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MAY 30, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: 18 PEOPLE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
eighteen people including nationals of Nigeria, Chad and Egypt were executed in Libya after being convicted of premeditated murder, Libya's online Qurina news website reported.
- MAY 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
quoting Isfahan judiciary’s public relations, Isfahan Metropolis News agency (IMNA) reported
quoting Isfahan judiciary’s public relations, Isfahan Metropolis News agency (IMNA) reported
- MAY 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Mansehra, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafique Ahmad Tanoli sentenced brothers Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Adnan to death for murdering their father Misal Khan with an axe in Oghi, Rashid Abad area, over a domestic issue in 2009.
- MAY 28, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
TWO BELARUSIAN CITIZENS CONVICTED OF TRIPLE MURDER APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
two unidentified men appealed their death sentences by firing squad for a triple murder to Belarus's Supreme Court, a local court official said.
- MAY 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Raja Pervaiz Akhtar sentenced Abdul Ghafoor to death for killing Mehboob Hussain and Saifullah in the area of Rawat police station over a property issue on June 22, 1997.
- MAY 28, 2010EritreaDEATH PENALTY
ETHOPIAN COURT SENTENCES ERITREAN TO DEATH
Shimondi Abrha, an Eritrean national and member of the Eriterean intelligence...
- MAY 28, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: LEGALITY OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UPHELD
the Justices of the Taiwanese Constitutional Court rejected a petition aimed at halting plans to execute the 40 inmates that remain on death row.
- MAY 28, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Doug Matthews to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Doug Matthews to death
- MAY 28, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Maurice Patterson to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Maurice Patterson to death
- MAY 28, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Judge Gregory Canova formally imposed the death penalty on Conner Schierman.
USA - Washington. Judge Gregory Canova formally imposed the death penalty on Conner Schierman.
MAY 28, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese men were sentenced to death by the People's Court of northern Quang
- MAY 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Travis Bryan III sentenced John Thuesen to death
USA - Texas. Judge Travis Bryan III sentenced John Thuesen to death
- MAY 27, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
- MAY 27, 2010DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): THOMAS WHISENHANT EXECUTED FOR 1976 KIDNAPPING, RAPE AND MURDER
Thomas Whisenhant, a US man convicted of having killed and mutilated a young woman in 1976, was executed by lethal injection at Alabama's Holman prison, penitentiary authorities said.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
two people in China were given suspended death sentences by a court in the southwestern province of Yunnan for pushing a mentally ill man into a coal mine shaft and then posing as his family members to get compensation for his death.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR ATTACK
the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province, China...
- MAY 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Narowal Musharraf Hassan...
- MAY 27, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Blaine Ross
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Blaine Ross
- MAY 27, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Blaine Keith Milam to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Blaine Keith Milam to death
- MAY 26, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS ANSARI'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Aftab Alam Ansari
MAY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TIBETAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR RIOTS
the Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court in China sentenced Tibetan Sonam Tsering
- MAY 26, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O'Neill overrides jury, and sentences Charles Cunningham, 39, black, to LWOP
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O'Neill overrides jury, and sentences Charles Cunningham, 39, black, to LWOP
MAY 26, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH PENALTY FOR A WOMAN WHO KILLED 57 PEOPLE
The Kuwaiti appeals court confirmed a death sentence against a woman convicted
MAY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a man in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan after convicting him of rape, the Fars news agency reported. The report identified the man sent to the gallows as Jamshid Mir.
- MAY 25, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GANG BOSS
in China, the Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence of Chen Mingliang for running a mafia-style ring engaged in prostitution, drug-trafficking, gambling, kidnapping, among other crimes.
- MAY 25, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINOY SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI FILES APPEAL
overseas Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta, from Pampanga province...
- MAY 25, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: AL-JUNAIDI SENTENCE ENDORSED
the Court of Cassation in Medina, Saudi Arabia, ratified the death sentence handed to Egyptian nationals Muhammad Al-Junaidi and his sister...
- MAY 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO DIE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
mechanic Shahrizan Sulong, 27, was sentenced to death by Judge Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim of the Malaysian High Court for drug trafficking at a house in Pasir Mas on May 20, 2008.
- MAY 25, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty of Danny Keith Hooks
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty of Danny Keith Hooks
- MAY 25, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: STATE SECURITY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO SPIES
the Yemen state security appeals court upheld the death sentences of Abdel Karim