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JULY 5, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL, 4
A Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in prison after being convicted of raping
- JULY 5, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
four people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan according to the official website
JULY 5, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MOTHER AND SON HANGED
One woman and one man were hanged in the prison of Orumieh (northwest of Iran),
- JULY 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pasrur, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions Judge Ali Dastgeer Syed sentenced Jawad Ahmad and Anas Ahmad to death and fined them Rs 200,000 each for killing a youth Asif over an old land dispute in Galleywali-Pasrur village a few years ago
JULY 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Two men were hanged in the prison of Zahedan, capital of the Baluchestan province, south east of Iran.
JULY 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS
an Iranian youth in Tabriz has been sentenced to death by hanging for the charge
- JULY 2, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. A jury recommended Melecio Camacho-De Jesus be sentenced to death
USA - Nebraska. A jury recommended Melecio Camacho-De Jesus be sentenced to death
- JULY 2, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO 3 FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Azhar Abbas, Muhammad Nawaz and Muhammad Sarwar of Haveli Bahadar Shah, Jhang, were sentenced to death for shooting dead Tasawar Abbas and Taj at Head Trimu to avenge an enmity on August 14, 2006.
- JULY 2, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: BUSAN MAN APPEALS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in South Korea, Kim Kil-tae appealed his death sentence, court officials said. The Busan District Court found Kil-tae guilty of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl in the southern port city of Busan in late February.
- JULY 2, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Innocence Commission Created in Florida
USA - Florida. Innocence Commission Created in Florida
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR GET DEATH FOR MURDER
in Larkana, Pakistan, a Qambar-Shahdadkot district and session judge sentenced Akhtiar Ali Sanghro, Zulfikar Ali Sanghro, Mohammed Sharif Sanghro and Gulzar Ali Sanghro to death for murdering Abdul Hameed Sanghro.
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sundhar sentenced Waqas Kiani, Qaiser Mehmood and Sajjad Ahmed to death for murdering Malik Ghulam Khan under Westridge Police Station in 2006.
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, an Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced Qamar resident Ghulam Muhammad Abad to death for murdering his cousin Rabia Majeed over a marriage dispute in 2008.
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH AWARDED IN MURDER CASE
in Chakwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sohail Ikram sentenced Nobahar to death for killing his relative Khurshid Begum over land.
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Khanpur, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joya
in Khanpur, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joya
- JULY 1, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRUG REHAB INMATE SENT TO GALLOWS
33-year-old Kajang Drug Rehabilitation Centre inmate D. Muthut was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judge Mohd Yazid Mustafa for murdering inmate Song Chan Seng, 43, in 2006.
- JULY 1, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
- JULY 1, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Steve Martin sentenced Mark Pickens to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Steve Martin sentenced Mark Pickens to death
- JULY 1, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael James Perry was executed
USA - Texas. Michael James Perry was executed
JULY 1, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: CABINET AGREES ON DEATH PENALTY AGAINST ISRAELI SPIES
Lebanese Youth and Sports Minister Ali Abdullah said that ministers had unanimously agreed
JULY 1, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMISTS PUBLICLY EXECUTE CHRISTIAN CONVERT
Sheik Adan Yare, the governor of Somalia’s Bakol region, announced that Al-Shabaab members
JULY 1, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
A man convicted of murdering a woman during a 2001 car hijacking was executed
- JUNE 30, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH PENALTY REINSTATED FOR MURDER
an Egyptian court reinstated the death sentence of blacksmith Mahmoud Sayyid Abdel Hafiz Essawi for murdering Heba al-Akkad, 23, in November 2008, the official Mena news agency reported.
- JUNE 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
mosaic layer Ong Teik Thai, 35, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Mohd Yassin in Malaysia for murdering claypot chicken rice seller Choi Yu Ki, 20, with a parang at a coffee shop at Pekan Teluk Kumbar on April 6, 2006.
- JUNE 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRIVER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING MAN
in Seremban, Malaysia, lorry driver G. Balasundram...
- JUNE 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Multan Anti Terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Rashid Taqi...
the Multan Anti Terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Rashid Taqi...
- JUNE 30, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
in Yemen, the Court of South West Secretariat sentenced Yusuf Nasser...
in Yemen, the Court of South West Secretariat sentenced Yusuf Nasser ...
- JUNE 30, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the North Korean regime executed the ex-minister of railways...
the North Korean regime executed the ex-minister of railways Kim Yong-sam on espionage charges and ex-finance minister Mun Il-bong over a botched currency reform in late 2009, it has belatedly emerged.
- JUNE 30, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence given to Ronell Wilson
USA - Federal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence given to Ronell Wilson
- JUNE 30, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Duval County jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin McMillian
USA - Florida. A Duval County jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin McMillian