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- NOVEMBER 17, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a Bucks County jury to decided that Robert Flor should be executed for the murder of Police Officer Brian Gregg.
a Bucks County jury to decided that Robert Flor should be executed for the murder of Police Officer Brian Gregg.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRITON: OFFICIAL
President Pervez Musharraf has commuted the death sentence for a British man who has been in jail in Pakistan for the past 18 years for a murder he says he didn't commit, Pakistan's interior minister said.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH PENALTY FOR WEAPONS SMUGGLERS
China's Supreme People's Court announced that anyone found smuggling more than ten artillery shells across the country's borders would receive the death penalty or life imprisonment.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. 2007 MORATORIUM RESOLUTION OUR OBJECTIVE, FOREIGN MINISTER
“We are gathering support with the European Union for the abrogation of the death penalty and a universal moratorium on capital executions.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX ROBBERS GIVEN DEATH PENALTY IN MANIKGANJ
a local court in Manikganj, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death on charges of killing a man during a robbery.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PARLIAMENT APPROVES CHANGES TO ISLAMIC RAPE LAW
Pakistan's parliament approved amendments to an Islamic-based law on rape, dropping the death penalty and flogging for those convicted of consensual sex outside marriage, officials said.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Mureed Hussain, 35, resident of Noorpur, was hanged in Faisalabad District Jail, Pakistan. The accused had reportedly attempted to develop “illicit ties” with a married woman and had killed her son Ehsanullah, 7, on August 30, 1993.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Fort Worth, a 26-year-old man was sentenced to death for robbing and killing an 89-year-old man in his home.
in Fort Worth, a 26-year-old man was sentenced to death for robbing and killing an 89-year-old man in his home.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. UMNO DELEGATE CALLS FOR DEATH SENTENCE ON
a Kedah Umno delegate proposed that Malays who wanted to abandon Islam must obtain the consent from the Sultan to do so or face death.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani for murder.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR SODOMY
an Iranian man convicted of sodomy was publicly hanged in the evening in the western town of Kermanshah, the official news agency IRNA reported.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. CHADIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a Chadian for drug smuggling. The official Saudi Press Agency said the man from Chad was caught smuggling cocaine into the country.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
two Pakistanis convicted of separate murders were hanged after President Pervez Musharraf turned down their pleas for clemency, jail officials said.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT UPHELD
a court in Malaysia upheld the death sentence on an Indonesian illegal immigrant who was convicted of murdering a female tenant in a five-room house occupied by them in Selayang Baru.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Greenville, a jury has again sentenced a man to die for killing a convenience store clerk in 1997.
in Greenville, a jury has again sentenced a man to die for killing a convenience store clerk in 1997.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
in McKinney, a 50-year-old man was sentenced to die for the slaying of his estranged wife...
in McKinney, a 50-year-old man was sentenced to die for the slaying of his estranged wife, who died in January 2005 3 days after he shot her in the head in her home.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT STAYS DEATH VERDICT
India’s Supreme Court stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment confirming the death sentence awarded to M.A. Antony of Aluva.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Awaz has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
Awaz has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 3 WOMEN IN FUKUOKA PREFECTURE
the Fukuoka District Court, Japan, sentenced to death Yasunori Suzuki, 37, for murdering three women in Fukuoka Prefecture.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES OF 4 MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALISTS IN TERROR CASE
an appeals court in Kuwait city upheld four death sentences and commuted two others to life in prison in a terror case against a group of Muslim fundamentalists convicted of plotting attacks on US troops in Kuwait.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court, Yemen, approved the death penalty for Berkhan Akhredi Yar Hussein, a Pakistani national, who was convicted on charges of smuggling drugs into Yemen.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA COURT REJECTS PLEA TO SCRAP DEATH SENTENCES
Zambia's Supreme Court has rejected a petition by two death-row inmates who sought the abolition of capital punishment on the grounds that it went against "Christian values".
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. INTERNET CAFE BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
unemployed Lu Dongming, 45, and his 24-year-old nephew Lu Kuan were sentenced to death for detonating homemade bombs in two Internet cafes in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Beaumont, the sentencing phase for the murder trial of David Lee Jackson
in Beaumont, the sentencing phase for the murder trial of David Lee Jackson
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a California...
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a California man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman during a burglary.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN
Russian Muslims joined ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky in condemning the death sentence of former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, saying his execution could destabilize the Muslim world.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Babak, 19, has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
Babak, 19, has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
SADDAM HUSSEIN. DALAI LAMA WANTS SADDAM SPARED
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appealed for Saddam Hussein’s life to be spared, saying the deposed Iraqi president was not beyond redemption.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Javad Almonshi has been executed in Ervin Prison, Iran.
Javad Almonshi has been executed in Ervin Prison, Iran.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. RE-LAUNCH OF ONLINE COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES FOR “HANDS OFF SADDAM”
an event was held in Rome re-launching the online collection of signatures for the “Hands Off Saddam” campaign and for a UN moratorium on capital executions.