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- OCTOBER 19, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for...
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for the 1995 robbery-murder of a convenience store clerk, committed suicide this morning at the Texas death row in Livingston.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS OFFICIAL CONCERNED WITH TREATMENT OF DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Asma Jahangir, chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), expressed deep concern over how the authorities were dealing with prisoners on death row.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: POLITICAL PARTIES APPROVE SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY FROM PENAL CODE
the forum for political parties unanimously approved the scrapping of the death penalty from the country's penal code, in what it said would "serve the interest of the Rwandan society and give a true meaning life."
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE INTO LIFE TERM
the Peshawar High Court, Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 18, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PM HOPES FOR SADDAM DEATH SENTENCE SOON
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he hoped legal proceedings against former president Saddam Hussein would be short and that he would be found guilty and sentenced to death soon.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Arthur Rutherford was executed. Rutherford, 57, white, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m..
Arthur Rutherford was executed. Rutherford, 57, white, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m..
- OCTOBER 18, 2006DEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FLORIDA AND MISSISSIPPI EXECUTE ON SAME DAY
the states of Florida and Mississippi both executed convicted murderers by lethal injection.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. LAW MINISTRY OPPOSES CLEMENCY FOR KASHMIRI ON DEATH ROW
India's Law Ministry said there was no "compelling reason" to stop the hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim found guilty plotting a 2001 attack on parliament.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR GANG RAPE CONVICTS IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR
the legislative assembly of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region in Pakistan approved an amended Hudud bill under which capital punishment would be awarded to convicts involved in gang rape cases.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH, FOUR TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER OF POLITICIAN
the Rajshahi Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal, Bangladesh...
- OCTOBER 18, 2006MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Bobby Glen Wilcher , 43, white...
Bobby Glen Wilcher , 43, white, was executed at Unit 17 of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He died at 6:42 p.m.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a former San Antonio street gang member on death row for nearly...
a former San Antonio street gang member on death row for nearly a decade for the slaying of a woman is getting a chance for a new sentence.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. THREE MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Kyrgyz court has sentenced to death three men charged with taking part in an armed raid in the south of the Central Asian country earlier this year, a state prosecution official said.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. BLAIR URGES PAKISTAN TO STAY BRITON'S EXECUTION
Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to intervene again to halt the hanging of a British national, scheduled to occur during a royal visit to his country. And it also emerged that Prince Charles, due to visit Pakistan at th
- OCTOBER 17, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR TRAFFICKING 1KG OF CANNABIS
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, dismissed Mohd Azhar Saad’s appeal against his death sentence for trafficking in almost 1kg of cannabis.
- OCTOBER 16, 2006United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. MAN ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY, TO PAY BLOOD MONEY
it was reported that an Iraqi man who murdered a Saudi for attempting to sexually abuse his wife escaped death penalty when the father of the victim accepted diya (blood money) as per Sharia Law.
- OCTOBER 16, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI. JUDGE AGAIN RULES DEATH-PENALTY PROCEDURE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
a federal judge has ruled for the second time that Missouri's death penalty procedures were unconstitutional. The ruling issued October 16 by US District Judge Fernando Gaitan Jr. confirmed a ruling he made in September that the death penalty protocol, wh
- OCTOBER 16, 2006PalauDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. NEW EXECUTION DATE SET FOR BRITON
the brother of a Leeds man on death row in Pakistan made an urgent appeal for his life after hearing he was to be executed in two weeks.
- OCTOBER 15, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT CONVICTS 65 INSURGENTS
Iraq's Central Criminal Court has sentenced an al-Qaida member to death and convicted 64 others on charges of belonging to armed groups and other crimes, the US military command said.
- OCTOBER 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO FEMALE CONVICTS REPORTEDLY ESCAPE EXECUTION - AGENCY
it was reported that two female convicts in Iran’s Hamedan prison had their sentences reduced and managed to escape execution.
- OCTOBER 15, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HUSBAND AND MOTHER-IN-LAW SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER OF WOMAN
a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Shafiqul Alam Shafi and his mother Feroza Begum for killing his pregnant wife Tania Akhter Lucky after the latter refused to pay dowry
- OCTOBER 14, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PRINCE SAVES FOUR PEOPLE FROM EXECUTION
four Saudis convicted of murder were saved from beheading thanks to the intercession of the governor of Mecca province, the Okaz daily reported.
- OCTOBER 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN'S DEATH PENALTY SUSPENDED IN HIGH PROFILE CASE
the judiciary has suspended the hanging of Kobra Rahmanpour "while it waits for the husband's family to pardon her," said in an interview her attorney, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi.
- OCTOBER 13, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. ISLAMISTS CARRY OUT 2ND PUBLIC EXECUTION
islamic radicals carried out their second public execution in less than a month amid fears of increasing extremist violence in Somalia.
- OCTOBER 13, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
jurors in Steven Long's capital murder trial unanimously deliberated...
jurors in Steven Long's capital murder trial unanimously deliberated...
- OCTOBER 13, 2006IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
a Will County jury sentenced Brian Nelson, 24...
a Will County jury sentenced Brian Nelson, 24...
- OCTOBER 12, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. DEATH ROW PRISONER FOUND PREGNANT, TO FACE LIFE SENTENCE INSTEAD
a woman sentenced to death in Vietnam for smuggling heroin and detained in isolation became pregnant and would thus have her sentence commuted to life imprisonment, her lawyer said.
- OCTOBER 12, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. RULING PARTY TO VOTE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda's ruling party will push for a law abolishing the death penalty in the east African state, a senior party official said. Outlawing capital punishment would clear the way for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and western countries to
- OCTOBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. U.S. CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a US citizen who allegedly orchestrated the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists near Baghdad in 2005 was sentenced to death in an Iraqi court, prompting his lawyers to ask a federal judge in Washington to block the US military from transferring him t
- OCTOBER 12, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE, FRIEND
the Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Katsuhisa Cho, a man who was given the death penalty for killing his wife and a friend in the late 1980s.