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MAY 17, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BEHRAM KHAN’S EXECUTION POSTPONED
In Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari issued a stay order for the execution of Behram Khan, a
MAY 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 26 PRISONERS HANGED IN TWO DAYS
According to the official and unofficial reports 26 prisoners were executed in three different Iranian prisons in two days.
MAY 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR RAPE
Two prisoners were publicly hanged in Isfahan (central Iran) early in the morning.
- MAY 16, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
seven years after, three persons, Dele Akinbolade...
seven years after, three persons, Dele Akinbolade...
- MAY 16, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal, in Bangladesh, sentenced two leaders...
a speedy trial tribunal, in Bangladesh, sentenced two leaders...
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