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- FEBRUARY 10, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Europe. Novartis and its Sandoz unit have taken steps to stop sodium thiopental ending up in the United States.
USA - Europe. Novartis and its Sandoz unit have taken steps to stop sodium thiopental ending up in the United States.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 in favor of SB 185 replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole
USA - Montana. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 in favor of SB 185 replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that David Myers, 68, white, be put to death
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that David Myers, 68, white, be put to death
FEBRUARY 10, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYEMIRATES: DUBAI FIRING SQUAD EXECUTES MOSQUE SLAYER
A convicted killer was put to death by a firing squad in Dubai, the father of a boy murdered in a Dubai mosque said.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Bahawalpur Anti-terrorist Court judge Rana Muhammad Yousaf sentenced an unidentified man to death and fined him two and a half lakh for killing a police constable during an encounter.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: GILANI REJECTS PROPOSAL TO AMEND BLASPHEMY LAW
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani approved a recommendation to reject official proposals to amend Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law and to pardon a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES
in Pakistan, Faisalabad Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Ch. Munir Ahmed sentenced Shakeel, Qasim, Javed Iqbal, Nasir Ali and Umer Hayat to death for kidnapping Qaiser...
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY ON THREE COUNT
in Sargodha, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Syed Hamid Hussain Shah sentenced Muhammad Farooq to death and fined him Rs 300,000 for murdering his wife and two daughters, Iqra ,4, and Insa, 5, about three years ago under Settlite Town police station
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING NEWBORN DAUGHTER
in Zambia, Supreme Court judge Gregory Phiri...
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MANSLAUGHTER
a criminal court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, sentenced an Asian construction worker to death for murdering an Arab expatriate after the victim’s relatives refused to pardon the killer...
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
in St Lucia, High Court Judge Kenneth Benjamin sentenced Michel ‘Bage’ Joseph
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Martin Link, 47, white, was executed
USA - Missouri. Martin Link, 47, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining sodium thiopental
USA - 13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining sodium thiopental
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TEENAGE AWAITS 'DEATH OR LIFE' IN SAUDI
an Egyptian boy who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering a girl hopes the victim’s family might pardon him. In 2004, Ahmed was arrested by police in the eastern town of Dammam for stabbing the three-year-old Egyptian girl, Walaa, 30 times.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN UAE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
an Indian sailor, identified as AS, 25, was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for sexually assaulting and killing a woman who worked with him.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS POLICE OFFICER’S DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of Cassation in Jordan overturned the death sentence passed by the Police Court on November 16, 2010, against police Captain Ali Sardi for killing colleague Major Haidar Majali in his office at the Public Security Department (PSD) headquarters i
FEBRUARY 8, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH FOR KILLING NON-MUSLIM COMMUTED BY BLOOD MONEY
A Sudanese man initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder instead of death
FEBRUARY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: 13 STATES ASK JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AID IN OBTAINING SCARCE EXECUTION DRUG
13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining scarce execution drug. The Justice Department
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ONE-LEGGED AFGHAN RED CROSS WORKER SET TO BE HANGED AFTER CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
Red Cross worker and Afghan physiotherapist Said Musa...
FEBRUARY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, ten people were hanged in Vakilabad prison of Mashhad, northeast of Iran.
FEBRUARY 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 90-YEAR-OLD KILLER SAVED FROM GALLOWS
a 90-year-old Saudi Arabian woman from the southern province of Asir who was sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim's Family and Jurors Urge Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate
USA - Texas. Victim's Family and Jurors Urge Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate
- FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 2 IN TORTURE DEATHS
A pro-government web site says Iran has executed two prison officials convicted of
FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN EXTENDS ENFORCEMENT OF ISLAMIC PENAL CODE, INCLUDING STONING
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad extended for another year enforcement of the Islamic Penal
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan Miri to death by hanging
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Families of Murdered Sign Letter Against Death Penalty
USA - Connecticut. Families of Murdered Sign Letter Against Death Penalty
FEBRUARY 4, 2011SpainDEATH PENALTYMADRID: HANDS OFF CAIN MEETS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Senator Marco Perduca, member of HOC’s Board of Directors, is participating in a meeting
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS FIVE DAUGHTERS
in Sehore, India, District and Sessions Judge Ved Prakash Sharma sentenced Magan Lalwho...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed