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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.
- 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 PENALTY
YEMEN: MASTERMIND IN ADEN BLAST GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Aden Specialized Criminal Court in Yemen sentenced Faris Abdullah Saleh to death