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- OCTOBER 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS TWO MEN FOR SEX CRIMES
Iran publicly hanged two men for sex crimes...
- OCTOBER 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ibrahim al-Saeed was beheaded in public for murder.
Ibrahim al-Saeed was beheaded in public for murder.
OCTOBER 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the southeastern province of
OCTOBER 30, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTYUSA. LETHAL INJECTIONS MAY STOP UNTIL RULING
the US Supreme Court halted an execution in Mississippi, less than an hour
- OCTOBER 29, 2007NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DUTCH-IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
Dutch-Iranian human rights activist Abdullah al-Mansouri was allegedly sentenced to death in Iran and may be executed within 48 hours, reports said.
- OCTOBER 29, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the American Bar Association (ABA) renewed its call for a nationwide...
the American Bar Association (ABA) renewed its call for a nationwide...
OCTOBER 29, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. PRO MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AT THE NEW YORK MARATHON
At the New York Marathon on November 4, Olympic champion Stefano Baldini will run with a ribbon to support the Italian initiative to halt global executions.
- OCTOBER 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
Iran executed two convicted of drug trafficking in the southern Kerman province...
- OCTOBER 28, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED BY SWORD FOR MURDER
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted...
- OCTOBER 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES TWO FOR RAPE
Iran executed two men in prison after they were convicted of raping...
- OCTOBER 28, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. LAWYERS' GROUP CALLS FOR NATIONWIDE HALT TO EXECUTIONS
serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and
- OCTOBER 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE HANGED IN CENTRAL IRAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three were hanged in Yazd, central Iran, for drug trafficking...
OCTOBER 27, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. THREE BANGLADESHIS EXECUTED FOR ROBBERY, SEXUAL ASSAULT
three Bangladeshis were beheaded in Saudi Arabia after
- OCTOBER 26, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: CULT MEMBER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Japan's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence handed to Satoru Hashimoto, 40, a member of the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult for killing seven people in 1994 by releasing Nazi-invented nerve gas, officials said.
- OCTOBER 26, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR KILLING LOVER
the UPDF 4th division court martial in Amuru district in Uganda sentenced a UPDF soldier, Private Denis Omona, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend...
- OCTOBER 26, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
a three-member bench of the Supreme Court in Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 26, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers...
the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers...
- OCTOBER 26, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
in Kansas City, before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner...
in Kansas City, before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner...
- OCTOBER 25, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. FIVE YOUTHS HANGED IN PUBLIC SQUARE
Syria executed five youths by hanging in a public square after they were
- OCTOBER 25, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER, SMUGGLING HEROIN
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword Shahid Jameel, a Pakistani national
- OCTOBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword Shahid Jameel, a Pakistani national
- OCTOBER 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING HEROIN
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in India, District and Sessions Judge K Somashekhar awarded capital punishment to Ramdas Alias Dasa Bommayya Nayak after convicting him two days earlier.
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SPEAKER JOINS FOES OF EXECUTION
the Iraqi parliament speaker joined opponents of executing a Saddam Hussein-era defence minister convicted of genocide against Kurds, saying that sending him to the gallows would set a dangerous precedent for the armed forces.
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
the state-run Fars news agency reported that a man identified as Iraj Feyzi...
the state-run Fars news agency reported that a man identified as Iraj Feyzi...
OCTOBER 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. AFGHAN BOY HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING - HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG
the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission received evidence from an
- OCTOBER 24, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
SCRAP DEATH PENALTY: EMINENT CITIZENS
SCRAP DEATH PENALTY: EMINENT CITIZENS
- OCTOBER 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified as Sadeq M. was hanged in the southern city of Shiraz...
a prisoner identified as Sadeq M. was hanged in the southern city of Shiraz...
OCTOBER 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR AIDING PRISONER ESCAPE
the Saudi news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the