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JULY 17, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DALAI LAMA PRAISES ILLINOIS FOR ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
The Dalai Lama has praised Illinois for recently abolishing the death penalty. That
- JULY 16, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH
in Pakistan, Liaqatpur Additional District and Sessions Judge Mian Masood Hussain sentenced Karim Bux, Allah Bux, Shafi to death and fined them Rs 500,000 each for shooting dead Zahoor Ahmad over an old enmity.
JULY 16, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
a Saudi man was beheaded in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of sexually assaulting another man's wife.
JULY 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER 30 HANGED AT VAKILABAD PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
Iranian authorities have hanged another 30 prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on drug
JULY 16, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: LAWMAKERS AGAINST EXECUTION OF TOP OFFICIALS IN SADDAM REGIME
Iraqi lawmakers on Saturday called the country's presidency not to approve the execution of
- JULY 16, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jawaun Deion Graham, 35, black
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jawaun Deion Graham, 35, black
- JULY 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COLLEAGUES
second additional and sessions judge Manishankar Diwedi sentenced Sambhunath Lohar to death for killing his colleagues Biswanath Bagdi, 42, and Mohan Das, 47, in an oil mill in Sainthia, in India's Birbhum district, on September 10, 2010.
JULY 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, Sahiwal Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahbaz Ahmad
- JULY 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COLOMBIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG CHARGES
Colombian national Harold Carillo Sanchez was sentenced to death in China earlier this year for trafficking 6.6 pounds of drugs into Beijing, Caracol Radio reported.
- JULY 14, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
POLL: NEARLY HALF OF UKRAINIANS WANT RESTORATION OF DEATH PENALTY
forty-five percent of Ukrainians say that the death penalty is a fair punishment, the Research & Branding Group said after having polled 2,075 respondents on March 20-31, 2011.
JULY 14, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTYN. KOREA PURGES 30 OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN INTER-KOREAN TALKS
a South Korean government source said North Korea had reportedly purged 30 officials who
- JULY 13, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHL URGES MALAYSIA TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES OF 4 PINOYS
the Philippine government asked Malaysian authorities to commute the death sentences of four unidentified Filipinos in Sabah whose capital punishment has been affirmed by the Malaysian Federal Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
JULY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BANDAR-ABBAS
One man was hanged in Bandar-Abbas prison (capital of the Hormozgan province, southern Iran) in the morning.
- JULY 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access
USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access
- JULY 13, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
- JULY 13, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio will not appeal judge's delay of Kenneth Smith's execution.
USA - Ohio. Ohio will not appeal judge's delay of Kenneth Smith's execution.
JULY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN 'STONING WOMAN' ATTENDS MOTHER'S FUNERAL
A woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran is in "perfect health" and has been allowed to
- JULY 12, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
COMPANY ENDS CONTRACTS WITH IRAN AFTER CRANES USED IN PUBLIC HANGINGS
A Japanese company said it has ended contracts with the Iranian government following a report that its cranes have been used for public executions.
- JULY 12, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
2 PINOYS ESCAPE DEATH ROW IN CHINA
two unidentified Filipinos had their death sentences with two year reprieves commuted to life imprisonment in China by the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) quoted the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai as
JULY 12, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR STUDENT'S MURDER
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of motorcycle taxi rider Sirimongkol
- JULY 12, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Possible Innocence - Judge Raymond A. Jackson overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of Justin Wolfe, 30, white
USA - Virginia. Possible Innocence - Judge Raymond A. Jackson overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of Justin Wolfe, 30, white
- JULY 11, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Robert W. Jackson's execution delayed in dispute over lethal drugs
USA - Delaware. Robert W. Jackson's execution delayed in dispute over lethal drugs
- 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.