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MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers, official sources reported.
- MAY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
- MAY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
SCHEDULED IRANIAN EXECUTION DELAYED
Iran stayed the hanging of Kurdish political activist Sherko Moarefi for a possible judicial review.
- MAY 2, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: SET ASIDE MARTIAL LAW DEATH SENTENCES
Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011...
- MAY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI FACING DEATH DESPITE PAYING DIYAT
the stunned family of Pakistani citizen Rahmul Wahab...
- MAY 2, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Death sentence of Harry Mitts, 58, white, reinstated by U.S. Supreme Court
USA - Ohio. Death sentence of Harry Mitts, 58, white, reinstated by U.S. Supreme Court
- MAY 1, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
- MAY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO FREE HUNDREDS OF AFGHAN PRISONERS
hundreds of Afghan citizens languishing in Iranian jails would be released in the near future...
- MAY 1, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: SA MAN ON DEATH ROW SPARED THE NOOSE
South African national Michael Molefe, 50, was saved from the gallows after successfully appealing his death sentence to the Botswana Court of Appeals.
MAY 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 13 CRIMES EXEMPTED FROM DEATH PENALTY
Several important changes to China's laws came into effect today, addressing such things
- APRIL 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Ghazipur, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge A R Yadav sentenced Shivpujan, Mahendra...
APRIL 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARKAZI
One man was hanged in public in the Markazi (central)
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
- APRIL 29, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: WOMAN TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Malaysian woman Roshamima Roslan, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Steven Chong of the High Court in Singapore for trafficking 21.48g of heroin in her car at Woodlands on May 6, 2009.
- APRIL 29, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the High Court in Rukungiri, Uganda, presided over by Justice Andrew Bashaija...
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
the EU's foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton...
the EU's foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton...
- APRIL 29, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. No executions in California in 2011
USA - California. No executions in California in 2011
- APRIL 29, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Polk County judge Michael Hunter sentenced Leon Davis, 33, black, to death
USA - Florida. Polk County judge Michael Hunter sentenced Leon Davis, 33, black, to death
- APRIL 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH-ROW WOMAN IS FREED ON APPEAL
an Emirati woman was acquitted by the Abu Dhabi High Court after spending more than seven years on death row for fatally shooting her brother-in-law in Al Gharbia in January 2004 after he raped her twice.
- APRIL 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERS
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Yousuf Aujla awarded the death sentence to Aurengzaib to death and ordered him to pay Rs 1,100,000 compensation to the victims' families for killing Muhammad Ashraf in Green Town police limits and Murtaz
APRIL 28, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDI MURDER CONVICTS BEHEADED
two Saudi men were beheaded after being convicted over two separate cases of murder, the interior ministry said.
APRIL 28, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: FOUR PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Bahraini military court sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during
- 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.