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MAY 9, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ISRAELI COLLABORATOR TO DEATH
a man accused of spying for Israel was sentenced to death in absentia in Lebanon by the Military Tribunal.
MAY 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three people were hanged in the prison of Miandoab, in west of Iran, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
MAY 9, 2011DEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA (USA): DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SUBSTITUTES PENTOBARBITAL FOR SODIUM THIOPENTAL
The Virginia Department of Corrections will substitute pentobarbital for sodium
- MAY 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CAR DEALER DEALT GALLOWS FOR DEALING IN DRUGS
car dealer Airiy Azmi Mohamad, 31, from Kelantan...
- MAY 6, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAIS FREED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE ON APPEAL
Thai nationals Sureeya Wutthisat, 47, and Asan Tong, 45, had their conviction and death sentences set aside by Malaysian Court of Appeal judges Maarop and Daud and High Court Judge Wahi because the High Court had committed misdirection when assessing the
- MAY 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Malik Mushtaq Elahi sentenced Imtiaz Shah and Akram Bhatti to death and fined them Rs 400,000 for fatally shooting Aqeel Shah on July 18, 2009. The case was registered with Miani police station.
- MAY 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH, FINE
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Nasir sentenced Irfan to death and 8 years imprisonment and fined him Rs 100,000 onment for strangling the daughter of Dr Amanullah on November 10, 2009.
- MAY 6, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council.
Singapore was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council.
MAY 6, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYBIN LADEN: HANDS OFF CAIN- WE DO NOT SHARE OBAMA'S OPINION
“Regarding Osama Bin Laden, we know too little to say if it was an ‘extra-judicial execution’ or an act of ‘legitimate defence’,” Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia said.
- MAY 6, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Linda R. Condron sentenced Melvin Earl Forte, 60, black, to death
USA - California. Judge Linda R. Condron sentenced Melvin Earl Forte, 60, black, to death
- MAY 6, 2011South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
USA - South Carolina. Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed.
- MAY 6, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge James Graddick sentenced Derrick Shawn Penn, 44, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge James Graddick sentenced Derrick Shawn Penn, 44, black, to death
MAY 6, 2011DEATH PENALTYSOUTH CAROLINA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED WITH NEW COMBO OF DRUGS
Jeffrey Motts, 36, white, was executed, using pentobarbital instead of sodium thiopental
- MAY 5, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
UN CRITICISES BAHRAIN'S DEATH SENTENCES, TRIAL OF DOCTORS
the UN high commissioner for human rights decried Bahrain's imposition of death sentences on anti- government protesters.
- MAY 5, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY, RS 100,000 FINE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Liaqatpur Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joya sentenced Ghulam Akbar to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for murdering Rehmat Khan. A case was filed with Shedani Sharif police station.
- MAY 5, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE STUDENT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Chinese student Yao Jiaxin, 21, sentenced to death for murdering Zhang Miao in Xi'an City, Shaanxi, in October 2010 to cover up that he had accidentally run into her with his car appealed the verdict, a local court said.
MAY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 EXECUTED AMONG THEM ONE MINOR
According to the reports from Iran nine people, among them one minor, were executed in the city of Ahvaz south of Iran.
MAY 5, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Musfer bin Saad bin Shaer al-Qahtani was beheaded by
- MAY 4, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MILITANTS
in Jammu, India, Kathua Principal sessions judge Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal...
MAY 4, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: GOVERNMENT TO DISBAND TRIBUNAL SET UP FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN TRIAL
a special court set up to prosecute former leader Saddam Hussein and his associates
MAY 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB EXECUTES TWO MEN ‘FOR SPYING’
Al-Shabab militants in Somalia executed Mohamed Hassan Adam, 41, and Abdulahi
MAY 4, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES 'ISRAELI COLLABORATOR'
Gaza's Hamas rulers executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel, the interior ministry
- MAY 4, 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
- MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
- MAY 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: NITHARI CASE: COURT ANNOUNCES EXECUTION DAY FOR KOLI, MERCY PLEA FILED
a special court ordered Surender Koli, 39, who was sentenced to death in the sensational Nithari serial killings case, be hanged between May 24 and May 31. Koli then filed a mercy petition before the President.
- MAY 3, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Conservatives Petition Parole Board to Spare Man's Life
USA - Ohio. Conservatives Petition Parole Board to Spare Man's Life
- MAY 3, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
MAY 3, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY REMOVED FROM MILITARY LAW
Taiwan moved a step closer toward the reduced use of the death penalty as the Legislative
MAY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): FIRST EXECUTION WITH NEW DRUG
Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using
MAY 3, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.