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- 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 PENALTYMALAYSIA: 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
- 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 PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: 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.