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- MARCH 26, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING NEPHEW
the Summary Court in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, sentenced a 23-year-old woman to death for throwing her sister’s baby to his death from the second floor of their house because he was “born out of wedlock.”
- MARCH 26, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley formally sentenced William Eugene Davis to death
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley formally sentenced William Eugene Davis to death
MARCH 26, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG RING GETS 5 DEATH PENALTIES
a court in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen sentenced five people to death and fined
MARCH 26, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS TO EXECUTE SEVERAL 'AGENTS OF ISRAEL' SOON
Hamas announced it will execute several men found guilty of collaborating with Israel
- MARCH 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER TO HANG FOR DRUGS
lorry driver G.P. Jiva, 40, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 9kg of ganja in Seberang Prai Utara on June 28, 2007.
- MARCH 25, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON CONVICTED SOMALI ISLAMIST
the Federal court of Ethiopia sentenced a former radical Somali Al -Itihad Al-Islamiya group member to death for committing "terrorist acts" during the mid 1990s.
- MARCH 25, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MP HOUSE CLEARS TOUGH TERROR LAW
the Madhya Pradesh Assembly in India passed a stringent law that provides for capital punishment when terror attacks, disruptive activities and organised crimes result in death.
- MARCH 25, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Senate rejected a proposal to study the cost of the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Senate rejected a proposal to study the cost of the death penalty
MARCH 25, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MODISE FLY EXECUTED
Botswana Prisons Service public relations officer Superintendent Ramolefhe confirmed that Modise
- MARCH 25, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. An investigation says Lawrence Reynolds tried to commit suicide taking about 30 antidepressants
USA - Ohio. An investigation says Lawrence Reynolds tried to commit suicide taking about 30 antidepressants
MARCH 25, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO EXECUTED IN KIDNAPPING CRACKDOWN
in southern China, the Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen announced that Xu
- MARCH 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ADMITS MURDER 4 YEARS LATER, GIVEN DEATH
the Hail grand court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a young man to death for killing his 67 year old neighbour by poisoning his food with insecticide four years ago.
- MARCH 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BROTHERS TO HANG FOR MURDER
two brothers were sentenced to death by Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin of the Malaysian High Court for murdering rubber tapper Mohd Khairul Nizam Md Yusof.
- MARCH 24, 2010KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Gavin Scott receives life sentences instead of death
USA - Kansas. Gavin Scott receives life sentences instead of death
- MARCH 24, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before Henry "Hank" Skinner was scheduled to be executed by injection, the U.S. Supreme Court granted him temporary stay of execution
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before Henry "Hank" Skinner was scheduled to be executed by injection, the U.S. Supreme Court granted him temporary stay of execution
MARCH 24, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: TRIO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SLAYING OF TEACHER
the Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentences given by the Keelung District Court to three men in
MARCH 24, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYHOC: VASILY YZEPCHUK’S EXECUTION IN BELARUS SHOWS ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IS INCONSISTENT IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS
Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D’Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, Radical parliamentarian
- MARCH 23, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUSIAN ACTIVISTS DETAINED FOR PROTESTING DEATH PENALTY
four Belarusian activists protesting recent executions were detained near President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's office in Minsk, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
MARCH 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
male prostitute Russell Mezan, 26, from Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by the
- MARCH 23, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Judge Randall Rehmeier has convicted chief crime-scene investigator David Kofoed on an evidence tampering charge
USA - Nebraska. Judge Randall Rehmeier has convicted chief crime-scene investigator David Kofoed on an evidence tampering charge
MARCH 23, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE DENOUNCES EXECUTIONS IN BELARUS
the Council of Europe denounced the execution of two death row inmates in Belarus.
MARCH 23, 2010RussiaDEATH PENALTYGRYZLOV: TERRORISM PREVENTS RUSSIA FROM BANNING THE DEATH PENALTY
Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said Russia has refrained from ratifying Protocol 6 to the
- MARCH 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: STOREKEEPER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER
jilted storekeeper Shahrul Nizam Mohd Shah, 38, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court for murdering Nurul Hazira Bharum, 26, in Rawang on October 7, 2008. Bharum was set to marry another man.
- MARCH 22, 2010LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA: DEATH BY HANGING
Hans Williams and Ms Mardea Payku were sentenced to death in Liberia by Judge Dixon Blamo for murdering Angel Togbah, 13.
- MARCH 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT REJECTS MURDER CONVICT’S CLEMENCY PLEA
Justices P V Hardas and S P Davare of the Bombay high court in India rejected the clemency plea of Nandurbar resident Sumanbai Mahire, 58.
- MARCH 22, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: OUTCRY IN KABUL OVER AFGHANS ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
a delegation of Afghan lawmakers including Abdul Sattar Khwasi, first secretary of the lower house of parliament, returned from Iran with news that three thousand Afghanis have been sentenced to death there for various crimes
MARCH 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AFGHANI MINOR ON DEATH ROW
it was reported that Jandarshah Nabizada, 16, from Afghanistan's northern Takhar Province
MARCH 22, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS CARRIES OUT TWO EXECUTIONS
two men were executed in Belarus at the end of last week, Amnesty International reported.
MARCH 22, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER ORDERS DEATH ROW REVIEW
Taiwan's new justice minister, who was appointed after his predecessor refused to authorise executions,
- MARCH 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Abdur Rashid sentenced Ejaz Ahmad to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for killing a girl at Mohalla Eid Gah about one-and-half years ago.