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- 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
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH UNDER BLASPHEMY LAW IN PAKISTAN
Muhammad Rafiq was sentenced to death by Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Riaz Ahmed in Bahawalpur city, Pakistan, for committing blasphemy.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST SURGE IN EXECUTIONS
Iranian opposition leaders condemned the growing number of executions in Iran. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi expressed grave alarm over the "rushed execution of death penalties in the country without adherence to appropriate and legal procedures.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
a Saudi Arabian court sentenced an unnamed Asian housemaid to death for murdering her 80 year old employer with a hammer. She then packed all jewellery and other expensive items and fled the house in the central town of Taif.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate panel rejects a bill to expand the death penalty.
USA - Virginia. Senate panel rejects a bill to expand the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mohammad Akram Awan sentenced Barkat
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a man named Rafiq was sentenced to death by an additional session judge in Pakistan
FEBRUARY 2, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: PRISON VISIT ENDS 20-YEAR BAN
Tunisia's interim government allowed Human Rights Watch to visited two prisons
FEBRUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN EXECUTIONS THREE TIMES LAST YEAR'S RATE –U.N.
Iran has witnessed a dramatic increase in executions so far in 2011, United Nations