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- JULY 21, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Richard M. Cooper's death sentence
USA - Florida. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Richard M. Cooper's death sentence
- JULY 21, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Corrections Department turned over its supply of sodium thiopental to the Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Corrections Department turned over its supply of sodium thiopental to the Drug Enforcement Administration
- JULY 21, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew DeYoung, 37, white, was executed, and his lethal injection was filmed in compliance with a court order
USA - Georgia. Andrew DeYoung, 37, white, was executed, and his lethal injection was filmed in compliance with a court order
- JULY 20, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: KONTRAS SAYS NO TO DEATH PENALTY IN CORRUPTION BILL
in Indonesia, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) called on the Law and Human Rights Minister to eliminate the death penalty provision in the anti-corruption bill currently in deliberation.
- JULY 20, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ STAYS EXECUTIONS OF TWO FORMER SADDAM OFFICIALS
Iraq stayed the execution of two of Saddam Hussein’s top military officials.
- JULY 20, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO THREW BODY ON HIGHWAY
Lython Mathe, 30, was sentenced to death by hanging by Bulawayo High Court judge Lawrence Kamocha, on circuit in Hwange, Zimbabwe.
- JULY 20, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR KILLING IMPERIAL CINEMA OWNER
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahzad Kayani sentenced brothers Ali and Nadeem Abbas to death for killing Nasim Sharif, over her ownership of the Imperial Cinema.
- JULY 20, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH ON HIS 52ND B’DAY
karate instructor Abeysiri Guruge, alias Karate Guruge...
- JULY 20, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY STAYS - LAGOS BAR ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN
the newly elected Chairman of the Lagos State Branch of Nigerian Bar Association...
- JULY 20, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed
JULY 20, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOLDIER, WHO KILLED AHLU SUNNA FIGHTER, EXECUTED
one of Somali soldiers, who has intentionally slain a fighter loyal to Ahlu Sunna Waljama
JULY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A total of four people charged with drug trafficking have been hanged in Rafsanjan and Jiroft prisons (both located in the Kerman province, southeastern Iran), according to a report by the Iranian state-run media news agency ISNA.
- JULY 20, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane has ordered that the Department of Corrections videotape the upcoming execution of Andrew DeYoung.
USA - Georgia. Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane has ordered that the Department of Corrections videotape the upcoming execution of Andrew DeYoung.
JULY 20, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ‘ARAB SLAYER’ EXECUTED AFTER VICTIM PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY
Mark Stroman, 41, white, was executed in Texas. He was convicted of entering
- JULY 19, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: EX-COP, TWO OTHERS GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Bangladesh, Judge Md Rezaul Islam of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced ex Motijheel policeman A K M Rafiqul Islam...
- JULY 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPE
Zeng Qiangbao, 40, had his death sentence upheld in China after being convicted of rape, robbery, illegal captivity and forcible seizure.
- JULY 19, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
70-YEAR-OLD KENYAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY
at a Kenyan court, Magistrate Esther Boke sentenced Kuria Kihunyu...
- JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
MEMBER OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENT’S JUDICIAL COMMISSION EXPRESSES SUPPORT PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
in an interview with Fars News Agency, Nayereh Akhavan...
- JULY 19, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES IRAQ TO HALT SADDAM-ERA EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International called on Iraqi authorities to halt the upcoming executions of five top officials from Saddam Hussein's regime.
- JULY 19, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
DH3.4M BLOOD MONEY AGREEMENT REACHED FOR 17 INDIANS SENTENCED FOR MURDER
seventeen Indian men convicted of killing Pakistani labourer Misri Nazir Khan in the Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in January 2009...
JULY 19, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
a prisoner was hanged at Kashimpur central jail in Gazipur district north of Dhaka city, Bangladesh.
- JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged three men convicted of rape in the northeastern city of Qoochan
JULY 19, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: QAEDA CHIEF NAMED SADDAM HUSSEIN TO HANG
A local Al-Qaeda leader – named Saddam Hussein – was sentenced to hang by a
JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Three young men were hanged publicly in the Azadi (Freedom) Square of Kermanshah in
- JULY 19, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Thomas Paul West, 52, white, was executed
USA - Arizona. Thomas Paul West, 52, white, was executed
JULY 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR GRAFT
China executed two former local government officials for taking tens of millions of dollars in
- JULY 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR FORKLIFT DRIVER OVER MURDER IN CHINA'S INNER MONGOLIA
The Higher People's Court of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region upheld the death sentence of forklift driver Sun Shuning for killing Yan Wenlong on May 15, 2011, in Abag Banner in a dispute over pollution caused by a coal mine.
- JULY 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Sahiwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Allah Bakhsh and Noor Muhammad to death for murdering Ratti Tibbi of Chak 88/6/R, in the remit Farid Town Police.
- JULY 18, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a condemned convict was executed at Pabna Jail, seven year after his conviction.
a condemned convict was executed at Pabna Jail, seven year after his conviction.
- JULY 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man was beheaded in Medina after being convicted of killing a Sudanese man.
a Saudi man was beheaded in Medina after being convicted of killing a Sudanese man.