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- AUGUST 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO TRADERS SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court sentenced vegetable...
- AUGUST 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco P. Briseno sentenced Alberto Martinez to death
USA - California. Judge Francisco P. Briseno sentenced Alberto Martinez to death
- AUGUST 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wu Hsiang-Ming, 38, from Dazu County, Chongqing...
Wu Hsiang-Ming, 38, from Dazu County, Chongqing...
- AUGUST 5, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bosaso commercial capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland...
a court in Bosaso commercial capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland...
- AUGUST 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN NETRAKONA
in Netrakona, Bangladesh, Judge Ekramul Haque Chowdhury of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 sentenced Abul Kalam, of Digjan village in Sadar upazila, to death and fined him Tk 50,000.
- AUGUST 4, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG DEALING
in Indonesia, Judge Dehel Sandan of the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Frank Amado...
- AUGUST 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED GETS DEATH PENALTY IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Badin Anti-terrorism Court judge Salim Patoli sentenced Pannu Sorjo to death for murdering Ummer khalsai, Din Muhammad Khalsai and Shaban Khalsi, all from Suto Dalmeo village, in July 2009.
- AUGUST 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the Multan Anti terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Kashif and Ramzan to death and ten years imprisonment and fined them Rs 200,000, for killing Maxhar, 16, and throwing acid on him on August 20, 2009. The case was registered with Gulgasht police statio
- AUGUST 3, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING MISTRESS IN EAST CHINA
the Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in China, sentenced Xie Zaixing, 48, former chief of the Communist Party of China Committee in Ouhai District, Wenzhou City, to death.
- AUGUST 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES NINE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
nine people accused of drug smuggling were sentenced to death in Iran's Kirman Province, Mehr news agency quoted Kirman City Revolutionary Court head Dadkhuda Salari as saying.
- AUGUST 3, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: FORMER SADDAM OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
senior Baath Party official Mezban Khadar Hadi was sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Criminal Court for the draining of the country's marshlands in the 1990s, a court statement said.
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTION AWAITS CRYSTAL METH TRAFFICKERS: COMMANDER
Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi, commander of the Iranian anti-drug squad of the Law Enforcement Forces...
- AUGUST 2, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: POLICEMAN TO DIE FOR MURDER
in Kenya, Nyeri court Chief magistrate Stella Muketi sentenced former police constable Peter Mundia Murigo to death for a violent robbery...
- AUGUST 2, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY, RS 200,000 FINE
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Sessions judge Syed Kazim Raza sentenced...
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
one man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr in Karaj early in the morning, according to the Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran and Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANGING FOR DRUG
one man was hanged in the prison of Behbehan, southwest of Iran, reported the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Khuzestan.
- AUGUST 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
according to reliable sources, two men were hanged in the prison of Dezful, southwest of Iran.
- JULY 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported. Behnam J., 22, was found guilty of possessing 1.6 kgs of heroin, and Shahram A., arrested with 166 grams of heroin
- JULY 31, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR GET DEATH IN KIDNAP, MURDER CASE
in Karachi, Pakistan, Judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of Anti Terrorism Court-I sentenced Orangzaib, Ghulam Rasool, Ahsanullah and Amanullah to death for killing Shah Faisal, 21, after kidnapping him on August 14, 2009, within the remit of the Sachal police
JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS THE 2010 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the 2010 Report on the death penalty worldwide, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, was presented by Hands Off Cain at their headquarters in Rome. Attending the press conference was the President of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping. Mr Ping was awarde
JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN 2010 REPORT: THE DATA CONFIRMS THE POSITIVE EVOLUTION TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the 2010 report, published by Reality Book and again edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, gives an account of the most important facts relative to the death penalty in 2009 and in the first six months of 2010. The data confirms the positive evolution towards
JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN HANDS THE 2010 ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD TO JEAN PING, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
during the ceremony that was held today at the Hands Off Cain headquarters, Senate Vice President Emma Bonino handed the “Abolitionist of the Year” award to the President of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping.
- JULY 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SARAWAKIAN DUO GET DEATH SENTENCE
Jabing Kho and Galing Kujat, both 26 year olds from Sarawak, were sentenced to death in Malaysia by Justice Kan Ting Chiu for murdering Chinese national Cao Ruyin while robbing him on February 17, 2008.
- JULY 30, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: LANDMARK RULING ON DEATH PENALTY
Justices Riaga Omollo, Philip Waki and Onyango Otieno of the Appeals Court in Kenya declared the mandatory death sentence for murder contained in section 204 of the Penal Code unconstitutional.
- JULY 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in George Town, Malaysia, food outlet assistant Sharifurahim Abdullah, 30, was sentenced to death by High Court judicial commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah for trafficking in 23kg of cannabis in Bukit Mertajam on March 31, 2006.
- JULY 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR SIX IN DOUBLE-MURDER CASE
a local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district in India sentenced six people to death for murdering Mubarak Hussain and his nephew Shah Alam on August 25, 2000, over a political rivalry.
- JULY 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOUBLE DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Cuddalore, India, Mahila Court Sessions judge K.Ashokan sentenced Sundararajan...
- JULY 30, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Robert Perry sentenced James Biela to death
USA - Nevada. Judge Robert Perry sentenced James Biela to death
- JULY 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC REJECTS DEATH ROW CONVICT’S APPEAL IN CHILD RAPE CASE
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan rejected the appeal of Bashir Ahmed, who was sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for raping a minor girl.
- JULY 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEHRAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR POST-ELECTION DETAINEE
in Iran, 46 year old post-election protester Ja'far Kazemi's death sentence was upheld by Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Appeals Courts, presided by Judge Zargar, according to lawyer Nasim Ghanavi.