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- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Chung Yung, 40, from Nanchuan District in Chongqing Municipality...
Liu Chung Yung, 40, from Nanchuan District in Chongqing Municipality...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Joshua Andrews
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Joshua Andrews
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty today for David Zanon
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty today for David Zanon
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero has had his death sentence thrown out by the Court of Criminal Appeals
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero has had his death sentence thrown out by the Court of Criminal Appeals
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Esau Jackson to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Esau Jackson to death
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: LASHED, HANGED IN PRISON
One man was hanged in the Khoran prison of Varamin, Iran, reported the Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE FOR WIFE WHO PAID TO HAVE HUSBAND KILLED
Chen Liwei, 39, a Zhejiang Province native...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Chitral, Pakistan, an Additional Sessions judge sentenced Sher Hakim of Terich village to death for murdering his wife Safia Bibi and a relative Shakil Ahmed on July 28, 2009 suspecting them of having illicit relations.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH ON TWO COUNTS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervaiz Akhtar sentenced Raheemullah to death and fined him Rs200,000 for killing Salman, 7, after sexually assaulting him.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Michael P. Mills has thrown out the death sentence given to Quintez Wren Hodges
USA - Mississippi. Judge Michael P. Mills has thrown out the death sentence given to Quintez Wren Hodges
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sri Lankan High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse sentenced brothers Dadallage
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Ho High Court, in Ghana, sentenced Benjamin Deble, an Electrician, and Raymond Agbeve
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 MEN EXECUTED IN 3 JAILS
in Bangladesh, four men convicted of murder were executed in different cities at or around
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One person was hanged in the prison of Shirvan, northeastern Iran, in the morning, reported the official website of the Iranian judiciary in North Khorasan.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERIES, KILLINGS
One criminal gang member was sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: QUASH MY SENTENCE, DEATH ROW MAN APPEALS
Morgan Ngosa, 29, from Lusaka, appealed to the Zambian Supreme Court to have his death sentence for murdering Bylon Musonda on April 10, 2007, in Lusaka, quashed.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT SENDS MAN TO GALLOWS
Ugandan High Court Justice Benjamin Kabiito sentenced casual labourer Peter
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 2009 FBI Crime Report: Murder Rate Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast
USA - 2009 FBI Crime Report: Murder Rate Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: 167 MOVED FROM DEATH ROW TO LIFE SENTENCE
at least 167 inmates on death row have had their sentences reduced
SEPTEMBER 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES 14 DEATH SENTENCES INTO LIFE TERMS
Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil commuted the death
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Holly Wood, 50, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Holly Wood, 50, black, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Cal Coburn Brown, 52, white, was executed. It is the 1st execution since 2001
USA - Washington. Cal Coburn Brown, 52, white, was executed. It is the 1st execution since 2001
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge Phillip Shepherd has halted the execution of Gregory L. Wilson and all others in the state
USA - Kentucky. Judge Phillip Shepherd has halted the execution of Gregory L. Wilson and all others in the state
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010DEATH PENALTYWASHINGTON (USA): 1ST EXECUTION IN THE STATE SINCE 2001
Cal Coburn Brown, 52, white, was executed at the Washington State Penitentiary
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Nagercoil, India, district sessions judge Saravanan sentenced Anbarasu to death for murdering Malik Mohammed, 75, his wife Katheeja Beevi, 65, and watchman Gnanaprakasam, 71, on November 12, 2007, as revenge after he was fired.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER BRIBES
provincial anti-corruption official Wang Huayuan, 62, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2010United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Military. Marine Jessie A. Quintanilla has death sentence reduced to life in prison
USA - U.S. Military. Marine Jessie A. Quintanilla has death sentence reduced to life in prison
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): HOLLY WOOD EXECUTED
Holly Wood, 50, black, was executed in Alabama. He was accused
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EIGHT YEAR DELAY IN SC HEARING ALLOWS MAN TO ESCAPE GALLOWS
in India, the Delhi High Court commuted the death sentence of Ajit Seth for murdering Sunny Arora, 7, and Shikha Arora, 3, to life imprisonment because the Supreme Court took eight years to decide the case.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINESE OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE FOR CORRUPTION
in southwest China's Guizhou Province, former government official Fan Zhongqian was sentenced to death by the Guiyang Intermediate People's Court with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes from 1988 to 2008.