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MARCH 1, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY. D'ELIA, CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT DEPENDS ON COMMITMENT TO MORATORIUM
“Our confidence in the Government depends on their commitment to take the proposed Universal Moratorium on Capital Punishment to the UN,” Sergio D'Elia, the radical Rosa nel Pugno MP, stated today in the House debate on the vote of confidence.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
HUSBAND TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
the divisional speedy trial tribunal sentenced to death Sirajul Islam Siraj, 40, for killing his wife three years ago for her dowry.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007United NationsDEATH PENALTY
GLOBAL INTEREST IN DEATH PENALTY REVIEW; UN CITES SADDAM'S EXECUTION
Louise Arbour, the UN high commissioner for human rights...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
a Cuyahoga County jury needed only a couple...
a Cuyahoga County jury needed only a couple of hours to reach the rarest of unanimous decisions: to recommend a death sentence.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
a juvenile offender, Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
a juvenile offender, Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN GOVERNMENT FAVOURS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
at the Third World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris...
FEBRUARY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR CHILD RAPE AND MURDER
a young man convicted of child rape and murder was hanged in a prison in the northern Iranian
FEBRUARY 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. ARMY OFFICER, TWO OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a special court in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, sentenced three people, including an army captain, to death for
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HIGHEST COURT TO ORDER PROVINCES TO RETRY DEATH SENTENCES
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) will send back cases involving death sentence to provincial courts for retrial if it finds errors in judgement, instead of directly changing the sentence, according to a regulation released by the SPC.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
37 YEAR OLD FORMER CO-OP STAFFER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a 37-year-old former co-op staffer was sentenced to death in Japan for killing a colleague in 2004 and then killing his own wife in 2005.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
FORMER SENIOR GANGSTER, ELDEST SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 4 PEOPLE
a former senior gangster and his eldest son were sentenced to death for murdering four people in Japan.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DISTT (SIALKOT): TWO MEN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
the Daska Additional District, in Pakistan...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Mike Rounds Signs Execution Change...
Governor Mike Rounds Signs Execution Change...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST THREE YOUNG IRAQI WOMEN
the National Lawyers Guild International Committee (NLG-IC) has received information that an Iraqi Tribunal has convicted and sentenced three young Iraqi women to death for terrorism offences.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). MAN EXECUTED AFTER 24 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Donald Miller, 44, was executed for a robbery and shooting 25 years ago that left two men dead.
FEBRUARY 27, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. PRODI: THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT PROMOTES CIVILITY
The Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, told the Senate: “Recently we have engaged in a significant battle against the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CHILD RAPIST HANGED IN PUBLIC
a young man convicted of child rape was publicly hanged in Iran's central clerical capital of Qom, the
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. THAI TO HANG AFTER APPEAL REJECTED
The Malaysian Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Thai national Wichai Onprom against a death
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SOLDIER ON DEATH ROW
a soldier, Sepoy Suresh Chandra Behera of 28 Rashtriya Rifles, was sentenced to death by a court martial in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an army headquarters source.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTECED TO DEATH FOR RAPE MURDER
a man identified as Packi, alias Packianathan, of Shenbaganur in Kodaikanal, India, was sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
the Nigerian Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence by hanging of John Ogbu and Linus Eze, found guilty of murdering Basil Ezian on October 12, 1986, over a minor disagreement caused by excessive drinking.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty...
the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against a man convicted in 1997 of killing a sheriff's deputy.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR. 1994 SHARIAH COURT DEATH VERDICT TO BE CARRIED OUT
a Doha criminal court, in Qatar, ordered to carry out a death sentence that was issued by a Shariah court against a Yemeni man some 13 years ago.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the daily Times of Zambia reported that a parliamentarian asked the Justice Minister...
the daily Times of Zambia reported that a parliamentarian asked the Justice Minister...
FEBRUARY 24, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE. BROTHERS SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING FOUR
Two Chikombedzi brothers, Size, 24, and Boy Sithole, 22, have been sentenced to death for gunning down
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel refused to grant a request by Governor...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel refused to grant a request by Governor...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
a federal judge granted class action status to a lawsuit charging...
a federal judge granted class action status to a lawsuit charging...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007UtahDEATH PENALTY
anyone convicted of murder in the death of a child younger...
anyone convicted of murder in the death of a child younger than 14 would be eligible for the death penalty under House Bill 228 that passed 23-0 the Senate and will now be sent to the governor for his approval.
FEBRUARY 23, 2007MontanaDEATH PENALTYMONTANA (USA). SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Democratic-controlled Senate gave preliminary approval to the abolition of the death penalty in
FEBRUARY 23, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA. DEATH PENALTY WILL STAY ON STATUTE BOOKS - MINISTER
Justice Minister George Kunda told the Zambian Parliament that the death penalty will stay on the statute