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- JANUARY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENDS TWO MEN TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Su Geok Yiam of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Tong Kam Yew, 39, and Wang Wee Cheng, 29, to death for trafficking 143.8 grams of methamphetamine at Restoran Hwa Beng, Jalan Kenari 6 on Februay 3, 2008.
- JANUARY 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO POST-ELECTIONS POLITICAL PRISONERS HANGED
Iran hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison two political activists held during the 2009
JANUARY 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN BOJNORD
Two men were hanged in northeastern Iranian town of Bojnord, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
JANUARY 24, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN JL LEADER MURDER CASE
Sirajganj, Bangladesh, District and session judge Salma Bhanu sentenced BNP
JANUARY 24, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 144 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW SIT FOR EXAMS
thousands of prison inmates in Saudi Arabia sat for mid year examinations this week, including
JANUARY 24, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: EMIRATI TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DIE FOR KILLING
The court of cassation has upheld the death sentence for an Emirati man who, as a 19-year
JANUARY 24, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTYN.KOREA HOLDS PUBLIC EXECUTION OVER S.KOREAN PROPAGANDA
North Korea this month publicly executed two of its citizens for handling propaganda
- JANUARY 23, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was hanged in the prison of Yasouj, southwest of Iran, reported the Iranian state
one man was hanged in the prison of Yasouj, southwest of Iran, reported the Iranian state
- JANUARY 23, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Society of Anesthesiologists Statement on Sodium Thiopental’s Removal from the Market
USA - American Society of Anesthesiologists Statement on Sodium Thiopental’s Removal from the Market
- JANUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR GET DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING CHILD
in Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Anand Ram Hotwani sentenced Arz Mohammad...
- JANUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN, DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an additional district and sessions judge sentenced Kosar Ali to death for killing his relative Nauman Sattar over a family feud in the area of Airport police in January 2010. He was also fined Rs100, 000.
- JANUARY 22, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A group of former US attorneys urge Quinn to abolish death penalty.
USA - Illinois. A group of former US attorneys urge Quinn to abolish death penalty.
- JANUARY 21, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Hector Morales, 28, hispanic, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Hector Morales, 28, hispanic, to death
- JANUARY 21, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Court of Appeals threw out the death sentence of Michael Goodwin, 36, black
USA - Ohio. The Court of Appeals threw out the death sentence of Michael Goodwin, 36, black
- JANUARY 21, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Corrections said today it has received a shipment of sodium thiopental from India
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Corrections said today it has received a shipment of sodium thiopental from India
- JANUARY 21, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hospira announced today it will exit the sodium thiopental market and no longer attempt to resume production of its product
USA - Hospira announced today it will exit the sodium thiopental market and no longer attempt to resume production of its product
JANUARY 21, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JUSTICE MINISTER TO CONSIDER ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Satsuki Eda said a study group set up by the justice ministry would
JANUARY 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYUSA: HOSPIRA TO STOP MAKING LETHAL-INJECTION DRUG
The sole U.S. maker of a key execution drug has decided to permanently halt production of the drug, which could lead many states to face delay in carrying out the death penalty.
JANUARY 21, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: EXCELLENT DECISION BY HOSPIRA TO CEASE PRODUCTION OF SODIUM THIOPENTAL FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS
Hands Off Cain, the Radical Association which campaigned to prevent sodium thiopental (a drug used
- JANUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bojnourd, northeast of Iran, reported the state
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bojnourd, northeast of Iran, reported the state
- JANUARY 20, 2011South SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 20, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MAINTAINS DEATH SENTENCE
the Ugandan Court of Appeal, led by Deputy Chief Justice, Alice Mpagi Bahegeine
- JANUARY 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FISH WHOLESALER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
fish wholesaler T'ng Chee Woon, 37...
JANUARY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ten people were executed in Karaj’s Rejai Shahr Prison, Iran, early this morning.
JANUARY 19, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABU DHABI
an Abu Dhabi appeal court sentenced an Afghan national to death for smuggling
- JANUARY 18, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Benedetto Cipriani, extradited from Italy, was beaten by his cellmate and is in critical condition
USA - Connecticut. Benedetto Cipriani, extradited from Italy, was beaten by his cellmate and is in critical condition
- JANUARY 18, 2011New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico. New Gov. Susana Martinez will work to reinstate death penalty
New Mexico. New Gov. Susana Martinez will work to reinstate death penalty
- JANUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SET TO EXECUTE TWO BY STONING
Iran is set to execute two men, identified as Ayub and Mosleh, 20 and 21 years old, by stoning in the city of Piranshahr in the province of Kurdistan.
- JANUARY 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BOUNCER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER
in Malaysia, bouncer Jee Chai Foo, 26, was sentenced to death by Presiding High Court Judge Datuk Albert Linton for killing his employer Neward Sadat, 50, with a metal chair, knife and stick on January 4, 2009, after a fight at Third Mile commercial centr
- JANUARY 18, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
a provincial court in Thailand sentenced Wijai Narkwan to death for killing policemen Thanee Buaphan...