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- FEBRUARY 15, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUM'S TSUCHIYA TO BE FINALISED
Presiding Justice Kohei Nasu of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Masami Tsuchiya...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
an anti-terrorism court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentenced Shaiban Akhter and Ihsan Akhter to death and 14-year vigorous imprisonment and fined them Rs 50,000 each.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Jameel Ahmed Ch sentenced Muhammad Ashraf and Nasir Mehmood to death and fined them rupees one lakh each for murdering taxi driver Waheed Ahmed by electrocution
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTIONS REQUESTED
in Zahedan, Iran, the prosecutor in Sistan-va-Balouchestan, Ebrahim Hamidi...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING HIS STEPDAUGHTER, 6
Judge Gregory Phiri sentenced Joseph Mbewe to death by hanging for murdering by strangulation his six year-old step daughter Leticia Moyo on August 15, 2004, in Lusaka, Zambia. His motive was jealousy as the girl was not his biological daughter.
FEBRUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN KURDISTAN
Two people were hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the capital of the Iranian Kurdistan
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Hall, 31, white, has been executed
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Hall, 31, white, has been executed
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: RITUAL MURDERER TO HANG
Justice Tendai Uchena of High Court in Zimbabwe sentenced a Karoi man,
FEBRUARY 15, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
“I am deeply disappointed and concerned by the decision taken on Friday (February
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a man identified
FEBRUARY 15, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1998 MURDER OF TEENAGER
A 31-year-old man who kidnapped and murdered a teenage girl in 1998 was executed
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COP TO DIE BY HANGING
Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja...
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The Senate passed SB185 that would ban the death penalty
USA - Montana. The Senate passed SB185 that would ban the death penalty
FEBRUARY 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Sari, north of Iran. According to the official
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: SEPTUAGENARIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
Sheriff Abba Hydara, 71, from Bakallar Village in the Upper Niumi District of The
FEBRUARY 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE ON SUB-CONTRACTOR UPHELD
Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff and Federal Court
FEBRUARY 14, 2011GabonDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN ANNOUNCES ABOLITION IN GABON
Gabon completely abolished the death penalty in February 2010, the Radical association Hands Off Cain announced. Today, the Justice Minister of Gabon sent Hands Off Cain a copy of the law published in the Official Gazette.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SOLDIER
security court in Yemen's southeast province of Hadramout sentenced six men to death for killing
FEBRUARY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Two men were hanged in the town of Khoramabad, in the west Iranian province of
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Justice Eldard Mwangutsya of the High Court in Mbarara...
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE 3 PINOYS AS DRUG TRAFFICKERS
three Filipinos convicted for drug trafficking in China had their death sentences upheld by the Supreme People's Court, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FIVE OF FAMILY
in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India, the fast track court-IV sentenced Umesh Shukla and his two sons to death for killed Shriniwas, his wife and his three sons over a land dispute on May 31, 2009, in Atrauli town.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR THREE IN RAPE, MURDER
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sardar Tahir sentenced Khalid, Khurrum and Khushbakht to death for the murder and rape of a seven-year-old girl, Asia, in Saidpur in 2006. The court also sentenced them to life imprisonment and fined the
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The death sentence of Willie S. Herring, 33, black, has been reversed
USA - Ohio. The death sentence of Willie S. Herring, 33, black, has been reversed
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IRANIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian carpet seller Hossein Nsiri Zahed, 50, was sentenced to hang by Justice Ghazali
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SCHOOL CANTEEN TRADER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial Commissioner Nurmala Salim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced school canteen trader Shahrizal Abdul Ghani, 37, to death for trafficking in 4.4 kg of cannabis on March 14, 2009 in Seberang Perai Tengah.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Ronnie Milligan, who sat on death row for 30 years, has been granted parole
USA - Nevada. Ronnie Milligan, who sat on death row for 30 years, has been granted parole
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's effectively extends a de facto moratorium
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's effectively extends a de facto moratorium
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: TOP COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
Chen Ruei-chin was sentenced to death by the Taiwanese supreme court for the death of three adults and three children from 1983 to 2003, two of whom were his former wives and three were children born to his first wife.
FEBRUARY 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HUMAN RIGHTS: AT LEAST 546 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN IRAN IN 2010
Iran Human Rights (IHR) presented its annual report on the death penalty in 2010 in a press