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- DECEMBER 14, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Oklahoma can proceed with executions using Pentobarbital.
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Oklahoma can proceed with executions using Pentobarbital.
- DECEMBER 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE OVER ANTI-VIRUS SCAM
a Chinese appeals court confirmed a suspended death sentence against Yu Bing for taking bribes and jailing an innocent man for money.
- DECEMBER 13, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: ANOTHER FILIPINO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS IN CHINA
Filipino Vice President Jejomar Binay learnt that a Filipina had been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking.
DECEMBER 13, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 835 AWAIT EXECUTION IN PRISONS
Iraq has 835 people waiting to be executed, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said, just
DECEMBER 13, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYMINISTER FRATTINI ACTS TO STOP PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY FROM ENDING UP IN LETHAL INJECTION
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini today met with members from Hands Off Cain and the Sant’Egidio Community to find a solution, with respect to free trade, to prevent pentotal produced in Italy for ending up, directly or indirectly, in jails in the United S
- DECEMBER 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Only 8 people were condemned to die in Texas this year, the lowest number since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
USA - Texas. Only 8 people were condemned to die in Texas this year, the lowest number since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
- DECEMBER 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge James R. Wagoner sentenced David Charles Zanon, 41, white, to death
USA - California. Judge James R. Wagoner sentenced David Charles Zanon, 41, white, to death
DECEMBER 12, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN DUBAI LOSE SECOND PLEA
Presiding Judge Eisa Al Sharif of the Dubai Appeal Court rejected the appeal of Russian, S.A., 31, and Ukrainian, S.N., 35, against their death sentences in the United Arab Emirates.
DECEMBER 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MASTERMIND IN ADEN BLAST GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Aden Specialized Criminal Court in Yemen sentenced Faris Abdullah Saleh to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DANDUPALYA GANG MOVES HC AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the Indian High Court admitted the appeals filed by six members of the dreaded Dandupalya gang challenging their death penalties for robbing and murdering Jayalakshmi in Chamarajpet on October 30, 2000.
- DECEMBER 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT COMMUTES CONVICT’S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE
the Bombay High Court in India commuted the death sentence of Ravindra Kamble, 25, convicted for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl outside the Nerli village in Kolhapur district, to life imprisonment.
DECEMBER 10, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYGHANA: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
the Hands Off Cain mission for the abolition of the death penalty in Ghana concluded. The mission was also to convince the country to vote favourably for the pro moratorium resolution in discussion at the United Nations.
- DECEMBER 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER TOP PROVINCIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAKING BRIBES
Huang Yao, 62, former chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes by the Intermediate People's Court of Chengdu.
- DECEMBER 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER
in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, in India, District and Sessions Judge M.Satish Kumar sentenced Kumar...
- DECEMBER 9, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
DECEMBER 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO INDIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court sentenced a 41-year-old Indian national to death for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 9, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge L. Page Haddock sentenced Rasheem Dubose, 26, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge L. Page Haddock sentenced Rasheem Dubose, 26, black, to death
- DECEMBER 9, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that a young woman, Emilia Carr, 26, white, be put to death
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that a young woman, Emilia Carr, 26, white, be put to death
- DECEMBER 9, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
DECEMBER 9, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYGHANA: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
After the missions in Zambia, Mali and Congo-Brazaville, the Hands Off Cain campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in Africa continues in Ghana.
DECEMBER 9, 2010DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): JURY RECOMMENDS DEATH FOR WOMAN IN MURDER CASE
in Florida, a Marion County jury recommended 7-5 that Emilia Carr, 26, white,
- DECEMBER 7, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
at a court in Tororo district, Uganda, Justice Stephen Musota sentenced Constance Oguti, Sande Hamprey Okite and Patrick Sanya to death for killing Bita Wajala on August 12, 2008, in Sibodobui village in Busia.
- DECEMBER 7, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government...
a soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was executed in Mogadishu after being convicted of killing another soldier.
- DECEMBER 7, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Henry Duncan was resentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
USA - California. Henry Duncan was resentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
DECEMBER 7, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR STRANGLING WOMAN
Saudi Arabian Abdullah al-Ameri was executed by beheading for murdering a woman
DECEMBER 7, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA COMMUTES ANOTHER BOMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE
For the second time this month, the Cuban Supreme Court commuted the death
- DECEMBER 6, 2010DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): EXECUTION DRUG CAME FROM UK, OFFICIALS SAY
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is under court
- DECEMBER 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...
- DECEMBER 6, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RITUAL MURDER
in Zimbabwe, former security guard Zakaria Simango, 35, from Chiredzi...
- DECEMBER 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Myanmar factory worker Kyaw Kyaw Latt, 42, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim for murdering housemate and fellow countryman Khim Maung Kyaw, 28, in Bukit Mertajam on July 11, 2009.