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MARCH 14, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: PARLIAMENT RESUMES DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Maldives parliament (Majlis) resumed the debate on amending the Clemency Act
- MARCH 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER TO BE EXECUTED
in Iran, political prisoner Behrouz Abdi faces the imminent threat of execution.
MARCH 13, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: THREE TO HANG FOR ROBBERY
Antony Mutembei Njeru, Isaack Murimi Mwaniki and John Murithi Kivuti were
- MARCH 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
- MARCH 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Chakwal, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Sohail Akram sentenced Shaukat Iqbal, Qasim Naseeb and Atif Khalid, all residents of Waula village of tehsil Choa Syedan Shah, to death for murdering Mudassir Nafees on March 27, 2009.
- MARCH 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR 5
Justices Mittal and Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India commuted five death sentences to 20 years imprisonment each. Manoj, 23, and Babli, 19, were murdered in June 2007 after they married against their families' wishes
- MARCH 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death kidnapping and killing schoolboy Tanjirul Islam Mishelin from Dania under Shyampur police station on July 5, 2003, for ransom
- MARCH 11, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
MARCH 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death for kidnapping and
- MARCH 10, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Harun bin Ajis, Syofial bin Azwar and Syargawi bin Sanusi...
Harun bin Ajis, Syofial bin Azwar and Syargawi bin Sanusi...
- MARCH 10, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCES TO STAND FOR 3 MEN OVER 1994 MURDERS
Justice Ryuko Sakurai of the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the 2001 Nagoya District Court and the October 2005 Nagoya High Court death sentences handed to Masato Kobayashi, Atsushi Komori and Masayoshi Haga, all 35.
- MARCH 10, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: TEN FACE EXECUTION FOR DEADLY ROBBERY
two women and eight men were sentenced to death by a Rangoon court for murdering three people during a bungled armed robbery on May 16, 2010.
- MARCH 10, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a decree...
the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a decree...
MARCH 10, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH ROW INMATE, 75 TODAY, SHOULD BE GRANTED A STAY OF EXECUTION
a man in Japan who has spent 43 years on death row and is 75 today, should be granted
- MARCH 10, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Johnnie Baston, 37, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Johnnie Baston, 37, black, was executed
- MARCH 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tawuan Townes, 20, black
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tawuan Townes, 20, black
MARCH 10, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN - ABOLITION IN ILLINOIS SIGNALS A CHANGE IN ALL THE UNITED STATES
“The abolition of the death penalty in Illinois signals a change in all the United States. It shows
MARCH 10, 2011DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): INMATE EXECUTED USING SINGLE DRUG
Ohio put to death the killer of a Toledo store owner with the country's first-ever use of pentobarbital
MARCH 10, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN TO DROP DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME CRIMES AMID GLOBAL CRITICISM
Taiwan's cabinet approved revisions of four laws to drop the death penalty for some crimes, including
MARCH 10, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SIX GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Jazila Aslam sentenced Sarja, Rehmat
- MARCH 9, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. A House Committee voted to pass HB 147 that would expand the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. A House Committee voted to pass HB 147 that would expand the death penalty
- MARCH 9, 2011New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Death penalty reinstatement dies in committee
USA - New Mexico. Death penalty reinstatement dies in committee
- MARCH 9, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE MURDER
Justices Reddy and Nijjaar of the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of B A Umesh of Karnataka, for raping and murdering widow Jayashri in 1998.
- MARCH 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Joharabad District and Sessions Judge Mian Mureed Hussain sentenced Wali Daad to death for gunning down Muhammad Ashraf over water dispute on February 25, 2009, under Quaidabad Police Station. He was also ordered to pay Rs 100,000 compensatio
- MARCH 9, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty today
USA - Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty today
- MARCH 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Jhelum, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Mehmood Zargham sentenced Malik Ashraf
- MARCH 9, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended 7-5 the death penalty to William Gregory, 28, white.
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended 7-5 the death penalty to William Gregory, 28, white.
MARCH 9, 2011DEATH PENALTYILLINOIS (USA): GOV. PAT QUINN ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty today, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by a justice system that had wrongly condemned 13 men.
MARCH 9, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MINISTER VOWS TO UPHOLD JUDICIAL SOVEREIGNTY
Taiwan's Justice Minister pledged that he will not suspend the implementation of the
- MARCH 8, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN FORMALISES DEATH SENTENCE FOR SARIN ATTACK CONSPIRATOR
Japan's Supreme Court on completed legal preparations for the execution of the Aum Shinrikyo chemist Masami Tsuchiya, 46, who helped the Japanese cult develop the sarin nerve agent it used to kill nearly 20 people in the 1994 and 1995 subway attacks.