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JANUARY 13, 2012PortugalDEATH PENALTYPORTUGAL: US ASKS TO REVIEW AMERICAN FUGITIVE CASE
the United States asked Portugal's Supreme Court to review its refusal to extradite
- JANUARY 12, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A new study finds that the death penalty is for those with no luck or bad lawyers.
USA - Connecticut. A new study finds that the death penalty is for those with no luck or bad lawyers.
- JANUARY 12, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
in Vietnam, State President Truong Tan Sang denied clemency
in Vietnam, State President Truong Tan Sang denied clemency
JANUARY 12, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO GET DEATH OVER FATAL MOB AMBUSH
A gang leader and his second-in-command were sentenced to death in Southwest
JANUARY 12, 2012MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: DRUG KINGPIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Moroccan court sentenced the head of a major drug gang to death after he
JANUARY 12, 2012Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: GOVERNMENT GRANTED AMNESTY TO 651 MORE PRISONERS, INCLUDING 302 POLITICAL PRISONERS
the Myanmar government granted amnesty to 651 more prisoners, including 302 political
- JANUARY 11, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Prosecutors filed a last-minute appeal to keep Jermaine Wright in prison
USA - Delaware. Prosecutors filed a last-minute appeal to keep Jermaine Wright in prison
JANUARY 11, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 'ISRAEL COLLABORATOR'
A Hamas official in Gaza says the militant group sentenced a local Palestinian to death for collaborating with Israel.
JANUARY 11, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MURDER TRIO TO HANG
Three men's five years of freedom came to an end today when their acquittal on a charge of murdering
- JANUARY 11, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost delayed next week’s execution of Charles Lorraine, saying the state had once again failed to follow its own rules for executions
USA - Ohio. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost delayed next week’s execution of Charles Lorraine, saying the state had once again failed to follow its own rules for executions
JANUARY 11, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
Two prisoners were executed in Tehran’s Evin prison, reported the Iranian state media. According
- JANUARY 10, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE
A man was awarded capital punishment in Uttar Pradesh (India), in a 12-year old rape
- JANUARY 10, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
two persons who were found guilty for the murder
two persons who were found guilty for the murder
JANUARY 10, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: KENYAN STONED TO DEATH BY AL-SHABAAB
Kenyan fighting for the Al-Shabaab was executed by the Somali militant group for alleged espionage.
JANUARY 10, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE
A man, Gohar Ahmed alias Chaman, was sentenced to death in Pakistan for kidnapping
- JANUARY 10, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Ralph Winkler sentenced Rayshawn Johnson, 33, black, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Ralph Winkler sentenced Rayshawn Johnson, 33, black, to death
JANUARY 10, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FILIPINO WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING
A Filipina was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in cocaine
JANUARY 9, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FIVE DALITS
A court in Fatehpur, India, sentenced one person to death and two others to life imprisonment
JANUARY 9, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AMERICAN EX-MARINE AMIR MIRZA HEKMATI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING
An American ex-Marine, who also holds Iranian citizenship, has been sentenced
JANUARY 9, 2012BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS DEATH TERMS OF TWO SHIITES
Bahrain's cassation court annulled the death sentences of two Shiites and the life imprisonment
- JANUARY 9, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Kevin Darnell Pearson, 34, black
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Kevin Darnell Pearson, 34, black
- JANUARY 8, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a criminal court in the eastern oasis town of Al Ain
a criminal court in the eastern oasis town of Al Ain
JANUARY 8, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of murder, the interior minister said in a statement
- JANUARY 8, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck is selling the Pentobarbital rights
USA - Lundbeck is selling the Pentobarbital rights
JANUARY 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYLUNDBECK, THE LONE COWARD KILLER
The blog "The Pentobarbital Experiment" summarized, with very polemical tone, the role
JANUARY 8, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 41 EXECUTIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF 2012
The new year also began with a series of mass executions in Iran.
- JANUARY 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, who was not identified by name, was hanged in public in a village near Gachsaran
a man, who was not identified by name, was hanged in public in a village near Gachsaran
- JANUARY 6, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. The latest edition of the NAACP "Death Row USA" showed a decrease of 29 inmates in the death row population between January 1 and April 1, 2011
USA. The latest edition of the NAACP "Death Row USA" showed a decrease of 29 inmates in the death row population between January 1 and April 1, 2011
- JANUARY 6, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant for use in lethal injections.
USA - Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant for use in lethal injections.
JANUARY 6, 2012DEATH PENALTYUS PHARMACEUTICAL FIRM HOSPIRA UNDER FIRE OVER USE OF ITS DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant