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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
MARCH 13, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 75-YR-OLD WOMAN
Observing that it was a "rarest of the rare case", a court in Haryana awarded death sentence
MARCH 13, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In Jordan, the Criminal Court sentenced a Jordanian to death and an Egyptian to 20 years
MARCH 13, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA FOR QAEDA NORTH AFRICA CHIEF
An Algerian court sentenced the head of Al-Qaeda's north African offshoot to death in his absence
MARCH 13, 2012BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Bahraini was sentenced to death for killing his wife in a brutal attack in the couple's home, in
- MARCH 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Five prisoners were hanged in Iran, in two different cities.
MARCH 12, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW CONVICT ESCAPES
A 25-year-old Saudi prisoner who was on death row at the general prison in the southern
MARCH 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYUN: IRAN EXECUTED 670 PEOPLE IN 2011
March 12, 2012: Iran executed some 670 people last year, most of them for drug crimes that do not merit capital punishment under international law and more than 20 for offences against Islam, a United Nations investigator said.
- MARCH 12, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A COPT DAYS AHEAD OF UPRISING
In Egypt, Menya's Criminal Court has decided to sentence low-ranking policeman
MARCH 11, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYTOP JUDGE SAYS CHINA NEEDS MORE LEGAL REFORMS
admitting problems in China's judicial system, chief justice Wang Shengjun vowed
- MARCH 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners were executed in the Central Prison of Shahr-e-Kord, in Iran. According to the Assistant
three prisoners were executed in the Central Prison of Shahr-e-Kord, in Iran. According to the Assistant
- MARCH 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
- MARCH 9, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 500 Taser deaths in the United States.
USA - 500 Taser deaths in the United States.
MARCH 9, 2012MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO REJECTS BOMB CASE APPEAL, UPS SENTENCE TO DEATH
A Moroccan court rejected appeals from two men convicted over the bombing of a cafe
MARCH 9, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: 500 TASER DEATHS
It's a myth that Tasers are less than lethal weapons: Amnesty International recently
- MARCH 8, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): 2ND EXECUTION IN THE STATE THIS YEAR
Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed in Arizona
MARCH 8, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 3 THAI NATIONALS, MALAYSIAN TO HANG FOR FIREARMS, BULLETS POSSESSION
Three Thai nationals and a Malaysian man were sentenced to death by the High Court
- MARCH 8, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AMENDMENT TO LIMIT USE OF DEATH PENALTY
a draft amendment to the nation's Criminal Procedure Law was submitted to the ongoing 5th session
- MARCH 8, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed.
USA - Arizona. Robert Charles Towery, 47, white, was executed.
MARCH 8, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: WIFE KILLER TO HANG
In Zambia, a Mufumbwe farmer has been sentenced to death for hacking
MARCH 8, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: APOSTATE SAUDI WRITER REPENTS AT COURT
An apostate Saudi journalist who is believed to be facing execution for insulting Prophet
- MARCH 7, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
a Chimanimani man, who strangled his colleague...
a Chimanimani man, who strangled his colleague...