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- MARCH 29, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
MARCH 29, 2011TajikistanDEATH PENALTYTAJIKISTAN: MAJORITY OF POPULATION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
according to the findings of survey conducted by the Nota Bene public association
MARCH 29, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT CONDEMNS THREE TO DEATH IN IRAN SPY RING
two Iranians and a Kuwaiti national, all serving in Kuwait's army, were sentenced to
MARCH 29, 2011DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AMID QUESTIONS OVER DRUG
Eric John King, 47, black, was executed in Arizona despite last-minute arguments
- MARCH 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a Pakistani identified as SH to death for murdering compatriot Emirat Alyoum following a dispute, a newspaper reported.
- MARCH 28, 2011South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
S KOREA HAS 61 CONDEMNED CRIMINALS
South Korea has 61 people on death row, though it has not executed anyone since 1997, Amnesty International said. In North Korea, at least 60 people were executed in 2010, according to the human rights body. An Amnesty Korea official said that “many lawma
MARCH 28, 2011DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: EXECUTING COUNTRIES LEFT ISOLATED AFTER DECADE OF PROGRESS
Countries which continue to use the death penalty are being left increasingly isolated following
- MARCH 28, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Troy Davis
MARCH 28, 2011KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN: TOWARDS DEFINITIVE ABOLITION
Kazakhstan took another step towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Presidential
MARCH 28, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYNAPOLITANO TELLS UN ITALY WANTS OF END DEATH PENALTY
speaking to the UN's General Assembly, Italy's Giorgio Napolitano reiterated
- MARCH 27, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 3 DEATH ROW INMATES APPEAL TO ORJI FOR CLEMENCY
in Nigeria, three inmates of Enugu Prisons, Raphael Udeh...
- MARCH 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SHARJAH COURT FREES 8 PUNJABI YOUTHS OF MURDER CHARGE
judges Abul Majd Al Sharqawi, Ehab and Aidroos of the Shariat court in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, put its seal on the blood money accepted by the father of a murdered Pakistani youth and freed 8 Indians from Punjab and 2 Pakistanis of all charges
MARCH 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Sutam bin Ayd al-Salabi was beheaded by the sword in Arar for
- MARCH 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR KILLING SR CITIZEN, RAPING WOMAN
Bombay high court in India confirmed the death sentence of Sandesh Abhang for murdering Shalini Jadhav...
- MARCH 25, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY: HUMAN RIGHTS ACCORDS DO NOT BAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Taiwanese justice ministry said the two human rights accords that Taiwan signed do not conflict with capital punishment.
- MARCH 25, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
- MARCH 25, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has sentenced Isaiah Doyle, 28, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury has sentenced Isaiah Doyle, 28, black, to death
MARCH 25, 2011DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): EXECUTION-DRUG IMPORT PAPERS RAISE QUESTIONS
3 shipments of drugs imported by the Arizona Department of Corrections were
- MARCH 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohamad Hasnizam Hussein, 33, the son of a retired policeman, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 2.3 kgs of ganja (cannabis) at Kota Damansara on February 14, 2009.
- MARCH 24, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STABBING 7
Tomohiro Kato, 28, a former temporary auto plant worker, was sentenced to death in Japan by presiding judge Hiroaki Murayama of the Tokyo District Court.
- MARCH 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 3 PINOYS TO BE EXECUTED MARCH 30
three Filipinos whose execution in Shenzhen, China, on February 20 and 21 was put off will be executed for drug smuggling on March 30.
- MARCH 24, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MA: SERIOUS OFFENDERS PUT TO DEATH IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
"Our current policy is to try and reduce the number of convicts put to death under the act governing the control and prohibition of gun, cannon, munitions and knife and the military service ...
- MARCH 24, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY
in Sargodha, Paksitan, Anti Terrorism Court Judge Muhammad Anwar Nazir sentenced Abdul Aziz, Amir Hayat and Abdul Hameed to death.
- MARCH 24, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS TO DEATH
at a military court in Somalia, judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein “Mungab” sentenced soldiers Ali Mohamed Nur and Ahmed Mohammed Sahal to death for murdering two of their army colleagues in separate incidents.
- MARCH 24, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD &TOBAGO: EX-COP MOVES FROM DEATH ROW TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON
in Trinidad & Tobago, former Police Constable Dave Burnett, 39, from Belmont, had his death sentence commuted to 15 years jail with hard labour by Chief Justice Ivor Archie...
- MARCH 24, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY SET ASIDE DUE TO DENIAL OF FAIR TRIAL
the death sentence of Vasanta Dupare, 47, was set aside by justices Tahilramani and Tahaliyani of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in India because he was “deprived of effective defense” by the trial court.
MARCH 24, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN KHAMIS MUSHAYT
a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering another Saudi was executed in the city of Khamis Mushayt
MARCH 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYU.N. HUMAN RIGHTS BODY APPROVES INVESTIGATOR ON IRAN
The U.N. Human Rights Council established a special investigator on Iran, a
MARCH 24, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
the federal supreme court (FSC) of the United Arab Emirates rejected a life verdict