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- DECEMBER 1, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
VP BINAY TO APPEAL PINOY'S DEATH SENTENCE IN CHINA
the Filipino Department of Foreign Affairs said that it is already arranging a possible trip for Vice President Jejomar Binay to China to personally appeal for the a 35-year-old male overseas Filipino worker scheduled to be executed on December 8 for smug
- DECEMBER 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: INDIAN PRISONER’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED, LHC TOLD
the superintendent of the Lahore Central Jail informed the Lahore High Court that Indian prisoner Surjit Singh was sent to the jail in 1985 as a condemned prisoner but now he is being treated as life imprisonment convict in the light of the general amnest
- DECEMBER 1, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN ON DEATH ROW TO GET RETRIAL
Thong Ah Fat, 32, is to be re-tried, after judges Chao Hick Tin, Andrew Phang and V.K. Rajah...
- DECEMBER 1, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
ASHTON CONDEMNS DEATH SENTENCES IN BELARUS
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton strongly condemned two new death sentences in Belarus.
DECEMBER 1, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 6 CONVICTED WITH TERRORISM CHARGES EXECUTED
Iraqi Ministry of Justice announced that 6 detainees, convicted with terrorism charges
DECEMBER 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH UPHELD FOR TRIO IN MAKKAH MURDERS
the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences issued in Saudi Arabia by
DECEMBER 1, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH SENTENCE OF 2 INDIANS COMMUTED AFTER BLOOD MONEY DEAL
Two Indians, who were facing death sentence in the UAE, are set to be released this
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: BELARUS URGED TO INTRODUCE A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
The Council of Europe urged Belarus not to execute two men found guilty of carrying out
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PETITION IN HIGH COURT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Kochi, India, lawyer Manju Antoney lodged a petition with the Kerala high court challenging the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Peshawar, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Anwar Ali Khan sentenced Ajab Khan to death and fined him Rs1 million, three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000 for killing five people in Nowshera district in 2006.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
POPE SEEKS END TO DEATH PENALTY
Pope Benedict XVI voiced support for political actions around the world aimed at eliminating the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Mark Goudeau, 47, black, to death 9 times
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Mark Goudeau, 47, black, to death 9 times
NOVEMBER 30, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR METRO BOMBING
A court in Belarus sentenced two men to death for carrying out a bomb attack at a metro station in central Minsk which killed 15 people and wounded scores of others.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman - were hanged in Iran, Fars
six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman - were hanged in Iran, Fars
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three convicted rapists, local media reported.
Iran hanged three convicted rapists, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL ASKS SAUDI TO DELAY YADAV'S EXECUTION
the Nepali embassy in Riyadh asked for a delay in the execution of Nepali migrant worker Umesh Yadav, 31, from Machijhitakaiya village of Dhanusha district, to ask the victim's relatives to grant a pardon in exchange for blood money.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven prisoners in North Darfur had their death sentences upheld.
seven prisoners in North Darfur had their death sentences upheld.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of killing a drinking partner while they were consuming alcohol.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Prison officials intend to keep a new supply of sodium thiopental bought in Switzerland over the objections that the drug was improperly obtained
USA - Nebraska. Prison officials intend to keep a new supply of sodium thiopental bought in Switzerland over the objections that the drug was improperly obtained
NOVEMBER 29, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYTWO GET DEATH IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
a Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced Vietnamese woman Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, 40, to death
NOVEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE HANGED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted rapists and six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman -- in different cities, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO TO HANG FOR TRIPLE MURDER
in India, the Jhajjar Additional Sessions court sentenced Ajayveer, alias Toni, of Jassaurkheri village, and Jairam, alias Baba, of Mundka village, to death for murder.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE FILIPINO DEC. 8 DESPITE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT’S APPEAL
the Supreme People’s Court in Beijing, China, upheld the drug trafficking conviction of an unidentified 35-year-old Filipino man and set his execution for December 8.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN POSTPONES PROTESTERS' DEATH PENALTY APPEAL
a civilian court in Bahrain postponed a highly anticipated ruling on the appeal of two protesters sentenced to death by a security court during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The Senate has voted to repeal the law that allows death row inmates to appeal their sentences claiming racial bias
USA - North Carolina. The Senate has voted to repeal the law that allows death row inmates to appeal their sentences claiming racial bias
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William Froeberg sentenced Jason Russell Richardson, 41, white, to death
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William Froeberg sentenced Jason Russell Richardson, 41, white, to death
NOVEMBER 28, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTYLEADING SUDANESE POET ON A DEATH SENTENCE
a tribunal held in a court in Sudan's Sinnar State sentenced 19 people allegedly
NOVEMBER 28, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN CONDEMNS SEVEN DARFUR REBELS TO DEATH
A Sudanese court sentenced seven members of a Darfur rebel group to death by hanging
NOVEMBER 28, 2011MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: DEATH PENALTY HANDED TO FRENCH EMBASSY ATTACKER
A Malian court has sentenced to death a Tunisian man accused of throwing an
- NOVEMBER 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court No.1 Judge Ishtiaq Ahmad sentenced Ahad Shah of Chak No.237-RB to death and fined him Rs 200,000.