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- SEPTEMBER 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, announced a committee will review the state's death penalty law
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, announced a committee will review the state's death penalty law
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its stay of execution for Manuel Valle
USA - Florida. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its stay of execution for Manuel Valle
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2011IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the death sentence of Lacey Sivak
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the death sentence of Lacey Sivak
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Corrections officials have set a Sept. 21 execution date for Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. Corrections officials have set a Sept. 21 execution date for Troy Davis
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): TROY DAVIS EXECUTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21
Georgia corrections officials have set an execution date for a high-profile death
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Jeffrey A. Manning formally sentenced Richard Poplawski to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Jeffrey A. Manning formally sentenced Richard Poplawski to death
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Judge John C. Kilgore sentenced Robert C. Gleason Jr. twice to death.
USA - Virginia. Judge John C. Kilgore sentenced Robert C. Gleason Jr. twice to death.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING WOMAN, SON
ABM Nazmul Sakib, alias Ashik, 32, a private tutor, was executed in Jessore Central Jail
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
in the southwestern Saudi Arabian city of Abha, Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ghayeb al-Qahtani
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, southeast of Iran, according to the state-run Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Penny Freesemann today signed a death warrant for Troy Davis.
USA - Georgia. Judge Penny Freesemann today signed a death warrant for Troy Davis.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA TRIPLES BLOOD MONEY
Saudi Arabia has decided to triple diya, the money paid by a killer to the victim’s relatives
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: DEATH SENTENCES TOSSED
the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas ordered a retrial and quashed the 2010 death sentences
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY EXECUTED IN RAJSHAHI JAIL
Nistar Ali was executed in Rajshahi Central Jail in Bangladesh for killing his wife Merina Begum, 22, in Beldanga village under Shapaher Upazila in Naogaon district on September 14, 1999.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MALAYSIAN TRIO TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Malaysians found in possession of 45kg of drugs were sent to the gallows
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS SIX CONVICTS IN PRISON
according to the reports from Iran, six people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (southwest of Iran) early in the morning.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINESE EXECUTED FOR ATTACKING FEMALE STUDENTS
a man who repeatedly stabbed female students over four years, leaving one dead and 23
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has postponed the execution of Manuel Valle
USA - Florida. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has postponed the execution of Manuel Valle
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER
a UPDF soldier was sentenced to death for murder in Uganda by the court martial.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER WON'T OK EXECUTIONS IN NEAR FUTURE
Newly appointed Japan’s Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka, speaking at his first news conference said that he had no plans to approve any executions of death-row inmates in the foreseeable future.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge John Skinner sentenced Hector Gabriel Sanchez-Torres to death.
USA - Florida. Judge John Skinner sentenced Hector Gabriel Sanchez-Torres to death.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 EXECUTED AFTER COURT TURNS DOWN THEIR APPEAL
in northeast China, property developer Wang Wenxiang, 51, and his secretary
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Armando Macias, 35, Latino, to death
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Armando Macias, 35, Latino, to death
AUGUST 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: OVER 20 DEATH ROW CONVICTS AWAIT FINAL WORD ON THEIR MERCY PLEAS
as of today there are 22 death row convicts waiting for a final word from the Indian president
- AUGUST 31, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Derral Wayne Hodgkins, 51, white
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Derral Wayne Hodgkins, 51, white
AUGUST 31, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYEETO CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN TAIWAN
the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO) in Taipei repeated its call for
- AUGUST 30, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING HEROIN
in northern Vietnam, the People’s Court in Hoa Binh province sentenced six unidentified
AUGUST 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF RAJIV GANDHI'S KILLERS
The Madras High Court in southern India has stayed the executions of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
AUGUST 30, 2011RwandaDEATH PENALTYRWANDA TO HOST MEET ON DEATH PENALTY
International experts from various countries, including 25 from Africa, will meet in
AUGUST 30, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYDEATH FOR CHINA MOBILE MAN
China handed Li Hua, former chairman and general manager of the Sichuan branch of China Mobile