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- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour, were hanged in public in Shiraz
Two men, Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour, were hanged in public in Shiraz
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri, were hanged in public in Iran after they were
two men, Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri, were hanged in public in Iran after they were
- MAY 26, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MOBILE PHONE THIEVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Kenya, Baricho resident magistrate James Mwaniki sentenced Josphat Mureithi Mwangi...
- MAY 26, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN FARIDPUR
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, a court sentenced four people to death for killing two siblings in 2007.
- MAY 26, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, additional district and sessions judge Rejaul Karim sentenced Mofajel Akon...
MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six people were hanged in Yasouj and Sari, Iran.
MAY 26, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
the Criminal Court of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, sentenced two Asians to
MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged in public five men convicted of murder, rape, armed robbery and kidnapping, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- MAY 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
USA - Arizona. DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
- MAY 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MERCY PETITION FOR INDIA'S 'HOUSE OF HORROR' KILLINGS
Surender Koli lodged a petition for mercy over his death sentence for the Nithari serial killings in India.
- MAY 25, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: A FARMER TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER IN BORNO
at a Maiduguri high court in Nigeria, Justice Patum Ngadda sentenced farmer Abdullahi Buba, 25...
- MAY 25, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Isacc Creed Agee, 33, white, to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Isacc Creed Agee, 33, white, to death
- MAY 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona - Donald Beaty, 56, white, was put to death by lethal injection using Pentobarbital
USA - Arizona - Donald Beaty, 56, white, was put to death by lethal injection using Pentobarbital
- MAY 25, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the June 14 execution of Carey Dean Moore, 53, white, over the quality of Sodium Thiopental from India.
USA - Nebraska. The Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the June 14 execution of Carey Dean Moore, 53, white, over the quality of Sodium Thiopental from India.
MAY 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR REVENGE OF WOMAN DISFIGURED WITH ACID
the Iranian Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the punishment of Majid Mohavedi
MAY 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN CONTINUES SECRET MASS EXECUTIONS IN VAKIL ABAD PRISON IN MASHHAD
close to 70 prisoners were executed in the Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad, Iran, despite the
- MAY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
fruit seller, Roseedah Che Ubong, 41, a Thai national...
- MAY 24, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN MAN ESCAPES GALLOWS
in Singapore, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Justices Phang and Rajah of the Court of Appeal allowed Malaysian national Galing Kujat's appeal against his death sentence for bludgeoning Chinese national Cao Ruyin, 40...
- MAY 24, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to expand state’s death penalty to include home invasions
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to expand state’s death penalty to include home invasions
MAY 24, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: 13 QAEDA PRISONERS MOVED TO SECRET SPOT
Thirteen members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, including eight on death row, were
MAY 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURTS URGED TO BE PRUDENT IN USE OF DEATH PENALTY
Chinese courts were told to pronounce a two-year suspension of execution for condemned criminals if an immediate execution is not deemed necessary.
- MAY 24, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has halted the planned execution of Donald Beaty
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has halted the planned execution of Donald Beaty
- MAY 23, 2011GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, URGES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Frank K. Doyi, from the Ghana Branch of Amnesty International urged Ghana to abolish capital punishment from the statute books.
- MAY 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA CONVICTS CHALLENGE COURT ORDER
the 11 convicts sentenced to death in the Godhra carnage case approached the Gujarat high court in India challenging the special court's order.
- MAY 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: POLICE SERGEANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Nigeria, Benin High Court Justice Roland Amaize sentenced police sergeant Kalejaiye Ola to death by hanging for murdering Paul Erimafa on June 23, 2003.
- MAY 23, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge Roy Morgan Jr. sentenced John T. Freeland Jr., 28, black, to death
USA - Tennessee. Judge Roy Morgan Jr. sentenced John T. Freeland Jr., 28, black, to death
- MAY 23, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DOWN FIRST DEATH SENTENCE IN REVOLUTION KILLINGS
A criminal court in Cairo sentenced to death a police officer for killing protesters, the first such penalty
MAY 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in Behbehan, southwest of Iran, early in the morning May, reported
- MAY 23, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Jerome M. Winsberg formally sentenced Jeffrey Clark, 50, white, to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Jerome M. Winsberg formally sentenced Jeffrey Clark, 50, white, to death
- MAY 23, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Circuit Judge Clyde Jones sentenced Anthony Lane, 21, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Circuit Judge Clyde Jones sentenced Anthony Lane, 21, black, to death