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FEBRUARY 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED 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
- 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...