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NOVEMBER 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY'INTO THE ABYSS' REVIEW: EMOTIONS ON DEATH ROW
"Into the Abyss", a Werner Herzog documentary about a killer on Death Row, opens
- NOVEMBER 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Patrick Evans, 44, white
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Patrick Evans, 44, white
NOVEMBER 10, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MOTHER, DAUGHTER STONED TO DEATH
An Afghani mother and her young daughter were stoned and shot to death
NOVEMBER 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TAX OFFICIAL, FAMILY
three people were sentenced to death for killing a tax official and three of his family members in
NOVEMBER 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CITY OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR GRAFT
A city official convicted of graft was executed in China after the highest court approved her death sentence, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
NOVEMBER 9, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: BABY KILLER TECHNICIAN TO HANG
the Kitwe High Court has sentenced a computer technician to death for killing his three
NOVEMBER 8, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT BOSS
in China, former boss of the Shanghai Pharmacy Group Wu Jianwen, 42, was sentenced
- NOVEMBER 7, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Archie Dixon's death sentence
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Archie Dixon's death sentence
- NOVEMBER 7, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BROTHERS, FATHER GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR FRAUD
two brothers and their father were sentenced to death for cheating 15,000 investors out
NOVEMBER 7, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): APPEALS COURT ISSUES LAST-MINUTE EXECUTION STAY
A Texas appeals court stopped the execution of a man who claims that DNA tests
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: FOUR WHO ESCAPED DEATH ROW RETURN HOME FROM SHARJAH
four of the seventeen Indian nationals sentenced to death in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates for murdering Pakistani national Misri Nazir Khan in 2009 arrived home following the payment of blood money.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Federal judge Gregory Frost OKs new Ohio death penalty rules.
USA - Ohio. Federal judge Gregory Frost OKs new Ohio death penalty rules.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Montez Spradley, 28, black.
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Montez Spradley, 28, black.
NOVEMBER 4, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ZAMBIAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Zambian woman was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking in 770.2gm of methamphetamine
NOVEMBER 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE IRANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Malaysian high court sentenced three Iranians to death by hanging after they were
NOVEMBER 4, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: CALL TO HALT IMMINENT EXECUTION OF 15 MEN
the Iraqi authorities must halt the imminent execution of 15 men set to die after
NOVEMBER 4, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TUNISIAN’S EXECUTION POSTPONED AFTER INTERVENTION BY GHANNOUCHI
the execution of a young Tunisian in Iraq has been stayed after the intervention of Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): NO EXECUTIONS UNTIL 2013
There will be no executions in California until 2013 because of a federal judge’s decision
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF BROTHERS UPHELD
Justice Datuk Sulong Matjeraie, Datuk Clement Allan Skinner and Datuk Mohamed Apandi Ali of the Malaysian Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence of brothers B.Suthar 33, and B.Ramesh, 39.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING TWO BROTHERS
in Pakistan, Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Sajjad sentenced Jaffar Hussain and Sajjad Butt to death and 13 years imprisonment each, and sentenced Luqman Butt to death.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTY
a law (Penal Code Amendment Bill 2011) was published
a law (Penal Code Amendment Bill 2011) was published
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska has new sodium thiopental coming from Switzerland
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska has new sodium thiopental coming from Switzerland
NOVEMBER 3, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TUNISIAN FACES EXECUTION
Yosri Triki, a young Tunisian student who is set to be executed in Iraq by the end of the week
NOVEMBER 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SCORNED SUITOR HANGED
one man, who was identified as Z. K., was hanged publicly in the town of Noor Abad
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. There will be no executions in California until 2013 because of a federal judge’s decision today
USA - California. There will be no executions in California until 2013 because of a federal judge’s decision today
- NOVEMBER 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KERALA COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Kochi CBI Special Court in India sentenced Jayanandan, 39, from Mala in Thrissur District, to death for the murder of Devaki, a 51-year-old housewife. Jayanandan allegedly attacked Devaki and her husband in Puthenvelikkara and robbed them of gold orna
- NOVEMBER 2, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 1 of 10 women on death row in Texas, had the death sentence changed to ife in prison
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 1 of 10 women on death row in Texas, had the death sentence changed to ife in prison
- NOVEMBER 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC STAYS MAHENDRA HANGING, AGAIN
the Gawahati high court in India again deferred Mahendra Das's hanging till December 14 as the Centre is yet to submit the affidavit regarding the delay in Das' mercy petition that was requested earlier.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDERS
in Japan, Sunao Takami was sentenced to hang for killing five people
NOVEMBER 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 3 EXECUTED ON ORDERS OF TRIBAL COUNCIL
Two Pakistani soldiers and a woman were publicly executed on the orders of a tribal council in the