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- FEBRUARY 26, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH TERM FOR DOUBLE MURDER
justice Shiva Sharma of the Sirsa district and sessions court in India sentenced local resident Krishan Lal alias Pali to death for murdering the wife and mother of a local trader, Trishna and Mamta, at their residence in Rori village of the district near
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH ON 2 COUNTS IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Jawadul Hassan sentenced Muhammad Din...
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel has sentenced Denny Obermiller, 29, white, to death
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel has sentenced Denny Obermiller, 29, white, to death
FEBRUARY 25, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES CLEMENCY TO TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenko rejected clemency requests from death
FEBRUARY 25, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXEMPTS 13 CRIMES FROM DEATH PENALTY
China's newly revised Criminal Law has reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UNEMPLOYED GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
unemployed man Mohd Nizam Mohamad, 32, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the Malaysian High Court for murdering 22-month-old Nur Azlina Abdullah between November 23 and 24, 2009, in Repoh.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: AID WORKER ARRESTED FOR BEING CHRISTIAN RELEASED
Afghan Red Cross worker Said Musa, 46, arrested for converting to Christianity...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Angela McAnulty, 42, white, to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Angela McAnulty, 42, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Gary Michael Hilton, 64, white, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Gary Michael Hilton, 64, white, to death
FEBRUARY 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA MULLS DEATH PENALTY FOR ORGAN TRAFFICKERS
people convicted of organ trafficking in China may receive the death penalty under a draft
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SLAUGHTERING FRIEND
Chief Justice Ibrahim Umar of the High Court in Birnin kebbi, in Kebbi State, Nigeria, sentenced Yusuf Hussaini to death by hanging.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: 4 POLICEMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced four policemen to death on drug trafficking charges.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS OFFICIAL'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPTION
a court in Liaoning Province upheld a lower court's ruling to sentence Pi Qiansheng...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UIGHUR GROUPS CRITICISE DEATH SENTENCES
Uighur advocacy groups criticised the death sentences of four ethnic Uighur men, sentenced for three separate incidents of violence in 2010.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: COMMUNISTS MAKING NEW ATTEMPT TO REVIVE DEATH PENALTY
the Ukrainian communists once again tabled in parliament a bill reinstating the death penalty for heinous crimes in the criminal and criminal procedure codes.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gregory K. Capehart, 43, black, sentenced to life
USA - Florida. Gregory K. Capehart, 43, black, sentenced to life
FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: XINJIANG DEATH SENTENCES APPROVED
China's highest court has approved the execution of four men convicted in a series of murders in the restive
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Derrick Powell, 24, black, to death
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Derrick Powell, 24, black, to death
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC SAVES MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER FROM THE GALLOWS
a bench of justices Sirpurkar and Thakur of the Indian Supreme Court...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT ACQUITS TWO DEATH-ROW
a division bench of Chief Justice Patel and Justice Roy of the Calcutta High Court in India acquitted Jahangir Alam and Anarul Haque for insufficient evidence.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 250 DEATH-ROW PRISONERS HAVE EYE AILMENTS
a clinical survey revealed 250 death row prisoners in Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka suffer from eye ailments.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN CONDEMNED PRISONERS BEING KEPT IN DEATH CELLS IN VIOLATION OF RULES
despite the passage of four months, the Prison Department of Khyber...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EXECUTION UPHELD
the Abu Dhabi Appellate Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the execution verdict of the Court of First Instance, which had sentenced an Asian to death for murdering his homosexual partner with a knife.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE HAVE DEATH SENTENCES CANCELLED
a Division Bench of Justice Satish Kumar and Justice M Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India cancelled the death penalties of three people.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE PAKISTANIS TO HANG FOR MURDER
Justice Catherine Bamugemereire of the Ugandan High Court sentenced Pakistani nationals Ahmed Naveed, 28, Hussein Muzaffar...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
a court in Darfur sentenced a man to death by hanging and cross amputation.
a court in Darfur sentenced a man to death by hanging and cross amputation.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope sentenced Emilia Carr, 26, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope sentenced Emilia Carr, 26, white, to death
FEBRUARY 22, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): TIMOTHY WAYNE ADAMS EXECUTED
Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed. He was convicted in 2003 of shooting to dea