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- FEBRUARY 26, 2010South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
MAN STONED TO DEATH AFTER RAPE OF GIRLFRIEND'S COUSIN
a 44-year-old man was stoned to death by a kangaroo court in Gugulethu, South Africa, after he allegedly raped his girlfriend's 14-year-old cousin.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR LABOURER FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR
in Hoshiarpur, India, Additional Session Judge Surinder Singh Sahni sentenced Mangal Singh, a migrant labourer from West Bengal, to death for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl from Adda Saran village of the district on March 11, 2009.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING FORMER GIRLFRIEND'S DAUGHTER
in Nairobi, Kenya, John Irungu Macharia’s appeal against his death sentenced was rejected by Justices Githinji, Waki and Visram.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Tandlianwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhery Tariq Javed sentenced...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Rebecca Riley sentenced Randolph “Randy” Kling to death
USA - California. Judge Rebecca Riley sentenced Randolph “Randy” Kling to death
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Judge Sheila A. Carlisle sentenced Chijioke Bomani Ben-Yisraylof to 60 years
USA - Indiana. Judge Sheila A. Carlisle sentenced Chijioke Bomani Ben-Yisraylof to 60 years
FEBRUARY 26, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYGENEVA: WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY- PRESIDED OVER BY HANDS OFF CAIN
the fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty concluded today in Geneva. It was organised by
- FEBRUARY 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING HIS FRIEND
in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, unemployed man Lee Fook...
- FEBRUARY 25, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, a division bench of the Lahore High Court upheld the death sentence of Sarfraz, Nadeem and two others.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
Five men were hanged in the prison of Kerman
Five men were hanged in the prison of Kerman, southeastern Iran, reported the state run Iranian news
- FEBRUARY 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR UTAR STUDENT'S MURDER
in Shah Alam, Malaysia, judicial commissioner Mohd Yazid Mustafa sentenced Tay Kok Wah, 32, to death for robbing and murdering student Tang Lai Meng in Kajang on August 2, 2007. She was found smothered in her rented room.
FEBRUARY 25, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING FRIEND
judges Jarad, Atoun and Nahar of the Jordanian Criminal Court sentenced a man
FEBRUARY 25, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
South Korea’s highest court upheld the death penalty, 13 years after the last execution
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MOST POTENTIAL LAY JUDGES ARE OK WITH DEATH PENALTY: AMNESTY POLL
Amnesty International Japan took a street poll in Tokyo asking people whether they would be prepared to hand down the death sentence if they are selected as a lay judge.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: MAN TEMPORARILY ESCAPES HANGMAN
the Bahamas government stayed the execution of Godfrey Sawyer because he filed an appeal.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FATHER OF TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Seremban, Malaysia, High Court Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin sentenced unemployed man M. Vijayakumar, 34, to death for murdering Kesavan Muniandy, 31, in Seremban on February 2, 2004.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND UPHELD
in Putrajaya, Malaysia, the Federal Court dismissed the appeal of unemployed man Adnan Mat Jusoh...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
Sistan-Baluchestan Province Prosecutor Mohammad Marziye denied...
Sistan-Baluchestan Province Prosecutor Mohammad Marziye denied...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Charles Dean Hood
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Charles Dean Hood
FEBRUARY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUNDULLAH' LEADERS' BROTHER EXECUTED
Iran executed Jundullah terrorist organisation leader Abdolmalek Rigi's brother
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Wayne Dunlap
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Wayne Dunlap
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Manuel Ovante Jr. the death penalty
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Manuel Ovante Jr. the death penalty
FEBRUARY 24, 2010DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CHARLES DEAN HOOD'S DEATH SENTENCED OVERTURNED
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Charles Dean Hood, whose
FEBRUARY 24, 2010SpainDEATH PENALTYGENEVA: CONGRESS OPENS WITH CALL TO END DEATH PENALTY
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has told an anti-death penalty conference
FEBRUARY 24, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN RELEASES 50 DARFUR REBELS
Sudan released 50 Darfur rebels who had been sentenced to death, under a new truce agreement
FEBRUARY 24, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY TO SEEK NEW UN RESOLUTION TO HALT DEATH PENALTY
Italy is preparing a new resolution at the United Nations to abolish capital punishment worldwide
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR RAPE-MURDER
the Khandwa District Court in India awarded the death penalty to Rahul Rajput, 22, for raping and murdering an 18 year old woman.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
in India, Kuchinda Additional District Judge Saroj Kumar Pati sentenced Arjun Teli...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
a Kerala High Court Division Bench, comprising Justices Basant and HariRani...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Mianwali, Pakistan, District & Session Judge Sardar Ahmed Nasim sentenced Nadeem Ramzan to death for murdering his relative Kausar Bibi in mohalla Miana Mianwali about four months back. Ramzan was also ordered to pay Rs 200,000 to the victim’s heirs.