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FEBRUARY 29, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN FACES EXECUTION IN MAID KILLINGS
A Saudi Arabian man has been sentenced to death after being convicted of raping and murdering
- FEBRUARY 29, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR CHILD RAPIST AND MURDERER
In India, the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to a man who raped and
FEBRUARY 29, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): GEORGE RIVAS EXECUTED
George Rivas, 41, white, was executed in Texas for killing Aubrey Hawkins, 29, white
FEBRUARY 29, 2012DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): 1ST EXECUTION THIS YEAR IN THE STATE
Robert Henry Moormann, 63, white, was executed in Arizona for killing his adoptive mother
- FEBRUARY 28, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnam court has sentenced a man to death after he...
a Vietnam court has sentenced a man to death after he...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William H. Hallman III sentenced Bill Paul Marquardt, 36, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge William H. Hallman III sentenced Bill Paul Marquardt, 36, white, to death
FEBRUARY 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, two friends were sentenced to death by the high court for trafficking
FEBRUARY 28, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CONVICT PARDONED MOMENTS BEFORE BEHEADING
a Saudi man sentenced to death for murder was pardoned by the victim’s father moments before his beheading.
FEBRUARY 28, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THAI DRUG TRAFFICKER TO HANG
A 32-year-old Thai woman was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in 258.3gm of cocaine.
FEBRUARY 27, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Sri Lanka, the Kandy High Court sentenced to death two murder suspects who
FEBRUARY 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced to death a Nigerian man after he was found guilty
- FEBRUARY 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: I WON’T SIGN DEATH WARRANTS – UDUAGHAN
In Nigeria, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, said he would not sign the
FEBRUARY 27, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SENIOR CITIZEN TO HANG FOR MURDERING FORMER WIFE
In Malaysia, the High Court sent a senior citizen to the gallows for murdering his ex-wife in
FEBRUARY 27, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN PUTS OFF EXECUTION OF CHRISTIAN PASTOR
Iran has put off the execution of Christian Pastor Yousof Nadarkhani -- probably in
- FEBRUARY 26, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court has upheld death penalty
the Indian Supreme Court has upheld death penalty
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to death, in Pakistan, on three counts in a kidnapping
a man was sentenced to death, in Pakistan, on three counts in a kidnapping
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
in Sri Lanka, the suspect convicted of the gruesome killing of the young wife
in Sri Lanka, the suspect convicted of the gruesome killing of the young wife
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
some 361 persons have been sentenced to death, in Sri Lanka...
some 361 persons have been sentenced to death, in Sri Lanka...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of trafficking drugs in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of trafficking drugs in the kingdom.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lethal injection costs increasing
USA - Texas. Lethal injection costs increasing
FEBRUARY 24, 2012South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE PASSES RESOLUTION AGAINST CHINA'S REPATRIATION OF NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS
a South Korean parliamentary committee adopted a resolution demanding China stop
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 3 LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
Three Lebanese were sentenced to death by the Military Court in Lebanon for spying
FEBRUARY 24, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): LETHAL INJECTION COSTS INCREASING
The switch to Pentobarbital has driven up the cost of capital punishment in Texas.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI CADDY GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, a woman was sent to the gallows for drug trafficking when the court ruled that her
- FEBRUARY 23, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): DISTRICT ATTORNEY CALLS FOR A REVIEW OF THE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SYSTEM
In Texas, Dallas County's District Attorney, Craig Watkins, 44, black, is calling for a review
- FEBRUARY 23, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a district court in Bihar, India, awarded death sentence
a district court in Bihar, India, awarded death sentence
- FEBRUARY 23, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Dallas County's District Attorney, Craig Watkins calls for a review of the capital punishment system and acknowledges that his great-grandfather was executed
USA - Texas. Dallas County's District Attorney, Craig Watkins calls for a review of the capital punishment system and acknowledges that his great-grandfather was executed
FEBRUARY 23, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA MULLS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘GUTTER OIL’ CRIMES
China will intensify its crackdown on illegal “gutter oil” trade and give the death penalty
FEBRUARY 23, 2012South AfricaDEATH PENALTY'EXTRADITE BOTSWANA FUGITIVE'
In South Africa, the Constitutional Court heard arguments in a case involving Botswana nationals
- FEBRUARY 22, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The General Assembly's Judiciary Committee voted 23 to 15 to pass a repeal bill
USA - Connecticut. The General Assembly's Judiciary Committee voted 23 to 15 to pass a repeal bill