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- MARCH 16, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A jury sentenced Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white, to death
USA - Virginia. A jury sentenced Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white, to death
MARCH 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN TO EXPEDITE EXECUTION SENTENCES
Radio Zamaneh reported the head of Iran’s Supreme Court had announced
MARCH 16, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS FINDS A SUBSTITUTE DRUG TO CARRY ON EXECUTIONS
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital as part of its three-drug lethal injection protocol for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5.
- MARCH 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED
the Dubai Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an Indian, identified as MSS, to death for burying two compatriots alive under ground and concealing the dead bodies.
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DRUG PEDDLING CHALLENGED
the Indian Harm Reduction Network, a consortium of NGOs for humane drug policies, filed a petition with the Gujarat high court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 31A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which prescribe
- MARCH 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COPS
the court in Shandong, China, sentenced Liu Jianjun, 51, to death for killing four police officers in January 2011.
- MARCH 15, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Justice Terrence Rannowane of the Botswana High Court sentenced Thamo Zibane to death for murdering his lover Sihle Dube...
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR PEOPLE
an Additional Sessions Judge (II) in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India, sentenced Durgadeen and Ishwardas, from Natarra village, to death for murdering four people over a family dispute on December 5, 2000.
- MARCH 15, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Tokyo District Court handed down the death sentence to Kazuo Ino, 60, to death for stabbing a 74-year-old man to death when committing a robbery in Tokyo in November 2009.
- MARCH 15, 2011LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...
the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...
- MARCH 15, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House approved HB 147 to expand the state's death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The House approved HB 147 to expand the state's death penalty
MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PHILANTHROPIST PAYS BLOOD MONEY, FOUR INDIANS ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
an Indian father pardoned four Indian expatriates who were found guilty of murdering
MARCH 15, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF AMERICAN
A Mauritanian court handed down the death penalty to the main perpetrator of the murder of American
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DEA SEIZES SUPPLY OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
MARCH 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN DEATH ROW PRISONERS 'LANGUISH IN JAIL'
More than 8,000 prisoners sentenced to death by Pakistani courts over the past 20 years
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium thiopental
- MARCH 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
UN CONCERNED WITH IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern over increased violations of human rights in Iran. In a report to the Human Rights Council, Ban mentioned executions of drug traffickers, stonings, floggings and amputations.
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
MARCH 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN EVIN PRISON
Iran secretly hanged five people in Evin prison according to Hrana news agency.
MARCH 14, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: PARLIAMENT RESUMES DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Maldives parliament (Majlis) resumed the debate on amending the Clemency Act
- MARCH 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER TO BE EXECUTED
in Iran, political prisoner Behrouz Abdi faces the imminent threat of execution.
MARCH 13, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: THREE TO HANG FOR ROBBERY
Antony Mutembei Njeru, Isaack Murimi Mwaniki and John Murithi Kivuti were
- MARCH 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
- MARCH 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Chakwal, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Sohail Akram sentenced Shaukat Iqbal, Qasim Naseeb and Atif Khalid, all residents of Waula village of tehsil Choa Syedan Shah, to death for murdering Mudassir Nafees on March 27, 2009.
- MARCH 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR 5
Justices Mittal and Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India commuted five death sentences to 20 years imprisonment each. Manoj, 23, and Babli, 19, were murdered in June 2007 after they married against their families' wishes
- MARCH 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death kidnapping and killing schoolboy Tanjirul Islam Mishelin from Dania under Shyampur police station on July 5, 2003, for ransom
- MARCH 11, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
MARCH 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death for kidnapping and