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- MAY 25, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Richard T. Robards to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Richard T. Robards to death
MAY 25, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR AL-QAEDA YOUTHS IN FRENCH KILLINGS
A Mauritanian court sentenced three Al-Qaeda members to death for the
MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FILMMAKER JAFAR PANAHI RELEASED
Iran released an internationally renowned filmmaker and opposition supporter on bail after more than two months in custody, state TV reported.
- MAY 25, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS FOUR CONVICTED DRUG SMUGGLERS
four people were hanged in the prison of Yazd after
- MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
- MAY 24, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PRISONERS FACING DEATH SENTENCE SUE GOVERNORS TO STOP EXECUTION
the 820 prisoners on death row in prisons across Nigeria sued the 36 state governors and the Comptroller-General of Prisons before a Federal High Court, seeking an order to stop their planned execution.
- MAY 24, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
- MAY 24, 2010Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa. Mark Issac Snarr and Edgar Balthazar Garcia were sentenced to death by a federal jury
USA - Usa. Mark Issac Snarr and Edgar Balthazar Garcia were sentenced to death by a federal jury
MAY 24, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: TERROR SUSPECTS FACE DEATH PENALTY
A Mauritanian prosecutor asked the Nouakchott criminal court to sentence
MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Iran executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the Islamic Republic in years, official media reported.
- MAY 23, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
AL-QAIDA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAQ FOR KILLING RUSSIAN ENVOYS
the Karkh criminal court in west Baghdad, Iraq, sentenced an unidentified al-Qaida militant to death for the kidnapping and murder of five Russian diplomats in June 2006...
MAY 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN AHWAZ FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the Iranian province of Khuzestan for drug trafficking.
- MAY 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
- MAY 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH FOR GRANDFATHER IN SAMBALPUR
in Sambalpur, India, Kuchinda Additional District judge Saroj Kumar Pati sentenced Rajesh Hembram...
- MAY 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR FIVE FOR KIDNAPPING
a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Ikram Shah
- MAY 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE ON FIVE COUNTS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Tanvir Akbar sentenced Khadim Hussain and Saeed Akhtar to death for murdering Jamshed Khan and his family with knives and axes on January 20, 2008.
- MAY 21, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN: FINAL VERSION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION PUBLISHED
the interim government published the final draft of the Kyrgyz Constitution, which was finalized by the
- MAY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS SENTENCE FOR POLICE CHIEF
Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court in southern China upheld the death penalty of former police chief Wen Qiang...
- MAY 21, 2010DEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI EXECUTES 2ND INMATE IN AS MANY DAYS
The state of Mississippi on May 20 executed its second death row inmate
- MAY 21, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Michael Ryan to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Michael Ryan to death
MAY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man identified only as Mohammad in the central province of Isfahan
- MAY 21, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
- MAY 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
- MAY 20, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRE-POLL GRENADE
the Oromia Supreme Court in Ethiopia court sentenced Tadesse Haile to death for throwing hand grenades into a packed stadium in Adaba Town of Western Arssi Zone on May 6 during a political rally that killed two people, state media said.
- MAY 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT
a former top official at China's commerce ministry was given a suspended death sentence for graft including taking bribes from electronics giant GOME, state media said.
MAY 20, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SENTENCE FOR RAPE-MURDER COMMUTED
in a landmark judgment, the Gauhati High Court in India commuted the death sentence
- MAY 20, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. (Europe). European Union Notes Decision to Commute Death Sentence of Mr. Richard Smith
USA - Oklahoma. (Europe). European Union Notes Decision to Commute Death Sentence of Mr. Richard Smith
- MAY 20, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
MAY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the western city of Ahvaz, Fars news agency reported. The man was identified by his initials as A.A., he was arrested with 1.375 kilos of heroin.