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- NOVEMBER 23, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering a police officer.
a jury recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering a police officer.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven men were sentenced to death for the murder of 13 police officers...
seven men were sentenced to death for the murder of 13 police officers...
NOVEMBER 23, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCES EXCEED IMMEDIATE EXECUTIONS FOR 1ST TIME
the number of suspended death sentences handed down this year in China
NOVEMBER 23, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA. NO DEATH SENTENCE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, SAYS SHAHRIZAT
the government will not make provision to impose the death sentence on juvenile
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY CRIME STATUTE UPS TO 25 YEARS
the statute of limitations for crimes that are punishable by the death sentence in South Korea is likely to be extended to 25 years.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: YOUNG MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
a young man was awarded the death penalty in Bangladesh for the murder of a mobile shop operator in Pabna town for refusing tolls in March last year.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
at a local court in India...
at a local court in India, District and Sessions Judge GK Rai sentenced a man to death who was convicted of murdering his daughter and wife
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: BANANA HAWKER TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
a banana vendor was sentenced to death in Kenya for violently robbing a nurse in Kirinyaga District two years ago
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CAR SMUGGLING GANG LEADER GETS DEATH PENALTY
the leader of a smuggling ring was given the death penalty, suspended for two years...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN JOINS CONVENTION AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Tolekan Ismailova, the head of the 'Citizens Against Corruption' human rights centre, announced that the Kyrgyz delegation to the United Nations voted to join the UN convention banning the use of the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
BRITAIN URGES MALAWI TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY: EMBASSY
Britain urged Malawi to abolish capital punishment, still a contentious issue here after the poor southern African nation issued a moratorium on executions 15 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: APPEALS EXHAUSTED, EXECUTIONS SET FOR THIS MONTH
a reliable source revealed to Akhir Lahzah that the death by hanging sentence will be carried out this month against those convicted in the case of the child Muram Awad.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged in public a prisoner named Amin...
Iran hanged in public a prisoner named Amin...
NOVEMBER 22, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA. FOUR NIGERIANS EXECUTED
according to a Nigerian recently deported from Libya, who wished to remain
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR SECOND TIME
a Kenyan court imposed the death sentence
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Roy Lee McDuffie, 44, who has spent more than 2 years on death row...
Roy Lee McDuffie, 44, who has spent more than 2 years on death row, was granted a new trial by the Florida Supreme Court.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COURT UPHOLDS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE IN S CHINA
the Higher People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province upheld a suspended death sentence for a mentally ill man who murdered four family members and an employee with a hammer.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MUST IMMEDIATELY ABOLISH CHILD EXECUTION – IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
despite the UN convention on human rights, Iran continues to execute children under 18. “Iran must immediately abolish child execution,” Mina Ahadi, an Iranian human rights activist...
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUSTRALIAN
the People's Court of Appeals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, reaffirmed the death sentence for Tony Manh, 40, after hearing no new evidence for a reduction in his sentence, a court official told the Associated Press.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court martial in Uganda sentenced three soldiers to death by hanging after finding them guilty of murdering two civilians in Kiruhura district
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom...
NOVEMBER 21, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. UN VOTE ON MORATORIUM DECEMBER 19 OR 20
the final vote by the UN General Assembly on the Moratorium on capital
NOVEMBER 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a square in the clerical capital
- NOVEMBER 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE HANGED ON DRUGS CHARGES
Iran hanged five men for drug trafficking, local media reported, the latest in a g
- NOVEMBER 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
the Iranian daily Kayhan reported that a man identified only as A.A., 29...
- NOVEMBER 20, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR DISCHARGING FIREARM
the Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence of a plastic factory employee, who was convicted by the High Court for discharging a firearm while committing a robbery six years ago.
NOVEMBER 20, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA. DUMA LEAVES DEATH PENALTY ON TABLE
the State Duma in Russia concluded its four-year term last week, leaving a stack
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the California Supreme Court called for a constitutional amendment...
the California Supreme Court called for a constitutional amendment...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
a woman was sentenced to death by the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in China for murdering two old men at her home in 2006.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR PRISON GUARD MURDER
a court in Tizi Ouzou Province, 100 km east of Algiers, Algeria, sentenced two men who killed a prison guard in September to death in absentia.