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- JULY 11, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: AUTHORITIES SHOULD COMMUTE ACTRESS RABI ISMAIL'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Nigerian authorities must commute all death sentences and impose an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International said, following the confirmation of a death sentence by the country's Supreme Court of actress Rabi Ismail for murder.
JULY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN QOM
Four people have been executed in Qom prison during the past two weeks.
JULY 11, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: GOVT POSTPONES AMENDED DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
the Bahamas government postponed the introduction of amended death penalty legislation
- JULY 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white
JULY 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE NIGERIANS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Nigerians accused of murdering and robbing a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
JULY 10, 2011ChadDEATH PENALTYUN URGES SENEGAL NOT TO EXTRADITE EX-CHAD LEADER
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay urged Senegal to reconsider its decision to send Chad's former
- JULY 8, 2011GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: ESSEQUIBO MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING BROTHER
Janaite Lall, alias ‘Sunil,’ of Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his brother and was by Justice Franklin Holder, at the Suddie High Court in Guyana.
- JULY 8, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 29-YEAR-OLD TO BE HANGED FOR MURDER
Justice Morenike Obadina of a Lagos High Court in Nigeria sentenced Thomas Dafe, 29, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend, Stella Bob- Manuel, with a knife for abruptly ending their long-term relationship.
JULY 8, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
Justice Francis Fedode Tabai of the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed
JULY 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence imposed on an Indonesian found
- JULY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism
USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism
- JULY 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost stayed the upcoming July 19 execution of Kenneth Smith because of "haphazard" lethal injection process
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost stayed the upcoming July 19 execution of Kenneth Smith because of "haphazard" lethal injection process
- JULY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution
USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution
JULY 8, 2011United NationsDEATH PENALTYU.S. BROKE INTERNATIONAL LAW BY EXECUTING MEXICAN NATIONAL, SAYS U.N.
The United States breached international law by executing a Mexican national without having
- JULY 7, 2011RussiaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES RUSSIAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
a Chinese court sentenced a Russian national to death for attempting
- JULY 7, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR FOUR INDONESIANS ON DEATH ROW
a high-level task force from Jakarta will visit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- JULY 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.
USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.
- JULY 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: YONG VUI KONG PETITIONS PRESIDENT S R NATHAN FOR CLEMENCY
lawyers representing Malaysian national Yong Vui Kong, who was given a mandatory death sentence in Singapore, filed a petition for a presidential pardon.
- JULY 7, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: ZANU PF ACTIVIST TO HANG FOR KILLING MDC RIVAL
Bulawayo High Court judge Lawrence Kamocha, on circuit in Hwange
JULY 7, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BALI NINE RINGLEADER LOSES DEATH APPEAL
An Australian drug smuggler sentenced to death in Indonesia, one of the "Bali Nine" gang
- JULY 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
JULY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Orumiyeh (northwestern Iran) early this
- JULY 7, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence for Richard Hurles, 52, white
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence for Richard Hurles, 52, white
JULY 7, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MEXICAN CITIZEN EXECUTED
The U.S. State of Texas executed a Mexican citizen convicted of rape and murder of an American girl, defying protests from his home country and the Obama administration that it violated international law.
- JULY 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Karachi, Pakistan, additional district and sessions judge
JULY 6, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM DELAYS LETHAL INJECTION PLAN
Vietnam was supposed to execute the condemned by lethal injection as of July
- JULY 5, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TOUR GUIDE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Mariana Yahya sentenced tour guide Lokman Borhan...
- JULY 4, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FARMER GETS DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL
farmer Karam Srinivasa Dora, 32, from Pedabeerampalli village
- JULY 4, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere
JULY 4, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN PARTY OFFICIAL MURDER CASE
Vietnam's top court upheld the death sentences of two men for an attack that left a Communist Party