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MAY 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in Zanjan (west of Tehran) early in the morning.
MAY 16, 2012MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR QAEDA ASSASSIN
A Mauritanian court upheld a death sentence handed to an Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
MAY 16, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 5 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DRUGS
A Malaysian court sentenced to death three Mexican brothers and two other people
MAY 16, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND GIVES 17 THE DEATH PENALTY, 5 JAIL TERMS
In Somaliland, a military tribunal in Hargeisa has convicted and sentenced 17 civilians to death
- MAY 15, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Appeal affirmed the death sentence on a fisherman...
the Court of Appeal affirmed the death sentence on a fisherman...
- MAY 15, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni national,
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni national,
MAY 15, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING NUCLEAR SCIENTIST
Iran's state TV says authorities have hanged a man who was sentenced to death for the 2010 killing of a nuclear physicist.
MAY 15, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In India, a Jharkhand court sentenced three persons to death for killing six members of a
- MAY 15, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Margherita Worthington formally sentenced Michael Parrish, 26, white, to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Margherita Worthington formally sentenced Michael Parrish, 26, white, to death.
- MAY 15, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury unanimously sentenced Jakeem Towles, 22, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury unanimously sentenced Jakeem Towles, 22, black, to death
- MAY 15, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989
USA - Texas. Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989
MAY 15, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: BANGLADESHIS DEATH COMMUTED TO ‘LIFE’
In Kuwait, The Court of Appeals has commuted the death sentenced imposed by the First
MAY 15, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO IRANIAN MEN FREED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE
In Malaysia, two Iranian men escaped the gallows after the High Court freed them of a drug trafficking
- MAY 15, 2012WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A jury has sentenced Allen Eugene Gregory, 39, to death
USA - Washington. A jury has sentenced Allen Eugene Gregory, 39, to death
MAY 15, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR A CRIME HE DID NOT COMMIT
Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989.
- MAY 14, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
a man and a woman from the Philippines escaped the gallows...
a man and a woman from the Philippines escaped the gallows...
MAY 14, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced a Nigerian man to the gallows after
MAY 14, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Egyptian court in Minya sentenced a Muslim man to death for the killing and wounding
MAY 14, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: WOMAN REPORTEDLY SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING FOR ADULTERY
A court in the Sudanese capital Khartoum sentenced an unidentified woman to be executed
MAY 13, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: TWO ARMY OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two Zambia Army officers have been sentenced to death by hanging for murder and aggravated robbery.
MAY 13, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: COURT OF CASSATION REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
A Gaza court has rejected an appeal against the death by hanging of a murder convict
MAY 13, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: RELATIVES DIVIDED OVER BLOOD MONEY OR DEATH
In UAE, the relatives of a man beaten to death in a bootlegging brawl are
MAY 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN DUE TO BE HANGED FOR SODOMY
Iran court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for sodomy.
- MAY 12, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLER OF PREGNANT WIFE
In India, District and Sessions Judge Kewal Krishan Garg awarded capital punishment to
- MAY 11, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Mary Sheffield sentenced Christopher Collings, 37, white, to death
USA - Missouri. Judge Mary Sheffield sentenced Christopher Collings, 37, white, to death
- MAY 11, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged Missouri to end its death penalty because of controversies involving its method of execution
USA - Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged Missouri to end its death penalty because of controversies involving its method of execution
MAY 11, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING TWO IN REVENGE FIGHT
In Vietnam, a Ho Chi Minh City court has handed the death sentence to the leader of a violent
MAY 11, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH URGES MISSOURI TO END ITS DEATH PENALTY
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged Missouri to end its death penalty as the system has
MAY 10, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LAWYER’S KILLER SET TO BE HANGED ON 23RD
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court issued the black warrant for a convict who was condemned
- MAY 10, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: FIRST DEATH SENTENCES AFTER REVOLUTION
Two men accused of rape and murder, were sentenced to death this afternoon by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tunis. This is the first death sentences issued in Tunisia after the fall of the dictatorship, in January of 2011.