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- APRIL 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY SAVES MAN FROM GALLOWS
an man who murdered his wife in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, had his death sentence commuted to five years in prison after the victim’s relatives accepted bloody money and pardoned him.
- APRIL 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH ON TWO COUNTS FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sardar Tahir Sabir sentenced Ubaid Masih and Shakir Ali to death for stabbing Shahzad to death while trying to rob his house in North Cantt on September 9, 2005.
- APRIL 27, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 MEN TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR DOWRY
in Kushtia, Bangladesh, a Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge sentenced two men to death in absentia for killing their wives for dowry in separate verdicts.
- APRIL 27, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Illegal Execution Drugs Seized by the DEA
USA - Alabama. Illegal Execution Drugs Seized by the DEA
APRIL 27, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE PARDONS 96 PRISONERS ON INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
Sierra Leone feted its 50th anniversary of independence from Britain with a colourful parade and government pardon of 96 prisoners, five of whom were on death row.
APRIL 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR DESERT RAPE
in the United Arab Emirates, the Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of a man who
- APRIL 26, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO INDIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Indian nationals were sentenced to death in Malaysia. Judge Siti Mariah Ahmad of the Kuala Lumpur High Court found Samad Mohamad Sulthan, 44, guilty of trafficking 3.9 kg of ketamine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 25, 2009.
- APRIL 26, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FOUR POLICEMEN
Liu Jianjun, 51, was executed for shooting dead four policemen and two drivers with his brother in eastern China on January 4, 2011.
- APRIL 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO COUNTS
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sentenced Imran Rashid, Rizwan Rashid and Muhammad Aijaz to death for kidnapping for ransom and murdering Qazi Abdul Sattar on September 17, 2008.
- APRIL 26, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Californians Strongly Support Commuting All Death Sentences to Save Money
USA - California. Californians Strongly Support Commuting All Death Sentences to Save Money
- APRIL 26, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Mumia Abu-Jamal Can Appeal Death Sentence
USA - Pennsylvania. Mumia Abu-Jamal Can Appeal Death Sentence
- APRIL 26, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge John Leonardo sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death.
USA - Arizona. Judge John Leonardo sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death.
APRIL 26, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 3 BROTHERS HAVE DEATH SENTENCES QUASHED
a judge in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates, ordered the release of three brothers who
- APRIL 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN FOR RAPING, KILLING CHILD
a bench comprising Justices Harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramouli Kumar Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to Mohammed Mannan, alias Abdul Mannan, 43, a mason, for raping and killing an eight-year-old child on September 28,
- APRIL 25, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR EGYPTIAN IN COMPATRIOT KILL
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the lower court which had sentenced an Egyptian to death for killing and robbing a compatriot caretaker, Al-Anba daily reported.
- APRIL 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: LOCAL COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN FOR KILLING FOUR
in India, Shahjahanpur District Judge Narendra Kumar Kanaujia sentenced Raju Yadav to death.
- APRIL 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS THREE TIMES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Vehari, Pakistan, Additional and Sessions Judge Bashir Ahmad Chaudhry sentenced Javed Abbas to death and fined him Rs 300,000 for killing Aqeel Anwar, Mohammad Anwar and Rasheedan Bibi over a family feud at chak No 15-WB a few years ago.
- APRIL 24, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
- APRIL 23, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SORCERER’S DEATH SENTENCE CUT TO 15-YEAR JAIL
a three man tribunal at the Madina court in Saudi Arabia commuted the 2011 death sentence of Lebanese man Ali Hassan Sabat...
- APRIL 23, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY ON SYRIAN OF BRINGING DRUGS
the appeal court in Sana'a, Yemen, chaired by Judge Ahmed al-Mu'alimi...
- APRIL 23, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MUM'S APPEAL TO HELP SAVE SON FROM GALLOWS
a Saudi mother is racing against time to collect donations to pay blood money and save her only son from the gallows after he was sentenced to death for murder.
- APRIL 22, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TARIQ AZIZ APPEAL ON DEATH RULING OUT IN 2 WEEKS
the outcome of Tariq Aziz's death penalty appeal will be issued in Iraq in two weeks...
- APRIL 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
university student Yao Jiaxin, 21, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Xi'an, China, for murdering Zhang Miao.
- APRIL 22, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the High Court in Singapore sentenced Foong Chee Peng...
- APRIL 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The House, contradicting yesterday’s vote, rejected HB 115 calling for a death penalty commission
USA - Texas. The House, contradicting yesterday’s vote, rejected HB 115 calling for a death penalty commission
- APRIL 22, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
APRIL 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE DEATH SENTENCES STAYED
the government of Saudi Arabia has stayed death sentence of three persons belonging
APRIL 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PERSON EXECUTED
One man was hanged in the prison of kermanshah west of Iran, reported the official Iranian
- APRIL 22, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge David Wesley sentenced Jonathan Fajardo, 23, latino, to death
USA - California. Judge David Wesley sentenced Jonathan Fajardo, 23, latino, to death
- APRIL 21, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Mumbai-made thiopental sodium to be used in Nebraska execution
USA - Nebraska. Mumbai-made thiopental sodium to be used in Nebraska execution