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JULY 4, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TELECOM EXECUTIVE SENTENCED FOR TAKING BRIBES FROM SIEMENS
a court in Hebi city, China, handed a suspended death sentence to telecom executive Shi Wanzhong
JULY 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED IN MASHHAD
A young man was hanged in the central prison of Khorasan, Iran, reported the Iranian daily "Khorasan".
- JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the group "Iranian Activists for Human Rights and Democracy", 7 people
According to the group "Iranian Activists for Human Rights and Democracy", 7 people
- JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources, 25 people in Ghezel Hesar prison (in Karaj, west
According to reliable sources, 25 people in Ghezel Hesar prison (in Karaj, west
JULY 3, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 11 INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
11 Indonesians have been sentenced to death in Malaysia and are now awaiting
JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN 'ANNULS DEATH TERM' FOR CHRISTIAN PASTOR
Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence handed down to Yusef Nadarkhani
JULY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 32 PEOPLE HANGED
According to the group Iran Human Rights, 32 people were hanged in Iran.
- JULY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: INMATE ESCAPES THE GALLOWS SIXTEEN TIMES
the execution of Jalal Morejo in Pakistan is scheduled for July 14, 2011, after the Naushehro Feroz additional district and sessions judge issued the black warrant.
- JULY 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CHINA SENTENCES FILIPINA TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
an unidentified Filipina teacher was sentenced to death
- JULY 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high
USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high
- JULY 1, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jeremy Fogel, the federal judge who halted California death penalty five years ago is leaving the bench to lead the Federal Judicial Center in Washington
USA - California. Jeremy Fogel, the federal judge who halted California death penalty five years ago is leaving the bench to lead the Federal Judicial Center in Washington
JULY 1, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO THAI MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling
- JULY 1, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Scrambles After Danes Forbid Use Of Pentobarbital
USA - Ohio. Ohio Scrambles After Danes Forbid Use Of Pentobarbital
- JULY 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal
USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal
- JULY 1, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Illinois' death row officially shuts down.
USA - Illinois. Illinois' death row officially shuts down.
- JULY 1, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Youngpeter sentenced Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white, to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Youngpeter sentenced Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white, to death.
- JULY 1, 2011MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Former Death Row Inmate Cory Maye To Be Released From Prison
USA - Mississippi. Former Death Row Inmate Cory Maye To Be Released From Prison
JULY 1, 2011DEATH PENALTYDANISH COMPANY MOVES TO BLOCK USE OF DRUG FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS
Lundbeck overhauls pentobarbital distribution program to restrict misuse. New specialty pharmacy
JULY 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: OBAMA CALLS FOR HALT TO TEXAS EXECUTION
The Obama administration took the unusual step today of asking the Supreme Court to stop Texas from
- JUNE 30, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court No-I Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan
- JUNE 30, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Additional District And Sessions Judge Muhammad Nazir Chaudhry sentenced Nasir Khan to death and fined him Rs200,000. RA Bazaar Police Station registered a case against him for killing Mir Afzal on July 7, 2009.
- JUNE 30, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Kevin Jerome Scott, 25, black
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Kevin Jerome Scott, 25, black
- JUNE 30, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ANOTHER RI MIGRANT WORKER ON DEATH ROW IN SAUDI
Indonesian migrant worker Sumartini binti Manaungi Galisung
- JUNE 30, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: LUSAKA TO HANG FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Judge Gregory Phiri of the Lusaka high court in Zambia sentenced Lackson Kacha, from Lusaka, to death by hanging on charges of aggravated robbery.
JUNE 30, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING WOMAN, 21
Tatsumi Tateyama, 50, was sentenced to death by Presiding Judge Masanori Hatoko of the
- JUNE 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR APOSTASY REPORTEDLY UPHELD FOR PASTOR NADARKHANI
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported that the death sentence handed down in 2010
- JUNE 30, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Richard Lynn Bible, 49, white, was executed
USA - Arizona. Richard Lynn Bible, 49, white, was executed
- JUNE 30, 2011Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rhode Island. Governor Lincoln Chafee, who had refused to turn over to federal authorities a prisoner facing the death penalty, said today he would comply with a court order compelling him to do so.
USA - Rhode Island. Governor Lincoln Chafee, who had refused to turn over to federal authorities a prisoner facing the death penalty, said today he would comply with a court order compelling him to do so.
- JUNE 30, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Roy Ballard, 70, white
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Roy Ballard, 70, white
- JUNE 29, 2011Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rhode Island. Governor pardons hanged in 1845
USA - Rhode Island. Governor pardons hanged in 1845