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- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF WIFE, DAUGHTER
in Pakistan, Faisalabad Anti Terrorist Court No 1 judge Raja Muhammad Arshad sentenced Nasir Iqbal to death for setting his wife Sobia and daughter Kashfa, 10, on fire on April 19, 2011, causing their deaths.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
LAHORE HIGH COURT DISMISSES PLEA TO STOP SARABJIT'S POSSIBLE CLEMENCY
in Pakistan, the Lahore high court dismissed the petition filed by Rana Ilamuddin Ghazi contending that the President of Pakistan could not commute the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh into life imprisonment.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: CHINESE NATIONAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CABBY MURDER
in Singapore, High Court Justice Lee Seiu Kin sentenced odd-job labourer and Chinese national Wang Wenfeng, 32, to death for murdering taxi driver Yuen Swee Hong, 58, in an attempted robbery in Sembawang on April 11, 2009.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Jason Dean
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Jason Dean
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: JUDGE KILLER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN PUNTLAND
a man convicted of killing a judge was executed by firing squad in Puntland port city of Bossaso
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles delayed a decision whether to grant or deny clemency to Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles delayed a decision whether to grant or deny clemency to Troy Davis
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles had declined to commute the death sentence of Troy Davis.
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles had declined to commute the death sentence of Troy Davis.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS CONVICTED MURDERER IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged publically in Tehran early this morning, reported the Iranian
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS FROM NOVEMBER
the government has decreed that executions will be carried out by lethal injection
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN’S DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED
Judges Matjeraie, Ma’ah, and Ali of the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal in Malaysia affirmed the death sentence of labourer Ejah Jaafar, 51, for murdering Hajan Jaiman, 37, in Jalan Utara, Sandakan, on October 21, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 357 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
there were 357 prisoners on death row at the moment with some having served over 15 years while waiting for their sentences to be carried out, Commissioner General of Prisons P. W. Kodippili said.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF ‘SORCERY’
Sudanese national Abdul Hamid bin Hussain bin Moustafa al-Fakki was beheaded in
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN GHAZVIN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ghazvin (west of Tehran) early this morning, reported the Iranian news agency Mehr.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22 PRISONERS HANGED
According to the Iranian government daily "Iran", 22 prisoners were hanged in the prisons of Evin (Tehran) and Rajaei Shahr (Karaj, west of Tehran) for drug-related crimes.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER DIES DAY BEFORE EXECUTION
A convicted killer in a Saudi jail was found dead a day before he was to be executed
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DUBAI MURDER CASE: HC MOVED FOR DEATH PENALTY AFFIRMATION
the special CBI court in India sent the death penalty of domestic helper Ravji Manu Pawar, 53, for killing five members of a family in Dubai, for confirmation to the Gujarat high court. Pawar joined Ramesh Sagar's family at Dubai as domestic help in 1980.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Bossaso First Degree Court in Somalia's Puntland region sentenced Jama Abdullahi Abdulle to death for killing judge Abdinasir Haji Aden in front of the courthouse on September 14, 2011. It was not immediately clear why Abdulle targeted the judge.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia's military court has sentenced to death 15 soldiers...
Somalia's military court has sentenced to death 15 soldiers...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: EX-AUM CULTIST SEEKS REVERSAL OF DEATH PENALTY IN SUPREME COURT APPEAL
the defence counsel for former senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Tomomasa Nakagawa asked the Japan's Supreme Court No. 2 Petty Bench to overturn his death penalty for the deadly nerve gas attacks and the murder of a lawyer and his family.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BEIJING MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX OF HIS FAMILY
Li Lei, 31, was executed in Beijing, China, for killing his parents, two sons, wife and sister to death on November 23, 2009, at their home in Beijing's Daxing District
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MUST HALT EXECUTION OF PAKISTAN NATIONAL
the Chinese government should halt the imminent execution of a Pakistan national, Amnesty International said. Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a 36-year-old-Pakistani businessman, is due to be executed by lethal injection on September 21.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens by sword in Riyadh after he was convicted
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING BABY
in Zambia, Kitwe High Court Judge Catherine Makungu sentenced Gift Chama...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: ASHTON, EU WORKS FOR THE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the European Union will work for the abolition of capital punishment in Egypt, EU High
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were executed early this morning in the prison of Semnan
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian national accused of drug trafficking.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian national accused of drug trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder.
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 AWARDED DEATH IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court No-II Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah sentenced Muhammad Naeem...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH ROW CONVICT GETS REPRIEVE
in India, the Gauhati High Court stayed the execution of Mahendra Nath Das till November 1.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: EXISTENCE OF DEATH PENALTY WARRANTS IMPOSITION IN SOME CASES – SC
the Indian Supreme Court ruled that the court's failure to impose capital punishment for heinous