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MAY 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Authorities in Iran have hanged five convicted drug-traffickers in
MAY 10, 2011AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTYAZERBAIJAN: MINISTER CONSIDERS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijani Deputy Justice Minister head Madat Guliyev said it is impossible to restore the
- MAY 9, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY OF SAILOR FOR KILLING MAID COMMUTED
in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Court of Appeal commuted the death penalty of an Asian sailor and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The unidentified man allegedly confessed to police that he strangled an unidentified maid in a car so she wouldn't
- MAY 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR FOOD VENDOR
the Liaoning Higher People's Court in China upheld the death penalty for food vendor Xia Junfeng, 34, from Shenyang, who allegedly killed two enforcement officers on May 16, 2009.
- MAY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Islamabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Iqbal Chadhar sentenced Nasir Mehmood to death and fined him Rs100,000 for killing Muhammad Naveed over a domestic issue in 2009.
- MAY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ghulam Murtaza sentenced Akram to death for murdering Umar Hayat, of Gujjar Basti, in 2010 over a minor dispute
MAY 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER MAYOR GETS TOUGH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT
The former mayor of China's Shenzhen city was given a suspended death sentence for
- MAY 9, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Department of Corrections will substitute pentobarbital for sodium thiopental
USA - Virginia. The Department of Corrections will substitute pentobarbital for sodium thiopental
MAY 9, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ISRAELI COLLABORATOR TO DEATH
a man accused of spying for Israel was sentenced to death in absentia in Lebanon by the Military Tribunal.
MAY 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three people were hanged in the prison of Miandoab, in west of Iran, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
MAY 9, 2011DEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA (USA): DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SUBSTITUTES PENTOBARBITAL FOR SODIUM THIOPENTAL
The Virginia Department of Corrections will substitute pentobarbital for sodium
- MAY 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CAR DEALER DEALT GALLOWS FOR DEALING IN DRUGS
car dealer Airiy Azmi Mohamad, 31, from Kelantan...
- MAY 6, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAIS FREED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE ON APPEAL
Thai nationals Sureeya Wutthisat, 47, and Asan Tong, 45, had their conviction and death sentences set aside by Malaysian Court of Appeal judges Maarop and Daud and High Court Judge Wahi because the High Court had committed misdirection when assessing the
- MAY 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Malik Mushtaq Elahi sentenced Imtiaz Shah and Akram Bhatti to death and fined them Rs 400,000 for fatally shooting Aqeel Shah on July 18, 2009. The case was registered with Miani police station.
- MAY 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH, FINE
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Nasir sentenced Irfan to death and 8 years imprisonment and fined him Rs 100,000 onment for strangling the daughter of Dr Amanullah on November 10, 2009.
- MAY 6, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council.
Singapore was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council.
MAY 6, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYBIN LADEN: HANDS OFF CAIN- WE DO NOT SHARE OBAMA'S OPINION
“Regarding Osama Bin Laden, we know too little to say if it was an ‘extra-judicial execution’ or an act of ‘legitimate defence’,” Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia said.
- MAY 6, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Linda R. Condron sentenced Melvin Earl Forte, 60, black, to death
USA - California. Judge Linda R. Condron sentenced Melvin Earl Forte, 60, black, to death
- MAY 6, 2011South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
- MAY 6, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge James Graddick sentenced Derrick Shawn Penn, 44, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge James Graddick sentenced Derrick Shawn Penn, 44, black, to death
MAY 6, 2011DEATH PENALTYSOUTH CAROLINA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED WITH NEW COMBO OF DRUGS
Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed, using pentobarbital instead of sodium thiopental
- MAY 5, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
UN CRITICISES BAHRAIN'S DEATH SENTENCES, TRIAL OF DOCTORS
the UN high commissioner for human rights decried Bahrain's imposition of death sentences on anti- government protesters.
- MAY 5, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY, RS 100,000 FINE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Liaqatpur Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joya sentenced Ghulam Akbar to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for murdering Rehmat Khan. A case was filed with Shedani Sharif police station.
- MAY 5, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE STUDENT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Chinese student Yao Jiaxin, 21, sentenced to death for murdering Zhang Miao in Xi'an City, Shaanxi, in October 2010 to cover up that he had accidentally run into her with his car appealed the verdict, a local court said.
MAY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 EXECUTED AMONG THEM ONE MINOR
According to the reports from Iran nine people, among them one minor, were executed in the city of Ahvaz south of Iran.
MAY 5, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Musfer bin Saad bin Shaer al-Qahtani was beheaded by
- MAY 4, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MILITANTS
in Jammu, India, Kathua Principal sessions judge Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal...
MAY 4, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: GOVERNMENT TO DISBAND TRIBUNAL SET UP FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN TRIAL
a special court set up to prosecute former leader Saddam Hussein and his associates
MAY 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB EXECUTES TWO MEN ‘FOR SPYING’
Al-Shabab militants in Somalia executed Mohamed Hassan Adam, 41, and Abdulahi
MAY 4, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES 'ISRAELI COLLABORATOR'
Gaza's Hamas rulers executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel, the interior ministry