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- SEPTEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE ON THREE COUNTS
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad sentenced Muhammad...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MINE BOSS GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Shanxi province's Linfen city in China, mine boss Zhang Peiliang was given a suspended
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: EIGHT AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Administrative Judge Raja Shah Baz Khan of the Gilgit-Baltistan
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 11 DANDUPALYA GANGSTERS GET DEATH PENALTY
in Bangalore, India, judge H R Srinivas of the special court conducting trials in the
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KOLI GETS DEATH IN THIRD CASE
in India, Special CBI judge A.K. Singh sentenced domestic helper Koli to death for brutally murdering Rachna, 8, in Noida on April 10, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER TRAFFICKING OF SPEED
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced brothers Nonthakorn Kanthana, 34, a native of
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN S. CHINA
Hu Yihua, 29, from Jinhua City in Zhejiang Province, was executed in Jieyang City in Guangdong, China, for killing four people, including two policemen, on July 2nd and 5th.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Daska, Pakistan, Additional session judge Sheikh Ijaz Ahmed sentenced Imran to death for shooting dead Aslam over a monetary dispute under Saddar police station on May 27, 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE CONVERTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a full bench of the Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan converted the death sentence of two convicts awarded by a session court in a rape case into life imprisonment and set aside their punishment of whipping.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR MINOR'S RAPE AND MURDER
judge AS Shiwankar of the Nagpur district and sessions court in India sentenced Vasanta Dupare, 47, to death for raping and killing Muskan, 4, at Wadi on April 3, 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WE WERE TRICKED TO ADMIT GUILT, SAY TWO ON DEATH ROW
Patrick Wanjohi and John Nduati Wanjiru appealed against their death sentences in the Kenyan High Court sitting in Nakuru.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO 3 IN ALLAMA TURABI'S MURDER CASE
Judge Anand Ram of the Special Anti-Terror Court No. 3 in Karachi, Pakistan...
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER TRAFFICKING OF SPEED
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced brothers Nonthakorn Kanthana, 34, a native of Chiang Rai...
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge extends execution stay for Jeffrey Matthews because of drug shortage
USA - Oklahoma. Judge extends execution stay for Jeffrey Matthews because of drug shortage
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AMBASSADOR IN ITALY- ‘STONING WILL SOON BE ABOLISHED’
the Iranian ambassador in Italy said that the parliament in Tehran will shortly approve
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA NOT TO DROP DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPTION
China's top legislature has never considered scrapping the death penalty for those convicted of
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FAMILIES OF KILLED DETAINEES CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS
The families of the three Iranian detainees who were killed under
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CAIRO COURT REDUCES TYCOON’S DEATH SENTENCE
the death sentence of Egyptian real estate tycoon Hesham Talaat Moustafa for paying an assassin to kill Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008 was commuted to 15 years in prison.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KASAB CHALLENGES DEATH PENALTY IN BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Pakistani national Ajmal Kasab filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court in India challenging the death penalty awarded to him for killing 166 people on November 26, 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
PIRATE RINGLEADER FACES EXECUTION IN SOMALIA
pirate ringleader Salah Mohamed Gelle was sentenced to death by presiding judge Mohamed Yusuf...
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PART-TIME MODEL
in Alor Setar, Malaysia, High Court Judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim sentenced unemployed man Ismawi Ishak, 25, to death for killing part-time model Mohamad Azhary Mohamed Osman, 26, at Sungai Petani on May 4, 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
PRISON ESCAPEES EXECUTED IN NORTH CHINA
Qiao Haiqiang, Dong Jiaji and Li Hongbin were executed in Hohhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING RELATIVE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, additional district and sessions judge Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Mehtab Khan to death and ordered him to pay Rs 200,000 compensation.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel granted Albert Greenwood Brown a reprieve
USA - California. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel granted Albert Greenwood Brown a reprieve
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. State Supreme Court blocks Brown's execution
USA - California. State Supreme Court blocks Brown's execution
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA: SUPREME COURT BLOCKS EXECUTION OVER NEW LETHAL INJECTION METHODS
The California Supreme Court issued an order today that thwarts the state's plans to execute Albert Greenwood Brown on Thursday night.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: GEORGIA EXECUTES INMATE WHO HAD ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
A Georgia prisoner who tried to kill himself last week by slashing his arms and throat with a razor blade was executed amid heightened security for the 1998 murders of a trucking company owner and his two children.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GIRL’S TESTIMONY CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DAD
Justices P V Hardas and A V Potdar of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court in India sentenced Sunil Gaikwad, 35...
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN
in China's eastern Fujian Province, the Intermediate People's Court of Quanzhou City sentenced Li Diji and Wu Suiqing, both 56, to death for child trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Gary Oxenhandler sentenced Michael Tisius to death
USA - Missouri. Judge Gary Oxenhandler sentenced Michael Tisius to death