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- JULY 13, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER OF KENYA HIV RESEARCHER
Simon Ndungu Wainaina and Paul Ndungu Kariuki were sentenced to death by Nairobi Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei for robbing and killing Kenya's leading HIV researcher, Professor Job Bwayo, on February 4, 2007.
JULY 13, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: PALESTINIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
in Sudan, Khartoum's criminal court sentenced Palestinian citizen Iyad Hani Mahmud
- JULY 13, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. William L. Garner was executed
USA - Ohio. William L. Garner was executed
JULY 13, 2010DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): ARSONIST EXECUTED FOR KILLING 5 CHILDREN
William L. Garner was executed. Garner, 37, black, was convicted of 5 counts of aggravated murder after confessing he had set an apartment on fire on January 26, 1992.
JULY 13, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: ANOTHER ISRAELI SPY SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Lebanese military court sentenced a man to death for spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence
- JULY 12, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO DIE FOR STEALING N1,750
in Abuja, Nigeria, Supreme Court Justice Mahmud Mohammed upheld the death sentence of Olayinka Afolalu for robbing a woman of N1,750 at gun point in Ekiti State on April 27, 2002.
- JULY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: THREE GET DEATH IN UAE FOR KILLING NRI FROM KERALA
three men from Kerala, India, M Sakkaria, K T Basheer and T K Anvar, were sentenced to death by a Sharia court in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, for murder.
- JULY 12, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SHARJAH WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced Indian worker S.S. to death for beating an unidentified man to death who tried to rob him, a judicial official said.
JULY 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: CABINET OKAYS BORDER GUARD BANGLADESH ACT
the Bangladeshi cabinet approved the draft of the Border Guard Bangladesh Act
- JULY 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Poll. 41% support death penalty, 42% life without parole
USA - California. Poll. 41% support death penalty, 42% life without parole
- JULY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTION DEFERRED
in Pakistan, the execution of Farooq, who was scheduled to be hung on July 10...
- JULY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH, FINE FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ch Muhammad Javed sentenced Rab Nawaz to death for killing Ahmad Khan over a water dispute some time ago.
JULY 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: APPEAL COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR AL-QAIDA MEMBERS OVER ATTACKS
a Yemeni security appeal court upheld death sentences against gang members Rawi Ahmed
JULY 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YEARS ON DEATH ROW FOR BRIDE TOO YOUNG TO BE STONED
within months of her arranged marriage in Iran, Azar Bagheri had been charged with adultery
- JULY 10, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING BROTHER
in Sri Lanka, Puttalam High Court Judge S.D.A. Thaasim sentenced Kiriyage Susil, a resident of Periyakulam in the Anamaduwa Police Division, to death for murdering Kiriyage Abeyruwan on August 3, 1997. Susil strangled his older brother for harassing their
- JULY 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the reports from Iran a minor offender identified as Mohammad was hanged in the Marvdasht
According to the reports from Iran a minor offender identified as Mohammad was hanged in the Marvdasht
JULY 10, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKING DEATH SENTENCE
Justice Kan Ting Chiu of the Singapore High Court sentenced Azman Sanwan, 38, to
- JULY 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: MAN ESCAPES THE HANGMAN
Christna Basdeo, 51, had his conviction and death sentence quashed...
- JULY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the Foshan Municipal Intermediate People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province rejected the appeal by Cheng Ruilong, 37, against his death sentence.
- JULY 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: VASANT KUNJ MURDERS: HELP GETS DEATH
in Delhi, India, Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria sentenced domestic help Mithilesh Kumar Singh to death for killing Surjit Kaur, 60, and her grandson Karamveer, 12, in March 2007 at Vasant Kunj and robbing them.
- JULY 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ACQUITS MAN
a division bench of Justices Talukdar and De of the Calcutta High Court in India acquitted Ramapati Datta after he was sentenced to death by the Bankura sessions court.
- JULY 8, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN NOAKHALI
in Noakhali, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sakam Anisur Rahman sentenced Abdul Wad Mithu to death for killing a minor boy.
- JULY 8, 2010TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: CONVICTED ALBINO KILLERS LOSE APPEAL
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal upheld the death penalty against Matata, Emanuel Masangwa and Charles Masangwa for killing and mutilating albino Matatizo Dunia on December 1, 2008.
- JULY 8, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: BANGLADESHI NATIONAL EXECUTED
Jassim Abdulmanan, a Bangladeshi national sentenced to death in Bahrain for murder, was executed, The Gulf Daily News reported.
JULY 8, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD & TOBAGO: HEADCOUNT ON DEATH ROW BEGINS
a headcount began in Trinidad & Tobago to determine how many convicted murderers
JULY 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HALTS WOMAN'S DEATH BY STONING
The authorities in Iran have announced that a woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to
- JULY 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'EXECUTES' JUSTICE OFFICIAL
China executed Wen Qiang, former head of the judiciary in the Chongqing region...
- JULY 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR ONE IN MURDER CASE
the Kumar Kamal fast track court in India sentenced Swapan Kumar Jha to death for kidnapping and murdering Sumit Kumar Ojha on October 20, 2008, in Jharia.
- JULY 7, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MANAGER GETS DEATH FOR DRUGS IN JUNK FOOD
in Kuantan, Malaysia, factory manager Chua Boon Hong, 39, of Muar, Johor, was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking 173.03g of methamphetamine at a resort in Cherating on January 11, 2009.
- JULY 7, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Wilson Fields formally sentenced Dacarius Holliday to die
USA - Louisiana. Judge Wilson Fields formally sentenced Dacarius Holliday to die