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APRIL 12, 2011DEATH PENALTYCONNECTICUT (USA): DEATH PENALTY REPEAL BILL APPROVED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
The legislature's Judiciary Committee approved 26-17 a bill that would abolish
APRIL 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DENMARK'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SHE WILL URGE U.S. STATES NOT TO USE DANISH PENTOBARBITAL
Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states such as Texas and Ohio to stop using
- APRIL 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne sentenced Hewafonsekage Saranath Asiri Fonseka of Moratuwa to death in absentia for robbing Rs 3.5 Million from a jewellery shop in Moratuwa and murdering employee K A Gunawardena on Aug
APRIL 11, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE MEN TO HANG FOR RAPE
an Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya sentenced Mohammed
- APRIL 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
- APRIL 11, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Bill changing execution drugs heads to Oklahoma governor
USA - Oklahoma. Bill changing execution drugs heads to Oklahoma governor
- APRIL 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN ASKS FOR HELP TO AVERT GALLOWS
Saudi Arabian Abdul Aziz Al Anzi, convicted of murder in the United Arab Emirates, appealed for help paying blood money or he would be executed after 55 days.
APRIL 10, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FATHER AND SON TO HANG FOR MURDER
the High Court in Kedah State, Malaysia, sentenced father and son to death by hanging
APRIL 10, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE PAKISTANIS SENT TO THE GALLOWS
three Pakistani citizens, imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for the past 13 years on murder and
- APRIL 9, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA STEADFAST OVER DEATH PENALTY
on April 15, South African Michael Molefhe and Brandon Sampson will appeal against their death sentences in the Court of Appeals in Gaborone, Botswana.
APRIL 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN AHWAZ
One man was hanged in the southwest Iranian city of Ahwaz, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- APRIL 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COP’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN MURDER CASE
in India, Justice Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court...
- APRIL 8, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMERLY RICH WOMAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Wu Ying, whose assets, totaling about $550 million, made her the sixth-richest woman in China in...
- APRIL 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GALLOWS FOR 5 DANDUPALYA MEMBERS
in Bangalore, India, five members of the Dandupalya gang were sentenced to death for various murders and robberies in different parts of the State.
- APRIL 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SECURITY GUARD TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
Judge Datuk Lim Yee Lan of the Malaysian High Court sentenced security guard Shamuddin Sohan, 42, to death by hanging for trafficking cannabis weighing 941g in front of the Grand Seasons Hotel in Jalan Pahang on May 29, 2002.
- APRIL 8, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 AWARDED DEATH
in Chakwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nisar Baig sentenced Noor Khan and Muhammad Akram, from Dhok Larri...
- APRIL 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT REJECTS APPEAL OF INDONESIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Malaysia, a Putrajaya Appeals Court panel of judges led by Dato Clement Skiner rejected the appeal of Indonesian Muhammad Imron of Aceh, a.k.a Fernandez.
APRIL 8, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FINAL ASSAULT AGAINST THE MUJAHEDIN IN ASHRAF
"currently in Iraq the final assault is taking place on the anti-regime People's Mujahedin of
- APRIL 7, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN KUSHTIA
in Kushtia, Bangladesh, women and children repression prevention tribunal judge Akbar Hossain Mridha sentenced Manik Mollah...
- APRIL 7, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court No.1 Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad sentenced Muhammad Farhan...
APRIL 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING SYABU
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Sabah State, Malaysia
APRIL 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN ORUMIYEH
3 people were hanged in the central prison of Orumiyeh, Iran.
- APRIL 7, 2011South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
APRIL 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIRM TO STOP SELLING EXECUTION DRUG TO US PRISONS
An Indian drug company that supplied a key execution drug to U.S. prisons has decided to halt future sales following objections from death-penalty opponents.
- APRIL 6, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA COUNTY BOSS RECEIVES SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
the Baiyin City Intermediate People's Court in northwest China's Gansu Province sentenced Wang Xianmin...
- APRIL 6, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA DEATH CONFIRMATION
due to the volume of documents and technical difficulties, Division Bench of Justices Tripathi and Bhatt of the Gujarat High Court in India gave the Panchmahals Principal District Judge two months to prepare paper-books for the confirmation of death sente
- APRIL 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY, RS 100,000 FINE
in Pakistan, Liaqatpur Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joyia sentenced Saddo to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
- APRIL 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Haji Ahmad sentenced Amjad to death and fined him Rs. 100,000 for killing Mian Jahangir over a monetary dispute at his Dera under Hadiara Police Station on January 8, 2005.
- APRIL 6, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: MP MUTHALIB REISSUES DEATH SENTENCE AMENDMENT TO PARLIAMENT
Jumhooree Party (JP) MP Ibrahim Muthalib resubmitted an amendment to the Maldivian Clemency Act that if passed would require any death sentence then upheld by the Supreme Court to be carried out.
- APRIL 6, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jason Bush, 26, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jason Bush, 26, white, to death