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- 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
JULY 7, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAEDA DUO GET DEATH SENTENCE
Presiding judge Muhssein Alwan of the Yemeni state security court sentenced
JULY 7, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: BUTCHER TO HANG FOR KILLING FRIEND OVER N700
presiding judge Abdullahi Sanya Yerima of the Maiduguri High Court in
- JULY 6, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: JIRGA AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO COUPLE
a jirga in Pakistan’s Torghar district, formerly known as Kala Dhaka, sentenced a couple to death for allegedly having illicit relations. Tribesman Zarkat, and a woman, a mother of three, might be stoned to death if verdict of the jirga is implemented.
- JULY 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Court of First Instance of Deir al-Balah sentenced 'Atiya Abdul Khaleq Farajallah...
the Court of First Instance of Deir al-Balah sentenced 'Atiya Abdul Khaleq Farajallah...
- JULY 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Michael Sweet has ruled Aaron Dunn will die by lethal injection
USA - California. Judge Michael Sweet has ruled Aaron Dunn will die by lethal injection
JULY 6, 2010MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THREE WOMEN
the Tangier court of Appeals in Morocco sentenced an unidentified man to death for murdering
JULY 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Gaza's Central Court handed down a death sentence, following the conviction of
- JULY 5, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN ON DEATH ROW WINS PARDON FROM VICTIM'S FAMILY IN SHARJAH
in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, Indian national M.K., was pardoned after he paid blood money to the parents of a man he allegedly murdered a coworker in Sharjah's Al Saja'a area in a fight over Dh30.
- JULY 5, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MAN FACES HANGMAN'S NOOSE
in Harare, Zimbabwe, 38 year old Nyanzura man Fanuel Tengende was sentenced to death by High Court Justice Felistus Chatukuta for raping and stranging a nine-year-old girl in Kunyongana Village before dumping her corpse in a well on August 21, 2007.