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- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice J N Patel and Justice A K Ray of the Calcutta High Court in India...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in India, Lohardaga district and sessions judge Gautam Kumar sentenced Alber Oraon...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR KILLING WIFE, 2 KIDS
in India, additional sessions judge Ravinder Kaur sentenced Naveen Ahuja...
OCTOBER 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official
OCTOBER 6, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MICHAEL BENGE EXECUTED
USA - Ohio. Michael Benge, 49, white, was executed
OCTOBER 6, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY: THE CHAMBER APPROVES ZAMPARUTTI'S MOTION IN FAVOUR OF A NEW UN PRO MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
today the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved (with only two abstentions) a motion presented by Radical Parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti and signed by representatives of all political groups.
- OCTOBER 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IT'S GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced former policeman Mohd Nahar Abu Bakar...
- OCTOBER 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, additional district and sessions judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Tahir Butt to death and fined him Rs200,000 for murdering Asif Mir.
- OCTOBER 5, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South-Korean Grand National Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun reported...
South-Korean Grand National Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun reported...
OCTOBER 5, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR 4 OF A FAMILY
the Indian President commuted the death sentences of four unidentified members of a family
- OCTOBER 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero gets life in prison
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero gets life in prison
OCTOBER 5, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA INTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a new law approved in Gambia sets anyone convicted of possessing more than 250 g of cocaine
OCTOBER 5, 2010DEATH PENALTYFROM THE STONE AGE TO THE ‘CIVILTY’ OF THE LETHAL INJECTION, BY SERGIO D’ELIA - HANDS OFF CAIN SECRETARY
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the west of having a double standard
- OCTOBER 4, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN OWERRI
Justice Goody Anunihu of the Owerri high court in Nigeria sentenced Jude Nwokoye and Amachi Anunobi, from Imo State, to death by hanging.
- OCTOBER 4, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the government has virtually scrapped the much disputed...
the government has virtually scrapped the much disputed...
OCTOBER 4, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DUO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Normala Salim of the Penang High Court in Malaysia sentenced friends welder
- OCTOBER 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
One woman was hanged in the prison of Shirvan (northeast of Iran) according to the
One woman was hanged in the prison of Shirvan (northeast of Iran) according to the
- OCTOBER 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the southern Khorasan province, Iran, during the month
three men were hanged in the southern Khorasan province, Iran, during the month
- OCTOBER 3, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO COUNTS
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Muhammad Tahir, alias Chand, was sentenced to death and life imprisonment...
- OCTOBER 3, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES SAUDI KING TO COMMUTE DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International issued an urgent request to the Saudi Arabian monarch to commute the death sentences of Lebanese television psychic Ali Hussain Sibat and another man, both convicted for practicing black magic in the desert kingdom.
- OCTOBER 3, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Selvano Baguma, 72, was sentenced to death for fatally beating carpenter Ernest Balinda at Nyakatooke village in Bugaaki sub-county in Uganda's Kyenjojo district in 2008 because he burnt his eucalyptus trees.
- OCTOBER 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN, WOMAN HANGED
three men and a woman were hanged recently in Iran, iranian media reported.
- OCTOBER 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
after being tried in the 11th Chamber of the Gilan Province’s Assize Court...
after being tried in the 11th Chamber of the Gilan Province’s Assize Court...
- OCTOBER 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAOIST KANGAROO COURTS EXECUTED 21 PEOPLE THIS YEAR: CHIDAMBARAM
Indian Home minister P Chidambaram said the Maoists had set up many kangaroo courts which brutally executed 21 people in public in 2010.
- OCTOBER 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GESTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MURDER CASE
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ch.Ghulam...
- OCTOBER 1, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals orders new trial for Larry Reynolds Smith
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals orders new trial for Larry Reynolds Smith
- OCTOBER 1, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge David Gooding gave Justin McMillian the death penalty
USA - Florida. Judge David Gooding gave Justin McMillian the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Dava Tunis sentenced Tavares Calloway to death
USA - Florida. Judge Dava Tunis sentenced Tavares Calloway to death
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MADRAS HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE IN CRIME CASE
a division bench of the Madras High Court in India comprising Justices M Chockalingam and M Sathyanarayanan upheld the death sentence awarded to Sundar, alias Sundararajan, 33, from Samayapuram, for kidnapping for ransom and murdering a seven-year-old boy
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Ali Imran sentenced Tariq Mehmood to death for killing Mazhar Hussain on May 23, 2008, after he divorced the sister of Tariq’s wife.