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- MARCH 16, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: A DEATH SENTENCE BASED ON LAB TESTS
in India, a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices M K Sharma and H L Dattu upheld the death sentence of servant Ajay Kumar Pal for murdering his employer Dhirandra Kumar’s family in Ranchi on June 1, 2003.
- MARCH 16, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
- MARCH 16, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
- MARCH 16, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed
- MARCH 16, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
MARCH 16, 2010DEATH PENALTYOHIO EXECUTES INMATE WHO KILLED NEIGHBOR IN 1994
A death row inmate who tried to kill himself last week by overdosing on pills as
MARCH 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROTESTORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Six people arrested during the riots on Ashura Day were sentenced to death, Tehran
MARCH 15, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW MAID IN A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE
Rizana Nafeek is appealing her death sentence for the accidental death of a child that a family
- MARCH 14, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
MOST S.KOREANS BACK DEATH PENALTY: SURVEY
83.1 percent of South Koreans support capital punishment, according to a survey carried out by ruling-party thinktank Youido Institute and polling 3,049 adults nationwide.
- MARCH 14, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 7 INDIANS LANGUISHING IN DUBAI JAIL
seven Indians are among 24 death row convicts currently languishing in jail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- MARCH 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH 2-YEAR REPRIEVE IN EAST CHINA
Bengbu Municipal Intermediate People's Court in east China's Anhui Province sentenced government official Wang Haifeng, 56, to death with a 2-year reprieve for taking bribes of over 15 million yuan between 1997 and 2008.
- MARCH 12, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
- MARCH 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRL
in Salem, India, the First Additional District Sessions court sentenced Palaniyammal...
MARCH 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY
Taiwan's justice minister resigned after failing to win support for her opposition
- MARCH 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
- MARCH 12, 2010DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced Emmett Taylor III to death
USA - Delaware. Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced Emmett Taylor III to death
MARCH 12, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: OFFICIALS EXECUTED OVER CURRENCY BUNGLE
North Korea executed two top financial officials in a desperate attempt to quell public anger at its bungled currency revaluation, South Korean news reports and analysts said.
- MARCH 11, 2010AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA BANS DEATH PENALTY
the Australian Federal Parliament passed laws that permanently abolished the death penalty in any state or territory in Australia.
- MARCH 11, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rasheem Dubose
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rasheem Dubose
- MARCH 11, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Joshua Maxwell, 31, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Joshua Maxwell, 31, white, was executed
- MARCH 11, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Montagnard Christian named K’pa Lot died from torture and abuse in a Vietnamese prison.
a Montagnard Christian named K’pa Lot died from torture and abuse in a Vietnamese prison.
- MARCH 11, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House has approved HB 166 expanding the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The House has approved HB 166 expanding the death penalty
MARCH 11, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT JUSTICE MINISTER ON ABOLITION DEATH PENALTY
Legal amendments were necessary to cut the number of executions, but Justice Minister
- MARCH 11, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano.
USA - Oregon. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano.
MARCH 11, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CONVICTED COP KILLER EXECUTED
A convicted cop killer was executed by lethal injection in Texas, state prison
- MARCH 10, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Sri Lanka, Badulla High Court Judge P. Wickremesinghe sentenced to Mohamed Naseem death for murdering his daughter Pathima Sharmila, 2, at Haputale on September 10, 1999.
- MARCH 10, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: FORTY-NINE ON DEATH ROW
there are forty nine inmates on death row at Harare Central Prison, Chief Superintendent Chomurenga told the Zimbabwean Senate Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights.
- MARCH 10, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN COP KILLING CASE
in Karachi, Pakistan, Judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of the Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Kamran, Farhan Chota and Farhan Hashmi to death for killing Head Constable Ghulam Ghaus on October 13, 2006 in Shah Latif Town.
- MARCH 10, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST SORCERER
the Medina General Court in Saudi Arabia upheld its verdict against Arab sorcerer Ali Hussein Subat (aka Shahrzad), 46, for publicly practicing black magic and spreading corruption on the earth.
- MARCH 10, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Travis County jury sentenced Milton Dwayne Gobert to death
USA - Texas. A Travis County jury sentenced Milton Dwayne Gobert to death