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- JANUARY 30, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TALIBAN EXECUTE 21 CAPTURED PARAMILITARY MEN
Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 paramilitary force men who were captured
- JANUARY 30, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: CONVICTED DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
In Saudi Arabia, a Pakistani man convicted of trying to smuggle drugs into the kingdom
JANUARY 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAHENDRA
In India, the Gauhati high court upheld its previous order of a death sentence for murder convict
JANUARY 30, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BLASPHEMY
A ‘blasphemy’ accused was sentenced to death and also to 10 years’ imprisonment in Pakistan.
JANUARY 30, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TRISHAW DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING HEROIN
In Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court sentenced a trishaw driver to death for
JANUARY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TWO AFGHAN MEN TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Two men will be executed in UAE for premeditatedly stabbing a sex worker
- JANUARY 29, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Semnan, north of Iran.
JANUARY 29, 2012SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: SENIOR ARMY DEFECTOR EXECUTED
the Syrian Association for the Defense of Human Rights claimed that soldiers from
- JANUARY 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ONE PRISONER HANGED
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ilam, western Iran.
- JANUARY 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were secretly hanged in the Lakan Prison in Rasht...
two prisoners were secretly hanged in the Lakan Prison in Rasht...
JANUARY 28, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUBARAK ASKS WORLD LEADERS TO SAVE HIM FROM EXECUTION
Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sent letters to nine world leaders with
JANUARY 28, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: GUARDIAN COUNCIL APPROVES NEW PENAL LEGISLATION
The Guardian Council has approved the Islamic Penal Code legislation, announcing
JANUARY 28, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY IN DRUG CASE FOR THE FIRST TIME
in the first ever case of capital punishment in a drug crime, a special Narcotics
- JANUARY 27, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi newspaper Al-Eqtisadiah reported Saudi Arabia...
Saudi newspaper Al-Eqtisadiah reported Saudi Arabia...
- JANUARY 27, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the US State Department said it was trying to confirm with China reports...
the US State Department said it was trying to confirm with China reports...
- JANUARY 27, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed...
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed...
- JANUARY 27, 2012Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
the permanent representative of the Dominican Republic...
the permanent representative of the Dominican Republic...
- JANUARY 27, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER
In Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muneer Ahmad awarded the
JANUARY 27, 2012EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR BLOGGER, PRISON FOR JOURNALISTS
A U.S.-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was
- JANUARY 27, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge Jon Blue sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, white, to death
USA - Connecticut. Judge Jon Blue sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, white, to death
JANUARY 27, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: PARDON FOR DEATH ROW INMATES
The family of ‘Mohidul’, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Kuwait who was murdered by three
- JANUARY 26, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. 2nd execution put off in fight over lethal injection protocol
USA - Ohio. 2nd execution put off in fight over lethal injection protocol
- JANUARY 26, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the Telegraph reported North Korea has warned
the Telegraph reported North Korea has warned
JANUARY 26, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OGUN STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 2 PRISONERS
Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has granted amnesty to seven prisoners who
- JANUARY 26, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for John Kalisz, 57, white
USA - Florida. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for John Kalisz, 57, white
- JANUARY 26, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, hispanic, was executed
- JANUARY 26, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IRANIAN MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A 27-year-old Iranian man escaped the gallows in Malaysia after the High
- JANUARY 26, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black
USA - Alabama. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black
JANUARY 26, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1994 KILLING
Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, hispanic, was executed.
JANUARY 25, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT READY TO REVIEW ITS POSITION ON DEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court of Belarus may clarify its position on the death penalty if