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AUGUST 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SALESMAN TO HANG FOR FIANCEE'S MURDER
Judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced salesman Raja Saiful Nizam Raja
AUGUST 29, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR HEROIN SMUGGLER
in the United Arab Emirates, Afghan national MK, 22, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
- AUGUST 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: ANESTHESIA SHORTAGE MAY DELAY EXECUTIONS
A nationwide shortage of several anesthesia drugs has left several states scrambling to
AUGUST 27, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: EXECUTION CHAMBER OPENED TO REPORTERS
The Tokyo Detention House opened its execution chamber to the media, giving the public its first peek at the place where death-row inmates are hanged.
AUGUST 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENTIAL PARDON FOR OLDEST DEATH ROW CONVICT
Indian President Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of 75- year- old Shobhit
- AUGUST 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR KILLING 15-YEAR-OLD
real estate employee Song Feiran, of Songxi Village, Xi'an, was executed for killing He An, 15, following a land dispute in northwest China' s Shaanxi Province.
- AUGUST 26, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Sam Cummings overturned Michael Yowell's death sentence
USA - Texas. Judge Sam Cummings overturned Michael Yowell's death sentence
- AUGUST 26, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge James Earp resentenced George Porter to life in prison
USA - Florida. Judge James Earp resentenced George Porter to life in prison
AUGUST 26, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTYJAMAICA: EX-SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Jamaican Supreme Court Justice Horace March sentenced ex-soldier Leslie Moodie
AUGUST 26, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
three men have been sentenced to death in Gambia, in two different cases
- AUGUST 25, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Dewayne Thomas
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Dewayne Thomas
AUGUST 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HUNDREDS POSSIBLY EXECUTED IN MASHHAD
According to unofficial reports from several sources in Iran several hundred prisoners
- AUGUST 24, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SENIOR CHINESE POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR GRAFT
former Chinese Assistant Minister for Public Security Zheng Shaodong was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth more than 8.3 million yuan, Xinhua news agency reported.
- AUGUST 24, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge denies Troy Davis appeal
USA - Georgia. Judge denies Troy Davis appeal
- AUGUST 23, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
in Gambia, the Special Criminal Court presided over by Justice Joseph E. Ikpala sentenced Lamin Faye to
in Gambia, the Special Criminal Court presided over by Justice Joseph E. Ikpala sentenced Lamin Faye to
- AUGUST 23, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: GOVT CLAIMS ONLY 3 INDONESIANS FACING EXECUTION IN MALAYSIA
the Indonesian President instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report accurate data on the number of Indonesians facing the death penalty in Malaysia...
- AUGUST 23, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced John Fitzgerald to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced John Fitzgerald to death
- AUGUST 22, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: HOUSE HELPER GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Le Thanh Vu, 19, was sentenced to death for murdering the 19-year-old daughter of his employer in an attempt to rob the family.
AUGUST 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged Akbar Z., 33, and Hamidreza H., 28, and Afghanistan national Shah S., 38, in a
- AUGUST 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row used the law to request that their sentences be converted to life without parole
USA - North Carolina. Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row used the law to request that their sentences be converted to life without parole
AUGUST 22, 2010DEATH PENALTYNORTH CAROLINA (USA): DEATH ROW INMATES USE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT TO REQUEST COMMUTATION
Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row
- AUGUST 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TRIBESMAN EXECUTED FOR SPYING ON TALIBAN
tribesmen Shabir Jan and Badsha Wali, both from Razmak, were executed by the Taliban in Miranshah, Pakistan, on charges of spying.
- AUGUST 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Muhammad Abdul Nasir sentenced Bashir Ahmad to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
AUGUST 21, 2010Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTYFOUR EXECUTED OVER E.GUINEA ATTACK: AMNESTY
four military and government officials in Equatorial Guinea were executed for their
- AUGUST 20, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TEENAGER BEHEADED FOR "COLLABORATING" WITH GOVERNMENT
in Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province, the Taliban beheaded an unidentifed man...
- AUGUST 20, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN “PASSION KILLING” CASE
in Botswana, Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo sentenced Golebaganye Kefakae to death for the murder of his former girlfriend, Mammie Dikube, on 5 October, 2005.
- AUGUST 20, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David S. Detrich
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David S. Detrich
- AUGUST 19, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Basse High Court in Gambia, presided over by travelling Justice Lamin Jobarteh, sentenced
the Basse High Court in Gambia, presided over by travelling Justice Lamin Jobarteh, sentenced
- AUGUST 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN RECIEVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PHOTOGRAPHY
Farah Vazehan, a female political prisoner arrested in the December 27 demonstrations in 2009 in Iran received a death sentence, according to “Human Rights Activist in Iran” weblog. Vazehan charged with sending a demonstration photo abroad to an oppositio