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OCTOBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Four men were hanged publicly in the town of Khomeinishahr, in central Iran, early in the morning.
- OCTOBER 12, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Steven Craig James, 53, white
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Steven Craig James, 53, white
OCTOBER 12, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Kenya, Justice Mohammed Warsame sentenced former police officer Dickson Mwangi Munene
OCTOBER 12, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MILITARY COURT ISSUES THREE DEATH SENTENCES
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia
- OCTOBER 11, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN COURT DELIBERATES HANGING'S CONSTITUTIONALITY
in Japan, the Osaka District Court began two-day deliberations on the constitutionality of capital punishment as part of the murder trial of Sunao Takami, 43.
- OCTOBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF PASTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran's supreme court ordered a retrial for Iranian Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, 32, from Rasht, who was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to death for renouncing his Muslim religion.
- OCTOBER 11, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAID AND BOYFRIEND GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
Ahmed Saeed Al Naqabi of the Khorfakkan Criminal Court of First Instance in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an unidentified housemaid and her boyfriend, both from Bangladesh, to death for murdering the maid's Emirati employer Layla Al Gawi, 42, at her
- OCTOBER 11, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced R. A. B., 36, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced R. A. B., 36, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood
- OCTOBER 11, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal
- OCTOBER 11, 2011KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Judge Philip Fromme officially sentenced Kraig Kahler, 49, white, to the death penalty
USA - Kansas. Judge Philip Fromme officially sentenced Kraig Kahler, 49, white, to the death penalty
OCTOBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN SEMNAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the morning in the prison of Semnan, Iran, reported the official
OCTOBER 11, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYPENNSYLVANIA: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Philadelphia prosecutors who want to re-impose
- OCTOBER 10, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT STAYS AJMAL KASAB’S DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of 26/11 terror attack accused and Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab and admitted his appeal against his death penalty.
- OCTOBER 10, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Permanent Military Court in Jenin in the northern West Bank
the Permanent Military Court in Jenin in the northern West Bank
- OCTOBER 10, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
former prison inmate Elias Mpofu...
former prison inmate Elias Mpofu...
- OCTOBER 10, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
- OCTOBER 10, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
- OCTOBER 10, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
Zimbabwe was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
OCTOBER 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING OWN GRANDMOTHER
A Saudi man convicted of murdering his own grandmother was beheaded in Medina in western
- OCTOBER 10, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Trent Benson, 40, Asiatic, to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Trent Benson, 40, Asiatic, to death
- OCTOBER 10, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Paul M. Yatron formally sentenced Glenn Lyons, 45, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Paul M. Yatron formally sentenced Glenn Lyons, 45, black, to death
OCTOBER 10, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT EXECUTES MAN FOR 2010 COPTIC SHOOTING
Egypt executed a man for killing six Christians and one Muslim in a shooting in 2010.
OCTOBER 10, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: D'ELIA (HANDS OFF CAIN)- EXECUTION IN EGYPT IS A TERRIBLE SIGN
regarding the execution today in Egypt of Hamam El-Kamouny, Hands Off Cain Secretary
OCTOBER 10, 2011DEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN ORGANISES CONFERENCE IN AFRICA FOR ABOLITION
October 10, 2011: in conjunction with the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Hands Off Cain and the Rwandan government are holding a conference against the death penalty. Twenty three countries from southern, central, and eastern Africa will participate
OCTOBER 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE AZERBAIJANIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
five Iranian Azerbaijanis – Jamal Shaikhzade, Farhad Islamdust, Muhammad Jangali, Dehqan
- OCTOBER 9, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 5 MORE BANGLADESHIS ON SAUDI DEATH ROW
“a Sharia court sentenced five Bangladeshis in Riyadh to death in three cases for murdering three compatriots,” Haroon-or-Rashid, Bangladesh's labour counsellor in Saudi Arabia, said.
- OCTOBER 9, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: NEW DEATH SENTENCE IN FATAL BOOTLEGGING BRAWL
in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Court of Appeal upheld the death penalty for MSJ, the leader of an armed alcohol bootlegging gang, and increased the sentence for his associate, AS, from life to death for kidnapping, raping and burying two men alive
- OCTOBER 9, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword
a Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword
- OCTOBER 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: LAWYER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING PREGNANT WIFE
in Jammu, India, Principal Sessions Judge Jammu Jang Bhadur Singh...
- OCTOBER 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr
Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr