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JULY 31, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYTEHRAN PROTESTS AT RIYADH FOR EXECUTION OF IRANIAN NATIONALS
Iran complained to Saudi government for ignoring Judicial Accord it signed with the Islamic
- JULY 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court in Malaysia...
the Federal Court in Malaysia...
JULY 30, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 3 EX-COPS
In Thailand, the Criminal Court handed down the death sentence for three former
JULY 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEVEN AWARDED DEATH IN HONOUR KILLING CASE
In Uttar Predesh (India) a court sentenced seven persons to gallows for killing a
- JULY 30, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SUPREME COURT QUASHES YOUTHFUL KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
In Zimbabwe, a convicted murderer had his death sentence quashed by the Supreme Court
JULY 30, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KING SAVES MAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
A Saudi man sentenced to death for murdering another Saudi during a fight was saved from
JULY 30, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYFOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR IRAN'S BIGGEST BANK FRAUD
A Tehran court has sentenced to death four people convicted in Iran's biggest-ever banking
JULY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: HEROIN SMUGGLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A man who swallowed 103 capsules of heroin so he could smuggle the drug into the UAE faces execution
JULY 29, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH VERDICTS RATIFIED FOR 12 TERROR CONVICTS
The Iraqi Presidency Council ratified the death penalty verdicts for 12 terror convicts, including two from other Arab countries, Iraqi official television reported.
JULY 29, 2012MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: ISLAMISTS STONE UNMARRIED COUPLE TO DEATH
Islamists in northern Mali stoned an unmarried couple to death, the first reported sharia
- JULY 28, 2012ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Jerry Lard, 38, white, was sentenced to death.
USA - Arkansas. Jerry Lard, 38, white, was sentenced to death.
- JULY 27, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
the UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret
the UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret
- JULY 27, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Virginia adds new lethal injection drug.
USA - Virginia. Virginia adds new lethal injection drug.
JULY 27, 2012South AfricaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY RULING
In South Africa, the Constitutional Court has upheld a ruling that government can't
- JULY 27, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Richard Luce sentenced Patrick Evans, 44, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Richard Luce sentenced Patrick Evans, 44, white, to death
JULY 27, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR GANGSTER-BUSINESSMAN
An appeals court in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam upheld the death
- JULY 26, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTY
In Gambia, Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal in Banjul convicted and sentenced
In Gambia, Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal in Banjul convicted and sentenced
- JULY 26, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
for seven years, Emmanuel Vincent shared a jail cell with son Sylvester Vincent...
for seven years, Emmanuel Vincent shared a jail cell with son Sylvester Vincent...
JULY 26, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
A development zone official in a south China city was sentenced to death over land-related
- JULY 25, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced David Dickerson, 41, white, to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced David Dickerson, 41, white, to death
JULY 25, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PPP STOPS EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY IN SINDH
In Pakistan, the Sindh law and prisons minister, Ayaz Soomro, announced that there will be no
- JULY 25, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE YOUTHS TO LIFE
In India, Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence
- JULY 24, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO IRANIAN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Iranian men were sentenced to death by the High Court...
JULY 24, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQI AUTHORITIES URGED TO HALT EXECUTION OF 196 PEOPLE IN ANBAR
Amnesty International has condemned the “alarming” news that nearly 200 executions
JULY 22, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB EXECUTE 3 SAID TO INFORM CIA, MI6
Somalia's most powerful militant group publicly executed three of its members, saying
JULY 22, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Three prisoners were hanged in Isfahan prison (central Iran), reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in the Isfahan province.
JULY 22, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: OUTGOING PRESIDENT PRATIBHA PATIL LEAVES MERCY PETITIONS OF 16 CONVICTS FOR NEW PRESIDENT
Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran from the ruling Congress party, was elected by national
JULY 21, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In Nigeria, Chukwutem Eke, a farmer in Delta State, has been sentenced to death
- JULY 20, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Supreme Court annulled the death sentence passed on...
Iran’s Supreme Court annulled the death sentence passed on...
- JULY 20, 2012KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky - Kentucky switching to 1 drug executions under a new set of regulations filed today
USA - Kentucky - Kentucky switching to 1 drug executions under a new set of regulations filed today