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MARCH 29, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 3 INMATES HANGED; 1ST EXECUTIONS SINCE JULY 2010
Japan hanged three death-row inmates in its first executions since 2010, reigniting the debate over capital punishment in one of the world’s richest countries.
MARCH 29, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE EXECUTED OVER FATAL FIRE
Three people responsible for a fire, in which 11 people were killed and two others
- MARCH 29, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court, for the 3rd time, has overturned a death sentence against Robert Paul Langley Jr., 52, white.
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court, for the 3rd time, has overturned a death sentence against Robert Paul Langley Jr., 52, white.
- MARCH 29, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt sentenced David Sparre, 20, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt sentenced David Sparre, 20, white, to death
MARCH 29, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO MYANMAR WOMEN AND TWO LOCALS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, two Myanmar women and two Malaysian men were sentenced to death
MARCH 29, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYEU 'REGRETS' JAPAN EXECUTIONS, URGES MORATORIUM
The European Union voiced "regret" at Japan's resumption of capital punishment after a 20-month
- MARCH 28, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out two death sentences for James Wallace, 61, white
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out two death sentences for James Wallace, 61, white
MARCH 28, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian man to death after finding
- MARCH 28, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas accuses anti-death penalty charity Reprieve of fomenting violence
USA - Texas. Texas accuses anti-death penalty charity Reprieve of fomenting violence
- MARCH 28, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jesse Joe Hernandez, 47, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Jesse Joe Hernandez, 47, Hispanic, was executed
MARCH 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ‘THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR NOW’
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz said the Government has no
MARCH 28, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JESSE JOE HERNANDEZ EXECUTED
Jesse Joe Hernandez, 47, Hispanic, was executed in Texas.
MARCH 28, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE PLANS TO CUT BACK ON HANGINGS, DEATH PENALTY ONLY FOR 'EXTREME VIOLENCE'
Zimbabwe is considering cutting back on hangings according to a proposed new constitution
- MARCH 27, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zibusiso Ndlovu, a man who stabbed a woman to death after failing to rape her
Zibusiso Ndlovu, a man who stabbed a woman to death after failing to rape her
- MARCH 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
at a one-day conference organised by Lawyers Without Borders in Abuja...
at a one-day conference organised by Lawyers Without Borders in Abuja...
- MARCH 27, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal judge bars import of execution drug.
USA - Federal judge bars import of execution drug.
MARCH 27, 2012UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI PARDONS SHARMA KOOKY
After spending 12 years behind bars at Luzira Maximum Security Prisons, in Uganda, for
MARCH 27, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: RELIGIOUS POLICE GIVEN MORE POWERS TO STEP UP WAR ON SORCERY
Saudi Arabia has decided to bolster its religious police unit specialized in arresting magicians within
MARCH 27, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
In the UAE, the Fujairah Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the Court of First Instance
MARCH 27, 2012United KingdomDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY 2011: ALARMING LEVELS OF EXECUTIONS IN THE FEW COUNTRIES THAT KILL
Countries that carried out executions in 2011 did so at an alarming rate but those employing
MARCH 27, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FEDERAL JUDGE BARS IMPORT OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington issued the 22-page decision in a case filed by 21 condemned convicts against the federal Food and Drug Administration, which they alleged had violated its own rules by allowing entry of the powerful anaesthet
- MARCH 26, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a driver will be executed after Dubai's highest court confirmed...
a driver will be executed after Dubai's highest court confirmed...
- MARCH 26, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Chandigarh court, in India, awarded capital punishment to...
a Chandigarh court, in India, awarded capital punishment to...
- MARCH 26, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Kelvin Wells sentenced Thomas Ford McCoy, 44, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Kelvin Wells sentenced Thomas Ford McCoy, 44, white, to death
MARCH 26, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 860 PRISONERS UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
In Malaysia, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told the Parliament that a total of 860 prisoners have been sentenced to death for various offences such as murder, drug trafficking, firearms offences and kidnapping up to 28 February 2012.
- MARCH 26, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of Donald Newbury and Ivan Cantu
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of Donald Newbury and Ivan Cantu
- MARCH 26, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: STAYED EXECUTION
the hanging of Beant Singh assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana would not take place on March
MARCH 26, 2012JamaicaDEATH PENALTYJAMAICA: CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
In Jamaica, the death sentence of convicted St Mary child killer Jeffery Perry was overturned
MARCH 26, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: UIGHUR MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER XINJIANG ATTACKS
A Uighur man accused by the Chinese government of being the mastermind behind deadly
MARCH 24, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SAGAR TO HANG FOR KILLING SHUBHO
In Bangladesh, a speedy trial tribunal sentenced to death Tajul Islam Sagar for