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- APRIL 15, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: AG BACKS CONVICT ON DEATH PENALTY PLEA
the Kenyan Attorney General supported Godfrey Ngotho Mutiso's application to have the death penalty abolished. But Mr Amos Wako said he was agreeing with the prisoner’s arguments for only that particular case.
- APRIL 15, 2010United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
APRIL 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN PROTESTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a female protester arrested in the Ashura protests in Iran in 2009 was sentenced to
- APRIL 15, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Tomson Ong upheld Lloyd Earl Jackson's death sentence
USA - California. Judge Tomson Ong upheld Lloyd Earl Jackson's death sentence
APRIL 15, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: FIRING SQUAD EXECUTES TWO 'COLLABORATORS'
Hamas said it executed two Palestinians convicted by a Gaza military court of collaborating with Israel.
- APRIL 14, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS
a court in Somalia's northern Somaliland region sentenced three unidentified people to death for four bomb attacks on the security forces, court sources said.
- APRIL 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH PENALTY FOR FORMER POLICE CHIEF
former police chief Wen Qiang, 55,was sentenced to death in China for taking bribes
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PUBLIC EXECUTION
one man was hanged in public in the town of Khoramshahr, in the southwest Iranian province of Khuzestan, according to the official website of the Khuzestan judiciary.
- APRIL 14, 2010DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
the parliament of Djibouti approved an amendment to the constitution
the parliament of Djibouti approved an amendment to the constitution
APRIL 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Judge Nayef Samarat of the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced a 24 year old male driver, identified as
APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE CONVICTED RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Three men were hanged in public in the northern Iranian city of Babolsar, reported
APRIL 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: ANOTHER MULTIPLE DEATH VERDICT GIVEN IN SHARJAH
four United Arab Emirates nationals were sentenced to death for raping and
- APRIL 13, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
Ch'ng Ah Teong, 40, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 4.6 gm of heroin and 8.4 gm of monoacetylmorphine in Batu Uban on July 21, 2004.
- APRIL 13, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PROPOSED TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS TO REPLACE FIRING SQUAD
Vietnamese lawmakers proposed using lethal injections for death sentences to replace the firing squad, which is too costly, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper quoted a senior official as saying.
APRIL 13, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE DESPERATE FOR A HANGMAN
Zimbabwe is searching for a hangman. Chikurubi prison, a maximum
APRIL 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ARMED ROBBER HANGED
Iran publicly hanged a man and amputated the limbs of another for armed robbery in
- APRIL 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: OVER 100 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BIHAR IN LAST 4 YEARS
over 100 people have been sentenced to death in Bihar, India, in the last four years.
- APRIL 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William Gallagher sentenced Scott Paul Varner to death
USA - California. Judge William Gallagher sentenced Scott Paul Varner to death
- APRIL 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. As California Spends Hundreds of Millions on the Death Penalty, Los Angeles Can't Afford Homicide Investigations.
USA - California. As California Spends Hundreds of Millions on the Death Penalty, Los Angeles Can't Afford Homicide Investigations.
- APRIL 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mabry Landor to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mabry Landor to death
- APRIL 11, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell has signed into law HB 166 expanding the death penalty
USA - Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell has signed into law HB 166 expanding the death penalty
APRIL 11, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
A Dubai court rejected the appeal of an Emirati man sentenced to death for raping and
APRIL 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Three men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, in central Iran, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- APRIL 10, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
MPS CONCERNED OVER HANGING OF AFGHANS IN IRAN
Nur Akbari, a parliamentarian for Herat Province in Afghanistan, told parliament that he saw the bodies of 45 Afghans who were hanged in Iran and then sent to Afghanistan via Islam Qala port.
- APRIL 9, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SISTERS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Jehangir Mir sentenced Najeeb Khan, Ghulam Farid and Sahib Khan to death for killing two sisters...
- APRIL 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MYANMAR SENTENCED TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING COUNTRYMAN
Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Myanmar security guard Mohd Naki Mohd Yusuf, 44, to death for killing countryman Nowshad, 27, at Kajang on April 14, 2007.
APRIL 9, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE JAPANESE EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Chinese Supreme People's Court announced that Japanese nationals Teruo Takeda, 67, Hironori Ukai
- APRIL 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge A. Joe Fish says the state of Texas must give serial killer Faryion Wardrip, 51, white, a new punishment trial
USA - Texas. Judge A. Joe Fish says the state of Texas must give serial killer Faryion Wardrip, 51, white, a new punishment trial
APRIL 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN CHINA FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a court in China upheld the death sentence awarded to South African woman Janice Bronwyn Linden, 35, for smuggling drugs into the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
- APRIL 8, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: WELDER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mariana Yahya of the Malaysian High Court in Kuantan sentenced welder Tan Teck Yong, 49, to death by hanging for trafficking 10.12gm of heroin and 14.23gm of monoacetylmorphines at Rompin on July 1, 2009.