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- OCTOBER 4, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JUDGES DIFFER ON DEATH SENTENCE FOR UMESH REDDY
the Karnataka High Court in India delivered a split verdict on a lower court order sentencing notorious criminal Umesh Reddy to death for murder and rape.
OCTOBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYthe Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
OCTOBER 4, 2007Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEHEADING "WITCH"
two men in Papua New Guinea who murdered a woman by chopping her head off
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abolfazl F., 33...
a man, identified only as Abolfazl F., 33...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MAN OVER 2003 MURDERS OF 2 IN KUMAMOTO
the Fukuoka High Court in Japan upheld the death sentence handed down to a 34 year old man for killing two people and robbing them of cash and valuables in October 2003.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PATNA COURT GRANTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO ANAND MOHAN
the Patna Civil court in India awarded the death sentence to former parliamentarian Anand Mohan and his co-conspirators Bikramganj Akhlaq Ahmed and Arun Kumar Sinha for the lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: LAW MAKERS TO HAVE CONSCIENCE VOTE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
thirty years after the historic conscience debate on the controversial issue of hanging raged in the Parliamentary arena...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Drew Edmondson urged the state Court of Criminal Appeals to postpone...
Attorney General Drew Edmondson urged the state Court of Criminal Appeals to postpone...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey was back behind bars last night after a judge set his bail at $10 million...
Kenny Richey was back behind bars last night after a judge set his bail at $10 million, effectively thwarting his latest bid for freedom.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Nomezam Apandy Abu Hasan, 28, a jobless man from Kampung Seri Minyak...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
'CHEMICAL' ALI'S EXECUTION DELAYED BY IRAQ
Iraq has stayed announced it will miss the legal deadline for executing Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," while the government seeks a stay for the holy month of Ramadan.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
at 10am on September 25, the US Supreme Court...
at 10am on September 25, the US Supreme Court...
OCTOBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER, SODOMY AND OTHER CRIMES
a man, identified as Shanuz Morovati, was hanged in a public square in Iran after
- OCTOBER 2, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. NUECES DA WON'T SEEK DEATH PENALTY WHILE SUPREME COURT HAS YET TO RULE
The Nueces County District Attorney’s Office put a hold on
- OCTOBER 2, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TORTURING EX-GIRLFRIEND
a man from northwest China's Shaanxi Province was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve and deprived of his political rights for life for torturing and attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend.
- OCTOBER 2, 2007KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
SEVENTEEN FOREIGNERS AWAITING EXECUTION IN KYRGYZSTAN
according to the Citizens Against Corruption Human Rights Centre, a total of 17 foreigners are in Kyrgyzstan’s death row. The majority are citizens of the post-Soviet states, with three from other foreign countries
- OCTOBER 2, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDAN PAPER URGES STATE TO REVIEW DEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Internal Affairs Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda ruled out the death penalty for Lord's Resistance Army [LRA] leaders when they face trial for crimes committed during the two decades of rebellion in the north.
- OCTOBER 2, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN PANCHAGARH
a court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife about 12 years ago.
- OCTOBER 2, 2007HondurasDEATH PENALTY
HONDURAS HOPES TO STOP EXECUTION IN US
the government of Honduras continues to expect mercy from the US authorities...
- OCTOBER 2, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano...
the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano...
OCTOBER 2, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA. EBONYI, KATSINA, SOKOTO PARDON 86 PRISONERS
three states in Nigeria- Ebonyi, Katsina and Sokoto - released a total of 86
OCTOBER 2, 2007HondurasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA). COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS DECISION SIGNALS LIKELY SHUTDOWN OF EXECUTIONS
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution to Heliberto
OCTOBER 2, 2007GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA. YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Principal Magistrate Moses Richards of the Kanifing Magistrates Court in
- OCTOBER 1, 2007GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA. BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PLEDGE TO REVIVE DEATH PENALTY
the two presidential candidates in Guatemala’s November 4 runoff election have
- OCTOBER 1, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a federal judge has ordered a new trial for Robert Fratta.
a federal judge has ordered a new trial for Robert Fratta.
- OCTOBER 1, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the FBI’s recently released Uniform Crime Reports...
the FBI’s recently released Uniform Crime Reports...
- OCTOBER 1, 2007IdahoDEATH PENALTY
the United States Supreme Court has declined to hear the State of Idaho’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit...
the United States Supreme Court has declined to hear the State of Idaho’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit...
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THE JUDICIARY ADVISOR DEFENDS THE PUNISHMENT OF STONING TO DEATH
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, the mullahs’ Judiciary Chief Advisor and an ideologue
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BELONGING TO EXTREMIST ISLAMIC GROUP COMMUTED
Syria's State Security Court sentenced Ali Ahmad al-Ajeel, a Syrian national, to 12 years in jail after initially ordering him to be sentenced to death for belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria s
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JORDAN FOR MURDER
the Criminal Court in Amman, Jordan, sentenced Ahmad M., a 22 year old Egyptian man, to death after convicting him of murdering Midhat Ibrahim, 31, also an Egyptian, over JD200 in a deserted area in Wadi Seer in December, 2005.