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- OCTOBER 18, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Legislation Prohibiting Death Penalty for Mentally Challenged Moves in State Senate
USA - Pennsylvania. Legislation Prohibiting Death Penalty for Mentally Challenged Moves in State Senate
- OCTOBER 18, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty of Gaylord Spell, 48, black
USA - Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty of Gaylord Spell, 48, black
OCTOBER 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR RAPE
Two Saudi men were beheaded by the sword for rape in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the kingdom's official news agency.
OCTOBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYUN: IRAN SECRETLY EXECUTED PRISONERS
Hundreds of prisoners have been secretly executed by Iran's regime, according to a
- OCTOBER 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 4 FOR MURDERING 10 PEOPLE IN 2003
a division bench of Justices BH Marlapalle and Abhay Thipsay of the Bombay High Court in India upheld the death sentences awarded to Santosh Manohar Chavhan, Amit Ashok Shinde
- OCTOBER 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA MAID FACING DEATH SENTENCE IN SAUDI
Tuti Tursilawati, an Indonesian maid from Cikeusik village, Majalengka, in West Java, was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after Ramadan in 2011.
- OCTOBER 17, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated a death sentence for Scotty Garnell Morrow, 44, black.
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated a death sentence for Scotty Garnell Morrow, 44, black.
OCTOBER 17, 2011DEATH PENALTYPRESENTATION OF THE “ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2011” AWARD
3.30pm, Via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome
OCTOBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYPUNTLAND: AL SHABAAB RELATED SUSPECT EXECUTED
The high court of Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland conducted death penalty
OCTOBER 17, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYHOC: ‘ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2011' AWARDED TO MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ
the president of the Republic of Mongolia received the Hands Off Cain award for the ''Abolitionist of the Year 2011' for his strong commitment to the application of a moratorium on capital punishment in his country.
OCTOBER 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Sari (northern Iran) reported the official website
OCTOBER 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BIRJAND
one man was hanged in the prison of Birjand, capital of the southern Khorasan province
- OCTOBER 15, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH SENTENCE: INMATES TO GET FREE LEGAL SERVICES
in Uganda, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives launched a project expected to provide free legal assistance to inmates on death row.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
an anti-terrorism court in Sargodha, Pakistan, sentenced Umer Hayat, Khizer Hayat and Rifat Hayat to death for abducting and killing Arslan from Khushab on May 29, 2011, for Rs 5m ransom.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, an Additional district and sessions judge sentenced Muhammad Ramazan to death for murdering Muhammad Gulfam and wounding his father Aulia Khan on October 27, 2010, over a land dispute.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Mailsi, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions judge Ghulam Dastagir sentenced a man identified as Altaf to death and fined him 0.2 million for murdering Muhammad Waqas Qasim.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BAR WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Malaysian Bar Council called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to abolish the death penalty as part of his reform agenda.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Indian national Abu Baker Siddiq Abdul Kader, 29, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for possessing 710 grams of Ketamine and other illicit drugs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on August 6, 2010. He was also sentenced to a year
OCTOBER 14, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAITI PRINCE SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Kuwaiti prince has been sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing his nephew
OCTOBER 14, 2011DEATH PENALTYRESOLUTION OF THE CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 14, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYRWANDA: AFRICAN CONFERENCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
this afternoon saw the conclusion of the intergovernmental conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference
- OCTOBER 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever
USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever
- OCTOBER 13, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BURNING MAN TO DEATH
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals sentenced an unidentified woman to death for burning an expatriate man to death.
OCTOBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED PUBLICLY
One man was hanged publicly in the town of Sardasht (Fars province, south of Iran), reported
OCTOBER 13, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYRWANDA: AFRICAN CONFERENCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY OPENS IN KIGALI
this morning in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, the Inter-African conference against
- OCTOBER 12, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan set aside the death sentence awarded by a trial court in Hafizabad to Ghulam Abbas, Jahnagir, Kashif Sajjad, and Ilyas for killing advocate Rana Arshad.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia housing
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia housing
- OCTOBER 12, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in the United Arab Emirates, Emirati K.D.A., 22, was sentenced to death by the Fujairah Criminal Court for stabbing to death an Arab national following an argument during a wedding ceremony in June 2010.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: TWO PARDONED FOR MURDER
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete commuted the death sentences of Former Police Corporal Juma Mswa and Constable Mataba Matiku to two years imprisonment, which they had already served.
OCTOBER 12, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two Saudi Arabian women were executed in Riyadh and two Yemenis were executed