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- MAY 2, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: TWO BOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed and Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman, both aged 16, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur in Sudan.
- MAY 2, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended that a 24-year-old be executed for fatally...
a jury recommended that a 24-year-old be executed for fatally beating his parents with a baseball bat while they slept.
- MAY 2, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
the state House of Representatives passed a bill requiring...
the state House of Representatives passed a bill requiring money collected by prisoners from their crimes to go to restitution, victims' compensation and fines.
MAY 2, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYin a second deliberation, the Italian Parliament approved the proposed...
in a second deliberation, the Italian Parliament approved the proposed law that abolishes the death penalty from the Constitution.
MAY 2, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. FOUR PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistanis convicted of murder and rape, the Saudi interior ministry announced
- MAY 1, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATARI TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPING TEENAGE DAUGHTER
in the United Arab Emirates, a Qatari man has been sentenced to death by firing squad for raping his teenage daughter, local newspapers reported.
- MAY 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI KILLER EXECUTED IN MEDINA
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced...
- MAY 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Bakht Iqbal Mussafer Khan was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes
Bakht Iqbal Mussafer Khan was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes
- APRIL 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCERS TO GET DEATH PENALTY UNDER NEW LAW
the culture committee of the Iranian parliament approved a bill sentencing to death
- APRIL 30, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a US Supreme Court decision ensures the longest-serving prisoner...
a US Supreme Court decision ensures the longest-serving prisoner...
- APRIL 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN THREE INDIVIDUALS EXECUTED IN TEHRAN ON SECURITY CHARGES
three individuals were executed in Tehran, Iran, having been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
- APRIL 30, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court issued the death penalty to a robber who killed an elderly shop worker for a few hundred yuan.
- APRIL 30, 2007MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAURITANIAN FOR RAPE
a Mauritanian convicted of rape was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia in the Muslim holy city of Medina, according to a statement by the interior ministry.
- APRIL 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia...
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia...
- APRIL 30, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Chuang Tien-chu was sentenced to death, in Taiwan, this month...
- APRIL 30, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Medellin v. Texas...
the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Medellin v. Texas...
APRIL 30, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA. MWANAWASA MAINTAINES HE WILL NOT SIGN ANY WARRANTS TO HANG PEOPLE
In Zambia, President Levy Mwanawasa maintained that he will not sign any warrants to hang people that
APRIL 30, 2007DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a Mauritanian convicted of rape and a Saudi convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
APRIL 30, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTYin Tunisia, a National Coalition Against the Death Penalty
in Tunisia, a National Coalition Against the Death Penalty
APRIL 29, 2007MassachusettsDEATH PENALTYUSA. LETHAL INJECTION, REVEALED
the Boston Globe Newspaper published an editorial in which it
- APRIL 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO LJ MEN GET DEATH PENALTY
the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi, Pakistan, handed the death penalty to two activists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group in a sectarian killing case.
- APRIL 28, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING FAMILY
an Indonesian man has been executed by a firing squad for his 1999 conviction of killing a family of six, including four children, on Borneo island.
- APRIL 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged in southern Hormozgan province...
APRIL 28, 2007DEATH PENALTYINDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING FAMILY
an Indonesian man has been executed by a firing squad for his 1999 conviction of killing a family of six, including four children, on Borneo island.
- APRIL 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. 3 DEATH ROW INMATES EXECUTED
Three death row inmates were executed at detention centers in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.
- APRIL 27, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Riverside County judge sentenced a 26-year-old Jonathan...
a Riverside County judge sentenced a 26-year-old Jonathan Ross Luther to death this morning.
- APRIL 27, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a Sullivan County jury sentences Nikolaus Johnson...
a Sullivan County jury sentences Nikolaus Johnson to death in the fatal shooting of a police officer.
- APRIL 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR 'WITCH' KILLER
an Orissa court in India sentenced a man to death here for killing two "witches".
- APRIL 27, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pawan Kumar Mittal was sentenced to death in Pakistan...
Pawan Kumar Mittal was sentenced to death in Pakistan...
APRIL 27, 2007MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI COURT RULES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Malawi, the Constitutional Court sitting in Blantyre declared that mandatory death