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MAY 31, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 300 ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran has 300 convicted drug smugglers on death row, Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said in comments published today, adding that, to his regret, few of them were major traffickers.
MAY 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEARCH FOR HANGMAN DELAYS EXECUTIONS
India's first executions in seven years are likely be delayed because authorities are unable to find
MAY 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYUAE: BLOOD MONEY PAID, 3 PUNJABI YOUTHS RETURN HOME FROM DUBAI
after being released from death row in Sharjah central jail in the United Arab Emirates
MAY 31, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced Fadel Msallam Shallouf, 26, from the southern Gaza Strip
- MAY 30, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: CIVIL CASSATION COURT RECEIVES CASE FILE OF THE DEATH PENALTY VERDICTS
the General Secretary of Bahrain's Supreme Council of Judiciary Affairs announced that the Court of Cassation’s Technical Office received the case of the murder of two policemen to the civil General Prosecution.
- MAY 30, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO GAMBIAN COPS GET DEATH FOR TORTURE
at a court in Gambia's Upper River region, Judge Emmanuel Nkea sentenced two police officers to death for torturing a man to death, a court official said on condition of anonymity.
- MAY 30, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Special Criminal Court at the High Court in Banjul, the Gambia, presided over by Justice Joseph Ikpala...
MAY 30, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two men have been beheaded recently in Saudi Arabia for murder.
- MAY 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY, ACQUITS MAN
domestic help Sandeep Maingade, 31, was acquitted by a division bench of justice BH Marlapalle and justice Abhay Thipsay of the Bombay high court in India.
- MAY 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Ibrahim al-Muwis for the fatal stabbing of Sulaiman
Saudi Arabia beheaded Ibrahim al-Muwis for the fatal stabbing of Sulaiman
- MAY 29, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Li Shengguang, 68, was executed for killing two children with rat poison in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2009.
- MAY 29, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MIMIKO COMMUTES 3 DEATH SENTENCES, PARDONS 14 PRISONERS
in Nigeria, Ondo State Governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko commuted the death sentences passed on three people to life imprisonment to mark the 2011 Democracy Day.
MAY 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO CHILD RAPISTS HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hung two men who were previously convicted of raping young children, state-run
- MAY 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AMNESTY SLAMS GOVT DECISION TO EXECUTE TWO PRISONERS
Amnesty International slammed the Indian President Pratibha Patil's decision to allow the execution of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar and Mahendra Nath Das.
- MAY 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING TEENAGER
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge South Abdul Razzak sentenced Mohammed Yousuf...
- MAY 28, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Senate advances bill to conduct audit on death penalty costs
USA - Nevada. Senate advances bill to conduct audit on death penalty costs
MAY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THE MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE EXECUTION WAS 23 YEARS OLD - AUTHORITIES
Ebrat News, a site close to the Iranian authorities revealed more details about
MAY 28, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA ORDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR FOOD SAFETY CRIMES
China's Supreme People's Court ordered capital punishment for food safety
- MAY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man convicted of murdering a compatriot in
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man convicted of murdering a compatriot in
- MAY 27, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal...
in an addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal...
- MAY 27, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR HANGING OF BHULLAR, DAS
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts
- MAY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, Mehdi Faraji (37), convicted of murdering five middle-aged women who boarded his
a man, Mehdi Faraji (37), convicted of murdering five middle-aged women who boarded his
- 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.