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- JULY 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GIRL’S MURDER
the VI Additional District Judge P Sridhar Rao sentenced C. Kishore to death for murder.
- JULY 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS CONVICTED RAPIST
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted on two counts of rape in the northern city of Sari, the Iranian state-run television website reported.
- JULY 26, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHUADANGA
Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Motahar Hossain sentenced three men to death for of killing two women after raping them
- JULY 26, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
EC BOSS WANTS OTHER COUNTRIES TO EMULATE RWANDA
the European Commission's Development and Humanitarian Aid boss Mr. Louis Michel said that the abolition of the death penalty in Rwanda was a "significant step" that indicates the country is "committed" to human rights, RNA reports.
- JULY 26, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
James Edward Hardy, convicted in the 1983 murders of a woman and her young son...
James Edward Hardy, convicted in the 1983 murders of a woman and her young son...
- JULY 26, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Darrell Grayson, 46, was executed at Holman prison near Atmore.
Darrell Grayson, 46, was executed at Holman prison near Atmore.
- JULY 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DRUG RELATED DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
in China, Shanghai's High Court confirmed the death sentence imposed on the city's most notorious criminal gang leader.
- JULY 25, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAI SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GYNAECOLOGIST
Thailand's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a gynaecologist accused of murdering his wife.
- JULY 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 1993 BLASTS: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Farooq Pawle was sentenced to death by Special TADA judge P D Kode for planting vehicle bombs near the Air India building and Sena Bhavan during the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, India.
- JULY 25, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: EX-GANGSTER'S DEATH SENTENCE FINALISED
the death sentence given to a former gangster for two murders was finalised after he withdrew an appeal...
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PRISON OFFICIALS RAISE MONEY FOR DEATH ROW INMATES
the superintendent of a prison in the Pakistani port city of Karachi raises
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
JULY 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. TEEN SET TO ESCAPE EXECUTION
an Iranian teenager awaiting execution for murdering a drug dealer while he was
JULY 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. ’93 BLASTS: 3 MORE GET DEATH PENALTY
in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case in India, the special TADA
JULY 25, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN. CHILDREN PLEAD FOR CANCELLING DEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of Children in Yemen appealed to President Ali Abdllah Saleh, head of the High Judiciary
JULY 25, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTYRWANDA. LAW ENDING DEATH PENALTY COMES INTO FORCE
a law ending the death penalty in Rwanda, that was approved by the National Assembly in June, officially came into force.
JULY 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. D'ALEMA, CONSENSUS BY AT LEAST THE 27 EU COUNTRIES
“The moratorium looks like being a success. I would like a united front, without
- JULY 24, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR CHINESE MAN WHO KILLED BEGGAR FOR ORGANS
Wang Chaoyang, a Chinese villager from the northern province of Heibei...
- JULY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in the western city of Kermanshah
- JULY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword..
- JULY 24, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KUWAITI BOY
a Kuwaiti court sentenced a Filipina maid to death after she was convicted of killing...
- JULY 24, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN TO HANG FOR POISONING CHILDREN
the High Court in Nakuru, Kenya, sentenced a woman to death for poisoning her son and two stepchildren.
- JULY 24, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Lonnie Earl Johnson was executed this evening for the fatal shootings of Sean Fulk Schulz...
Lonnie Earl Johnson was executed this evening for the fatal shootings of Sean Fulk Schulz...
- JULY 24, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
the Botswana Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence of Sepeni Thubisane Popo for the murder of Ms Boitshwarelo Tinki Balotlegi of Molepolole
- JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRISONER SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT LAST MINUTE
a condemned prisoner in Pakistan was granted a last minute pardon by his brother as he stood in the gallows.
JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER
five convicts, including three brothers, were hanged for murder in the central
JULY 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
twelve people were sentenced to death and eight to life imprisonment by a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, in the sensational Jan-e-Alam murder case
JULY 24, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTYBULGARIAN MEDICS PARDONED UPON RETURN
five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were pardoned by President Georgi Parvanov upon their arrival in Sofia after spending 8 years in prison in Libya.
- JULY 23, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Ismail was sentenced to death by the Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan.
Muhammad Ismail was sentenced to death by the Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan.
- JULY 23, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Judy Pittman sentenced Roderick Michael Orme to death...
Circuit Judge Judy Pittman sentenced Roderick Michael Orme to death...