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MAY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS 5 KURDISH ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING WOMAN
five Kurdish activists, including a woman, were hanged in Iran's notorious Evin Prison.
MAY 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged six men convicted of drug trafficking in
- MAY 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC REDUCES MAN'S DEATH PENALTY TO 20 YEARS JAIL TERM
Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court in India commuted the death sentence of an unidentified man for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl to life imprisonment.
- MAY 7, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO HANG FOR MURDER OF INDIAN NATIONAL
judicial commissioner Datuk Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid of the Malaysian sessions court sentenced four men to hang for the murder of an Indian national.
- MAY 7, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MALAYSIA WEDDING SHOOTING
a Malaysian court in Sarawak state sentenced Indonesian national Nyambang Entuhan to death for fatally shooting five people during a wedding reception on Borneo island.
- MAY 7, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
TWO YOUTHS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UGANDA
Justice Caroline Atima Okello of the High Court, sitting in Apac district, Uganda, sentenced Moses Otim, 23, to death for the armed robbery and murder of Alex Ongom on October, 1, 2005.
- MAY 7, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Aandre Reid, alias 'Chadwick Gordon', was sentenced to death by High Court Justice Gloria Smith in Jamaica for robbing, raping and murdering two women.
MAY 7, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: COLONEL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
the Beirut Military Tribunal in Lebanon sentenced a Lebanese Army
MAY 6, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER KILLING WIFE FOR REFUSING SEX
a 28-year-old Jordanian man was sentenced to death by the Amman Criminal Court
MAY 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI GUNMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in India, judge M.L. Tahaliyani sentenced Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab
- MAY 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sargodha, Pakistan, three militants were sentenced to death by Anti-Terrorism Court judge Mian Muhammad Anwar Nazir for killing eight police officials and blowing up a check-post at Qudratabad on February 7, 2009.
- MAY 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER, HOSPITAL HOSTAGE TAKING
a man who took eight people hostage in a hospital after killing the brother of his ex-wife was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City in east China's Fujian Province.
- MAY 5, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: ANDROSIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY
Alphonso Pinder, 33, from Andros in the Bahamas...
- MAY 5, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
- MAY 5, 2010ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
- MAY 5, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
MAY 5, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: OVER 100 DEATH SENTENCES PENDING BEFORE PRESIDENT
more than a 100 death sentences are pending before Afghani President Karzai. Deputy
- MAY 5, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
MAY 5, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDRC: TWO SOLDIERS AND A CIVILIAN GET DEATH
two soldiers Sergeant-Major Seba Tandema and Sergeant Oscar Tchenda Kashama and
MAY 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: LIBERIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING UPHELD
Justices Datuk Hashim Yusoff, Datuk Wira Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk
- MAY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SHUKUR ALI'S DEATH SENTENCE STAYED FOR 3 MONTHS
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of Shukur Ali for three months. SC judge M Muzammel Hossain fixed August 10 for the appeal hearing after the High Court declared the sentence unconstitutional as the law provided no alternative to the deat
- MAY 4, 2010United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA. COURT REFUSES TO HEAR APPEAL OF KITTIAN WOMAN ON DEATH ROW
the United States Supreme Court refused to review the death sentence of Caribbean-born, British national Linda Carty, 51, who was convicted of murder in February 2002.
- MAY 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
- MAY 3, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED LOVER'S HUSBAND
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced R.B., a 27-year-old Indian man, to death for murdering his lover's husband with a club and burning his face with acid.
- MAY 3, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
- MAY 2, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
MAY 2, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ANESTHESIOLOGISTS FACE PENALTY FOR PARTICIPATING IN DEATH PENALTY
The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executing a prisoner by lethal injection.
- MAY 1, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JEDDAH
an overseas Filipino worker was sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for killing an Indian national and wounding another in February 2009, a report the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah said. Alberto del Rosario has appealed to the Court of Ca
- MAY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN INVOLVED IN MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Mianwali, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Mushtaq Elahi Bangi sentenced Tahir Hameed to death.
MAY 1, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: EU CONDEMNS RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
the European Union condemned the resumption of executions in Taiwan,