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- JULY 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR KILLING FATHER
Justice Yakubu Dakwak of the Jos High Court in Nigeria sentenced Ibrahim Jafiya, 23, to death by hanging for fatally shooting his father Aliyu Ishaku Jafiya on November 14, 2003 over a disagreement
- JULY 26, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that Antonio Rodriguez be sentenced to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that Antonio Rodriguez be sentenced to death
JULY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN THE PRISON OF AHVAZ
Three people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (southwestern Iranian province of
JULY 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Edo State, Nigeria, Justice Cromwell Idahosa sentenced Chief Priest Felix Osadolor, alias Afro
- JULY 25, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladeshi man M.K., 26, unsuccessfully appealed his death sentence for murdering Indian man B.K. in 2005. M.K. was originally sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance for fatally stabbing B.K. after a
- JULY 25, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
in the United Arab Emirates, a man had his death sentence commuted...
in the United Arab Emirates, a man had his death sentence commuted...
JULY 24, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Murshid Jumaiee of Yemen's Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of
- JULY 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER TOP PROVINCIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
Chen Shaoji, former top political advisor of south China's Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption by the Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court.
- JULY 23, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William R. Pounders sentenced James Heard to death
USA - California. Judge William R. Pounders sentenced James Heard to death
- JULY 23, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Forensic Science Commission: insufficient evidence that Willingham was innocently executed il 2004
USA - Texas. Forensic Science Commission: insufficient evidence that Willingham was innocently executed il 2004
JULY 23, 2010DEATH PENALTYAWARD PRESENTATION FOR ‘THE ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2010’ AND PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2010 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’
Saturday, July 31, 2010 – 10:30 A.M., Via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome.
JULY 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA 'MAY REVIEW EXECUTION POLICY CHANGES'
China is considering reviewing the number of crimes which attract the death penalty, a report
- JULY 22, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Joseph Daniel Burns, 42, white, has been executed
USA - Mississippi. Joseph Daniel Burns, 42, white, has been executed
- JULY 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE
Judicial Commissioner Dr Badariah Sahamid of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Gan Thean Lim...
- JULY 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Study of Death Penalty Shows That 'Race Matters'.
USA - North Carolina. Study of Death Penalty Shows That 'Race Matters'.
JULY 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OF FIVE PEOPLE AMPUTATED
Iranian authorities amputated the hands of five people inside a prison in the western
- JULY 22, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Wilkes sentenced Michael Renard Jackson to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Wilkes sentenced Michael Renard Jackson to death
- JULY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
EXECUTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDER OVERTURNED IN IRAN
Ali Mahitorabi, an Iranian juvenile offender accused of murder, was released after the court commuted the charge to manslaughter and blood money was paid.
- JULY 21, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE ON MUM, SONS
a mother S. Umma, 45, and her two sons M. Faizal, 26, and I. Rishan, 24, were sentenced to death by the Kalmunai High Court in Sri Lanka for murdering a Civil Defence Officer in Oluvil in 2004 over a dispute
- JULY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COURTROOM STABBINGS
the Tongren Intermediate People's Court sentenced He Shengkai, 30, to death for a murder, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province.
- JULY 21, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Execution Delayed Following State Department Request
USA - Texas. Execution Delayed Following State Department Request
JULY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN AHVAZ
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (south west of Iran), reported the state run Iranian
JULY 21, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
a Lebanese military court sentenced former school principal Hassan Ahmed al-Hussein
JULY 21, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: RISK OF DEATH SENTENCE AFTER REPATRIATION FROM ITALY
a Nigerian girl risks being sentenced to death in her country after being repatriated
- JULY 20, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Jackson, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Derrick Jackson, 42, black, was executed
- JULY 20, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD FOR MURDER OF ACTRESS
Justices Lah, Maarop and Daud of the Malaysian Court of Appeal upheld the death sentences of unemployed man Mohd Fazli Ismail, 28, and make-up artist Esma Faizul Zainul Nor, 39.
- JULY 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was beheaded by sword in the Western city of Taif after being convicted of
JULY 20, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD FOR MURDER OF ACTRESS
Justices Lah, Maarop and Daud of the Malaysian Court of Appeal upheld the death
JULY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
according to Iskanews, a person identified as A.A was hanged in Ahvaz, Iran
JULY 20, 2010TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ALBINO KILLING
a Tanzanian court sentenced a 50-year-old man to death by hanging for the ritual murder