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- MAY 4, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
- MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
- MAY 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: NITHARI CASE: COURT ANNOUNCES EXECUTION DAY FOR KOLI, MERCY PLEA FILED
a special court ordered Surender Koli, 39, who was sentenced to death in the sensational Nithari serial killings case, be hanged between May 24 and May 31. Koli then filed a mercy petition before the President.
- MAY 3, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Conservatives Petition Parole Board to Spare Man's Life
USA - Ohio. Conservatives Petition Parole Board to Spare Man's Life
- MAY 3, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
MAY 3, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY REMOVED FROM MILITARY LAW
Taiwan moved a step closer toward the reduced use of the death penalty as the Legislative
MAY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): FIRST EXECUTION WITH NEW DRUG
Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using
MAY 3, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers, official sources reported.
- MAY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
- MAY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
SCHEDULED IRANIAN EXECUTION DELAYED
Iran stayed the hanging of Kurdish political activist Sherko Moarefi for a possible judicial review.
- MAY 2, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: SET ASIDE MARTIAL LAW DEATH SENTENCES
Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011...
- MAY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI FACING DEATH DESPITE PAYING DIYAT
the stunned family of Pakistani citizen Rahmul Wahab...
- MAY 2, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Death sentence of Harry Mitts, 58, white, reinstated by U.S. Supreme Court
USA - Ohio. Death sentence of Harry Mitts, 58, white, reinstated by U.S. Supreme Court
- MAY 1, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
- MAY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO FREE HUNDREDS OF AFGHAN PRISONERS
hundreds of Afghan citizens languishing in Iranian jails would be released in the near future...
- MAY 1, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: SA MAN ON DEATH ROW SPARED THE NOOSE
South African national Michael Molefe, 50, was saved from the gallows after successfully appealing his death sentence to the Botswana Court of Appeals.
MAY 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 13 CRIMES EXEMPTED FROM DEATH PENALTY
Several important changes to China's laws came into effect today, addressing such things
- APRIL 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Ghazipur, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge A R Yadav sentenced Shivpujan, Mahendra...
APRIL 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARKAZI
One man was hanged in public in the Markazi (central)
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
- APRIL 29, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: WOMAN TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Malaysian woman Roshamima Roslan, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Steven Chong of the High Court in Singapore for trafficking 21.48g of heroin in her car at Woodlands on May 6, 2009.
- APRIL 29, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the High Court in Rukungiri, Uganda, presided over by Justice Andrew Bashaija...
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
the EU's foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton...
the EU's foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton...
- APRIL 29, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. No executions in California in 2011
USA - California. No executions in California in 2011
- APRIL 29, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Polk County judge Michael Hunter sentenced Leon Davis, 33, black, to death
USA - Florida. Polk County judge Michael Hunter sentenced Leon Davis, 33, black, to death
- APRIL 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH-ROW WOMAN IS FREED ON APPEAL
an Emirati woman was acquitted by the Abu Dhabi High Court after spending more than seven years on death row for fatally shooting her brother-in-law in Al Gharbia in January 2004 after he raped her twice.
- APRIL 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERS
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Yousuf Aujla awarded the death sentence to Aurengzaib to death and ordered him to pay Rs 1,100,000 compensation to the victims' families for killing Muhammad Ashraf in Green Town police limits and Murtaz
- APRIL 28, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDI MURDER CONVICTS BEHEADED
two Saudi men were beheaded after being convicted over two separate cases of murder, the interior ministry said.
APRIL 28, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: FOUR PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Bahraini military court sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during