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- JANUARY 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRO DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION TABLED IN T&T
the government in Trinidad & Tobago tabled legislation to remove obstacles to the death penalty.
- JANUARY 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC ACQUITS MAN IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan, headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed, set aside the death sentence of Mohammad Talha because the prosecution failed to prove the charges.
- JANUARY 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DETENTION BY CHINA OF 831 TIBETAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
in its last report, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), based in Dharamsala, said that on December 30, 2010, there were 831 Tibetan political prisoners. 360 of these were sentenced by courts and 12 were sentenced to jail.
JANUARY 14, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: NEW MINISTER OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY
Japan has appointed a new justice minister who opposes the death penalty, raising hopes
- JANUARY 13, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Leroy White, 52, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Leroy White, 52, black, was executed
JANUARY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking, the state broadcaster
JANUARY 13, 2011DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AFTER TEMPORARY HALT
a convicted murderer was executed in Alabama after the US Supreme Court
- JANUARY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
one man was hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning.
- JANUARY 12, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: A COURT IN PUNTLAND SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH
at military court in Somalia's semi-autonomous province of Puntland, judge Dhame Abdikarim Hassan sentenced Puntland police officer Bashir Mohammed Farah to death for murder during Putland's war against terrorist militias in the mountainous Galagala area
- JANUARY 12, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Chosunilbo newspaper has reported executions in North Korea were increasing.
The Chosunilbo newspaper has reported executions in North Korea were increasing.
JANUARY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN MEN EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
seven men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. According to the Iranian news agency Aftab, the seven men were convicted of drug trafficking.
JANUARY 12, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: ORDERS TO STOP DEATH SENTENCE OF MINOR
the first lawyer in the Office of the General Attorney in Yemen ordered
- JANUARY 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
- JANUARY 11, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION PASSES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
the Illinois Senate, by a vote of 32-25, joined the House in voting to repeal the state’s death penalty and re-allocate funds in the Capital Litigation Trust Fund to a fund for murder victims’ services and law enforcement.
- JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HRCP FOR STAYING EXECUTION
the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) noted with concern the issuance of death warrants for a man in Sukkur jail and demanded withdrawal of the order.
- JANUARY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
TEENAGE IRANIAN FACES EXECUTION OVER WITHDRAWN SODOMY 'CONFESSION'
a 19-year-old Iranian is facing execution on charges of attempted sodomy – even though the allegation was withdrawn by the accuser, according to reports. Ehsan was 17 when he was arrested.
- JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-terrorism court judge Raja Arshad sentenced...
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-terrorism court judge Raja Arshad sentenced...
- JANUARY 11, 2011AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Le Temps d'Algerie reported a Boumerdès court sentenced...
Le Temps d'Algerie reported a Boumerdès court sentenced al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb chief Abdelmalek Droukdel (also known as Abou Moussaab Abdelouadoud) and 15 other terrorists to death. The verdict against the 16 terrorists, including five emirs, was
JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Shakargarh Additional District & Session Judge Nadeem Gulzar sentenced
- JANUARY 11, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jeffrey David Matthews, 38, white, has been executed
USA - Oklahoma. Jeffrey David Matthews, 38, white, has been executed
- JANUARY 11, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The United States Supreme Court issued a last minute reprieve for Cleve Foster, 47, white
USA - Texas. The United States Supreme Court issued a last minute reprieve for Cleve Foster, 47, white
- JANUARY 11, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. The Senate today approved SB3539 to end the death penalty
USA - Illinois. The Senate today approved SB3539 to end the death penalty
- JANUARY 11, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Outgoing Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted Edward Jerome Harbison 's death sentence
USA - Tennessee. Outgoing Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted Edward Jerome Harbison 's death sentence
- JANUARY 10, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE
Yu Haixu, 24, was given a two-year suspended death sentence recently by an intermediate people's court in Hohhot, China, for killing a male student Yao on May 10 at a cafe.
- JANUARY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRUTALLY KILLING FATHER
in Delhi, India, Additional sessions judge Mr RK Gauba sentenced Jitender resident Nabi Karim, 25, to death and fined him Rs 5,000 for killing his father on March 13, 2008, as a sacrifice to a deity in 2008 to ward off troubles with his wife.
- JANUARY 10, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 137 CONVICTS AWAITING DEATH AT KIRIKIRI
137 inmates in Kirikiri Maximum prison in Lagos, Nigeria, have been condemned to death, the Daily Sun reported after visiting the prison.
JANUARY 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED IN RIYADH
SPA news agency carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement
- JANUARY 10, 2011MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon commuted Richard Clay's death sentence
USA - Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon commuted Richard Clay's death sentence
- JANUARY 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN'S COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DETAINED MAN - WEBSITE
the 36th branch of the Tehran Court of Appeals presided over by Hojjat...
- JANUARY 8, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: CHINA FREES ZAMBIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD
Zambian woman Mary Musyalike, who was sentenced to death by firing squad in China for trafficking in drugs, was released and returned to Zambia. Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM) National Co-ordinator Edwin Sakala thanked the Zambian Government for