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AUGUST 2, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA. PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 97 PRISONERS
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of 97 prisoners who were on death row, according to a statement released in Lusaka
AUGUST 2, 2007BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN. MP CALLS FOR SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY
a lawmaker called for the scrapping of the death penalty to avoid jeopardising
- AUGUST 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
IHRO OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE TO BEANT KILLERS
the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) expressed its opposition to the death sentences issued by a Chandigarh court, India, to Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh in the Beant Singh murder case as every execution violates the fundamental hum
- AUGUST 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY DEMANDS URGENT ACTION FOR TWO FACING DEATH IN IRAN
human rights group Amnesty International called for the death sentences against two Kurdish cousins in Iran to be commuted as it issued an "urgent action" appeal on their behalf.
- AUGUST 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. NINE HANGED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY, OTHER CRIMES
Iran hanged nine men sentenced to death for rape, armed robbery and other offences, most of them executed in public in front of a crowd of onlookers, state media reported.
- AUGUST 1, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING HOUSEWIFE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Reza Tarique Ahmed awarded two men capital punishment for killing a housewife at Chachoir village in Sadar upazila, Bangladesh, seven years ago
- AUGUST 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIAN MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword a man convicted of murder, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- AUGUST 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Ramin, was hanged in Shiraz...
a man, identified as Ramin, was hanged in Shiraz...
AUGUST 1, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA. DEATH PENALTY HERE TO STAY, MP’S DECIDE
Members of Parliament in Kenya defeated a Motion seeking to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 31, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO IN BEANT SINGH ASSASSINATION CASE
Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh, two of the six convicts in the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, were sentenced to death in India.
- JULY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MURDER CONVICT HANGED
Shabbir Ahmad, who was involved in a murder case in the jurisdiction
- JULY 31, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
blacks convicted of killing whites are not only more likely than other killers...
blacks convicted of killing whites are not only more likely than other killers...
JULY 31, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHITTAGONG
a divisional special court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death
JULY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. JAIL FOR JOURNALIST FOR DEFENDING DEATH ROW COLLEAGUES
a Tehran revolutionary court sentenced journalist Emadoldin Baghi to three years in prison
JULY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN CONFIRMS 2 KURDISH REPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran's judiciary for the first time confirmed that two Iranian Kurdish journalists have been sentenced to death for being "enemies of God."
- JULY 30, 2007PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Sunbury, Judge William H. Wiest formally sentenced Brentt Sherwood...
in Sunbury, Judge William H. Wiest formally sentenced Brentt Sherwood...
JULY 30, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA. NINE EGYPTIANS ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY AFTER BLOOD MONEY ACCEPTED
nine Egyptians on death row in Libya escaped capital punishment after the families of their
- JULY 29, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE IN LAXMIPUR
a special court in Laxmipur, Bangladesh, convicted a man and sentenced him to death for murdering his wife in 1999.
- JULY 29, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO ‘COMMON CRIMINALS’ EXECUTED
Iran hanged two ‘common criminals’, identified as Haj-Morad Mohammadi and Fazel Ramezani. No other details were provided.
JULY 29, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN. KING COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF SEVEN MILITANTS
Jordan's King Abdullah II commuted the death sentences of seven Islamic militants
JULY 29, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN. SIX EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND BANDITRY
six men sentenced to death in Yemen for murder and banditry were executed in
- JULY 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE ON DEATH ROW HAVE APPEALS REJECTED
according to a press release issued by the Adiala Central Jail in Pakistan, three prisoners sentenced to death will be hanged after their appeals for amnesty were rejected.
- JULY 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: '93 MUMBAI BLASTS: DEATH FOR YAKUB MEMON
Yakub Memon, the chartered accountant brother of prime accused Tiger Memon, was sentenced to death by the special TADA court hearing in India’s 1993 serial blasts case.
- JULY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIANS MAY HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR BEING GAY
expatriate Iranian sources are reporting that some of the 16 people hanged last week, labelled 'the most famous hooligans in Tehran', were executed for being gay
- JULY 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
the official Saudi Press Agency carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Saudi national Abdallah Bin-Muhammad Bin-Durzi al-Daghmi.
- JULY 27, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: DEATH ROW INMATE FAILS TO GET COURT OF APPEAL REPRIEVE
the fate of death row inmate Sepeni Popo lies with Botswana President Festus Mogae after he failed to get a reprieve at the Court of Appeal.
- JULY 27, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING WIFE UPHELD
the Supreme Court of Thailand uphold the death sentence against Dr Wisut Boonkasemsanti for the murder of his wife.
- JULY 27, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Troy Alan Burkhart, twice convicted and sentenced to death in a triple homicide 10 years ago...
Troy Alan Burkhart, twice convicted and sentenced to death in a triple homicide 10 years ago...
- JULY 27, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UGANDAN DRUG TRAFFICKER TO HANG
one of the seven Ugandans held in China over drug-related offences was sentenced to death according to Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa.
JULY 27, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING OIL
a Chinese court sentenced two men to death for masterminding a plot to steal oil from