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- MAY 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER JUDICIAL OFFICIAL APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
former high-ranking judicial official Wen Qiang, 54, appealed his death sentence in southwest China's Chongqing Higher People's Court.
- MAY 13, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Michael Beuke was executed
USA - Ohio. Michael Beuke was executed
- MAY 13, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Billy Galloway was executed.
USA - Texas. Billy Galloway was executed.
- MAY 13, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal Judge Asks U.S. Attorney General to Re-consider Death Penalty Over Costs
USA - Federal Judge Asks U.S. Attorney General to Re-consider Death Penalty Over Costs
- MAY 12, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne sentenced Asithaodabedda, alias Chutta, to death for murdering Madonakondage Saumya Priyadarshanee of Panadura on March 27, 2001 by forcing her to drink poison.
- MAY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pune, India, Additional Sessions judge U S Thakare sentenced Sandesh, alias Sainath Kailash Abhang...
- MAY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 14 YEARS AFTER MASSACRE, 3 GET DEATH
in Bihar, India, Additional district and sessions judge A K Shrivastava sentenced Ajay Singh...
- MAY 12, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Joseph Augello has ruled that George Banks is incompetent and therefore cannot be executed
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Joseph Augello has ruled that George Banks is incompetent and therefore cannot be executed
MAY 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: TIME NOT RIPE FOR DEATH PENALTY REFERENDUM, SAYS JUSTICE MINISTER
Taiwan’s Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu said there was no need to hold a
MAY 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two drug traffickers have been sentenced to death for dealing large amounts of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", in east China's Zhejiang Province, sources with the local court said.
- MAY 12, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the death sentence of Ernest Eugene Phillips
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the death sentence of Ernest Eugene Phillips
- MAY 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kevin Varga was executed.
USA - Texas. Kevin Varga was executed.
MAY 12, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: CONTRACTOR TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy sentenced freelance contractor Cheah
- MAY 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Aaron Dunn
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Aaron Dunn
MAY 12, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1998 KILLING
The state of Texas executed by lethal injection a 41-year-old man convicted in
MAY 12, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYEU: IRAN URGED TO DROP DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO 'MOHAREBS'
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton pleaded with Iran to drop death sentences
- MAY 11, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim, a resident of Kashinathpur village in Comilla Sadar Upazila, to death in absentia in a double murder case
- MAY 11, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a Shari’ah court in Alkaleri, Bauchi State in northern Nigeria...
a Shari’ah court in Alkaleri, Bauchi State in northern Nigeria...
- MAY 11, 2010MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Pool. Maryland voters remain divided on death penalty
USA - Maryland. Pool. Maryland voters remain divided on death penalty
- MAY 11, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has sentenced Charles Cunningham to death
USA - Ohio. A jury has sentenced Charles Cunningham to death
- MAY 11, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Judge Deborah Bail reinstated the death penalty for Michael Jauhola
USA - Idaho. Judge Deborah Bail reinstated the death penalty for Michael Jauhola
MAY 11, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI ATTACKS GUNMAN COULD BE HANGED THIS YEAR
The lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks could be executed this year
MAY 11, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH PENALTY TO STAY
Kenya rejected a UN proposal to delete the death penalty from its law books among
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narashingdi, Bangladesh, district judge Sadikul Islam Talukdar sentenced Jainal Abedin, from Tatapara village of the Sadr upazila, to death and fined him Tk 1 lakh for beating his wife to death over dowry demands on November 25, 2007.
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, district and sessions judge Md Mofizul Islam sentenced Mosharraf Hossain...
- MAY 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Jamiluddin Nasir...
- MAY 10, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Mike Spencer Washington Jr., to death.
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Mike Spencer Washington Jr., to death.
MAY 10, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: COURT ACQUITS MUGABE OPPONENT ROY BENNETT
Roy Bennett, a leading opponent of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert
MAY 10, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE JUSTIFIES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS
Singapore's law minister K Shanmugam justified imposing the mandatory death penalty for drug
- MAY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'MURDER VICTIM' FOUND ALIVE
a Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in jail for murder was freed after his supposed victim was found alive. Zhao Zuohai's neighbour Zhao Zhenshang disappeared after they had fought and Zuohai was charged when a headless, decomposed body was found 18 m