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- 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 PENALTYTUNISIA: 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.
- MAY 10, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Judge Mark L. Wolf has vacated the death sentence of Gary Lee Sampson, 52, white.
USA - Federal. Judge Mark L. Wolf has vacated the death sentence of Gary Lee Sampson, 52, white.
- MAY 10, 2012WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. The Washington Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of Darold Stenson, 59, white
USA - Washington. The Washington Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of Darold Stenson, 59, white
MAY 10, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE CANNIBALS EXECUTED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
Yonhap news agency reported that North Korea held at least three public
- MAY 9, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, MURDERING NEIGHBOUR
In Jordan, the Criminal Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for raping and murdering a woman in Sweileh in January 2007.
MAY 9, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: NO PLAN TO REVIEW LAWS ON DEATH SENTENCE - CHIDAMBARAM
There were no plans to review laws on death sentence in India, Home Minister P. Chidambaram
MAY 9, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BEIJING TAX CHIEF GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The former chief of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau was sentenced to death with a
- MAY 8, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marqueze Smith, 32, black.
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marqueze Smith, 32, black.
MAY 8, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF DRUG PEDDLER TO 30-YEAR RI
In India, the Bombay High Court commuted to thirty years rigorous imprisonment the death
MAY 8, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY PROVISION MAY BE DROPPED FROM NDPS ACT
In India, the government may drop the mandatory death penalty provision for repeat drug offenders
MAY 8, 2012Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR 2010 BOMBING
A Myanmar court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to death for a bombing at a
MAY 8, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In UAE, one Emirati and an Iranian were sentenced to capital punishment by the Dibba
- MAY 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, a man convicted of sexually
- MAY 7, 2012Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
a 20-year-old man, Amadou Tamboura...
a 20-year-old man, Amadou Tamboura...
- MAY 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens accused of killing his wife
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens accused of killing his wife
MAY 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE 'GLASS' DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Iran hanged nine men in a prison in Tehran after they were convicted of trafficking "glass", or methamphetamine, a statement from the Tehran prosecution office said.
MAY 7, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: KARNATAKA GOVT REJECTS MERCY PLEA OF SERIAL RAPIST UMESH REDDY
In India, the Karnataka government rejected the mercy plea of serial rapist B A Umesh
MAY 6, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi announced that the death sentence
- MAY 6, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: ABU DHABI STUDENT TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
In UAE, an Abu Dhabi college student is to be executed for murdering his friend after the emirate’s
- MAY 5, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian judiciary has handed death sentences to two Kurdish
the Iranian judiciary has handed death sentences to two Kurdish
- MAY 5, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldier who killed his colleague
a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldier who killed his colleague
MAY 5, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KILLER PARDONED MOMENTS BEFORE EXECUTION
emirates247.com website published that a Saudi killer, who was to be beheaded, was saved
- MAY 5, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF PINAY'S RAPIST-KILLERS
two Emirati rapist-murderers of a Filipina housemaid in the United Arab Emirates were
MAY 4, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIANS ON DEATH ROW GIVEN 3 MONTHS TO SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM VICTIMS FAMILY
The Saudi Arabia government has given three extra months to four Indonesian workers facing
- MAY 4, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Death row inmates sues Texas governor Rick Perry and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for abusive conditions
USA - Texas. Death row inmates sues Texas governor Rick Perry and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for abusive conditions