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- 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 PENALTYEGYPT: 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
- MAY 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
MAY 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of killing a fellow citizen in the holy city
MAY 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED
Three people were hanged in Oroumieh prison in northwestern Iran early
- MAY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in India, Palakkad Additional Sessions Judge P.K. Haneefa sentenced Kanakaraj to death for murdering and robbing Sheela Jayakrishnan on March 23, 2010...
- MAY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY FROM INDIA GETS DEATH
62-year-old Indian national Fazila Bee Abdul Kareem, from Chennai...
- MAY 21, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FIVE TO DIE FOR KILLING BRITON
five people, including a woman accused of having a hand in her British husband’s murder...
MAY 21, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Saudis convicted of murder were beheaded in Tabuk in the kingdom's north, the
- MAY 20, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN MAN EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR TRAFFICKING 370KG OF KETAMINE
Taiwanese national Li Xiamhzheng was executed in Xiamen...