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- AUGUST 19, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER
Justice Koomson of the Wa High Court in Ghana sentenced farmer Dramani Yewana, from Burkina Faso, to death by hanging for murdering housewife Desinava Tianto on April 15, 2009, in Sissala West District.
- AUGUST 19, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE CAUGHT SPYING FOR ISRAEL SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Lebanon, military court judge Nizar Khalil sentenced Ousama Ali Berri and fugitive Salim Atmeh to death for spying for Israel in 2006, state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA TO HANG TWO ACEHNESE
two Indonesians hailing from Banda Aceh, identified as BS and TI, were sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for narcotic drug pushing and circulation.
- AUGUST 19, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BILL TO AWARD DEATH PENALTY TO PLANE HIJACKERS
the Indian government introduced the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill 2010 in the Rajya Sabha to award the death penalty to those involved in the hijacking of civilian planes.
- AUGUST 19, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge K. Michael Kirkman sentenced Derlyn Ray Threats to death
USA - California. Judge K. Michael Kirkman sentenced Derlyn Ray Threats to death
- AUGUST 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
- AUGUST 18, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmed sentenced Azam Ali...
- AUGUST 18, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EX-POLICE OFFICER TO DIE FOR KILLING VARSITY STUDENT
Justice Obande Ogbuinya of the Abakaliki High Court in Nigeria sentenced Police Assistant Superintendent Bernard Alifi to death by hanging for the unprovoked murder of 23 year old student Micha at a polling booth for local government elections in Anambra
- AUGUST 18, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PARDON BY VICTIM’S FATHER SAVES SAUDI FROM GALLOWS
a Saudi court annulled a death sentence against a drunk driver who killed another Saudi in Jeddah after he was pardoned by the victim’s father, newspaper Okaz reported.
- AUGUST 17, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LOCAL MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERING BOSS
in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Patrick Chau Foon Henn, 39, was sentenced to death by High Court Judge Datuk David Wong for murdering his employer Vong Kon Shun, 64, in Kepayan, on September 25, 2006.
- AUGUST 17, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER UPHELD
Chief Justice Azmi and judges Yuen and Embong of the Malaysian Federal Court reaffirmed the conviction and death sentence of unemployed man Aziz Mat Shah, 31.
- AUGUST 17, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN LOSES APPEAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Tan Chin Hock, 44, lost the appeal against his death sentence for possessing more than 64g of heroin in his flat in March 2008.
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas order Nanon Williams' release from prison.
USA - Texas. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas order Nanon Williams' release from prison.
- AUGUST 16, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THREE PEOPLE
in Botswana, Francistown High Court Judge Tshepo Motswagole sentenced Gotlhalosamang Gaobakelwe to death for killing his girlfriend, Keneilwe Ndolo, and her two children, Ogomoditswe and Kaone.
- AUGUST 16, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FIREARMS TRAFFICKING: INDON'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DEFERRED
Justices Ishak, Pillay and Daud of the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal in Malaysia deferred to a date yet be fixed the hearing of an appeal by Indonesian man Umar Cipto Sumarto.
- AUGUST 15, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STONES COUPLE ACCUSED ON HAVING AFFAIR TO DEATH
a married man, 28, and his lover, 23, were stoned to death in front of a crowd by the Taliban in a Mullah Qali bazaar in a Taliban controlled village in Northern Afghanistan
- AUGUST 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE GETS DEATH FOR FATAL BUS BLAZE
the intermediate people's court in Changsha, in central China's Hunan Province...
- AUGUST 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BEIJING COURT REJECTS DEATH-ROW COMMERCE OFFICIAL' S APPEAL
the Beijing Higher People's Court in China rejected the appeal of former Ministry of Commerce senior inspector Guo Jingyi, 44, against his May 2010 death sentence for accepting bribes valued at about 8.45 million yuan between 1998 and 2007.
- AUGUST 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a Chinese court sentenced former senior city economic planner Pi Qiansheng to a suspended death and confiscated his property for taking bribes and abusing his power, state news agency Xinhua said.
- AUGUST 13, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWENTY UGANDANS AWAIT DEATH IN CHINA OVER DRUGS
the number of Ugandans sentenced to death in China for trafficking illegal drugs has risen to 20, Ambassador Charles Madibo Wagidoso said.
- AUGUST 13, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Brian McCarville sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death.
USA - California. Judge Brian McCarville sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death.
- AUGUST 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN FARIDPUR
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, tribunal judge Khan Md. Abdul Mannan...
- AUGUST 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET GALLOWS FOR KILLING 10 IN ARA VILLAGE
in Ara, India, Additional district and sessions court-I judge Ajay Kumar Srivastava...
- AUGUST 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SERIAL RAPE
taxi driver Tsao Tien-shou, 53, was sentenced to death in Taiwan for killing a girl in 2000 and raping several others including his daughter, an official at the Keelung district court in northern Taiwan said.
- AUGUST 12, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN - President Zardari halts executions until 31 December
- AUGUST 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Michael Jeffrey Land, 41, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. Michael Jeffrey Land, 41, white, was executed
- AUGUST 12, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Doug Matthews, 28, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Doug Matthews, 28, black, to death
- AUGUST 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SW CHINA GANG CRACKDOWN
in Chongqing Municipality, China, the No. 5 Intermediate People's Court sentenced an unidentified man to a suspended death sentence in a prostitution and gang case that has already seen two women sentenced to death
- AUGUST 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PROSTITUTION RING
a Chinese court sentenced two women...