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NOVEMBER 8, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the
- NOVEMBER 7, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
former Gov. George Ryan arrived at the federal prison camp in Oxford...
former Gov. George Ryan arrived at the federal prison camp in Oxford, Wis., entering through the back gate and avoiding the media.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch, a leading international advocacy group based in the United States...
Human Rights Watch, a leading international advocacy group based in the United States...
- NOVEMBER 7, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court rejected another request to postpone...
the Florida Supreme Court rejected another request to postpone...
- NOVEMBER 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged Sabour Feyz, an Iranian national, for heroin trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA DROPS SPONSORSHIP OF UN ANTI-DEATH PENALTY RESOLUTION
Canada said that it will not co-sponsor a United Nations resolution calling for a global moratorium on the death penalty, breaking a nearly decade-old tradition by a country that has long prided itself on its opposition to capital punishment.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2007ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
63 % of Connecticut residents support the death penalty...
63 % of Connecticut residents support the death penalty...
NOVEMBER 7, 2007MassachusettsDEATH PENALTYMASSACHUSETTS (USA). HOUSE LAWMAKERS REJECT DEATH PENALTY BILL
House lawmakers overwhelmingly reject a bill to reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts.
NOVEMBER 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO AFGHANS PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPING DUTCH WOMAN
Iran publicly hanged two Afghans for the rape of a Dutch woman, state news
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MAN FOR KILLING 2 HOUSEWIVES IN KANAGAWA
the third petty bench of the Japanese Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Koichi Shoji...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for stabbing to death a compatriot.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. AMERICAN’S DEATH PENALTY UNDER REVIEW
the Appeal Court in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, is reviewing the death sentence against an American for killing a German businessman and dumping his body in the desert.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals created an emergency e-mail filing system Tuesday...
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals created an emergency e-mail filing system Tuesday...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a judge has ordered a new trial for a man on death row since 1994...
a judge has ordered a new trial for a man on death row since 1994...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DENIES CLEMENCY TO SMUGGLERS
Indonesia's president rejected clemency pleas by five foreign drug smugglers and will push ahead with their executions
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN’S FIRST OFFICIAL EXECUTION IN THREE YEARS BLOODILY BOTCHED
once the shooting began, it took more than five minutes to kill the last of the 15 condemned men.
NOVEMBER 6, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA. 10 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR TERRORISM
in Algeria, the Tizi Ouzou Criminal Court sentenced 10 to death in absentia for terrorism. The
- NOVEMBER 5, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER IRAQ EMBASSY ATTACK
a military tribunal in Amman, Jordan, sentenced a Jordanian man to death for his role in the 2003 bombing of Jordan's embassy in Iraq, which killed 14 people.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
SIX YEMENIS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR OFFICIAL'S MURDER
SIX YEMENIS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR OFFICIAL'S MURDER
- NOVEMBER 5, 2007LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Glen Coleman will get a second trial.
Robert Glen Coleman will get a second trial.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose delays...
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose delays...
NOVEMBER 5, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA CONFIRMS HANGING OF DEATH ROW INMATE
the Botswana Department of Prisons and Rehabilitation confirmed the hanging of death row inmate Sepeni
- NOVEMBER 4, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Kiyan has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
Kiyan has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a global moratorium of the death penalty isn't just an idea of a few countries...
a global moratorium of the death penalty isn't just an idea of a few countries...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern Hormozgan province...
Iran has hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern Hormozgan province...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a convicted murderer in public in the southern province of Kerman...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE & MURDER
District and Sessions Judge A M Vaidya, in Achalpur, Amravati district, India, sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a mentally-challenged minor girl.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced Roger Gillett to death for two counts of capital murder
a jury sentenced Roger Gillett to death for two counts of capital murder
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN JUVENILE CASE
Iranian authorities should immediately prevent the execution of Makwan Mouloudzadeh...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, press reports said. Asghar Gh., 27...
Iran hanged a man, press reports said. Asghar Gh., 27...