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MARCH 31, 2011TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY: PM SAYS GOV’T NOT CONTEMPLATING RETURN OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the return of capital punishment is “not on
- MARCH 31, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. William Glen Boyd, 45, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. William Glen Boyd, 45, white, was executed
- MARCH 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VASHI BOY'S MURDER
extra joint adhoc additional sessions judge DN Bhargande of the fast-track court in Thane, India, sentenced Nihal Sheikh, 30, and Rafiq Sayyed...
- MARCH 30, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
DANISH COMPANY REJECTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BUT WON’T STOP US EXECUTION DRUG
A Danish company that unwittingly has become a key supplier of an execution drug in the U.S.
- MARCH 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
grandmother Mariah Hamadi, 49, of Rantau Panjang...
- MARCH 30, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING A BUSINESSMAN IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge M Najir Ahmed sentenced Abdul Mannan...
- MARCH 30, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Senate voted to pass a bill that would expand the death penalty
USA - Texas. The Senate voted to pass a bill that would expand the death penalty
MARCH 30, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE FILIPINOS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Filipinos were executed in China, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay.
MARCH 30, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE ARMY MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court judge Jayatilake sentenced three soldiers to death for the
MARCH 30, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH SENTENCES FINALISED FOR 3 MEN
the death sentences for Masato Kobayashi, 36, Atsushi Okura, 35, and Masayoshi
- MARCH 30, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
MARCH 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 650 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2010 - BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE REPORT
According to "The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report" on human rights, the number of executions in Iran increases to over 650 in 2010.
- MARCH 30, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white
MARCH 30, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
A military court in the central Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death by hanging, after
- MARCH 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ‘DEATH FOR MILK ADULTERATORS IN MAHARASHTRA’
in India, Maharashtra dairy development minister Madhukar Chavan announced that the state government will demand the death penalty for the milk adulteration
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFICKING
lorry driver See Kek Chuan, 49, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Sofian Abd Razak of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 8.25kg of ketamine in a bag at the Sunway Resort & Spa Hotel lobby at Persiaran Lagoon, Petaling Jaya, on August 3, 200
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
judge Noor Azian Shaari of the Malaysian High Court sentenced technician Yeoh Thian Hock...
- MARCH 29, 2011TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKISH POLITICIANS DEBATE DEATH PENALTY
capital punishment should remain within Turkey's legal codes whether it is implemented or not...
- MARCH 29, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: THREE TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Kingsely Akhabue, Fabian Matthew and Ismaila Fatoki, were sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos High Court in Nigeria for armed robbery, carried out between March 22 and 23, 2008, at Igando area of Lagos State.
- MARCH 29, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Jaranwala, Pakistan, a court sentenced Imtiaz Ahmad of Chak to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for killing his father-in-law Abdul Sattar on April 4, 2009, with a club in his bathroom, under Sadar police station.
- MARCH 29, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
W. K. J., 26, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central the Gaza Strip
W. K. J., 26, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central the Gaza Strip
- MARCH 29, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prominent Texans Support Death Penalty Moratorium
USA - Texas. Prominent Texans Support Death Penalty Moratorium
- 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