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- DECEMBER 20, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MAN BEATS DEATH SENTENCE
Kingston labourer Peter Dougal, 41, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the Jamaican Court of Appeal. He was sentenced for murdering Lloyd G. Brown, and his fiancée, Sandra Campbell in St Andrew on June 5, 2005.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Californa. A jury sentenced Melvin Forte, 60, black, to death
USA - Californa. A jury sentenced Melvin Forte, 60, black, to death
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 11 MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
eleven men were hanged in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan (capital of Baluchestan
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERS
According to the Iranian daily Asr-e-Iran, a young woman identified as Mahin Ghadiri
DECEMBER 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CRIMINAL LAW DRAFT AMENDMENT UNCHANGED IN REDUCING NUMBER OF CRIMES SUBJECT TO DEATH PENALTY
A draft amendment to China's Criminal Law remained unchanged in reducing
- DECEMBER 20, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
DECEMBER 20, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALIAN HOSPIRA AFFILIATE GUARANTEE ON PENTOTAL
the Italian heads of American company Hospira have made themselves widely available to collaborate with Italian authorities, accepting that the production and sale of Pentotal will be exclusively authorised for medical purposes.
DECEMBER 20, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: MINISTER FRATTINI ACTS ON PENTOTAL
"We take satisfaction in the commitment by minister Franco Frattini to stop the Pe
DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
twelve people were hanged in Iran, in two different cases.
DECEMBER 19, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 1,800 RALLY IN TOKYO AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
More than 1,800 people called for the abolition of the death penalty
- DECEMBER 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Khanpur, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge sentenced Mukhtar Ahmed of Chak 199/9-R to death and fined him Rs 500,000 for shooting dead Sharifan over a matrimonial issue a couple of years ago.
- DECEMBER 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE CONVICTED IN TWO MURDER CASES
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions judge Ch Nazir Ahmed...
- DECEMBER 18, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Kevin Mattison, 34, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Kevin Mattison, 34, black, to death
- DECEMBER 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE IN CHINA
Chen Huangye, 36, was sentenced to death by an intermediate court in Hainan province, China, for killing five people including three children on November 9, 2010, Xinhua news agency said.
- DECEMBER 17, 2010Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRIVER WHO KILLED BABY IN SHENZHEN
in China, Hong Kong truck driver Leung Koon-biu...
- DECEMBER 17, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN APPEALS TO HIGH COURT OVER DEATH SENTENCE FOR TRIPLE MURDER
in Japan, Akihiro Okuymoto, 22, appealed his death sentence for killing his wife Kumiko...
- DECEMBER 17, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals told a Jefferson County judge to take another look at claims by Kenneth Eugene Smith
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals told a Jefferson County judge to take another look at claims by Kenneth Eugene Smith
- DECEMBER 17, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals sent the conviction of Demetrius Avery Jackson Jr. back to Jefferson County
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals sent the conviction of Demetrius Avery Jackson Jr. back to Jefferson County
- DECEMBER 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, Pindigheb Additional district and sessions judge Jahangir Mir sentenced Liaqut Ali Khan, Faisal Mehmood and Liaqut Mehmood, residents of Langrial village to death and fined them Rs100,000 each.
- DECEMBER 16, 2010NigerDEATH PENALTY
the national consultative Council of Niger (CCN, the transitional parliament), in an extraordinary session...
the national consultative Council of Niger (CCN, the transitional parliament), in an extraordinary session...
- DECEMBER 16, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Joiner sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Joiner sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
- DECEMBER 16, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. John David Duty, 58, white, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary using a drug combination that includes Pentobarbital
USA - Oklahoma. John David Duty, 58, white, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary using a drug combination that includes Pentobarbital
- DECEMBER 16, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Californa. Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
USA - Californa. Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
DECEMBER 16, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ HAS EXECUTED 257 SINCE 2005: MINISTER
Iraq has executed 257 people, including six women, since 2005, deputy justice minister Busho
DECEMBER 16, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTYUAE: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Moustapha Shinawi of the Appeals court in the United Arab Emirates upheld
DECEMBER 16, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: OKLAHOMA USES ANIMAL EUTHANASIA DRUG IN EXECUTION
A US state executed a convicted murderer with an animal drug for the first time because of an anesthetic shortage.
DECEMBER 15, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
A South Korean appeals court overturned a death sentence passed on a 33-year-old
DECEMBER 15, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Justice Joseph Enwa Ikpala of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, The
DECEMBER 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYFOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRODUCING DRUGS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
the Chongqing First Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced Tan
- DECEMBER 14, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICTION AND DEATH SENTENCE QUASHED
Justices George Newman, Stanley John and Abdulai Conteh of the Bahamas Court of Appeal quashed the death sentence of Frank Alphonso Pinder.