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- JUNE 11, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced John Matthus Watson III to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced John Matthus Watson III to death
- JUNE 11, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Ashford Lamar Thompson
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Ashford Lamar Thompson
- JUNE 11, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Glen Joseph Jones to death
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Glen Joseph Jones to death
JUNE 11, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH
in Uganda, Lt. Col. Eugene Ssebugwawo, who chaired the
- JUNE 10, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: KEREWAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Gambia, Special Criminal Court Judge J.E Ikpala sentenced...
- JUNE 10, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
NORWEGIANS GET NEW DEATH SENTENCE IN DRC
a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced two Norwegians to death a second time for espionage and murder. Joshua French, who holds dual Norwegian-British citizenship, and Tjostolv Moland say that their driver Abedi Kasongo was killed
- JUNE 10, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE DEATH ROW CASE: KL URGED TO ACT
a Singapore lawyer who represented a Malaysian sentenced to hang in Singapore for drug trafficking urged the Malaysian government to intervene and take the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- JUNE 10, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional Session judge Sarfraz Akhtar sentenced Mughal Pura resident Bilal Haidar to death for killing 10-year-old Aqsa after raping her on September 29, 2009, under Mansoorabad police station. He was also directed to pay Rs.1 l
- JUNE 10, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
'JILTED' JORDANIAN TO HANG FOR KILLING COUSIN
a Jordanian man said to have been jilted by his teenage cousin was sentenced to death for stabbing her to death during her wedding to another relative, a court official said.
- JUNE 10, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. John Forrest Parker was executed
USA - Alabama. John Forrest Parker was executed
JUNE 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN TO REVIEW JUVENILE EXECUTIONS
Iran agreed to review its widely condemned policy of executing juvenile criminals
- JUNE 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH ROW CONVICTS WITHDRAW PLEA
10 people sentenced to death for their involvement in church blasts in several places in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in India, withdrew their habeas corpus petition in which they had said death is better than solitary confinement.
JUNE 9, 2010QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR INTRODUCES NEW LAW PUNISHING PRE-TRIAL TORTURE
Qatar amended a key provision of the penal code to extensively define torture
- JUNE 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jose Briseno wins new punishment trial
USA - Texas. Jose Briseno wins new punishment trial
JUNE 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
One man was hanged in public in the town of Sarab, northwest Iran. According to the
- JUNE 9, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: MAN TO BE HANGED FOR MURDER
Justice Essel Mensah of the Ho High Court in Ghana sentenced Emmanuel Adzanku
- JUNE 9, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Melbert Ray Ford has been executed
USA - Georgia. Melbert Ray Ford has been executed
- JUNE 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian government’s newspaper ‘Iran’ reported four people were hanged.
the Iranian government’s newspaper ‘Iran’ reported four people were hanged.
- JUNE 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in Iran for drug trafficking, Iranian government’s newspaper ‘Iran’ reported.
a man was hanged in Iran for drug trafficking, Iranian government’s newspaper ‘Iran’ reported.
- JUNE 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING CHILD
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Muhammad Rafique sentenced Chuhang resident Ghulam Hussain to death for killing a six-year old boy, Ali, after sodomising him in 2007.
JUNE 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TALIBAN STAGE PUBLIC EXECUTION IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN
the Pakistani Taliban staged a public execution in North Waziristan after an Islamic court convicted the
JUNE 8, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SENIOR JUDGE URGES COURT TO USE STRICT EVIDENCE STANDARDS
a Chinese Supreme People's Court (SPC) official said courts must apply the
- JUNE 8, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Ron Spivey sentenced Andrew D. Ramsuer to death
USA - North Carolina. Judge Ron Spivey sentenced Andrew D. Ramsuer to death
- JUNE 8, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that James Heard be put to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that James Heard be put to death
JUNE 8, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FIVE FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUGS CHARGES
in the United Arab Emirates, an Abu Dhabi court sentenced five foreigners to death in two separate
JUNE 8, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALEBAN HANG 7-YEAR-OLD BOY TO PUNISH FAMILY
Taliban militants in Afghanistan executed a seven-year-old boy on suspicion of spying
JUNE 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Iranian government’s newspaper ‘Iran’ reported five people were hanged. The report didn’t say where the executions took place, but it is believed that they took place in Tehran.
- JUNE 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SUPREME COURT REPORTEDLY CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES OF TWO IRANIAN KURDS
the Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that lawyers of Kurdish activists Mohammad Amin Agushi and Ahmad Puladkhani were notified of their death sentences after they were approved by the Iranian Supreme Court.
- JUNE 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Muridke, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Younis Aziz sentenced Saleem to death for strangling Zohaib Azam, 3, of Nain Sukh, after sodomising him in 2007.
- JUNE 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District and Sessions judge sentenced Naseer Ahmed to death and fined him Rs300,000 for raping and murdering three-year-old boy Aroon Khalid on November 10, 2009.