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- NOVEMBER 8, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Court of Appeals was wrong to overturn Joseph Corcoran's death penalty
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Court of Appeals was wrong to overturn Joseph Corcoran's death penalty
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Woolf, 32, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Woolf, 32, white
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan set aside the death sentence and acquitted Muhammad Ishfaq as the prosecution failed to prove its case.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MILITANTS EXECUTE THREE 'US SPIES' IN PAKISTAN: OFFICIALS
militants publicly executed three local tribesmen aged 25, 28 and 32, in North Waziristan...
NOVEMBER 7, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DE GREGORIO- THERE IS A CHANCE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
senator Sergio De Gregorio, President of the Italian Delegation for the NATO Parliamentary
NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court sentenced Asia Bibi, 37, a farm laborer from Ittanwali, Punjab
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010DEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ‘COLLABORATING’ WITH ISRAEL
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military...
NOVEMBER 6, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT TALABANI AGAINST HANGING TAREQ AZIZ
Iraqi president Jalal Talabani spoke out against the fact that his country uses the death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A jury imposed two death sentences on Alfredo R. Prieto, 44, hispanic
USA - Virginia. A jury imposed two death sentences on Alfredo R. Prieto, 44, hispanic
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gary Green, 39, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gary Green, 39, to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard sentenced Glenn Wade Jennings, 57, black, to death
USA - Arizona. Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard sentenced Glenn Wade Jennings, 57, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Chunian Additional District and Sessions Judge Ch Muhammad Jamil sentenced Shabbir Ahmed, Nasir Ahmed and Zawar alias Zawari to death for murdering brothers M.Iqbal and M.Tariq during a robbery in Chunian in 2009. They were also fined Rs 100,
NOVEMBER 5, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
One man was hanged in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, reported the state run Iranian
- NOVEMBER 4, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Phillip Hallford, 63, white, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Phillip Hallford, 63, white, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2010SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Eliaza al-Saleh, Ahmed al-‘Abbas and Mazen Bassouni were executed...
Eliaza al-Saleh, Ahmed al-‘Abbas and Mazen Bassouni were executed...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2010ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered evidentiary hearings for Damien Echols
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered evidentiary hearings for Damien Echols
NOVEMBER 4, 2010GuatemalaDEATH PENALTYGUATEMALA: PRESIDENT VETOES LEGISLATION FOR REINSTATING EXECUTIONS
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom vetoed legislation that would have reinstated executions
NOVEMBER 3, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH
the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's [TFG] Court martial sentenced a
NOVEMBER 3, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: SON GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HACKING MOTHER TO DEATH
Justice Lamin A.M.S Jobarteh of the Banjul high court in the Gambia sentenced Buba
- NOVEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Michael Sage sentenced Calvin McKelton to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Michael Sage sentenced Calvin McKelton to death
NOVEMBER 2, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: PALESTINIAN 'SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING'
a court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has sentenced a man from Beit Lahiya to death by hanging
NOVEMBER 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 23 INMATES REPORTEDLY EXECUTED IN OCTOBER
23 prisoners were executed in Mashhad, the capital of Iran's northeastern
NOVEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 'HANDS OFF CAIN', EU INTERVENES AGAINST SAKINEH HANGING
'Sakineh's fate depends on how strongly the European Union decides to mobilise itself against the death penalty and the Iranian government, and apply the necessary pressure to stop her from being hung. It would truly be a mockery if Sakineh, after being s
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
during the country’s review under the Universal Periodic Review...
during the country’s review under the Universal Periodic Review...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Guinea Bissau ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Guinea Bissau ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Lebanese military court sentenced Sami Farhat, Amar al-Halabi and Jawdat el
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Mark Smith sentenced Ricky Ray Malone, white, to death
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Mark Smith sentenced Ricky Ray Malone, white, to death
- OCTOBER 31, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES FOR ATTEMPTED RAPE OF 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLS IN CENTRAL CHINA
policeman Gong Cheng and car mechanic Lin Yi were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve...
- OCTOBER 31, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: POLICE CHIEF SENTENCED FOR CAUSING GIRL'S DEATH
traffic police squad head Gong Cheng, 32, the section head of the traffic police squad in Fenghuang county, Hunan, China, and Lin Yi , 40, were both sentenced to death with two-year reprieves by the Intermediate People's Court in Xiangxi Autonomous Prefec