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JANUARY 23, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: POLICE EXECUTE KILLER IN MOGADISHU
A soldier was executed in Mogadishu after he was found guilty of killing a fellow soldier
- JANUARY 23, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, 49, white, becomes the Nation's 140th Death Row Exonerated
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, 49, white, becomes the Nation's 140th Death Row Exonerated
JANUARY 23, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 8 DARFURIANS RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCE AFTER RAPING GIRL IN KASS
Four men and four women from Kass district, South Darfur were sentenced to death for
JANUARY 23, 2012DEATH PENALTYUS SUPREME COURT DECISION MEANS D'AMBROSIO STAYS FREE
the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the state of Ohio challenging the
JANUARY 22, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: SHARP INCREASE IN DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
There was a sharp increase in the use of the death penalty in Iran in 2011, and many more were
JANUARY 22, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: FUGITIVE QAEDA CHIEF SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Algeria sentenced a fugitive leader of al-Qaeda's north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military.
- JANUARY 22, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Former Attorney General Jim Petro Now Says Society Better Off Without Death Penalty.
USA - Ohio. Former Attorney General Jim Petro Now Says Society Better Off Without Death Penalty.
JANUARY 21, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYT&T: GOVT WORKING TO IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY – PM
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government will work to implement
- JANUARY 20, 2012South SudanDEATH PENALTY
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 20, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Al-Shabaab courts in Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle...
Al-Shabaab courts in Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle...
JANUARY 20, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Justice Lateefat Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Nigeria, sentenced a young man,
- JANUARY 20, 2012KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A Hardin County jury has issued a unanimous verdict of death for Michael St. Clair, 54, white
USA - Kentucky. A Hardin County jury has issued a unanimous verdict of death for Michael St. Clair, 54, white
JANUARY 20, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST PRESIDENT TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY?
General amnesty was recently granted to thousands of detainees in Tunisian prisons in
- JANUARY 19, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
34 individuals, including two women, were executed in Iraq following their conviction for
34 individuals, including two women, were executed in Iraq following their conviction for
- JANUARY 19, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Robert Martinez sentenced Manling Tsang Williams, 32, Asiatic, to death for killing her two children and her husband
USA - California. Judge Robert Martinez sentenced Manling Tsang Williams, 32, Asiatic, to death for killing her two children and her husband
JANUARY 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED PUBLICLY IN KERMAN
One man was hanged publicly in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman early in the morning.
JANUARY 19, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING SALAFI SHEIKH AND WIFE
the Giza Criminal Court gave the death sentence to 35-year-old Mohamed
JANUARY 19, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE
In Pakistan, the court of District and Sessions Judge Karak Fazle Subhan announced death sentence
JANUARY 19, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ OKAYS DEATH FOR 2009 BAGHDAD BOMBINGS CONVICTS
Iraq's presidency approved the death penalty for 11 men, including Al-Qaeda militants
- JANUARY 18, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhejiang's Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence
Zhejiang's Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence
- JANUARY 18, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni authorities executed Fuad Ahmed Ali Abdullah Alsayed (Alshahari) by shooting
Yemeni authorities executed Fuad Ahmed Ali Abdullah Alsayed (Alshahari) by shooting
JANUARY 18, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO FIVE DANDUPALYA GANG MEMBERS
34th Special Sessions Court sentenced five members of a notorious Dandupalya gang
- JANUARY 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 14 activists arrested yesterday at U.S. Supreme Court
USA - 14 activists arrested yesterday at U.S. Supreme Court
JANUARY 18, 2012DEATH PENALTYWASHINGTON, DC (USA): 14 MEMBERS OF THE ABOLITIONIST ACTION COMMITTEE ARRESTED
14 activists arrested yesterday at U.S. Supreme Court to commemorate 35th anniversary
JANUARY 18, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TWO EMIRATIS GET DEATH FOR KILLING HOUSEMAID
A court in Fujairah sentenced two Emirati men to death for murdering an elderly Asian
- JANUARY 17, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
an arsonist behind an explosion that injured 49 people at a rural bank
an arsonist behind an explosion that injured 49 people at a rural bank
- JANUARY 17, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Appeals, In Thailandia, upheld a death sentence against a former military
the Court of Appeals, In Thailandia, upheld a death sentence against a former military
JANUARY 17, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHILDREN ON DEATH ROW
Currently, there are five prisoners on death row of Mach Jail in Balochistan, Pakistan
- JANUARY 17, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 27, white, had her death sentence officially reduced to a life sentence
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 27, white, had her death sentence officially reduced to a life sentence
- JANUARY 17, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Europe. European court of human rights dismisses appeals against extradition to US by Briton Phillip Harkins and American Joshua Edwards.
USA - Europe. European court of human rights dismisses appeals against extradition to US by Briton Phillip Harkins and American Joshua Edwards.