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JUNE 17, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM TO REPLACE FIRING SQUADS WITH LETHAL INJECTION
Vietnam's communist-dominated National Assembly voted to replace firing squads
JUNE 17, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTYUTAH: RONNIE LEE GARDNER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in Draper, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
- JUNE 16, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER
presiding Justice O.D.Afolabi of the High court in Osogbo, Osun state capital, in Nigeria, sentenced Hammed Owonikoko to death by hanging for his role in the murder of Tunde Ojewale on November 11, 2007, at Oba-Oke, in Olorunda local council of Osun state
- JUNE 16, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR RICH DUO'S MURDER
an Egyptian court sentenced Mahmoud Essawy to death for murdering Heba Ibrahim Al-Akad, 23, and Nadine Khaled Gamal during a robbery and stealing a cellphone and 400 Egyptian pounds.
- JUNE 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: POLICE CONSTABLE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad of the Faisalabad Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced police constable Nasir Abbas to death.
- JUNE 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TALIBAN CARRY OUT ANOTHER PUBLIC EXECUTION
in Datta Khel area in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, the Taliban shot dead local resident Waheed Khan, 28, before a crowd of 200 people for allegedly killing a tribesman on June 12.
- JUNE 16, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out the death penalty against Aaron Brian Gunches
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out the death penalty against Aaron Brian Gunches
- JUNE 16, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Adrian Estrada.
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Adrian Estrada.
JUNE 16, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SUPPORTING REBELS
the Ethiopian Federal High Court sentenced former regional official Jemua
- JUNE 15, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN, 28, TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE, 14, OVER SEX
presiding judge Justice Abdullahi Sanya Yerima of the Maiduguri High Court in Nigeria sentenced Abubakar Goni, 28, to death by hanging for killing his 14-year old wife, Amsa Usman Abdu, for refusing him sex. He allegedly stabbed her with a kitchen knife o
- JUNE 15, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narail, Bangladesh, District and Sessions Judge Mohammed Nazrul Islam sentenced Jasimuddin Molla to death for killing his wife in September 13, 2008.
- JUNE 15, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
in the United Arab Emirates, Presiding Judge Al Saeed Mohammad Barghout of the Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced A.M. to death for murdering Egyptian national H.M. A.M. allegedly beat H.M. with a sharp tool repeatedly at the back of his head in his
- JUNE 15, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SENTENCES DEALER TO DEATH
the Specialised Penal Court in Yemen's western province of Hodeida sentenced a man to death for trading and smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia.
- JUNE 15, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. David Lee Powell was executed.
USA - Texas. David Lee Powell was executed.
JUNE 15, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: GOVERNORS BACK EXECUTION OF CONVICTED PRISONERS
The Nigerian government decided to resume the execution of prison inmates to ease prison
JUNE 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH FOR 8 TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
in India, eight convicts on death row in two separate cases of murder received
JUNE 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
JUNE 15, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): POWELL EXECUTED FOR 1978 SLAYING OF POLICE OFFICER
The state of Texas executed David Powell, 59, for the murder of a police officer 32 years ago, after having lost a series of lengthy appeals and requests for clemency.
- JUNE 14, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN EMBASSY IN RIYADH DENIES DEATH PENALTY REPORTS
the Indian Embassy in Riyadh denied reports that Sabir Ansari, an Indian national, had been sentenced to death for killing a compatriot in Saudi Arabia.
- JUNE 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHINESE TRANSPORT OFFICIAL
in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Bai Yuku and Xu Guangdong were sentenced to death for murdering transport official Li Xingguang on August 17, 2009, local court officials announced.
- JUNE 14, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge overrides jury, and imposes death sentence on Jeffrey Riggs
USA - Alabama. Judge overrides jury, and imposes death sentence on Jeffrey Riggs
JUNE 14, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FANS EXECUTED FOR WATCHING WORLD CUP
Somali Islamist militants executed two football fans and arrested dozens of others for
JUNE 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN’S RAPIST
in the United Arab Emirates, the Fujairah Court of Appeal commuted the death
JUNE 13, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN DECAPITATED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Hanni al-Barqawi was executed by beheading in Mecca
- JUNE 13, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
in the United Arab Emirates, presiding Judge of the Fujairah Criminal Court of First Instance Saeed Abdullah Masoud sentenced an UAE national to death for murdering his wife in 2009 in the Roll Dedna area.
- JUNE 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Swabi, Pakistan, additional district and sessions judge Chota Lahor tehsil sentenced Liaq Mohammad, of Jalsai village, to death for killing five members of a family on March 1, 2007.
- JUNE 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR SCHOOL ATTACK
the Intermediate People's Court of Zhanjiang City in Guangdong...
- JUNE 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR VIOLENT ATTACK
Zhou Yezhong, 36, accused of fatally stabbing eight people, including three of his family members on May 8, 2010, was sentenced to death at a court in east China's Jiangxi province.
- JUNE 11, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, GHANA, CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Lawrence Amesu, Director of Amnesty International, Ghana...
- JUNE 11, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Mallory D. Cooper sentenced Randall Deviney to death
USA - Florida. Judge Mallory D. Cooper sentenced Randall Deviney to death