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- MAY 13, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER RIGHTS SITUATION IN AFRICA
Amnesty International addressed the African commission on human and people’s rights on the state of the situation of human rights in Africa.
- MAY 13, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN DEFENDS EXECUTIONS OF DEATH-ROW INMATES ACCORDING TO LAW
the abolition of death penalty is Taiwan's ultimate goal and can only be realised after it receives the support of a majority of local people, Vice Minister of Justice Chen Shou-huang said.
- MAY 13, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - A Danish pension fund has sold its shares in Lundbeck
USA - A Danish pension fund has sold its shares in Lundbeck
- MAY 13, 2011BelizeDEATH PENALTY
the Government of Belize has presented
the Government of Belize has presented
MAY 13, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO WOMEN HANGED FOR STONING CHILD
federal prison authorities in Sudan executed two young women by hanging for killing
- MAY 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - At the Guantanamo Bay detention center, 174 men were still being held
USA - At the Guantanamo Bay detention center, 174 men were still being held
- MAY 13, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Court of Appeals threw out the death sentence impose against Eric Lynn Ferrell.
USA - Georgia. The Court of Appeals threw out the death sentence impose against Eric Lynn Ferrell.
- MAY 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Parole Board recommended that Shawn Hawkins, 42, black, be spared execution.
USA - Ohio. The Parole Board recommended that Shawn Hawkins, 42, black, be spared execution.
- MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, in south-east of Iran.
Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, in south-east of Iran.
- MAY 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BELGAUM'S DEATH ROW JAIL OVERFLOWS
the Hindalga central jail of Belgaum, India, is facing an acute shortage of barracks. As it's the only jail housing death row inmates, their number has been steadily rising over the years.
- MAY 12, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: PIPE-LAYER TO HANG FOR MURDER
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nafsy Yasin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced pipe-layer Ali Tan Abdullah, 35, to death for murdering his neighbour...
- MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (south of Iran) reported the official site of
One man was hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (south of Iran) reported the official site of
- MAY 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI HIGH COURT AWARDS DEATH FOR 3 FOR HONOUR KILLING
in New Delhi, India, Additional sessions judge DK Sharma sentenced Surender Singh, his brother Narender, and their mother Lakhpati Devi to death.
- MAY 12, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER VICE MAYOR SENTENCED TO DEATH ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
in China, former Hangzhou vice mayor Xu Maiyong, 52, was sentenced to death by the Municipal People’s Intermediary Court of Ningbo.
- MAY 12, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE - HAUSA ACTRESS KNOWS FATE JULY 8
the Nigerian Supreme Court fixed July 8, 2011, to rule on the appeal of popular Hausa film actress, Ms Rabi Ismail, who is challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal Kano Division that sentenced her to death by hanging.
- MAY 12, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends death for Bart Wayne Johnson, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends death for Bart Wayne Johnson, white
MAY 12, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: LAWMAKERS REMOVE DEATH PENALTY CLAUSE FROM ANTI-GAY BILL
after intense international criticism, proponents of an anti-gay bill before Uganda's parliament
- MAY 12, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Villa, 35
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Villa, 35
MAY 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saad bin Mussaed al-Qurayni was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder. He was found
MAY 12, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE HANDED OUT IN 23-YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE
at the 12th retrial result announcement for the 1987 kidnap-murder case of nine-year
MAY 12, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: 60 EXECUTED PUBLICLY IN 2010 - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
About 60 North Koreans were executed publicly in 2010 for acts against
MAY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA GRILLS IRANIAN DIGNITARY ON 'EXCESSIVE' EXECUTIONS
"The number of executions in Iran is high because 74% of those executed are of drug traffickers
- MAY 11, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DROPS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUSTRALIAN DRUG SMUGGLER
Indonesia's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for convicted Australian heroin smuggler Scott Anthony Rush, 25, giving him life imprisonment instead.
- MAY 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR REVENGE KILLING
Jayamaha Mohottige Anura was sentenced to death by Puttalam High Court judge Arafath Thaseem in Sri Lanka for murder.
- MAY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional district & session judge Jazila Aslam sentenced Imran and Tariq to death for killing Siddique Akbar when resisted during a robbery some 18 months back under Saddar police station.
- MAY 11, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
in Singapore, former bus driver Ong Pang Siew, 48, successfully appealed his November 2010 death sentence.
- MAY 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TRIO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
in Sri Lanka, Mavin Kulasuriya...
- MAY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ELEVEN PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW IN DASNA JAIL
with a special court ordering the execution of Surender Koli in the sensational Nithari serial killings case in India, the number of prisoners on death row in the Dasna district jail has reached 11, Jail Superintendent Vireshwar Raj Sharma said.
- MAY 10, 2011MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Benny Joe Stevens, 52, white, was executed, using Pentobarbital.
USA - Mississippi. Benny Joe Stevens, 52, white, was executed, using Pentobarbital.
MAY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘HONOUR KILLINGS’
India's Supreme Court has recommended the death penalty for those convicted of