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FEBRUARY 8, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED IN QOM
Four prisoners have been executed in the prison of Qom in the past few days, reported
- FEBRUARY 8, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Bill to expand death penalty dies in Senate committee.
USA - Virginia. Bill to expand death penalty dies in Senate committee.
FEBRUARY 8, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ SAUDI POET WILL BE EXTRADITED TO SAUDI ARABIA
A Saudi poet and writer, Kashghari Hamza, who fled over a week from his country to avoid threats
FEBRUARY 8, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: SIX INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Sri Lanka, the Kegalle Provincial High Court sentenced to death six individuals who were found
- FEBRUARY 8, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: 58 YEAR OLD TAXI DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Palestine Today reports that a 58 year old taxi driver from Gaza City has been
- FEBRUARY 8, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The latest edition of "Death Row USA" shows a decrease of 31 inmates between January 1 and July 1, 2011
USA - The latest edition of "Death Row USA" shows a decrease of 31 inmates between January 1 and July 1, 2011
FEBRUARY 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYMISSISSIPPI (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1995 ROBBERY SPREE KILLINGS
A Mississippi man convicted of murdering two people during convenience store robberies was executed
FEBRUARY 8, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DEATH ROW POPULATION DECREASED OVER THE LAST DECADE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row USA shows a decrease
- FEBRUARY 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Higher Judicial Council said in a statement that Iraq has sentenced to death
the Higher Judicial Council said in a statement that Iraq has sentenced to death a Saudi man who was an Al-Qaeda leader in northern Iraq.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2012LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced Robert Coleman, 41, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced Robert Coleman, 41, black, to death
FEBRUARY 7, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 2 GET DEATH PENALTY IN APPEAL CASE
In Zambia, the Supreme Court set aside a 30-year- jail sentence that was slapped
FEBRUARY 7, 2012SyriaDEATH PENALTYBOSNIA: EUROPEAN COURT HALTS SYRIA DEPORTATION
the European Court of Human Rights decided to block Bosnia’s deportation of a Syrian
FEBRUARY 7, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC SAVES FROM GALLOWS MAN WHO BEHEADED HIS MOTHER
In India, the Supreme Court reduced to life imprisonment the death sentence imposed
FEBRUARY 7, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 14 PEOPLE HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iraq executed 14 people, most of them Al-Qaeda members, a senior justice ministry official said, bringing to at least 65 the number of executions so far this year.
FEBRUARY 7, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ROBBERY, RAPE AND ASSAULT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 30-year old man found guilty of violent robbery, rape and indecent assault has
- FEBRUARY 7, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Paul K. Richardson sentenced Marco Antonio Topete, 39, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Paul K. Richardson sentenced Marco Antonio Topete, 39, Hispanic, to death
- FEBRUARY 6, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Judge Bradley Zell sentenced Rodney Berget, 49, white, to death
USA - South Dakota. Judge Bradley Zell sentenced Rodney Berget, 49, white, to death
FEBRUARY 6, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: KIDNAPPER OF FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court has sentenced a man to death for murder and for kidnapping
FEBRUARY 6, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MEN ‘LINKED TO UK SPY’
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for two men convicted of killing three
FEBRUARY 6, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Sri Lanka, a woman was sentenced to death after she was found guilty of possessing
- FEBRUARY 6, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Raymond Oscar Butler, 36, hispanic, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Raymond Oscar Butler, 36, hispanic, to death
FEBRUARY 6, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH DAKOTA: PRISON INMATE SENTENCED TO DIE FOR BASHING GUARD TO DEATH DURING BOTCHED ESCAPE ATTEMPT
Second Circuit Judge Bradley Zell sentenced Rodney Berget, 49, white, to death for
- FEBRUARY 5, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MURDERERS SPARED THE DEATH SENTENCE
two murderers were spared execution in UAE when a court commuted their death
- FEBRUARY 5, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed to newspaper...
the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed to newspaper...
- FEBRUARY 2, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Gary Galen Brents, 50, black.
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Gary Galen Brents, 50, black.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAJOR CURRENCY SPECULATORS COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY
The chief of Iran's judiciary warned that major currency speculators could face the
- FEBRUARY 2, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury sentenced Vernell Loggins Jr., 39, black, to death
USA - Missouri. A jury sentenced Vernell Loggins Jr., 39, black, to death
- FEBRUARY 2, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Arnold Jones vacated the death sentence of Marvin Williams, 50, black, for mental retardation
USA - North Carolina. Judge Arnold Jones vacated the death sentence of Marvin Williams, 50, black, for mental retardation
FEBRUARY 2, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HIGH MILITARY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
the High Military Court upheld a death sentence by hanging issued on 29 March
FEBRUARY 2, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: THREE DEATH SENTENCES RATIFIED
Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a