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- APRIL 4, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong of the Singaporean Court of Appeal dismissed the final appeal of Malaysian Yong Vui Yong, 23.
- APRIL 4, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: FREEDOM FROM DEATH ROW
a woman identified as 'MK' had her March 2005 death sentenced...
- APRIL 4, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Daniel Wayne Cook, 49, white
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Daniel Wayne Cook, 49, white
APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NO REVIEW OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
there are no plans to review the law on capital punishment, Malaysian Home Minister
- APRIL 4, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Mike Jones sentence David Dewayne Riley Jr., 26, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Mike Jones sentence David Dewayne Riley Jr., 26, white, to death
- APRIL 4, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Anthony Lane, 21, black
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Anthony Lane, 21, black
- APRIL 4, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Scott Pinholster, 51, white
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Scott Pinholster, 51, white
- APRIL 4, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The House has approved a legislation that would expand the death penalty
USA - Pennsylvania. The House has approved a legislation that would expand the death penalty
APRIL 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S SHARIA CRITICISM REJECTED BY JUDGE
a judge of the Federal Supreme Court rejected an Amnesty International report condemning
APRIL 4, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES
the Gambian lawmakers approved new amendments, presented before the National Assembly
- APRIL 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra...
President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra...
APRIL 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWO DEATH CONVICTS
Indian President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra and Madhya
- APRIL 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
URGENT APPEAL TO SAVE SHERKO MOARAFI FROM EXECUTION IN IRAN
Kurdish activist Sherko Moarafi is in danger of being executed in Iran for “enmity against God” for his alleged membership in a proscribed Kurdish organisation.
- APRIL 2, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 30 INDONESIANS FACING DEATH PENALTY IN MALAYSIA
thirty Indonesians are on the death row in Malaysia, manpower attache of the Indonesian...
- APRIL 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 GET DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Session Judge Chunian Safdar Saleem Shahid sentenced Meraj Din and M Akram, alias Toti, to death for murdering Muhammad Haroon and Muhammad Hanif in village Fateh Muhammad Kalan. The court also fined them Rs 100
- APRIL 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAK PREZ GIVES ASSENT FOR REVIEW OF ZULFIKAR'S DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent to a proposal to ask the Supreme Court to review the death sentence awarded to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The proposal will now be sent to the Supreme Court.
- APRIL 1, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's military decided to authorize execution as a punishment for convicted rapists.
Egypt's military decided to authorize execution as a punishment for convicted rapists.
APRIL 1, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ALLEGED CHINESE CRIMINAL RINGLEADER EXTRADITED FROM PHILIPPINES
An alleged criminal ringleader in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality was extradited
- APRIL 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
APRIL 1, 2011EswatiniDEATH PENALTYSWAZILAND: SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO HANG
Convicted Swazi serial killer David Simelane was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted last week for the death of 28 people, mostly women and children.
- APRIL 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: TWO MORE STATES TURN OVER EXECUTIONS DRUG IN PROBE
Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug
- MARCH 31, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALASYIA: HAIRSTYLIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAP AND MURDER OF SCHOOLGIRL
in Malaysia, hairstylist Teh Kim Hong...
- MARCH 31, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: BINAY ASKED TO HELP SAVE 8 FILIPINOS ON SAUDI DEATH ROW
Migrante-Middle East, a Saudi Arabia-based overseas Filipino workers’ advocacy group...
- MARCH 31, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF ATTACK CASE: SC REJECTS REVIEW PLEA OF TWO CONVICTS
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of the Pakistani Supreme Court...
- MARCH 31, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR CORRUPTION IS WRONG, INDONESIAN GOVT SAYS
following criticism by the antigraft watchdog, top Indonesian government officials said that capital punishment was intentionally removed from the proposed revision to the anticorruption law.
- MARCH 31, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: KATO DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL FILED
Tomohiro Kato, 28, appealed his death sentence to the Tokyo High Court in Japan.
- MARCH 31, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH UPHELD FOR FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR
the Higher People's Court of east China's Jiangsu Province upheld the death sentence of Jiang Renjie...
- MARCH 31, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF MP
Anantasak Srisawat, alias Tai...
- MARCH 31, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong overturned the 1980 murder conviction and death sentence of Marvin Pete Walker Jr., 51, black.
USA - California. Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong overturned the 1980 murder conviction and death sentence of Marvin Pete Walker Jr., 51, black.
- MARCH 31, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Supreme Court Erases Award for Exonerated Death Row Inmate John Thompson.
USA - Louisiana. Supreme Court Erases Award for Exonerated Death Row Inmate John Thompson.