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- AUGUST 10, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY UPHELD OVER TAINTED PORK SCANDAL
in central China, the Henan Provincial Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence with a two-year reprieve for Liu Xiang for "endangering public security using dangerous means" for feeding pigs the dangerous chemical clenbuterol in a tainted pork sca
- AUGUST 10, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Scott Cricthon sentenced Eric Mickelson, 42, white, to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Scott Cricthon sentenced Eric Mickelson, 42, white, to death
- AUGUST 10, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Martin Robles, 33, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Martin Robles, 33, white, was executed
- AUGUST 9, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MAJORITY WANT MUBARAK EXECUTED
some 67 percent of Egyptians who took part in a voluntary online poll earlier this month support the death penalty for ex-President Hosni Mubarak. 22 percent oppose his execution.
- AUGUST 9, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COPS WHO KILL DESERVE DEATH SENTENCE: SC
a bench of Justices Katju and Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court said policemen who resort to killing deserve the death sentence.
- AUGUST 9, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended Manling Williams, 31, Asiatic, be sentenced to death.
USA - California. A jury recommended Manling Williams, 31, Asiatic, be sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 9, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Dewey Falcone sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
USA - California. Judge Dewey Falcone sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
- AUGUST 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
another Japanese crane manufacturer, UNIC, announced
another Japanese crane manufacturer, UNIC, announced
- AUGUST 8, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR LOOTING AFTER AL SHABAAB'S WITHDRAWAL FROM MOGADISHU
the military court of Somali transitional federal government sentenced soldiers Barre Ibrahim Mohamoud and Abdullahi Omar Adow to death.
- AUGUST 7, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD
the Bangladeshi Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of Ilias Hossain
- AUGUST 7, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING MINOR
judges Ahmad Atoun, Nahar Ghazo and Mohammad Amarin of the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced U.A., a 19-year-old unemployed man, to death for raping a 14-year-girl on June 3, 2010, to take revenge against the victim's brother who accused the defendant of
- AUGUST 6, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
MAJORITY OF UAE SUPPORTS EXECUTION
almost two-thirds of residents back the death penalty and almost three-quarters support execution for murder, a new survey suggests.
- AUGUST 6, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Robert McCoy, 37, black
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Robert McCoy, 37, black
- AUGUST 5, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING CHILD
in India, Judge A Raja Prasad Babu of the Mahila Court-cum-Sixth Additional District Court sentenced Arun Kumar to death for killing his baby daughter because he wanted a son on November 28, 2010, in Kancharapalem in the City. He allegedly strangled the b
- AUGUST 5, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Eric Mickelson, 42, white
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Eric Mickelson, 42, white
- AUGUST 4, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 2 INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW WIN REPRIEVE
two Indonesian maids sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia were pardoned, the country’s embassy in Riyadh confirmed.
- AUGUST 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: RAS AL KHAIMAH KILLER HOUSEMAID TO BE EXECUTED
a criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates sentenced Ethiopian housemaid S. Burhanu, 23, to death for robbing and murdering her Moroccan employer, 35, and her three-year-old daughter in August 2010 after an argument.
- AUGUST 4, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
EX-COP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRIPLE MURDER IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
a court in Vietnam's southern province of Binh Duong sentenced former policeman Tran Nguyen Xuan Phuong, 32, to death for robbing and killing three women to cover gambling debts.
AUGUST 4, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2011 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the 2011 Report on the death penalty worldwide, supervised again this year by Elisabetta Zamparutti, was presented at the headquarters of Hands Off Cain. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, Education Minister and Transitional Tunisian Government spokesperso
AUGUST 4, 2011DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: TAIEB BACCOUCHE, EDUCATION MINISTER AND TUNISIAN TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON, AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2011 REPORT
The presentation of the report was attended by Taieb Baccouche, Education minister and Tunisian transitional Government spokesperson. The 2011 Hands Off Cain Report confirms the positive evolution towards the abolition of the death penalty.
AUGUST 4, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: POSITIVE EVOLUTION TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Hands Off Cain 2011 Report, presented today, contains the most important facts regarding the practice of the death penalty in 2010 and the first six months of 2011.
- AUGUST 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR DRUG OFFENDER
Ghulam Mallik, 49, from Kashmir, was sentenced to death a second time by the NDPS court in India.
- AUGUST 3, 2011Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In Michigan the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the federal death sentence for Marvin Gabrion, 57, white
USA - Federal. In Michigan the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the federal death sentence for Marvin Gabrion, 57, white
AUGUST 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYMUBARAK: D’ELIA (HANDS OFF CAIN)- MUBARAK TREATMENT TEST OF THE NEW EGYPT
- AUGUST 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE, MURDER
a division bench of the Madras High Court in India, comprising justices C Nagappan and M Sathyanarayanan, upheld the death penalty of B Kumar, 34, a mason.
- AUGUST 2, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA MOBILE EXECUTIVE DROPS DEATH VERDICT APPEAL
the former deputy general manager of China Mobile, Zhang Chunjiang, gave up his right to appeal his death sentence after being convicted of taking bribes. Chunjiang was sentenced to death on July 23, 2011, by the Intermediate People's Court of Cangzhou.
- AUGUST 2, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM COURT CONDEMNS FOUR TO DEATH
a Vietnamese court in the northern province of Bac Giang sentenced Ta Van Uu, 49, Tran Van Thao, 35, Nguyen Van Hong, 31, and Nguyen The Hai, 31, to death for heroin trafficking, an official said.
- AUGUST 2, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR IRAQ CHURCH ATTACK
an Iraqi court sentenced three unidentified men to death for their role in the October
- AUGUST 1, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: CONVICTS ESCAPE HANGMAN'S NOOSE
Benson Keganne had his death sentences commuted by Justices Moore, Ramodibedi and Howie of the Botswanan Court of Appeal to 18 years in jail, backdated to the first day of his incarceration.
- AUGUST 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO TO LIFE IN PRISON
Indian President Pratibha Patil commuted the death sentences of Sattan and Guddu of Uttar Pradesh to life imprisonment.