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- AUGUST 26, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH APPEAL POSTPONED BY LAWYER'S ABSENCE
the appeal of a man in Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, who was sentenced to death for two murders and refuses to appeal against the verdict, has been postponed due to the absence of his lawyer who failed to win his client's cooperation.
- AUGUST 25, 2007MaltaDEATH PENALTY
MALTA AGREES TO SIGN DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM PROPOSAL
Malta is willing to sign the moratorium proposal of the death penalty.
- AUGUST 24, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed...
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed 4 people decided this evening that he should receive the death penalty.
- AUGUST 24, 2007Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: DEATH SENTENCES FOR JOURNALIST'S MURDER
three unidentified men, convicted of the murder of a journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death, judicial sources said.
- AUGUST 24, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Miami, Citrus County Judge Richard Howard pronounced the death sentence for John Couey.
in Miami, Citrus County Judge Richard Howard pronounced the death sentence for John Couey.
- AUGUST 24, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
- AUGUST 24, 2007PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Miller, who murdered four women during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
Joseph Miller, who murdered four women during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
- AUGUST 23, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Luther Jerome Williams, 47, was executed...
Luther Jerome Williams, 47, was executed by lethal injection this evening at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN INCREASES HANGINGS TO EASE DEATH ROW OVERCROWDING
Japan carried out three hangings, the most executions in a single day in 31 years, as it struggles to reduce a growing death row population.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FINALISED FOR EX-AUM SHINRIKYO MEMBER
Masato Yokoyama, one of the perpetrators of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack that killed 12 people and injured dozens, carried out by the buddhist sect Aum Shinrikyo, had his death sentence finalised when the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, the Y
- AUGUST 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN ASIR REGION
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry...
- AUGUST 23, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: GOVT SOLDIER EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMRADE
the Somali armed forces executed a government soldier at Somalia's former execution field in the army academy "Scool Polizia", along the coast of Mogadishu.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. ACTIVISTS CONDEMN JAPAN HANGINGS
Human Rights groups strongly condemned the hanging of three convicted criminals by Japan.
- AUGUST 22, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the state supreme court has vacated 1 of the death sentences against Andrew Lyons.
the state supreme court has vacated 1 of the death sentences against Andrew Lyons. His 2nd death sentence remains.
- AUGUST 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, became the 400th condemned inmate Texas...
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, became the 400th condemned inmate Texas has put to death since executions resumed in 1982.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SOUTHEAST IRAN
two drug smugglers were executed in Iranshahr, Iran
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
two men were executed in Zahedan in Iran for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED IN PUBLIC
the Shiraz General and Revolution Court prosecutor reported a public hanging in Shiraz, Iran.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Chhattisgarh, India...
the High Court in Chhattisgarh, India...
- AUGUST 21, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Broward jury recommended that Howard Steven Ault...
a Broward jury recommended that Howard Steven Ault, 41, be executed for the 1996 murders of DeAnn Mu’min, 11, and her sister, Alicia Jones, 7
- AUGUST 21, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Frank Duane Welch, 46, was put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
Frank Duane Welch, 46, was put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
- AUGUST 21, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
in Chicago, a 3-judge 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel...
in Chicago, a 3-judge 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel...
- AUGUST 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO APPLY DEATH PENALTY TO DESTROYERS OF POWER FACILITIES
China will apply the death penalty to those who damage electric power facilities, resulting in serious consequences.
- AUGUST 21, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: SEOUL COURT ORDERS COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTED ACTIVISTS
a Seoul court ordered the South Korean government to pay almost US$26 million in compensation to families of eight pro-democracy activists executed on fabricated treason charges three decades ago
- AUGUST 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali Qalandari and Rasul Gord were hanged in Iran. No further details are available.
Ali Qalandari and Rasul Gord were hanged in Iran. No further details are available.
- AUGUST 20, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Franklin County jury has recommended Jodey Wayne Waldrop...
a Franklin County jury has recommended Jodey Wayne Waldrop be executed for his role in his infant son's death. The jury voted 11 to 1 to impose the death penalty.
- AUGUST 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO JAPANESE OVER DRUGS
a Chinese court upheld the death sentences of two Japanese men convicted of attempting to smuggle drugs from China to Japan in 2003, an official at the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang said.
- AUGUST 20, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANS ON DEATH ROW SEEK PARDON
two Indian nationals sentenced to death on drug smuggling charges in Saudi Arabia appealed to King Abdullah for clemency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- AUGUST 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS YOUTH CONVICTED OF MURDERING STEPMOTHER WHILE A MINOR
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of fatally shooting his stepmother while he was still a minor. The execution took place in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.