Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
NOVEMBER 30, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR MURDER OF TEEN PHONE HARASSER
in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the Cassation Court approved the death
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to abolish the death penalty
USA - Illinois. The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to abolish the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - US lethal injection drug faces UK export restrictions.
USA - US lethal injection drug faces UK export restrictions.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Sialkot Zafar Iqbal Tarar sentenced Faraz to death and fined him Rs.100,000 for murdering Bashir Ahmad...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
sand dredger N. Balamurugan, 27, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Yasin Nasfy for hacking his lover K. Gantimadi, 45, to death with axes in Mambau on August 16, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
COURT STAYS PARDON OF PAKISTANI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, the Lahore High Court restrained Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari from granting pardon to Christian woman Aasia Bibi, who was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
NOVEMBER 29, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE SADDAM AIDES
Three aides to Saddam Hussein were sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Commission to Study the Death Penalty ended its works, and voted to retain the law.
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Commission to Study the Death Penalty ended its works, and voted to retain the law.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FORMER DPC AURIEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
former Mukono District Police commander James Aurien...
- NOVEMBER 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Some states have asked Texas for doses of sodium thiopental
USA - Texas. Some states have asked Texas for doses of sodium thiopental
- NOVEMBER 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
in India, Ghaziabad Additional District and Session Judge R K Uppadhaya sentenced Pramod Kumar, 24, Hari Om Tyagi, 26, and Nirdosh, 23, to death and fined them Rs 5,000 each for shooting dead cable operator Amit in Modinagar in 2003.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH FOR MURDER OF FIVE
in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court presiding officer Habibullah Aamir sentenced Muhammad Shafique, Sajjad Husain and Khizar Hayat, alias Khizri...
NOVEMBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, according to the reports
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
six people were sentenced to death and three to suspended death for drug trafficking in China. Cui Changui, Li Zhanyong, Yang Linqu, Zhao Jiandong...
NOVEMBER 26, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS MAN FOR MURDERING FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
Saudi Arabia executed Mosleh bin Salim bin Eid al-Atawi by the sword in the northwestern
NOVEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA OVERTURNS 10 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES
China has overturned 10 percent of death sentences handed down in the country since the
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
a division bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justices Malik and Haq commuted the death sentence of Punam Khan to life imprisonment.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH FOR MURDER CASE SUSPECT
in Sri Lanka, Kandy High Court Judge W C Pushpamali sentenced Heenagedara Wedikkara...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
the National Assembly (lower house of parliament of the Democratic...
the National Assembly (lower house of parliament of the Democratic...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: JURY HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO TEENAGER
Japanese jurors sentenced a teenager to hang for a double murder, the first death penalty
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT PASSES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF THREE YEAR OLD
presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Isa of the High Court sitting in the Ringim Local Government
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY TO 18 PEOPLE
in Bangladesh, Additional district and sessions judge Abdur Rahim Mridha sentenced
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: 104 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW PACKED INTO A HOLE FOR 24
The Acting Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Kofi Bansah, says there are 104 condemned
NOVEMBER 24, 2010Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTYCONGO: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION – JUSTICE MINISTER FOR ABOLITION
the Hands Off Cain delegation, comprising parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN NORTHEAST CHINA
the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun in northeast China's Jilin Province sentenced two to death with a two-year reprieve for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN C’NAWABGANJ
in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Arup Kumar Goswami sentenced Akhtarul Islam Tanu, of Macchmari village of Shibganj municipality area, death for killing Tokiara Khatun on February 16, 1998.
NOVEMBER 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE CENTRAL TOWN OF KASHAN
One man was hanged in the central Iranian town of Kashan, reported the Iranian
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jim Hill imposed the death sentence on Michael Brandon Kelley, 29, white
USA - Alabama. Judge Jim Hill imposed the death sentence on Michael Brandon Kelley, 29, white
NOVEMBER 23, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: ZAMPARUTTI (RADICALS)- ITALY SHOULD NOT BE COMPLICIT IN US EXECUTIONS
after last week having presented an urgent question to the President of the Council