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- DECEMBER 6, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhary Aurangzeb sentenced Syed Umar Khalid to death and fined him Rs400,000 for killing his cousin Nida Hussain.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol...
Kyrgyzstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol...
DECEMBER 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS COURT ORDERS EXECUTION OF 'COLLABORATOR'
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mamdouh Mohammed 'Eid al-'Attar, residing inside the Green Line, to death by hanging. He was convicted of collaboration with hostile parties (Israel). The sentence was issued in absentia.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The State explained how it got sodium thiopental
USA - California. The State explained how it got sodium thiopental
DECEMBER 6, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: LUKASHENKO URGES TO REVISIT DEATH PENALTY ISSUE
The issue of capital punishment in Belarus should be revisited, said President Alexander
- DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN ORDERS EXECUTION FOR MAKING PORN SITE
Iran sentenced Saeed Malekpour, 35, an emigre who returned from Canada, to death for running a pornographic Web site there.
DECEMBER 4, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES BOMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE TO 30 YEARS
Cuba has commuted the death sentence of a Salvadoran man convicted of killing an Italian
DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Four people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, early this morning.
- DECEMBER 3, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO
in Sialkot, Pakistan, the Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Qasim Ali and Muhammad Nawaz to death for killing assistant sub inspector Nisar Ahmad and injuring constable Jamil during an encounter with Raiya police in village Geegeywali-Narowal on May 22, 2010
- DECEMBER 3, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER
in Uganda, a Court Martial chaired by Col. Mark Kodili and sitting at Burondo I trading centre in Bundibugyo district sentenced UPDF soldier Cpl. Charles Ojik to death for killing his wife on October 1.
- DECEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Supreme Court: Condemned may not challenge lethal-injection method of execution
USA - Ohio. Supreme Court: Condemned may not challenge lethal-injection method of execution
- DECEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Supreme Court rejected Romell Broom be removed from Death Row because the state tried unsuccessfully to execute him 15 months ago
USA - Ohio. The Supreme Court rejected Romell Broom be removed from Death Row because the state tried unsuccessfully to execute him 15 months ago
DECEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: D’ELIA ON HOSPIRA CLARIFICATION, “NO GUARANTEE THAT PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY WON'T BE USED FOR LETHAL INJECTION
Daniel Rosenberg, manager of Hospira in Lake Forest (Illinois), confirmed in a
DECEMBER 2, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ PARADES 39 AL-QAEDA MEMBERS AMID EXECUTION CALLS
Iraqi security forces have paraded 39 suspected al-Qaeda members accused of running terrorist operations
DECEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: LETHAL INJECTION IN USA WITH PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY
the order to produce Sodium Thiopental destined for US jails arrived directly from the American headquarters, based in Lake Forrest, Illinois, the dossier 'Lethal Trade' presented today in Rome by Hands Off Cain and Reprieve denounced.
- DECEMBER 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Kerala, India, Ernakulam Sessions Court Judge B Kamal Pasha sentenced Unni...
- DECEMBER 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONVICT AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Sialkot District & Session Judge Tariq Iftikhar Ahmed sentenced Khalid Pervaiz to death for killing Zubair Ahmed in Sialkot Kutchery over an old enmity on January 2, 2010.
DECEMBER 1, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES POLICEMAN TO DEATH
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Isam'il Khalil Ibrahim Nejm, from al-Shati' refugee camp, to death by firing squad. Nejm was a member of the Palestinian police in Gaza.
DECEMBER 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERING LOVE RIVAL
Iran hanged a woman convicted of murdering a love rival, her lawyer told the official IRNA
DECEMBER 1, 2010DEATH PENALTY“LETHAL TRADE”
On Thursday December 2nd, at 11 o'clock, at the headquarters at via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome, a press conference will be held on the Italian production of Sodium Thiopental destined for executions in the United States.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AFFIRMED
the Malaysian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence of local cook Wong Vui Chin for trafficking 147.94gms of syabu at Labuan on June 16, 2000.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in India, Principal District & Sessions Judge S B Shukre sentenced Anil alias Anthony Arikswamy Joseph, 35, from Aaykar Bhavan, to death for murdering Lakhan Mano-har Vaidya, 10, after sodomising him on January 10, 2008
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LARKANA SPO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Larkana, Pakistan, 7th Additional Session Judge Fida Hussain Mughal...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH - DRUG TRAFFICKING MONOACETYLMORPHINES
cobbler Chen Chee Sin, 31, and mirror frame maker Liew Kah Poh, 28, were sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Badjenid for trafficking 28.6 grams of monoacetylmorphines at Taman Permata Hulu Klang on December 13, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO THREE
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Abbad Ali, Fidda Hussain and Zulifqar to death for killing seven people during a robbery near Sheikhupura in 2009.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sambrial, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Ch. Badarud Din sentenced Muhammad Afzal to death and fined him Rs. 300,000 for killing his wife Irshad Bibi over a domestic dispute in Sherabad in March 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TECHNICIAN GETS THE NOOSE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
technician Azizan Yahaya, 50, was sentenced to death by hanging by Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Mohd Azman Husin after he was found guilty of trafficking in 1,147.3gm of cannabis at Jalan Kuala Kedah on June 15, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: JUDGEMENT RESERVED ON DEATH CONVICT’S APPEAL
the SHC anti-terrorism bench in Pakistan reserved its judgement on an appeal filed by Tanveer Ahmed over his death sentence for kidnapping and killing Iqra, 8, on February 25, 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
in Pakistan, Additional district and session judge (south) Sagheer Ahmed Sheikh sentenced Aurangzeb to death for killing his employer Mohammad Anwar under Defence police station on September 23, 1998
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court puts off date for execution until the state answers defense questions about how it obtained sodium thiopental.
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court puts off date for execution until the state answers defense questions about how it obtained sodium thiopental.