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DECEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Saveh (southwest of Tehran) early this morning.
DECEMBER 20, 2011SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: NEW LAW STIPULATES DEATH FOR 'TERRORISTS'
The Syrian regime is tightening its grip around armed rebels and deserters. The official news agency SANA reported that President Bashar al-Assad, has signed a decree imposing the death penalty on anyone who 'supplies weapons or helps supply weapons to co
- DECEMBER 19, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 BROTHERS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
Rawalpindi Additional District and Sessions Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry sentenced brothers Muhammad Shakil, Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Tanvir to death for killing Said Muhammad, Allah Noor, Manzoor Khan and Naseer Ahmed. The court also fined them Rs100,
- DECEMBER 19, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: CONSTRUCTION BOSS APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
former construction company president Yoshihiro Asa is appealing his death sentence to the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court in Japan.
- DECEMBER 19, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood
USA - Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood
- DECEMBER 19, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Teresa Hawthorne ruled that Texas’ death penalty statute is unconstitutional
USA - Texas. Judge Teresa Hawthorne ruled that Texas’ death penalty statute is unconstitutional
DECEMBER 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FEMALE KURDISH PRISONER’S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
the Iranian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish prisoner of conscience, to life in prison.
- DECEMBER 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH
High Court Judicial commissioner Teo Say Eng sentenced S. Sivakalisvaran, 27, a lorry driver from Lorong Kledang, Taman Sentosa, Menglembu, to death for murdering his brother-in-law S. Ganesan, 35, in Medan Lahat on December 29, 2009 after a family quarre
DECEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN ILAM
One prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Ilam (western Iran) early this morning
DECEMBER 17, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: BAR FEDERATION TO ESTABLISH PANEL FOR ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
the Japan Federation of Bar Associations decided to establish a committee to pursue
DECEMBER 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Arak (south of Tehran) early
- DECEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR PICKAXE MURDER
the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court in northeast China's Liaoning Province sentenced Xiao Guang, a 31-year-old resident of Liaozhong County, to death.
- DECEMBER 16, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE BROTHERS GET DEATH SENTENCE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Javedul Hassan Chishti sentenced brothers Nasir, Adil and Muhammad Asif to death for killing Muhammad Mansha and Muhammad Ashfaq when they stopped the brothers from teasing women on January 5, 2006. The cour
- DECEMBER 16, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Faye D’Opal rejected California’s new lethal injection protocols
USA - California. Judge Faye D’Opal rejected California’s new lethal injection protocols
- DECEMBER 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JHARKHAND HC ACQUITS CHILKARI DEATH ROW CONVICTS
in India, division bench of Justices R K Merathia and D N Upadhyay of the Jharkhand High Court acquitted four men on death row due to lack of evidence
- DECEMBER 15, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state Court of Criminal Appeals did not properly evaluate whether Byron Black, 55, black, has a mental disability.
USA - Tennessee. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state Court of Criminal Appeals did not properly evaluate whether Byron Black, 55, black, has a mental disability.
DECEMBER 15, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTYMALI: PRESIDENT TOURÈ PARDONS TUNISIAN NATIONAL
Amadou Toumani Touré, the President of Mali, pardoned Bechir Sinoun, the Tunisian national
DECEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ‘KILLING SPREE’ OF DRUG EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International said in a report Iran has launched "a killing spree of staggering proportions
- DECEMBER 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
- DECEMBER 15, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Frank Williams
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Frank Williams
DECEMBER 15, 2011EswatiniDEATH PENALTYSWAZILAND ADVISED TO REPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
Swaziland is one of the countries that have been urged to consider repealing the death sentence
- DECEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED
three men have been hanged recently in Iran for drug trafficking, rape.
DECEMBER 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYDPIC'S YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES PLUNGE TO HISTORIC LOWS
the Death Penalty Information Center released its latest report, “The Death Penalty in
- DECEMBER 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
An unknown prisoner was hanged in "Aran-Bigdel" (Central Iranian province of Isfahan
An unknown prisoner was hanged in "Aran-Bigdel" (Central Iranian province of Isfahan
- DECEMBER 14, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Senate today passed Senate Resolution 6, a resolution to establish a comprehensive analysis of capital punishment
USA - Pennsylvania. The Senate today passed Senate Resolution 6, a resolution to establish a comprehensive analysis of capital punishment
- DECEMBER 14, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Governor Perdue vetoes repeal of Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. Governor Perdue vetoes repeal of Racial Justice Act
- DECEMBER 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered to review the death penalty cases of Steven Butler and John Matamoros
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered to review the death penalty cases of Steven Butler and John Matamoros
- DECEMBER 14, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. State Supreme Court Justice Testifies for Death Penalty Repeal.
USA - Ohio. State Supreme Court Justice Testifies for Death Penalty Repeal.
DECEMBER 14, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Zambia, Judge Isaac Kamwendo of the Kitwe High Court sentenced Innocent
DECEMBER 14, 2011DEATH PENALTYNORTH CAROLINA (USA): PERDUE VETOES REPEAL OF RACIAL JUSTICE ACT
Gov. Bev Perdue today vetoed the bill that would gut the Racial Justice Act, the 2-year-old