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DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. GAY YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH
a gay Iranian youth was sentenced to death for the crime of "lavat" (literally, sodomy), for having sex at 1
- DECEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
NOVEMBER 30, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a court in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE
TWO FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York's last inmate on death row was resentenced to life without parole.
New York's last inmate on death row was resentenced to life without parole.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. AUTOMATIC DEATH PENALTY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
the South Korean law that automatically gives the death penalty to any soldier
NOVEMBER 29, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. ITALIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ISN'T FOREGONE CONCLUSION
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Pasquale Ferrara, cautioned that “vigilance is required until the
NOVEMBER 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. PENALTY GUIDELINES SET FOR FAKE DRUGS
a draft judicial interpretation spells out the circumstances in which life sentences or the death penalty can be
NOVEMBER 29, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE (USA). BREDESEN: EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
Tennessee isn’t likely to execute any prisoners on death row until next summer, Gov. Phil Bredesen said.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court sentenced 11 people to death in a major drug trafficking case, state media reported
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED FOR AL-QAIDA MILITANT CONVICTED OF SLAYING A US DIPLOMAT
Jordan's military court commuted a 2004 death sentence against an al-Qaida
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007DominicaDEATH PENALTY
DOMINICA: LEADING CARIBBEAN JURIST SPEAKS ON DEATH PENALTY
a leading Caribbean jurist in Dominica says regional judges should use their discretion when imposing the death penalty, as the debate over the resumption of hangings continues in the region
NOVEMBER 28, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN. EXECUTION STAYED FOR CONVICTED RAPISTS
two Sudanese men sentenced to die in Khartoum for raping and murdering a four year old girl escaped the
NOVEMBER 28, 2007BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS. DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST POLICEMAN CARRIED OUT
a police officer turned serial killer was executed, the Supreme Court of Belarus announced. The execution was carried out by shooting, according to the court.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MERCY PLEAS DELAY COUPLE’S EXECUTION
a husband and wife on death row at the Ambala Central Jail in India had their execution stayed after filing a mercy petition with the President.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINO MAID'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
a Kuwaiti appeals court upheld the death sentence of a Filipino maid convicted of murdering her employer, her lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in Vietnam sentenced a 50 year old local man to death and sent two others to prison...
a court in Vietnam sentenced a 50 year old local man to death and sent two others to prison...
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
in Madagascar, Christophe Tombotsoa, an independent interpreter...
in Madagascar, Christophe Tombotsoa, an independent interpreter...
NOVEMBER 27, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA. PUBLIC EXECUTIONS ON THE RISE
North Korea has resumed frequent public executions, after a decline since 2000
NOVEMBER 27, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN. HERAT MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOLDIERS TO DEATH
a military court in Herat City in western Afghanistan condemned two soldiers to
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 8
a court in Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, sentenced a man to death for raping and sexually assaulting girls aged between eight and twelve.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI 'DREAM KILLER' MUST HANG, SAYS COURT
Kuwait's appeals court upheld a death sentence handed down against a Shiite Muslim who said he had been ordered in a dream to kill his wife and two children.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan...
NOVEMBER 26, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN RAJSHAHI
at the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Rajshahi,
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: 2 GSPC MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
a criminal court in Tizi Ouzou, 100 km east of Algiers in Algeria...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN NAJRAN
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southern city of Najran after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Zheng Guoliang, former deputy to the Anhui Provincial People's Congress in east China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for drug smuggling and illegal gun possession, local sources confirmed
- NOVEMBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLINF IN IRAN'S SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
according to the announcement of the provincial judiciary department...
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia.