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- MAY 22, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN ON DEATH ROW IN UAE PARDONED
an Indian who was sentenced to death by the UAE Supreme Court for murdering a girl has been pardoned by the victim's parents
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced that the Shari'ah Court...
- MAY 22, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Colusa, a jury recommended the death penalty for Cuitlahuac Tahua "Tao" Rivera...
in Colusa, a jury recommended the death penalty for Cuitlahuac Tahua "Tao" Rivera...
- MAY 22, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: APPEAL COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCE
the Ugandan Court of Appeal overruled the death sentences of Godfrey Oguttu and Robert Ouma Musumba of Masafu village in Busia district.
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR "SODOMISING MINOR"
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- MAY 22, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE “ONE-EYED DRAGON" GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
Tan Chor Jin, 41, the "one-eyed dragon", was given the death penalty for shooting nightclub owner Lim Hock Soon, 40, at his Serangoon flat in Singapore last February.
- MAY 22, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
a high official in Cairo made public in a report by Ansa that eight Egyptian
a high official in Cairo made public in a report by Ansa that eight Egyptian
- MAY 21, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. HO CHI MINH CITY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS
a court in Ho Chi Minh City Monday rejected appeals against death sentences
- MAY 21, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a St. Louis death penalty case today...
the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a St. Louis death penalty case today...
- MAY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES PAKISTANI FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Pakistani national Amin-Allah Khan Wali in the eastern...
- MAY 21, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN 1 GETS DEATH PENALTY OVER FRAUD-RING MURDERS
the Chiba District Court sentenced a man to death and two others to life imprisonment over the deaths of four people in 2004 following infighting in a billing fraud ring...
- MAY 20, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. PAKISTANI HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Pakistani national convicted of drug trafficking has been hanged in Kuwait, officials said.
- MAY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPE
District Sessions Judge Renu Sharma awarded the death sentence to Dilip Bankar.
- MAY 19, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE'S MURDER
Doodnauth Ramsaywack who was on trial in the High Court for the murder of his wife was sentenced to death after the jury returned a unanimous verdict.
- MAY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE AND SON
the judge of a Rourkela fast track court, Sobhan Kumar Das...
- MAY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Misfer bin Ali al-Khathami was executed in the Southern region of Aseer...
- MAY 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG SMUGGLING
Three people convicted of murder and two others found guilty of drug smuggling were hanged in Iran, AFP reported.
- MAY 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI CONVICT ESCAPES EXECUTION AT LAST MOMENT
a Saudi convict escaped execution by decapitation in the Saudi city of Taif.
- MAY 18, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARIANS BACK LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCE ON BULGARIANS
African parliamentarians backed death sentences imposed in Libya on five Bulgarian nurses and a
- MAY 18, 2007IndianaDEATH PENALTY
in Evansville, jurors deliberated for less than an hour before...
in Evansville, jurors deliberated for less than an hour before...
- MAY 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
Texas sex offenders who are twice convicted of raping children...
Texas sex offenders who are twice convicted of raping children...
- MAY 18, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Satyam Kumar, an Indian soldier...
Satyam Kumar, an Indian soldier...
- MAY 17, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SHARIA STONING FOR NIGERIAN MAN
A Sharia court in Nigeria's north-eastern Bauchi State has sentenced a man to death for raping two teenage
- MAY 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED IN IRAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two men found guilty of drug smuggling were hanged in Iran, the newspaper Tehran Emrouz reported.
- MAY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES TWO MEN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistani men, Layakat Ali Alf and Ghani Kal Hadret...
- MAY 17, 2007ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Bradley County Circuit Court Judge Bynum Gibson sentenced...
Bradley County Circuit Court Judge Bynum Gibson sentenced...
- MAY 17, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill protecting the anonymity...
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill protecting the anonymity of the state's executioners and allowing them to sue anyone - even a news organization - who discloses their names.
- MAY 16, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA FREES ELDERLY PRISONERS BEFORE POWER SHIFT
Nigeria has granted an amnesty to all prisoners over 70 and to those over 60 who have been on death row
- MAY 16, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). MAN EXECUTED IN DEPUTY DEATH
Kansas prison escapee was executed for fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy who was trying to pull him over for stealing $22.50 worth of gasoline from a service station.
- MAY 16, 2007KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN SET TO "VIRTUALLY" ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
at today's joint session of the Kazakhstan parliament's two chambers, President Nursultan Nazarbayev