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- MARCH 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF KILLER OF WIFE, 4 DAUGHTERS
Justices Harjit Singh Bedi and C K Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death penalty of Vishweshwar Kol for killing his second wife Leelawati Bai and four daughters on October 19, 2003, in Madhya Pradesh, to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY AWARDED FOR KIDNAPPING
in Sargodha, Pakistan, anti-terrorism court Judge Muhammad Anwar Nazir sentenced Abid Ali to death for kidnapping and murdering Muhammad Ismail...
- MARCH 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MOVE TO ABOLISH DEATH SENTENCE TO BE RESISTED
in Pakistan, Jamaat e Islami secretary general Liaquat Baloch said the JI would resist every move to abolish death sentence.
- MARCH 2, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Courtney Lockhart, 26, black, to die
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Courtney Lockhart, 26, black, to die
MARCH 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MINORITY MINISTER KILLED
Pakistan's religious minority minister, the Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti, has been killed in Islamabad
- MARCH 2, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Sirhan Sirhan, the man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time
USA - California. Sirhan Sirhan, the man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time
MARCH 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Khomeini Shahr, Iran, early this morning
MARCH 2, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
A man was sentenced to death in Kenya by a Gucha court for robbery with violence. Simon
MARCH 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 10 HANGED IN MASHHAD
the Iranian regime hanged at least 10 people in the northeastern city of Mashhad
MARCH 2, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN EXECUTED IN SYLHET JAIL
Robi Munda, 60, from Habiganj, was executed in Sylhet Central Jail in Bangladesh
- MARCH 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 6 GET DEATH PENALTY AFTER 15 YRS OF TRIAL
in India, Kathua Principal Sessions Judge Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal sentenced six people to death for killing Yash Paul Singh alias Boolla, a royalty contractor, on April 7, 1995.
- MARCH 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA PENALTY: GALLOWS FOR 11
Special judge P R Patel of the special court at Sabarmati Jail in India sentenced 11 people to death for the Godhra train burning case that left 59 kar sevaks dead on February 27, 2002.
- MARCH 1, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: MOHYLIOV OPPOSING RESUMPTION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Ukrainian Interior Affairs Minister Anatolii Mohyliov considers it inhuman to resume capital punishment, he told a press conference. The minister said that from the point of view of humanism, capital punishment is unacceptable.
- MARCH 1, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH FOR MAN WHO SET AUNT, UNCLE ABLAZE
a court of cassation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
- MARCH 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MOTHER OF 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
Munasinghe Arachchige Chamali Perera from Mattakuliya was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court Judge P. Padman Surasenain in Sri Lanka for possessing 23.2 grams of heroin on December 19, 2004.
MARCH 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ten people were hanged in Iran for drug trafficking.
MARCH 1, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the High Court of Belarus confirmed the death sentence against Igor Myalik, 39, for
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Malaysian High Court Judge Sangau Gunting sentenced Lagi Alok to three years’ imprisonment and death for killing Sait Alok in Tatau on June 4, 2007. Lagi allegedly shot Sait for refusing his request to tap his rubber trees.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE, FINE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sohail Ikram sentenced Muhammad Shabbir to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for stabbing Muhammad Ashraf to death over a minor domestic dispute on August 1, 2009.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FACTORY WORKER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
factory worker Mohd Kamarulzaman Irwan Shah, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 295.01 grammes of cannabis at Rawang on May 16, 2009.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: RUIRU TRADER TO HANG FOR KILLING HUSBAND
businesswoman Ann Wambui was sentenced to death by Kenyan High Court judge Jessi Lessit for stabbing her husband Joseph Kahari to death in a domestic quarrel on June 22, 2006, at Gitabaya village in Ruiru.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Sana'a, Yemen, Judge Mohamed al-Hakimi of the Specialised Criminal Division sentenced Iranian national Mumtaz Sultan Amiri to death for bringing drugs into the country.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II has set aside the death sentence and 1st-degree murder conviction of Frank Chester, 42, white
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II has set aside the death sentence and 1st-degree murder conviction of Frank Chester, 42, white
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury sentenced Johnathan Ian Burns, 29, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury sentenced Johnathan Ian Burns, 29, white, to death
FEBRUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS EXECUTED
10 Kurds were hanged in the central prison in Umrye, Iran, for being members of Kurdish political
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING IN VISA FRAUD OPERATION
limousine driver AA, 37, and office manager HM, 27, both Indian nationals, were sentenced to death by the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance in the United Arab Emirates for killing Pakistani national Masoud al Rahman in Al Hamriya August 20, 2009 over
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE
in Attock, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions Judge of Fatehjang sentenced Mumraiz Khan to death and fined him Rs200,000 in a murder case.
FEBRUARY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Awad al-Anazi was exectued by the sword in Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Aarbia, for
FEBRUARY 27, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD & TOBAGO: OPPOSITION DEFEATS HANGING BILL
in Trinidad and Tobago, the Constitution Amendment (Capital Offences) Bill, to speed up executions
- FEBRUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Kasur District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmad Gajana sentenced Muhammad Saleem to death and fined him Rs 160,000 for killing Muhammad Asif over a minor issue in Cheena Ottar village in 2008, under Kot Radha Kishan police station.