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JUNE 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FORMER FOOTBALLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Former Emirati football player Fayez Juma was sentenced to death for premeditated
- JUNE 14, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYAN MUSLIM LEADERS CALL FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR GAYS
Muslim leaders in Kenya called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals.
JUNE 14, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MASSACRE IN JALALABAD
Two men who were part of a group of Taliban assailants that killed at least 42 people in an attack on a bank in eastern Afghanistan in February have been sentenced to death, a court official said.
JUNE 14, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: BEN ALI MAY FACE UP TO 20 YEARS OR THE DEATH PENALTY
Tunisia’s ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali could face 20 years in jail if convicted of drugs
- JUNE 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged in public a man convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in
JUNE 14, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: MAXO TIDO DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
the Privy Council overturned convicted murderer Maxo Tido's death sentence.
JUNE 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRIVY COUNCIL QUASHES MANDATORY DEATH FOR CERTAIN MURDERS
the mandatory death sentence for murder in Trinidad & Tobago was again overturned
JUNE 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KILLER SAVED FROM THE SWORD AT THE 11TH HOUR
Saudi Arabia’s executioner mounted the platform, raised his sword and was about to bring it down
- JUNE 13, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINAY SAVED FROM DEATH BY STONING
the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reported that a Filipina who was sentenced to death by stoning in Saudi Arabia was granted a royal clemency.
- JUNE 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hussin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indian national
JUNE 13, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCES TO BE EXECUTED BY POISON
the Law on Execution of Criminal Sentences will take effect as of July 1, 2011, under
- JUNE 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED
Iran hanged two brothers convicted of kidnapping and murder in a prison of the
JUNE 12, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTYDEATH UPHELD FOR KUWAIT WOMAN FOR WEDDING CARNAGE
Kuwait's supreme court upheld the death sentence of Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi,
- JUNE 11, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced James Hawkins, 33, black, to death.
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced James Hawkins, 33, black, to death.
- JUNE 11, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. 25 death row survivors to speak at event
USA - Virginia. 25 death row survivors to speak at event
- JUNE 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
- JUNE 10, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called for the cancellation of the death sentences pronounced
Amnesty International called for the cancellation of the death sentences pronounced
- JUNE 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Reemberto Diaz sentenced Ana Maria Cardona, 50, hispanic, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Reemberto Diaz sentenced Ana Maria Cardona, 50, hispanic, to death
- JUNE 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Larry Anderson sentenced Tawuan Townes, 20, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Larry Anderson sentenced Tawuan Townes, 20, black, to death
JUNE 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SURGE IN EXECUTIONS IN RECENT WEEKS
Saudi Arabia has seen a significant increase in executions in the last six weeks, with at least 27
- JUNE 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR GOLD RAIDER
Zhang Degang, 33, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the September 8, 2010, robbery of a hypermarket in Minhang District, worth 1.01 million yuan, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court was told.
- JUNE 9, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a Saudi court sentenced an unidentified Pakistani to death for raping a girl and filming her for blackmail. Police arrested the bus driver in the western Red Sea port of Jeddah after the university student complained that he raped her inside the universit
- JUNE 9, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Governor vetoes bill calling for study of death penalty costs
USA - Nevada. Governor vetoes bill calling for study of death penalty costs
- JUNE 9, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The European Union's foreign policy chief is calling on Georgia to lift the death sentence of Troy Davis.
USA - Georgia. The European Union's foreign policy chief is calling on Georgia to lift the death sentence of Troy Davis.
- JUNE 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Two men were hanged in public in Neyshabur (northeastern Iran) early this morning.
JUNE 9, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ'S SON- END MY FATHER'S SUFFERING
Sentenced to hang in Iraq, Saddam Hussein's ex chief of diplomacy Tareq Aziz has
JUNE 9, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYEP OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE TO BE IMPOSED BY US MILITARY COURT
the European Parliament urged US authorities not to impose the death penalty on Saudi
- JUNE 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR 10 IN ETAH ‘HONOUR KILLING' CASE
in Etah, India, Additional Sessions and Special Judge (anti-dacoity) RB Sharma sentenced 10 people to death for murdering Rameshpal Singh, Udaypal Singh alias Bhura, and Vidya in an honour killing in Bilkhatra village on November 13, 2008.
- JUNE 8, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
- JUNE 8, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck said today that it was urgently seeking ways to stop prisons from using Pentobarbital
USA - Lundbeck said today that it was urgently seeking ways to stop prisons from using Pentobarbital