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- FEBRUARY 22, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted to kill legislation to expand the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted to kill legislation to expand the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 22, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Andy Chatham formally declared Richard Miles, 36, black, innocent
USA - Texas. Judge Andy Chatham formally declared Richard Miles, 36, black, innocent
- FEBRUARY 22, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The South Dakota Legislature approved a measure to prevent death-row inmates from filing repeated appeals
USA - South Dakota. The South Dakota Legislature approved a measure to prevent death-row inmates from filing repeated appeals
FEBRUARY 22, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TRIO WHO DEALT DRUGS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCES
Three drug dealers in a gang of five were given death penalties for selling and transporting
FEBRUARY 22, 2012DEATH PENALTYSOUTH DAKOTA (USA): LEGISLATURE PASSES LIMIT ON INMATE APPEALS
The South Dakota Legislature has voted 60-5 to approve a measure aimed at preventing death
FEBRUARY 21, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MURDER CRIMINAL IN BAGHLAN PROVINCE SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Afghanistan, the Primary Urban Court of northern Baghlan province sentenced
- FEBRUARY 21, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision granting a retrial to James Lambert, 61, black
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision granting a retrial to James Lambert, 61, black
FEBRUARY 21, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: FIRST DEATH SENTENCING SINCE REVOLUTION IN MANOUBA MURDER CASE
Primary Court of Tunis has recently issued the first capital punishment sentence
- FEBRUARY 21, 2012GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Rodney R. Young, 43, black, to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Rodney R. Young, 43, black, to death
FEBRUARY 21, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUSBAND WHO KILLED PROSTITUTE
The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance convicted AK, a 29-year-old worker from Pakistan
FEBRUARY 20, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY AFTER CAMPAIGN
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man who killed
FEBRUARY 20, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BAGHDAD BOMBERS
Three brothers and a fourth man are to hang for a March 2007 car bombing in Baghdad that killed six people and wounded seven, a statement released by the Higher Judicial Council said.
FEBRUARY 20, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ'S 2012 EXECUTIONS TOP 2011'S NUMBER
Iraq executed four people, bringing the number of people put to death so far this year to at least 69, or one more than in all of 2011, a justice ministry official said.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FILIPINA HOUSEMAID
The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti couple to death after they were convicted of first degree
- FEBRUARY 19, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Calls for Unanimous Juries in Death Cases
USA - Florida. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Calls for Unanimous Juries in Death Cases
FEBRUARY 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN MAZANDARAN
The Mazandaran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor said that two rapists were executed
- FEBRUARY 18, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) military court
Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) military court
- FEBRUARY 18, 2012United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Military death sentence more likely for minorities
USA - Military. Military death sentence more likely for minorities
- FEBRUARY 17, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Iraqi Presidential Council has ratified the death sentences against 33 terrorists convicted
the Iraqi Presidential Council has ratified the death sentences against 33 terrorists convicted
FEBRUARY 17, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
Judicial officials say a Lebanese military court convicted a former policeman of spying
- FEBRUARY 16, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: EIGHT TO HANG FOR KILLING FARMERS
In Bangladesh, a court handed down death sentences to eight people over the much-discussed murder of three farmers at Mymensingh's Dhobaura in 2006.
FEBRUARY 16, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM
In Bangladesh, the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad
FEBRUARY 16, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: COURT OF CASSATION REJECTS APPEAL
The Gaza Court of Cassation rejected an appeal submitted by Mohammed Ahmed
- FEBRUARY 15, 2012LibyaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY: LIBYAN MILITIAS TORTURE GADHAFI LOYALISTS, UPROOT RIVAL COMMUNITIES
Armed militias now rule much of Libya, Amnesty International said, accusing them of torturing
- FEBRUARY 15, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Robert Waterhouse, 65, white, was executed
USA - Florida. Robert Waterhouse, 65, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 15, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The House Judiciary Committee approves SB 42 seeking limit on appeals by death-row inmates
USA - South Dakota. The House Judiciary Committee approves SB 42 seeking limit on appeals by death-row inmates
FEBRUARY 15, 2012DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): KILLER EXECUTED AFTER 31 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A man convicted of raping a 29-year-old mother and dragging her into Tampa Bay's
- FEBRUARY 14, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a Myanmar national was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
a Myanmar national was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
- FEBRUARY 14, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House of Delegates has advanced a bill that would expand the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The House of Delegates has advanced a bill that would expand the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 14, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
an Indian construction worker was sentenced to death in Singapore
an Indian construction worker was sentenced to death in Singapore