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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTYHARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL: ‘THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES’ 2011 REPORT
Harm Reduction International has released a new report: The Death Penalty for Drug
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN COURT ACQUITS EXECUTED SOLDIER IN RAPE CASE
soldier Chiang Kuo-ching was posthumously acquitted by a Taiwanese military court
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS MURDERER, SYRIAN SMUGGLER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder and a Syrian accused of drug trafficking in the conservative kingdom's north, the interior ministry announced.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a female fellow student
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a female fellow student
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
a man convicted of murdering four members of a family a year ago was hanged
a man convicted of murdering four members of a family a year ago was hanged
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three people for drug trafficking in the central iranian city of Qom,
Iran hanged three people for drug trafficking in the central iranian city of Qom,
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CIVIL SERVANT GETS SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Liu Di, an accountant from a taxation bureau in Heshan District of Yiyang city in Central Hunan province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for embezzling 18 million yuan from 2000 to 2010, according to the first instance judgement of the Yi
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court convicted a young man handing him down death penalty for killing a man eight months before.
a court convicted a young man handing him down death penalty for killing a man eight months before.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the delegation of Sierra Leone announced in an addendum to the Report...
the delegation of Sierra Leone announced in an addendum to the Report...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011SurinameDEATH PENALTY
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group...
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Steven Woods, 31, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Steven Woods, 31, white, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott has scheduled the execution of Manuel Valle
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott has scheduled the execution of Manuel Valle
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JUSTICE MINISTER HIRAOKA CALLS FOR NATIONAL DEBATE ON DEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka stressed the need for a national debate on whether Japan should
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 4 UIGHUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACKS
four ethnic minority men were sentenced to death for the latest spate of violent attacks
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PEOPLE EXECUTED
ten people have been executed in Iran in the last two days.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shahroud in Semnan province (north of Iran)
Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shahroud in Semnan province (north of Iran)
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MP HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
in India, a division bench of Justices Mishra and Shrivastava upheld the death sentence awarded of Maganlal for axing to death his family over a land dispute.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: RUBBER TAPPER TO HANG FOR GIRL’S MURDER
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced rubber tapper Mohd Haris Abdul Talib, 28, from Kupang in Baling, to a mandatory death sentence.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis To Have Additional Clemency Hearing
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis To Have Additional Clemency Hearing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: INDIANS ON SHARJAH DEATH ROW TO WALK FREE
seventeen Indians who are on death row in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, for murdering
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six people have been hanged recently in Iran for drug trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Meshgin shahr (in the northwest Iranian province of
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Meshgin shahr (in the northwest Iranian province of
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 6 TO DIE FOR KILLING AL LEADER
in Bangladesh, Dhaka's Speedy Trial Tribunal -4 judge Motahar Hossain sentenced six
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranians were executed for the possession and sale of four kilograms of heroin
two Iranians were executed for the possession and sale of four kilograms of heroin
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Lloyd Little has requested that Derrick Mason, whom he sentenced to death 16 years ago, receive a different sentence
USA - Alabama. Judge Lloyd Little has requested that Derrick Mason, whom he sentenced to death 16 years ago, receive a different sentence
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: PAKISTANI FAMILY APPEALS TO CHINA OVER DEATH SENTENCE
the family of Pakistani national Zahid Hussain appealed to the Chinese authorities to commute his death sentence for drug trafficking to life imprisonment on humanitarian grounds.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQI BILL TO FORCE PRESIDENT TO SIGN DEATH SENTENCES
a leading member of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political party, Hussein al-Assadi
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh (northwestern Iran) reported
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh (northwestern Iran) reported
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH TO FIVE MEMBERS OF FAMILY
Five members of a family have been awarded death sentence by an indian court in a case of