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FEBRUARY 23, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. AL-KALIFA (UN): I WILL WORK TOWARDS CONSENSUS ON ITALY'S INITIATIVE
Sheika Haya Rashed al-Kalifa, president of the UN General Assembly, has confirmed her commitment to ensure Italy's initiative for the universal moratorium on capital punishment is successful. At the end of a
FEBRUARY 23, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY
“I am a strong believer in the death penalty”, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said at the Forum on
FEBRUARY 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Nigerian cocaine smuggler, the second Nigerian drug trafficker to be put
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007DEATH PENALTY
US SOLDIER AVOIDS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE AND MURDER
US soldier Paul E Cortez, 24, admitted gang raping and murdering 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim al-
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Newton Anderson was executed this evening...
Newton Anderson was executed this evening for torturing and killing a retired couple during the break-in of their home.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS and NEVIS. MAN ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE
a man sentenced to hang for the murder of a millionaire Briton on St Kitts has won his appeal.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILD
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the western province of Taef after being convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy while drunk.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Bradley...
Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Byrne sentenced Christopher Thomas Johnson to death.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING RETIRED COUPLE
a career burglar was executed for torturing and killing a retired couple while breaking into their home in 1999.
FEBRUARY 22, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYACTIVISTS BLAST SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADINGS
Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia violated international law when it beheaded four Sri Lankan
FEBRUARY 22, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIAN SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES ON CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court upheld death sentences passed by the Federal High Court on five
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
MOTHER FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR DEFENDING HER HONOR
according to the decision by the Ja`ar court, a woman in Yemen faces the death penalty for murder.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Denver, The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned...
in Denver, The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for a man convicted for his role in killing 3 men in September 1996 and then burning the house where the bodies were found.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in Abbeville, a jury sentenced a man to death for gunning...
in Abbeville, a jury sentenced a man to death for gunning down two law enforcement officers in 2003 during a dispute about his family’s land.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007KansasDEATH PENALTY
many adults in the Sunflower State believe capital punishment...
many adults in the Sunflower State believe capital punishment should be permitted, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by KWCH-TV. 69 % of respondents support the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. REPORT: 235 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2006
the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that, in 2006, Iraqi courts sentenced 235 persons to death
FEBRUARY 21, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTYMARYLAND TO REVOKE DEATH PENALTY?
Governor Martin O'Malley testified in favor of ending the state's death penalty law, saying capital
FEBRUARY 21, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA ORDERS PUBLIC DISPLAY OF EXECUTED FOREIGNERS
a Saudi court ordered the bodies of four Sri Lankans to be displayed in a public square after being
FEBRUARY 21, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. D'ALEMA SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS A VOTE AT THE UN SOON
Italy is "working hard, within the shortest period of time, to hold a debate and a vote at the UN General Assembly on the proposal for the universal moratorium on capital punishment", Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Massimo D'Alema, announced in the
- FEBRUARY 20, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in Columbia the S.C. Supreme Court in a 4-1 vote overturned...
in Columbia the S.C. Supreme Court in a 4-1 vote overturned the death sentence of C. Robert Northcutt because the unanimous jury verdict in November 2003 was "imposed under the influence of passion and prejudice" by 11th Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers' cl
- FEBRUARY 20, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES HITS 100
the number of inmates slated for execution in Japan hit 100, with a fifth of the sentences coming in the last
FEBRUARY 20, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EU DIPLOMAT AND WIFE
a Moroccan court sentenced a man to death for killing an Italian diplomat and his Belgian spouse.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
THREE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN JHENIDAH MURDER CASE
a court convicted three people and sentenced them to death in a murder case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH MILITANT FACES DEATH PENALTY
a Bangladesh militant convicted in a deadly bombing campaign faces the death penalty after the Supreme Court refused to review his case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DELHI HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
the Delhi High Court in India upheld the death penalty for Sushil Sharma in the tandoor murder case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER, RAPE OF 9-YEAR-OLD
a local court, in India, sentenced a 30 year old man, identified as Bablu, to death for raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl. He was also fined Rs 10,000.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007MalawiDEATH PENALTY
CHIRADZULU MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the High Court in Blantyre, Malawi, sentenced a Chiradzulu man to death for brutally killing and cooking parts of his 11-year-old niece last year.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 4 SRI LANKANS EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia executed four Sri Lankans for a series of violent robberies in the conservative kingdom. A
FEBRUARY 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS MAN ACCUSED OF TAKING PART IN RECENT BOMBING
Iranian authorities in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-eastern Iran, hanged a man in public for his alleged role in last
FEBRUARY 19, 2007FranceDEATH PENALTYFRANCE. BANNING OF DEATH PENALTY WRITTEN INTO CONSTITUTION
Senators and lower house lawmakers wrote the banning of the death penalty into the French Constitution.