Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
- DECEMBER 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EX-FIANCÉ KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THE UAE
a court in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates sentenced a 25 year old Arab man, identified only as TG, to death for murdering his ex-fiance Eman, 21, and burying her body in the desert.
- DECEMBER 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GUILTY OF DRUG TRAFFICKING, POSSESSION
Judge Datuk Abd Halim Aman of the Johor Baru High Court in Malaysia sentenced 48-year-old coffee shop worker Lam Foh Lin to death.
DECEMBER 27, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MIGRANT WORKERS ON DEATH ROW RELEASED
three Indonesian migrant workers facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia had been freed by the authority
DECEMBER 27, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 279 INMATES ON DEATH ROW
the number of inmates on death row at Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison, Zambia, has swelled
DECEMBER 27, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO INVOLVED IN DRUG-RELATED CRIMES SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two local courts in China have sentenced to death two men on charges of trafficking and manufacturing
- DECEMBER 26, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: CABINET OKAYS DRAFT OF AMENDED ANTI-TERROR LAW
the Bangladeshi cabinet approved the final draft of the Anti-terrorism (amendment) Act, 2011 with a provision for the death penalty for getting involved in, supporting or financing militancy and terrorist activities in the country.
- DECEMBER 26, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF EX-BUREAUCRAT, WIFE
presiding Judge Shoichi Yagi the Tokyo High Court in Japan upheld the death sentence of Takeshi Koizumi, 49, for killing former Vice Health and Welfare Minister Takehiko Yamaguchi, 66, and his wife Michiko, 61, at their home in Saitama city on November 17
- DECEMBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO BE STONED TO DEATH MAY BE HANGED INSTEAD
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose execution by stoning was suspended after an international outcry, may be hanged instead.
DECEMBER 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN SEMNAN PROVINCE
Five prisoners were executed in the prison of Shahrud (Semnan province northern Iran
- DECEMBER 25, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The State of Oregon is looking to sell $18,000 worth of lethal drugs now than Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared a moratorium
USA - Oregon. The State of Oregon is looking to sell $18,000 worth of lethal drugs now than Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared a moratorium
- DECEMBER 24, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Mushtaq Elahi Bingi sentenced Nazakat Ali, Mehboob, Farooq, Anwar and Ashraf to death and life imprisonment. The three allegedly killed a police officer on November 24, 2009.
- DECEMBER 24, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In her first public comments about California's capital punishment system, the state's top judge said the death penalty is "not effective
USA - California. In her first public comments about California's capital punishment system, the state's top judge said the death penalty is "not effective
DECEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS (AMONG THEM ONE WOMAN) EXECUTED
According to reliable sources from Iran nine prisoners were executed in two different prisons in Iran, early this morning.
- DECEMBER 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MP MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING PARENTS, NEPHEW
Shyam Singh, alias Bhima, was sentenced to death by First Class Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Bhadkariya for killing his father Suram, mother Sahoda Bai and nephew Amans when his parents refused to give him money to buy liquor.
- DECEMBER 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SW CHINA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPTION
in southwest China, the Higher People's Court of Chongqing upheld the death sentence of Wang Guanchao, former board chairman of Beijing Triple Nine Automobile Industrial Co, for graft and embezzlement totalling over 30 million yuan.
- DECEMBER 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Rasheed, a native of Meenangadi in Wayanad, was sentenced to death by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions court in India for hacking Bindu, 39, to death while attempting to rob her in Pachalam in Kochi.
- DECEMBER 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
7 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NORTH CHINA
the Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court in China's north Shanxi province sentenced five people to death and two others to death with a two-year reprieve for drug trafficking in October 2010.
- DECEMBER 22, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO DIE FOR KILLING IMAM
a speedy trial tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Abdur Rahim Sarder, 43, Mohamad Qazi Baizid, 42, Murad Hossain, 45, and Ikram alias Masud, 45, to death for murdering Ramna Police Station mosque imam Maulana Mohammad Ishaq on December 29, 2010. Masud was s
- DECEMBER 22, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided a new sentencing phase for Scott Wayne Blystone, 55, white.
USA - Pennsylvania. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided a new sentencing phase for Scott Wayne Blystone, 55, white.
DECEMBER 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BILL PROVIDING FOR DEATH SENTENCE FOR SABOTAGE OF PIPELINES PASSED
Parliamentary approval was accorded in India to a bill that makes acts of terrorism aimed
- DECEMBER 21, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
unemployed men Felix Chimeza Moyo 31, of Mwami Border, and Abel Katankwa, 39, of Chipata, were sentenced to death by High Court Judge Christine Phiri in Chipata, Zambia. They allegedly strangled security guard Anderson Ngoma while breaking into a shop whe
- DECEMBER 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
in an effort to secure the strategically important...
in an effort to secure the strategically important...
DECEMBER 21, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 EXECUTED FOR KILLING FILIPINO TRUCK DRIVER
two Egyptian nationals convicted of murdering a Filipino truck driver were executed in Riyadh, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
DECEMBER 21, 2011European UnionDEATH PENALTYEU IMPOSES STRICT CONTROLS ON 'EXECUTION DRUG' EXPORTS
The European Commission has imposed strict controls on the export of drugs used to carry
- DECEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
GHANAIAN, AFRICANS EXECUTED IN IRANIAN PRISONS - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
human rights advocacy group Amnesty International said at least one Ghanaian, Akwasi Aquwabe, was confirmed killed in Iran in 2010 in a mass execution at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.
- DECEMBER 20, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - European Union. European Union restricts sale of execution drugs
USA - European Union. European Union restricts sale of execution drugs
- DECEMBER 20, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
in India, Justices M Jaichandren and S Nagamuthu of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court commuted the death sentence of Anbarasu to life imprisonment and fined him Rs 60000.
- DECEMBER 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UGANDAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
Ugandan woman Nabweteme Hadija, a 56-year-old handicraft businesswoman, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court for smuggling 2.3kg of methamphetamine at the Penang International Airport on Se
- DECEMBER 20, 2011GhanaDEATH PENALTY
the Constitution Review Commission, constituted by President John Evans
the Constitution Review Commission, constituted by President John Evans
DECEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Saveh (southwest of Tehran) early this morning.