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- OCTOBER 17, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN RELEASED FROM DEATH ROW SPEAKS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY AT UN
Sakae Menda, a man freed from death row more than 24 years ago in Japan...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Collin County jury sentenced Kosoul Chanthakoummane to death...
a Collin County jury sentenced Kosoul Chanthakoummane to death...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a Moore County jury decided that Mario Lynn Phillips...
a Moore County jury decided that Mario Lynn Phillips...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a judge in Fort Worth stopped the Nov. 27 execution of Dale Devon...
a judge in Fort Worth stopped the Nov. 27 execution of Dale Devon...
OCTOBER 17, 2007GuatemalaDEATH PENALTYGUATEMALA. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Guatemala commuted a death sentence handed down in 1999 to
OCTOBER 17, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ DEBATES LEGAL ISSUES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the planned execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," was further delayed
OCTOBER 17, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN. MORE EXECUTIONS SCHEDULED
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to sign in the near future the death
OCTOBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. EIGHT MEN, ONE WOMAN HANGED IN TEHRAN PRISON
Iranian authorities hanged eight men and a woman in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, state media reported.
OCTOBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. THREE PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE IN CITY OF SHIRAZ
Iran hanged three convicted rapists in public in the southern city of Shiraz, the
- OCTOBER 16, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
carrying out an Aug. 31 jury's recommendation...
carrying out an Aug. 31 jury's recommendation...
- OCTOBER 16, 2007BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: MURDER ACCUSED FIGHTS DEATH SENTENCE
a man convicted of killing his lover in Grand Bahama appeared in the Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn his death sentence handed down by a Supreme Court judge.
- OCTOBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
EU CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN YOUTH DEATH VERDICT
the European Union voiced ‘deep concern’ over what it said was the possible imminent execution of an Iranian man convicted of murdering a fellow school pupil when he was 16 years old. Ali Mahin Torabi, who has been in prison since 2002, was sentenced to d
- OCTOBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARAB RIGHTS GROUP APPEALS TO UN AGAINST AHWAZI EXECUTIONS
the Ahwaz Human Rights Organization issued an appeal to Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, protesting the imminent execution of six Ahwazi Arabs in Ahwaz, the provincial capital of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.
- OCTOBER 16, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER
a soldier attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) in Uganda was sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of murder. The Second Division Court Martial chaired by Col. Eric Mukasa passed the sentence against Pte. Gershom Amanya for k
OCTOBER 16, 2007DEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. SUPPORT FROM LATIN AMERICA FOR UN MORATORIUM
Chile, Ecuador and Mexico have confirmed their support for the UN initiative for a moratorium
OCTOBER 16, 2007NevadaDEATH PENALTYUSA: NEVADA COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF MURDERER AT 11TH HOUR
the execution of a convicted murderer in Nevada was stayed at the 11th hour on Monday after an appeal by rights groups over the method of lethal injection to be used.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Bridgeport Superior Court has recommend that Russell Peeler Jr. be sentenced to death.
a jury in Bridgeport Superior Court has recommend that Russell Peeler Jr. be sentenced to death.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Travis County jury unanimously sentenced Selwyn Davis to the death penalty.
a Travis County jury unanimously sentenced Selwyn Davis to the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN HAS NOT EXECUTED ANYONE FOR TWO YEARS: PRESIDENT
Tawianese President Chen Shui-bian said that no death row convict has been executed in Taiwan for nearly two years and that he has always wanted the death penalty being phased out completely from the country.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI JUDGE: EXECUTION SET FOR CHEMICAL ALI
Ali Hassan Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," is set to be executed on Tuesday October 16 for his role in the deaths of up to 180,000 Kurds, an Iraqi judge said. Munir Hadad, a senior judge of the Supreme Criminal Court, said the execution could take place
OCTOBER 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG WOMAN FACING EXECUTION
a young Iranian woman accused of killing an 80 year old man who allegedly held her prisoner in his home may be executed within days.
- OCTOBER 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran arrested a prominent rights activist who has campaigned against the death penalty on charges...
Iran arrested a prominent rights activist who has campaigned against the death penalty on charges...
- OCTOBER 12, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: RIGHTS LAWYER LOBBIES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Olawale Fapohunda, a leading human rights lawyer in Nigeria, called for a formal moratorium on executions and a speedy end to capital punishment in Nigeria.
- OCTOBER 11, 2007ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
a split panel of three judges from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis...
a split panel of three judges from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis...
- OCTOBER 11, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: COURT UPHOLDS SENTENCE FOR MOTHER IN-LAW MURDER
the Supreme Court in Zambia upheld the death sentence of a 51 year old man who raped and murdered his mother in-law on Christmas day in 2005.
- OCTOBER 11, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
EX-LEADER URGES SKOREA TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize winner who was once held on death row, urged his country to abolish capital punishment.
OCTOBER 11, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTYMADAGASCAR: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTACKING FRENCH DIPLOMAT
a criminal court in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sentenced three people to death for attacking the residence of a French diplomat two years ago.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIAN PM STANDS BY BALI BOMBER DEATH PENALTY
the Australian prime minister, John Howard...
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED IN IRANIAN KURDISTAN
two Iranians, Kiumars and Nader Mohammadi have been hanged in Iran's northwestern Kurdistan province, authorities announced.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in Medellin v. Texas...
the U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in Medellin v. Texas...