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MARCH 31, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
labourer Shukor Md Noor, 29, was sentenced to death by Judicial commissioner
- MARCH 31, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Charles Kubicki, Jr. imposed the death sentence on Anthony Kirkland
USA - Ohio. Judge Charles Kubicki, Jr. imposed the death sentence on Anthony Kirkland
- MARCH 30, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE JAPANESE MAN FOR SMUGGLING STIMULANTS POSSIBLY MONDAY
China told Japan that Beijing will execute, as early as next Monday, a Japanese man, Japanese government sources said.
- MARCH 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
HARYANA (INDIA): 5 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in a landmark judgement in a Haryana (India) honour killing case, a court awarded capital
- MARCH 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILD
at a court in Bihar, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge Umesh Chandra Mishra sentenced Raju Singh to death for abducting three-year-old Sundaram and then killing him at Amatha village in the district on May 10, 2009.
- MARCH 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDERING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
in Pakistan, Karachi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Anand Ram Hotwani sentenced a man identified as Mohammad Ayub to death for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old girl named Kulsoom.
MARCH 30, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOG-REVENGE MURDERS
a Japanese court sentenced to death a man who murdered a former vice-minister and his
- MARCH 30, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed.
USA - Texas. Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed.
- MARCH 30, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Kenneth Quattlebaum has ordered a new trial for Emanuel Gissendanner Jr.
USA - Alabama. Judge Kenneth Quattlebaum has ordered a new trial for Emanuel Gissendanner Jr.
- MARCH 30, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Rodney James Alcala to deat
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Rodney James Alcala to deat
MARCH 30, 2010European UnionDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: BELARUS EXECUTIONS UNDERLINE THE NEED FOR MORE EU ACTION
Amnesty International is urging the EU to strongly and publicly condemn the two executions in Belarus from earlier this month.
MARCH 30, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MURDER- TOWARDS ABOLITION FOR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Japan’s controlling Democratic Party approved a draft law that would abolish the statute of limitations for
- MARCH 29, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES ON FOUR ROBBERS
Justice Olufunke Adekeye of the Nigerian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentences passed on Samuel Attah...
- MARCH 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MINOR'S RAPE AND MURDER
in Pakistan, Ganjam District and Sessions Judge Raghubir Das sentenced A Chandraya, of Dayapalli village, to death for raping and murdering Chandra Lekha Das, 8, in Orissa on December 24, 2007.
- MARCH 29, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES CHINA TO DISCLOSE EXECUTION FIGURES
Rights group Amnesty International urged China to disclose the number of prisoners it executes.
- MARCH 29, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: ARINAITWE APPEALS AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Richard Arinaitwe appealed against the death sentence handed down by the Ugandan High Court in December, 2003, as he was tried without legal representation.
- MARCH 29, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Gregory Allen Bowen was sentenced to death a 2nd time
USA - Oregon. Gregory Allen Bowen was sentenced to death a 2nd time
MARCH 29, 2010DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY: 714 EXECUTIONS IN 2009, EXCLUDING CHINA
in 2009, at least 714 people were put to death in 18 countries and 2001 were
MARCH 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR 17 INDIANS IN UAE
a court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 17 Indian nationals to death for killing a Pakistani man after a
- MARCH 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MOUTAI EX-BOSS UPHELD
the Higher People's Court in southwest China's Guizhou province upheld a suspended death sentence with a two year reprieve for Qiao Hong, former liquor maker Kweichow Moutai general manager.
- MARCH 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR EMBEZZLING PUBLIC FUNDS
government official Li Shubiao, 46, was executed for corruption and embezzlement in central China's Hunan province.
- MARCH 26, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES IN DR CONGO FOR KILLING JOURNALIST
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kinshasa Military High Court upheld the judgement by the Bukavu military court (in the eastern province of South Kivu) that sentenced Bisimwa Matabaro, Mugisho Rwenzabo and Bisimwa Sifitu to death.
- 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