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- FEBRUARY 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Upper Dir District and Sessions Judge Sardar Mohammad Irshad sentenced Abdul Hakim of Serai Bandai Khwar to death for the honour killing of his brother's wife Saleema Bibi in 2009
FEBRUARY 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MUMBAI ATTACK
an appeals court in India confirmed the conviction and death sentence for the only surviving
- FEBRUARY 21, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCES TO 11 BANDITS
the Specialised Penal Court in Hadramout, Yemen, sentenced 11 Yemenis to
- FEBRUARY 20, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 78 FILIPINO'S ON DEATH ROW IN CHINA
Filipino Foreign Assistant Secretary J. Eduardo Malaya said that there were 78 Filipino's on currently death row in China for drug smuggling. The DFA also said 72 other Filipinos facing death sentences had been given two-year reprieves.
FEBRUARY 20, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Judge Abdu al-Awadhi of the Specialised Penal Court in Yemen's Hadramout province
FEBRUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Two men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, early this morning.
FEBRUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to reports from Iran, three men were hanged in public in the town of Salmas, northwest of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN CONVICTED OF KILLING COPTS TO HANG
Egypt's State Security Emergency Court ratified the death sentence against Mohammed
- FEBRUARY 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TRADER GETS GALLOWS FOR DRUG OFFENCE
pasar malam trader Fadil Bachok, 46, was sentenced to death by the Johor Baru High Court in Malaysia for trafficking 0.77kg of cannabis on September 9, 2009, in Pekan Nenas, Pontian.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF CHILD IN JAMSHEDPUR
in Jamshedpur, India, Additional district and sessions judge BK Sinha sentenced Sanjay...
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DELAYS EXECUTION OF PHILIPPINE DRUG MULES
China postponed the execution of three Filipinos found guilty of drug smuggling.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MUMBWA MAN TO HANG
Supreme Court Judge Munyinda Wanki, sitting as a High Court Judge at the Lusaka High Court in Zambia...
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Kot Momin, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Zia Ullah Khan Niazi sentenced Ghulam Abbas to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for murdering rival Shaukat on March 12, 2008, under Jhal Chakian police station.
FEBRUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Orlando Hudson commuted Isaac Jackson Stroud's death sentence, replacing it with a life sentence
USA - North Carolina. Judge Orlando Hudson commuted Isaac Jackson Stroud's death sentence, replacing it with a life sentence
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Polk County jury recommended death for Leon Davis, 33.
USA - Florida. Polk County jury recommended death for Leon Davis, 33.
FEBRUARY 18, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
a Lebanese military court convicted a man of spying for Israel and sentenced
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate passed bill HB202 that would speed the process for appealing death sentences
USA - Utah. The Senate passed bill HB202 that would speed the process for appealing death sentences
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPT OFFICIAL
a former director of the land resources bureau in Guiyang City...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
MOZAMBIQUE: COMMUNITY COURT REINTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY
although the death penalty was abolished in Mozambique in 1990, a Community Court in Chirere, in the Manica district of Mossurize, sentenced a man to be beaten to death for the alleged theft of an ox-cart.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Frank Spisak, 59, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Frank Spisak, 59, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Robert James Acremant 's death sentence was reduced to life in prison
USA - California. Robert James Acremant 's death sentence was reduced to life in prison
FEBRUARY 17, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN GETS REDUCED SENTENCE FOR 'HONOUR' KILLING
a Jordanian court commuted the death sentence of a 43-year-old man for killing
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Rusty Johnston today sentenced Michael Woolf, 32, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Rusty Johnston today sentenced Michael Woolf, 32, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Nickolas Geeker sentenced Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 36, to death twice
USA - Florida. Judge Nickolas Geeker sentenced Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 36, to death twice
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC RELIEF FOR 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MLA
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of Sheo Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh to life imprisonment.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge Claudia Bonnyman upheld the state's injection protocol
USA - Tennessee. Judge Claudia Bonnyman upheld the state's injection protocol
FEBRUARY 16, 2011DEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE (USA): JUDGE BONNYMAN UPHELD THE STATE'S INJECTION PROTOCOL
Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman upheld the Tennessee's revised execution
FEBRUARY 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCANADA DEPORTS CHINESE BUSINESSMAN DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT DEATH PENALTY
a multimillionaire Chinese refugee claimant accused of fraud in his homeland was deported
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SERVANT TO HANG FOR 'HOUSE OF HORRORS' MURDER
India's Supreme Court ordered domestic servant Surinder Koli...