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MARCH 28, 2011KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN: TOWARDS DEFINITIVE ABOLITION
Kazakhstan took another step towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Presidential
MARCH 28, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYNAPOLITANO TELLS UN ITALY WANTS OF END DEATH PENALTY
speaking to the UN's General Assembly, Italy's Giorgio Napolitano reiterated
- MARCH 27, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 3 DEATH ROW INMATES APPEAL TO ORJI FOR CLEMENCY
in Nigeria, three inmates of Enugu Prisons, Raphael Udeh...
- MARCH 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SHARJAH COURT FREES 8 PUNJABI YOUTHS OF MURDER CHARGE
judges Abul Majd Al Sharqawi, Ehab and Aidroos of the Shariat court in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, put its seal on the blood money accepted by the father of a murdered Pakistani youth and freed 8 Indians from Punjab and 2 Pakistanis of all charges
MARCH 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Sutam bin Ayd al-Salabi was beheaded by the sword in Arar for
- MARCH 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR KILLING SR CITIZEN, RAPING WOMAN
Bombay high court in India confirmed the death sentence of Sandesh Abhang for murdering Shalini Jadhav...
- MARCH 25, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY: HUMAN RIGHTS ACCORDS DO NOT BAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Taiwanese justice ministry said the two human rights accords that Taiwan signed do not conflict with capital punishment.
- MARCH 25, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
- MARCH 25, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has sentenced Isaiah Doyle, 28, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury has sentenced Isaiah Doyle, 28, black, to death
MARCH 25, 2011DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): EXECUTION-DRUG IMPORT PAPERS RAISE QUESTIONS
3 shipments of drugs imported by the Arizona Department of Corrections were
- MARCH 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohamad Hasnizam Hussein, 33, the son of a retired policeman, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 2.3 kgs of ganja (cannabis) at Kota Damansara on February 14, 2009.
- MARCH 24, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STABBING 7
Tomohiro Kato, 28, a former temporary auto plant worker, was sentenced to death in Japan by presiding judge Hiroaki Murayama of the Tokyo District Court.
- MARCH 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 3 PINOYS TO BE EXECUTED MARCH 30
three Filipinos whose execution in Shenzhen, China, on February 20 and 21 was put off will be executed for drug smuggling on March 30.
- MARCH 24, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MA: SERIOUS OFFENDERS PUT TO DEATH IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
"Our current policy is to try and reduce the number of convicts put to death under the act governing the control and prohibition of gun, cannon, munitions and knife and the military service ...
- MARCH 24, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY
in Sargodha, Paksitan, Anti Terrorism Court Judge Muhammad Anwar Nazir sentenced Abdul Aziz, Amir Hayat and Abdul Hameed to death.
- MARCH 24, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS TO DEATH
at a military court in Somalia, judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein “Mungab” sentenced soldiers Ali Mohamed Nur and Ahmed Mohammed Sahal to death for murdering two of their army colleagues in separate incidents.
- MARCH 24, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD &TOBAGO: EX-COP MOVES FROM DEATH ROW TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON
in Trinidad & Tobago, former Police Constable Dave Burnett, 39, from Belmont, had his death sentence commuted to 15 years jail with hard labour by Chief Justice Ivor Archie...
- MARCH 24, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY SET ASIDE DUE TO DENIAL OF FAIR TRIAL
the death sentence of Vasanta Dupare, 47, was set aside by justices Tahilramani and Tahaliyani of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in India because he was “deprived of effective defense” by the trial court.
MARCH 24, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN KHAMIS MUSHAYT
a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering another Saudi was executed in the city of Khamis Mushayt
MARCH 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYU.N. HUMAN RIGHTS BODY APPROVES INVESTIGATOR ON IRAN
The U.N. Human Rights Council established a special investigator on Iran, a
MARCH 24, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
the federal supreme court (FSC) of the United Arab Emirates rejected a life verdict
- MARCH 23, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED TO LIFE
the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan commuted the death sentences of Mir Ahmed and Dolat Shah to life imprisonment.
MARCH 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT GIVES NIGERIAN DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has sentenced a Nigerian man to death for drug smuggling
- MARCH 23, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced LaMondre Tucker, 20, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced LaMondre Tucker, 20, black, to death
MARCH 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
Nigerian national Michael Ikenna Nduanya, 34, was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh
MARCH 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR 7 IN XINJIANG
Seven people allegedly involved in plotting terrorist activities have been sentenced to death for robbery and murder in China's far western region of Xinjiang, a state-run news website said.
- MARCH 22, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HC DECLARES TAHER TRIAL ILLEGAL
justices Chowdhury and Hossain of the Bangladeshi High Court found that the July 21, 1976, execution of Col Abu Taher was illegal.
- MARCH 22, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER
in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Criminal Court sentenced unemployed Afghan nationals ANM, 40 and IHZ, 30, to death for fatally stabbing Uzbeki prostitute MH 23 times and stealing Dh600, two mobile phones, a DVD player and perfumes.
- MARCH 22, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Bill OKs substitute drugs for executions
USA - Oklahoma. Bill OKs substitute drugs for executions