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MARCH 19, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PUNJAB JAILS DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO EXECUTE DEATH WARRANT
the Punjab Jails Department refused to execute the order of a Chandigarh court asking the
MARCH 19, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYUN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL DEPLORES BELARUS EXECUTION
The United Nations Human Rights Committee voiced grave concern over the execution in Belarus of a person whose case was under its consideration after he was found guilty of last year’s bombing of a subway in the capital, Minsk.
MARCH 19, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYNORTH CAROLINA (USA): SPRINGSTEEN ADDRESSES DEATH PENALTY ON GREENSBORO STOP
Bruce Springsteen is coming to Greensboro, where he'll be doing more than playing
- MARCH 18, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
an Egyptian military court acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri...
an Egyptian military court acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri...
- MARCH 18, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
three friends were sentenced to the gallows by the High Court...
three friends were sentenced to the gallows by the High Court...
MARCH 18, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MINSK METRO BOMBERS EXECUTED
state news agency BelTA reported Belarus executed Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, the two men sentenced to death for their role in the 2011 Minsk subway blast.
MARCH 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SERGEANT BALES’ LAWYER ADMITS HIS CLIENT COULD BE EXECUTED
Robert Bales, the US soldier who massacred 16 Afghans, could face the death penalty
- MARCH 16, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom
- MARCH 16, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The Court of Appeals has tossed out the death penalty sentence of Richard Phillips, white
USA - California. The Court of Appeals has tossed out the death penalty sentence of Richard Phillips, white
MARCH 16, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
A security guard who killed his teenage sister-in-law was sentenced to death in
- MARCH 15, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Osaka District Court, in Japan, acquitted a 54-year-old...
the Osaka District Court, in Japan, acquitted a 54-year-old...
- MARCH 15, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed.
- MARCH 15, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Foster sentenced Gregory David Larkin, 38, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Foster sentenced Gregory David Larkin, 38, white, to death
MARCH 15, 2012South AfricaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA: ZUMA SAYS 'NO' TO DEATH PENALTY
in South Africa, President Zuma was asked during question time in the National Assembly whether
- MARCH 15, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Dewey L. Falcone sentenced Gabriel Ronquillo, 39, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Dewey L. Falcone sentenced Gabriel Ronquillo, 39, Hispanic, to death
MARCH 15, 2012DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): TIMOTHY SHAUN STEMPLE EXECUTED
Timothy Shaun Stemple, 47, white, was executed in Oklahoma.
- MARCH 14, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
the UAE’s top court annulled death sentences against eight...
the UAE’s top court annulled death sentences against eight Asian men convicted of smuggling a large amount of drugs into the country, newspapers reported.
- MARCH 14, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - About false confessions
USA - About false confessions
MARCH 14, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES SUBWAY BOMBERS CLEMENCY
Belarus' president has denied clemency to two men sentenced to death for last
- MARCH 14, 2012GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge John D. Allen overturned the death sentence of Johnnie Worsley, 51, black
USA - Georgia. Judge John D. Allen overturned the death sentence of Johnnie Worsley, 51, black
MARCH 14, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: PALACE REJECTS REIMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY
The President of the Philippines is not inclined to support moves that seek the reimposition
MARCH 14, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 7 MORE DEATH SENTENCES IN BOMB ATTACK TRIAL
An Algerian court passed 7 death sentences in connection with a string of bombings
MARCH 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN WHO STRANGLED MOTHER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of strangling his mother to death, the interior ministry announced in a statement.
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Ghazvin), west of Tehran.
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Ghazvin), west of Tehran.
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran).
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran).
- MARCH 13, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death sentence...
a Dhaka court, in Bangladesh, awarded death sentence...
- MARCH 13, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud
- MARCH 13, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a a Syrian drug smuggler...
Saudi Arabia executed a a Syrian drug smuggler...
- MARCH 13, 2012MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
with the deposit of its instrument of ratification...
with the deposit of its instrument of ratification...
MARCH 13, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: KARBALA ‘GOVERNOR’ FOR AL-QAEDA AMONG EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH
The so-called Karbala governor for al-Qaeda is among eight al-Qaeda leaders sentenced