPS
a local court in Bihar, India, gave capital punishment to five CPI (Maoist) Naxalites for killing three policemen at Gaura village in Banka district two years ago.