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NOVEMBER 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR SHOOTING DEAD POLICEMAN
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of shooting dead a policeman
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
shop assistants Ismail Ibrahim, 36, and Azhar Zakariah...
shop assistants Ismail Ibrahim, 36, and Azhar Zakariah...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO TO HANG OVER MURDER OF POLITICIAN IN IMO
Justice Goddy Anunihu of the Owerri High Court in Nigeria sentenced Bakassi...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Filipino pub singer Jacqueline Quiamno, 25, to death for trafficking in 3.903kg of cocaine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on June 28, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES TEENAGER FOR RAPE
Somalia’s Al Shabaab group executed Yahia Mire Mohammed
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Stuart Albright has sentenced Timothy Hartford, 40, white, to death
USA - North Carolina. Judge Stuart Albright has sentenced Timothy Hartford, 40, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. U.S District Judge Stephen P. Friot allows new lethal injection drug for Oklahoma executions
USA - Oklahoma. U.S District Judge Stephen P. Friot allows new lethal injection drug for Oklahoma executions
NOVEMBER 19, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR SELLING IMPERIAL RELICS
China executed a local official six years after he was convicted of illegally selling hundreds
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge, Claudia Bonnyman ruled that the state's lethal injection method is unconstitutional
USA - Tennessee. Judge, Claudia Bonnyman ruled that the state's lethal injection method is unconstitutional
NOVEMBER 19, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: JUDGE ALLOWS NEW LETHAL INJECTION DRUG FOR OKLAHOMA EXECUTIONS
U.S District Judge Stephen P. Friot allows new lethal injection drug for Oklahoma executions
- NOVEMBER 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: LUDHIANA COP SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THREE
in Ludhiana, India, Additional Sessions Judge Manjider Singh sentenced constable Jarnail Singh to death for murdering Harbans Singh and his sons Bhagwant and Beant in 2004 over an old grudge. The court has also fined Jarnail Rs 5000.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Thai woman Phrueksa Taemchim, 26, was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking drugs.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR TAILOR WHO KILLED FAMILY
Justices Hardas and Potdar of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court in India confirmed the death sentence of tailor Sunil Gaikwad, 35, for murdering his wife and two minor sons on July 8, 2008.
NOVEMBER 17, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT TALABANI REFUSES TO SIGN AZIZ DEATH ORDER
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he would never sign former deputy premier Tareq Aziz's
- NOVEMBER 17, 2010South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Steven Louis Barnes, 31, black, to death
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Steven Louis Barnes, 31, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the conviction and death penalty of Roderick Newton, 32, black
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the conviction and death penalty of Roderick Newton, 32, black
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DRUNK DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA OVER FATAL COLLISIONS
the Intermediate People's Court in Fuyang city in China's eastern Anhui province sentenced Dong Fei, 33, to death for killing two people while driving when drunk in March.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO GANG LEADERS EXECUTED IN SW. CHINA
Chen Zhiyi and Yang Quan were executed in southwest China...
NOVEMBER 16, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JURORS HAND DOWN FIRST DEATH SENTENCE
a Japanese jury trial sent a man to the gallows for a double murder in the country's first death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010United NationsDEATH PENALTY
U.N. PANEL CUTS GAY REFERENCE FROM VIOLENCE MEASURE
Arab and African nations succeeded in getting a U.N. General Assembly panel to delete from
NOVEMBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN SETS EXECUTION DATE FOR WOMAN
Iran set a date for the execution of female prisoner Shahla Jahed, the Human
NOVEMBER 16, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: ZAMPARUTTI (RADICALS)- ITALY NOT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE US LETHAL INJECTION
Radical parliamentarian and Hands Off Cain treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti today presented an urgent interrogation to the Council President and the Health Minister.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MURDER OF COUPLE: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Kottayam Fast Track Court II in India sentenced Pradeep Borah...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell
USA - Ohio. Governor Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell
NOVEMBER 15, 2010DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND GRANTED CLEMENCY TO SIDNEY CORNWELL
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell a day before scheduled
- NOVEMBER 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
in Jordan, the Police Court sentenced Captain Ali Sardi to death for murdering a colleague.
in Jordan, the Police Court sentenced Captain Ali Sardi to death for murdering a colleague.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPOREAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Pathip Selvan Sugumaran, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Kan Ting Chiu of the Singapore High Court for murdering his ex-girlfriend Jeevitha Panippan, 18, in Ang Mo Kio on July 8, 2008.
NOVEMBER 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYMAN HANGED IN SOUTHWEST OF IRAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
COURT REJECTS DEATH FOR LEBANESE SORCERER
the Supreme Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...