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- APRIL 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PABNA FOR KILLING WIFE
a tribunal in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced Hiru Sheikh...
- APRIL 22, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA CONSIDERS REVISING DEATH PENALTY PROVISIONS
South Korea's justice minister said his ministry is considering revising some provisions on capital punishment.
- APRIL 22, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
QATAR DOHA COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
in Qatar, a Doha court of appeal commuted the death penalty of a Philippine expatriate convicted of murder to 10 years in jail.
- APRIL 22, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese authorities hanged two of its army soldiers over involvement in Darfur war crimes.
Sudanese authorities hanged two of its army soldiers over involvement in Darfur war crimes.
- APRIL 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Syed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Shirazi, 20...
Syed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Shirazi, 20...
APRIL 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FOUR DRUG TRAFFICKERS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran recently hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking according to local media.
- APRIL 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Jamal Shir Mohamadi...
two men, Jamal Shir Mohamadi...
- APRIL 20, 2007ChadDEATH PENALTY
TWO CHAD NATIONALS PUBLICLY BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
two Chad nationals were publicly beheaded in Riyadh after Saudi Arabian courts found them guilty of kidnapping and robbery, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ FOR KIDNAPPING
a court in Baghdad sentenced three Iraqis to death, according to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
- APRIL 20, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ
a Libyan national was sentenced to death in Iraq for joining ‘an armed group’, according to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
APRIL 20, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTYUK. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MOTION IN FAVOUR OF MORATORIUM
a motion hailing the Italian initiative on the moratorium on capital punishment was presented to the UK
APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY CONDEMNS IRAQ EXECUTIONS
Iraq is now the world's fourth highest user of the death penalty, Amnesty International reported.
- APRIL 19, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
TOKYO: DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL FAILS
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Hiroshi Zoda...
- APRIL 19, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. SOMALILAND CONDEMNS TWO TO DEATH FOR SLAIN AID WORKERS
the Supreme Court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced two
APRIL 19, 2007TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Tanzania is beginning to review its position on outlawing the death penalty after being put under fierce pressure from human rights watchdogs.
APRIL 19, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. THE RADICALS ON THE MORATORIUM
The radical organisations Hands Off Cain, the Italian Radicals, the Transnational Radical Party and the Coscioni Association have released the following statement:
- APRIL 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UN SECRETARY GENERAL BACKS ITALY ON DEATH PENALTY BAN
Italy earned the backing of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in its drive to ban the death penalty worldwide.
- APRIL 18, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Judge Malik Safdar Hussain of the Anti-terrorism court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence to Hikmat Shah and Daud Ibrahim for kidnapping.
APRIL 18, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. DEATH PENALTY FOR HIV-POSITIVE CHILD SEX OFFENDERS
Uganda's parliament passed a law that any HIV-positive person who wilfully infects a minor through sexual intercourse or rape will face the death penalty.
APRIL 18, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA. NATIONAL COMMISSION CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Parliament should take urgent steps to abolish the death penalty in Kenya. It should freeze all current death sentences and transfer convicts on the death row to life imprisonment, through a Presidential declaration.
- APRIL 18, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
- APRIL 17, 2007PortugalDEATH PENALTY
PORTUGAL, MOROCCO SIGN EXTRADITION ACCORD AT RABAT SUMMIT
the Lusa News Agency reported that Portugal and Morocco ended a two day summit in Rabat with the signing a bilateral agreement on extradition.
- APRIL 17, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Jalandhar, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge Karnail Singh found Sushil Kumar guilty of murder and sentenced him to death
- APRIL 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN FACES DEATH OVER SAUDI KORAN DESECRATION
an Egyptian living in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for desecrating the Koran and renouncing Islam.
- APRIL 17, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the Missouri Supreme Court spared a convicted murderer...
the Missouri Supreme Court spared a convicted murderer from execution by upholding a lower court decision that he is mentally retarded.
- APRIL 17, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Isidro Marquez-Burrola...
- APRIL 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Abasali...
a man, identified as Abasali...
APRIL 17, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. FOUR BROTHERS HANGED FOR KILLING 13
four brothers were hanged in Multan, Pakistan, for murdering
APRIL 17, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. D’ALEMA, RESOLUTION MUST BE APPROVED BY EU CONSENSUS
during his visit to Algiers, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Massimo D'Alema, explained that submitting the resolution on the moratorium on capital punishment depended on the outcome of the Council of General Affairs.
- APRIL 16, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WOMAN, 80, RECEIVES SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE IN DRUGS CASE
an 80 year old woman received a suspended death sentence in southern China for smuggling opium to pay for her grave plot, the official Xinhua News Agency reported