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JUNE 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JAIL ABUSE CASE
An Iranian military court sentenced two men to death in connection with the killings of three anti-government protesters, the state news agency said.
JUNE 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: CONVICT ON DEATH ROW OVER TWIN MURDER WITH CRICKET BAT
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah Appeals Court upheld the death sentence
JUNE 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
An Iranian woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning. Sakineh Mohamamadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz, was accused of having extramarital relations with two men who ended up kill
- JUNE 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: EX-CONTRACTOR TO HANG FOR YOUTH'S MURDER
former contractor Gan Kim Lai, 27, was sentenced to death in Malaysia by High Court judge Datuk Wira Mohtaruddin Baki for murdering Ee Han Kiat, 18, in Jalan Tokong Lama on March 17, 2006.
- JUNE 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shabbir Hussain Awan sentenced Abdul Rehman, Nazim Khan and Saeed Khan to death for murdering Azhar, Saifullah and Atta Muhammad over an old enmity on March 31, 2008, under Jhal Chakian police
- JUNE 29, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
presiding judge Justice Bode Vivors of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal...
presiding judge Justice Bode Vivors of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal...
JUNE 29, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Yemeni court sentenced five Yemeni nationals, a Kenyan, a Somalian and a Tanzanian
JUNE 29, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Obeid bin Saif al-Qahtani was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for fatally
- JUNE 29, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ted Calvin Cole, a former death row inmate, will spend the rest of his life in prison
USA - Texas. Ted Calvin Cole, a former death row inmate, will spend the rest of his life in prison
- JUNE 28, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH IN EGYPT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the criminal court of Ismailia, in northeast Egypt, found Saudi Arabian national Lafi Munther Farhhan...
- JUNE 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR EXORCISM DEATH
Davender Singh, 49, was sentenced to death by judge Datuk Ghazali Cha in Malaysia for murdering toddler Nur Farah Adila Ridzuan as part of an exorcism ritual.
- JUNE 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE VENDOR APPEALS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 'THUG' LAW ENFORCERS
an unlicensed food vendor in China will appeal against his death sentence over the killing two local security officers.
- JUNE 28, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FEMALE POLITICAL PRISONER AT RISK OF IMMINENT EXECUTION
the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said that Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, 27, faces imminent execution.
- JUNE 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is reaffirming her support for the death penalty
USA - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is reaffirming her support for the death penalty
- JUNE 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death
- JUNE 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR COOK FOR KILLING PROSTITUTE
a 36-year-old Indian cook, AB, was sentenced to death by the Dubai Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates. AB agreed with prostitute SY to have sex twice for Dh200, but after the first time she refused.
- JUNE 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: APPEAL TO SAVE MOTHER FROM EXECUTION
the children of a woman convicted of having sex with two men who murdered her husband and sentenced to death by stoning have appealed to save her life.
- JUNE 26, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Pakistani nationals Salim Dawod Abdulrahim and Imam Bakhsh Eyepub Yakoub were sentenced to death by a Yemeni court for smuggling 1,695 kg of hashish into Yemen through its coastal territories, official Saba news agency cited the court's verdict as saying.
- JUNE 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MALAYSIA
Malaysia's High Court sentenced a Zambian national to death by hanging after he was found guilty of attempting to bring almost 160 grams of drugs into the country in 2006.
- JUNE 25, 2010New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Jersey. Judge James Mulvihill sentenced Steven Fortin, who was once on New Jersey's death row, to life in prison without parole
USA - New Jersey. Judge James Mulvihill sentenced Steven Fortin, who was once on New Jersey's death row, to life in prison without parole
- JUNE 24, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood
- JUNE 24, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentences imposed on Khalid Ali Pasha
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentences imposed on Khalid Ali Pasha
- JUNE 24, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for Victor Caraballo
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for Victor Caraballo
JUNE 24, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED THE DEATH SENTENCE OF BILLY JOE MAGWOOD
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood, ruling that Magwood can argue that Alabama retroactively changed its laws to make his crime qualify for the death penalty.
- JUNE 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTED OF CAPITAL OFFENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahrukh...
JUNE 23, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in the Bahamas, Justice Neville Adderley sentenced Renaldo Bonaby to death for murder.
- JUNE 23, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Elinore Stormer sentenced Ashford Thompson to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Elinore Stormer sentenced Ashford Thompson to death
JUNE 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: PAIR EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men convicted of selling and trafficking 12,242 grams of heroin to Taiwan were executed
JUNE 23, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT COURT SENTENCES MILITANT LEADER TO DEATH
top Egyptian Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya leader Abdel Hamid Musa Abu Aqrab was sentenced
- JUNE 23, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Sharjah Appeal Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of Bangladeshi nationals