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- MARCH 17, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING EXPATRIATE
a Kuwaiti court sentenced a unnamed local man to death for murdering an Asian expatriate after robbing him, a newspaper said.
- MARCH 17, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: BRIGADIER SERVED ‘CAPITAL PUNISHMENT’: GPRN/NSCN
Brig. Khungwang, alias Chipu Menon, was sentenced to death for treason “as per the National Yehzabo” by the Government of People’s Republic of Nagaland/National Socialist Council of Nagaland, in Myanmar
- MARCH 17, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 24, black, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 24, black, to death
- MARCH 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MASS MURDER
in Bihar's Banka district, India, Additional district and session court judge S.C.Jha sentenced Md. Sabbir Mian to death for robbing and murdering seven people in Badua on July 7, 1997.
MARCH 16, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: AL-QAIDA LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court sentenced al-Qaida leader Munaf al-Rawi and five
MARCH 16, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLOOD MONEY – CIA CONTRACTOR ACQUITTED OF MURDERS
Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor, who was alleged to have shot and killed two men
- MARCH 16, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5
USA - Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5
MARCH 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BEHBEHAN
One man was hanged in the southwestern Iranian town of Behbehan, reported
- MARCH 16, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A jury sentenced Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white, to death
USA - Virginia. A jury sentenced Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white, to death
MARCH 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN TO EXPEDITE EXECUTION SENTENCES
Radio Zamaneh reported the head of Iran’s Supreme Court had announced
MARCH 16, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS FINDS A SUBSTITUTE DRUG TO CARRY ON EXECUTIONS
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital as part of its three-drug lethal injection protocol for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5.
- MARCH 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED
the Dubai Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an Indian, identified as MSS, to death for burying two compatriots alive under ground and concealing the dead bodies.
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DRUG PEDDLING CHALLENGED
the Indian Harm Reduction Network, a consortium of NGOs for humane drug policies, filed a petition with the Gujarat high court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 31A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which prescribe
- MARCH 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COPS
the court in Shandong, China, sentenced Liu Jianjun, 51, to death for killing four police officers in January 2011.
- MARCH 15, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Justice Terrence Rannowane of the Botswana High Court sentenced Thamo Zibane to death for murdering his lover Sihle Dube...
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR PEOPLE
an Additional Sessions Judge (II) in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India, sentenced Durgadeen and Ishwardas, from Natarra village, to death for murdering four people over a family dispute on December 5, 2000.
- MARCH 15, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Tokyo District Court handed down the death sentence to Kazuo Ino, 60, to death for stabbing a 74-year-old man to death when committing a robbery in Tokyo in November 2009.
- MARCH 15, 2011LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...
the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...
- MARCH 15, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House approved HB 147 to expand the state's death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The House approved HB 147 to expand the state's death penalty
MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PHILANTHROPIST PAYS BLOOD MONEY, FOUR INDIANS ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
an Indian father pardoned four Indian expatriates who were found guilty of murdering
MARCH 15, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF AMERICAN
A Mauritanian court handed down the death penalty to the main perpetrator of the murder of American
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DEA SEIZES SUPPLY OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
MARCH 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN DEATH ROW PRISONERS 'LANGUISH IN JAIL'
More than 8,000 prisoners sentenced to death by Pakistani courts over the past 20 years
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium thiopental
- MARCH 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
UN CONCERNED WITH IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern over increased violations of human rights in Iran. In a report to the Human Rights Council, Ban mentioned executions of drug traffickers, stonings, floggings and amputations.
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
MARCH 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN EVIN PRISON
Iran secretly hanged five people in Evin prison according to Hrana news agency.
MARCH 14, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: PARLIAMENT RESUMES DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Maldives parliament (Majlis) resumed the debate on amending the Clemency Act