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- 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.
- 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