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- APRIL 21, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Ryan T. Moore, 37, black
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Ryan T. Moore, 37, black
APRIL 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR
construction worker Zulkifli Sakun Ahmad Edin Chun, 33, from Kodiang, was sentenced
APRIL 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN PUBLIC ON A BEACH IN BANDAR ABBAS
Four people were hanged in public in the city of Bandar Abbas, south of Iran, this morning.
APRIL 21, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FOR THREE SADDAM-ERA SPIES
Iraq's High Criminal Court sentenced to death three Saddam Hussein-era spies convicted of assassinating the father of a sitting Iraqi lawmaker in Beirut in April 1994.
APRIL 21, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced Nigerian man Nnaji David Ete, 33, to
- APRIL 21, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge James Hankinson sentenced serial killer Gary Michael Hilton, 64, to death
USA - Florida. Judge James Hankinson sentenced serial killer Gary Michael Hilton, 64, to death
- APRIL 21, 2011South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina handed the supply of Sodium Thiopental over to the DEA today
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina handed the supply of Sodium Thiopental over to the DEA today
- APRIL 21, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The House gave preliminary passage to HB 115 relating to the creation of a death penalty commission
USA - Texas. The House gave preliminary passage to HB 115 relating to the creation of a death penalty commission
- APRIL 20, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
Yulianto, 38, a masseuse from Kartosuro in Sukoharjo, was sentenced to death by Judge Dwiyanto of the Sukoharjo District Court in Indonesia for murder.
- APRIL 20, 2011United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
- APRIL 20, 2011IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana executions put on hold due to lack of sodium thiopental
USA - Indiana. Indiana executions put on hold due to lack of sodium thiopental
- APRIL 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO COUSINS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two cousins have been sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
APRIL 20, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: KILLER CAUGHT BETWEEN PARDON AND DEATH
press reports said an Arab man who murdered his wife in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
- APRIL 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SERIAL RAPIST APPEALS HIS DEATH SENTENCE
Dai Qingcheng, the 46-year-old farmer from East China's Anhui province who was sentenced to death in December for raping 116 women between 1993 and 2009, is appealing his conviction.
- APRIL 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER RELEASED AFTER SERVING HIS SENTENCE
jailed Iranian lawyer Mohammad Oliayifard was released after serving his one-year sentence.
- APRIL 19, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY ON MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING 2 TO STAND
Justice Mutsuo Tahara of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal by Yukiharu Fuchigami, 42, sentenced to death for murder.
- APRIL 19, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH PENALTY CONFIRMED IN ACTIVIST MURDER CASE
the Thai Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence handed down to Somyuth Phoomphakdee...
- APRIL 19, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Dera Murd Jamali, Pakistan, Nasirabad Additional Session Judge Syed Anwar Aftab awarded capital punishment and a fine of Rupees one lakh to Nabi Bakhsh for fatally shooting Muhammad Ismail and Piara Khan on May 12, 2010, at DC Chowk.
- APRIL 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MEN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG OFFENCE
Judge Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced restaurant helper Khairulnizan Osman...
- APRIL 19, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MEN WALK FREE AS SHC SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY
Justice Mohammad Athar Saeed of the Sindh High Court in Pakistan set aside the death sentence handed down to Murad Ali and Haji Abdul Raheem on July 30, 2007 by Thatta’s additional district and sessions court.
APRIL 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Siti Mariah Ahmad sentenced Mohd Fais Diram, 28, from
- APRIL 19, 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
- APRIL 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN PAKISTAN FOR KILLING BROTHERS
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Faisalabad district sentenced Maqsood alias Soodi to death for fatally shooting two Christians, Rev. Rashid Emmanuel, 32, and his brother, Sajid Emmanuel, 30, on July 7 2010.
APRIL 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURYING WOMAN ALIVE IN A CAR
former Kemaman local council worker Zulhisham Fadly Muhamad, 30, was sentenced
- APRIL 18, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
- APRIL 18, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Report: NC death penalty too costly, unfair, and does not deter crime.
USA - North Carolina. Report: NC death penalty too costly, unfair, and does not deter crime.
APRIL 18, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: PARLIAMENT ACCEPTS AMENDMENT TO CLEMENCY ACT TO UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCES
The parliament accepted an amendment proposed to the Clemency Act, requiring
APRIL 18, 2011DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): GOV. MARY FALLIN SIGNS LEGISLATION GIVING STATE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN LETHAL INJECTION DRUGS
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that will give prison officials more
- APRIL 17, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
- APRIL 17, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI KING PARDONS FILIPINO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the king of Saudi Arabia pardoned a Filipino overseas worker sentenced to death for drug smuggling.