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- AUGUST 18, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, black, was executed. It was the 1st execution in Virginia using pentobarbital
USA - Virginia. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, black, was executed. It was the 1st execution in Virginia using pentobarbital
AUGUST 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR RUNNING OVER MONGOL HERDER
according to the official Xinhua News Agency, China executed truck driver
AUGUST 18, 2011BeninDEATH PENALTYBENIN CLOSER TO ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
Benin took an important step towards abolishing the death penalty after the country’s National Assembly voted in favour of ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which calls for the death penalt
- AUGUST 17, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT’S MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY, MURDER
an Egyptian military court sentenced five unidentified men to death after they robbed a gas station and killed a police commander during the getaway, the official MENA news agency reported. Seven others who were arrested after the May robbery in the Red S
- AUGUST 17, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Muqarab Khan Niazi sentenced Muhammad Aslam
- AUGUST 17, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, sentenced to death in Uganda
- AUGUST 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) was informed...
the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) was informed...
- AUGUST 17, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD TOBAGO: PT FORTIN MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Jay Chandler, of Point Fortin, was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mark Mohammed of the Second Criminal Court in the Port-of-Spain Assizes.
- AUGUST 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Ricardo Villa, 36, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Ricardo Villa, 36, Hispanic, to death
- AUGUST 15, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge strikes down more of Arkansas execution law.
USA - Arkansas. Judge strikes down more of Arkansas execution law.
- AUGUST 15, 2011MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. Montana State Prison modifies execution protocol to introduce Pentobarbital
USA - Montana. Montana State Prison modifies execution protocol to introduce Pentobarbital
- AUGUST 15, 2011SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Serbian government seeks to block execution of citizen who sits on Nevada death row.
USA - Nevada. Serbian government seeks to block execution of citizen who sits on Nevada death row.
- AUGUST 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN, MURDER
Umair Tohti was sentenced to death in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for abducting children and murder, the Urumqi Municipal Intermediate People's Court announced.
- AUGUST 15, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich stayes execution of Brett Hartman, 37, white, scheduled for August 16.
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich stayes execution of Brett Hartman, 37, white, scheduled for August 16.
- AUGUST 14, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
the Court of Appeal in Botswana commuted the death sentences of three men to jail sentences, according to sources within the Botswana Prison Service. The three were identified as Benson Keganne, Raymond Leshomo and Arnold Masango.
- AUGUST 14, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
UAE: HOUSEMAID SENTENCED TO DEATH RETURNS HOME
Sri Lankan housemaid Abdul Kareem Kanzul Maharifa
AUGUST 14, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: FOUR PRISONERS STILL ON DEATH ROW
four men remain on death row in Botswana, according to sources within the
- AUGUST 12, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU TO HANG
judge Albert Rugadia Atwooki of the Ugandan High Court sitting in Kampala, sentenced businessman Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, to death by hanging for murdering his ex-girlfriend Brenda Karamuzi, 27. Tonku allegedly murdered Karamuzi, between January 21
- AUGUST 12, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING SOLDIER
Justice Yew Jen Kie of the Malaysian High Court in Sibu sentenced Indonesian man Rikky Rurba to the gallows for killing soldier Vincent Sabang with a knife in Tan Sri Road at on September 15, 2008.
- AUGUST 12, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER FATAL SHOOTING OF TEEN
a Pakistani court sentenced paramilitary soldier Shahid Zafar to death and fined him $2,300 for shooting unarmed teenager Sarfraz Shah in the southern port city of Karachi in June.
- AUGUST 12, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR RAWALPINDI ATTACK ACCUSED
a former Army man has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan for the attack on the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi in October 2009.
- AUGUST 12, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Dick Ambrose sentenced serial killer Anthony Sowell, 52, black, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Dick Ambrose sentenced serial killer Anthony Sowell, 52, black, to death
AUGUST 12, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED BY PRIVY COUNCIL
the London-based Privy Council overturned the death sentence of Bahamas national
- AUGUST 11, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MUMIAS 3 TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERIES, RAPE
in Mumias, Kenya, Principal Magistrate Evans Makori sentenced
- AUGUST 11, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI OFFICER GETS DEATH FOR KEROSENE SMUGGLING
the Iraqi Integrity Commission said in a statement that the Salaheddin criminal court sentenced an interior ministry lieutenant colonel, a former deputy commander of an oil protection unit in Salaheddin province, to death for smuggling 116 tankers of kero
- AUGUST 11, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE FRIENDS GET DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Datuk Zamani Abd Rahim of the Penang High Court sentenced friends Visva Nathan Vadeveloo
- AUGUST 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PLEA
Indian President Pratibha Patil rejected the clemency petitions of Murugan...
- AUGUST 11, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned John David Stumpf”s conviction and death sentence
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned John David Stumpf”s conviction and death sentence
- AUGUST 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: RED FORT ATTACK: SC UPHOLDS ARIF'S DEATH PENALTY
justices VS Sirpukar and justice TS Thakur of the Indian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence of Mohd Arif, alias Ashfaq, for the December 22, 2000, Red Fort terrorist attack case in which three people were killed. Ashfaq had challenged the high cou
- AUGUST 10, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR CABBIE UPHELD
the Appeal Court in Thailand upheld the death sentenced handed down by the Criminal Court on September 21, 2010, to taxi driver Siripong Kanchananiwit, 41.