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- 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.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
a Division Bench the Karnataka High Court in India comprising Justices Rao and Pinto upheld the death sentences of Madhurnath, Rafiq and Jayanna of Anandpuram in Sagar taluk for robbing and murdering ginger merchant Madhusudan in Sagar on August 8, 2005.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR LAKARA MURDER
Chuba Lochieng, 20, was sentenced to death in Uganda by court chairman Lt. Col. Eugene
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: STONING SENTENCE ON HOLD, SAYS FOREIGN MINISTRY
Iran’s foreign ministry said the stoning death sentence given to a woman convicted of adultery and murder was now on hold.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDERER TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
the division bench of justices Ranjana Desai and VK Tahilramani of the Bombay high court in India commuted the death sentence issued by the Sessions Court to Kamlakar Shinde, 25, for murdering and robbing his aunt Draupadi Shinde, 55, in July 2007, to lif
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO SUDANESE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 4 CHINESE
A Sudanese court sentenced two men to death for killing four kidnapped Chinese oil workers
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWENTY DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Bangladesh has granted clemency to 20 death row inmates under a presidential
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO AKSHARDHAM TERROR ATTACK CONVICTS
Justices Reddy and Nijjar of the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death penalty awarded to Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri and Abdul Kayum in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack case.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Islamabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iqbal sentenced Wahid Gul to death for killing Shaheen Akhtar and wounding six others over a petty dispute on August 4, 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR WOMAN'S MURDER
Justices Rao and Pinto of the Karnataka High Court in India upheld the March 28, 2009...