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MAY 30, 2012Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDR CONGO: DEFECTORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Congolese military court slapped 13 officers with sentences ranging from two years
MAY 30, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 3 FILIPINOS ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
The Malaysian government has pardoned three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on death
MAY 30, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OVER FILIPINA MURDER
The appeals court in Kuwait upheld the death sentence for a Kuwaiti housewife for murdering her Filipina
MAY 30, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 3 MEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
May 30, 2012: In Nigeria, a High Court in Abakaliki sentenced three men to death by hanging for robbery.
MAY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDERER UPHELD
The Fujairah Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence of an Emirati for stabbing an Arab
MAY 30, 2012Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYJUDGES SENTENCE CHARLES TAYLOR TO 50 YEARS
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for arming
- MAY 29, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court sentenced a man...
Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court sentenced a man...
- MAY 29, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the western province of Taef
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the western province of Taef
MAY 29, 2012EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYUAE: FIRING SQUAD FOR MAID WHO KILLED MOTHER AND TODDLER
A maid who killed her employer and the woman's two-year-old child will face a firing squad
- MAY 29, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 3 % of US Executions Since 1900 Were Botched, Study Finds.
USA - 3 % of US Executions Since 1900 Were Botched, Study Finds.
MAY 29, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: THREE PERCENT OF EXECUTIONS SINCE 1900 WERE BOTCHED, STUDY FINDS
since the beginning of the 20th century, an estimated 3 % of all executions in the United
- MAY 28, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Neither Egyptian law experts nor political analysts...
Neither Egyptian law experts nor political analysts...
MAY 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FILIPINO MAID TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING 1126.9 GRAMS OF COCAINE
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced a Filipino maid to the gallows for trafficking
MAY 28, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LETHAL DRUG SHORTAGE OFFERS DEATH-ROW PRISONERS REPRIEVE
Hundreds of death-row prisoners in Vietnam have been given a reprieve of sorts due to
MAY 28, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH DECREE OVER WEDDING VIDEO
Four women and two men have been sentenced to death in northern Pakistan for singing
MAY 28, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: SPIES' SENTENCES COMMUTED
Three men accused of spying for Iran had their death sentences commuted to life in prison
MAY 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
two men have been hanged publicly in Iran recently.
- MAY 26, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced George Hitcho Jr., 46, white, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced George Hitcho Jr., 46, white, to death
- MAY 25, 2012DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REFUSES TO RETURN SODIUM THIOPENTAL TO FDA
California, Nebraska and South Dakota refuse to return sodium thiopental to FDA
- MAY 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
A young man was hanged publicly outside Lar prison (southern Iran) in the
A young man was hanged publicly outside Lar prison (southern Iran) in the
MAY 25, 2012South KoreaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SOUTH KOREAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A South Korean man has been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in the eastern
- MAY 25, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California, Nebraska and South Dakota refuse to return sodium thiopental to FDA
USA - California, Nebraska and South Dakota refuse to return sodium thiopental to FDA
- MAY 25, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
In India, three persons were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment by a Bihar
- MAY 24, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
In Iran, one prisoner identified as Amirhossein Hosseini was publicly executed in a city square in
In Iran, one prisoner identified as Amirhossein Hosseini was publicly executed in a city square in
- MAY 24, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: CYANIDE KILLERS GET DEATH PENALTY
In Zimbabwe, death penalties have been read out for two men accused of killing
MAY 23, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: MILITARY TRIBUNAL SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR BEN ALI
A Tunisian military prosecutor demanded the death penalty for ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben
- MAY 23, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A new book explores whether the families of murder victims obtain closure from an execution
USA - A new book explores whether the families of murder victims obtain closure from an execution
- MAY 23, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. a jury sentenced Pedro Espinoza, 23, Hispanic, to death.
USA - California. a jury sentenced Pedro Espinoza, 23, Hispanic, to death.
MAY 23, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED
Seven prisoners have been hanged in Iran recently.
- MAY 22, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the former chairman of a State-owned food enterprise...
the former chairman of a State-owned food enterprise...