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JANUARY 17, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYVELTRONI WANTS SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN MAYORS FOR MORATORIUM AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
“I want to convince the Mayors of all European cities to take a stand and keep up the battle against the death penalty,” Walter Veltroni, the Mayor of Rome, said.
- JANUARY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting and killing a fellow citizen,
- JANUARY 16, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN COURT SENTENCES SIX TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
a northern Nigerian court has sentenced six people to death after they were found guilty of armed robbery, the official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported.
- JANUARY 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Mahmoud T., 33...
a man, identified only as Mahmoud T., 33...
- JANUARY 16, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court in Nigeria confirmed the death penalty of Adegboye Ibikunle...
the Supreme Court in Nigeria confirmed the death penalty of Adegboye Ibikunle...
- JANUARY 16, 2007European UnionDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. EU MINISTERS PLEDGE TO WORK FOR WORLDWIDE BAN OF EXECUTIONS
the European Union vowed to step up efforts aimed at a global ban of the death penalty in the wake of the recent executions of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and two of his co-defendants.
JANUARY 16, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYWRITTEN DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOR A UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
the leaders of all political groups of the European Parliament, with the exception of the extreme right, have signed a declaration for a universal moratorium on capital punishment in view of its abolition.
JANUARY 16, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYBUSH: IRAQ “FUMBLED” SADDAM EXECUTION, MADE IT LOOK LIKE REVENGE KILLING
President Bush said the Iraqi government had "fumbled"
- JANUARY 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM HALF BROTHER AND EX-OFFICIAL HANGED
Saddam Hussein's half brother and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court were hanged today. A government spokesman said the head of one of the accused, Barzan Ibrahim, had been severed during the hanging.
- JANUARY 15, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. D'ELIA: ANOTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE, UN MORATORIUM NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Sergio D'Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain
- JANUARY 15, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
BARROSO AND PRODI CONDEMN IRAQ HANGINGS
the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso
- JANUARY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
OIL THIEVES TO FACE DEATH PENALTY
serious cases of oil and gas theft could result in the death penalty, according to a legal document released by the Supreme People's Court recently.
- JANUARY 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners, identified as Eskandar Abbassi...
three prisoners, identified as Eskandar Abbassi...
JANUARY 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRANIAN COURT DROPS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TEEN
an Iranian court dropped a death sentence against a teenager convicted of stabbing to death one of three men who
- JANUARY 14, 2007BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN SUPREME COURT SAYS POLICEMAN TO DIE BY HANGING
the Supreme Court Of Benin affirmed the death sentence of a police sergeant for unlawfully murdering a man the sergeant claimed he was trying to arrest.
- JANUARY 14, 2007MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
death sentences were passed on the eight...
death sentences were passed on the eight persons convicted of Evan Naseem's murder in a Maldives jail have been commuted to life sentences (25 years).
- JANUARY 14, 2007PeruDEATH PENALTY
PERU LEADER SEEKS CONSTITUTION CHANGE ON EXECUTION
Peruvian President Alan Garcia issued a statement that he wants to change the constitution to allow a referendum on making the death penalty legal.
- JANUARY 14, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
a tribunal in Kuwait sentenced Talal Al-Sabh...
a tribunal in Kuwait sentenced Talal Al-Sabh...
JANUARY 14, 2007BahrainDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY STAYS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN BAHRAIN
Bahrain is to keep the death penalty for drug traffickers. The Shura Council voted overwhelmingly in favour
JANUARY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA'S FIRST BEHEADING IN 2007
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for murdering another Saudi national after an argument, in the first execution reported in the kingdom in 2007, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.
- JANUARY 12, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
ABKHAZIA IMPOSES PARTIAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of breakaway Abkhazia approved a draft law imposing a moratorium on death penalty, Apsnypress news agency reported.
- JANUARY 12, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Maryland's highest court issued a ruling that restores...
Maryland's highest court issued a ruling yesterday that restores the death sentence of a man convicted in the killings of an elderly couple.
- JANUARY 11, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO PUPILS IN NORTHWEST CHINA
a local court sentenced a man to death for killing two students in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in revenge for the death of his daughter.
- JANUARY 11, 2007PortugalDEATH PENALTY
INDIA, PORTUGAL SIGN EXTRADITION TREATY
India and Portugal signed an extradition treaty, despite Portuguese objections to the death penalty which exists in India. Portugal, a pioneer in the abolition of the death penalty, abolished death penalty for all crimes, including those of a military nat
- JANUARY 11, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN DICTATOR SPARED DEATH PENALTY
an Ethiopian court spared former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam from the death penalty, sentencing him to life in prison for genocide during his brutal 17-year reign.
- JANUARY 11, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER CHUNG NAM-GYU SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOUTH KOREA
serial killer, Chung Nam-gyu (37) was sentenced to death at an appeal trial in South Korea.
- JANUARY 11, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
PREACHER TO HANG IN NIGERIA FOR BURNING FOLLOWERS
a Nigerian court sentenced a Nigerian evangelical preacher to death by hanging after finding him guilty of dousing seven members of his congregation with petrol and setting them ablaze, killing one.
- JANUARY 11, 2007PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a man who spent 19 years on death row is getting a new trial.
a man who spent 19 years on death row is getting a new trial.
- JANUARY 11, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned...
the South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned...
JANUARY 11, 2007United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN. BAN KI-MOON ENCOURAGES TO PHASE OUT DEATH PENALTY
“I believe that life is precious and must be protected and respected, and that all human beings have the right to live in dignity”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated at a press conference in New York.