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FEBRUARY 18, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
A retired member of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces was sentenced to death for having spied for Israel and for his involvement in the murder of two Palestinian militant leaders.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge M Belayetullah sentenced M ...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 21-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran sentenced political prisoner, Amir Reza Aarefi, 21, to death on the charge of “mohareb” (enemy of God). Aarefi was arrested in April 2009 and was in prison during the presidential election...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court Special Judge Anwer Nazir sentenced Rab Nawaz to death for shooting dead Hassan Jamal and Muhammad Ramzan over a minor dispute at Mitha Tiwana in 2007.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH, LIFE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Gojra, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Muzaffar Shah sentenced...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: GOVT MULLING ENDING DEATH SENTENCE: MALIK
Pakistani Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced during question hour in the National Assembly that the government was actively considering ending the death sentence, except regarding the most heinous crimes.
FEBRUARY 17, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian man Ahmed al-Anzi was beheaded by the sword in the northern province
FEBRUARY 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TIES TO MONARCHIST GROUP
An Iranian court sentenced Amir-Reza Arefi to death for ties to an illegal group called the Iranian
- FEBRUARY 17, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission frees Gregory Taylor
USA - North Carolina. The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission frees Gregory Taylor
FEBRUARY 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN REJECTS U.N. CALL TO FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS
Iran rejected calls to release all political prisoners and accept an international inquiry
FEBRUARY 17, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: NORTH CAROLINA MAN EXONERATED AFTER 17 YEARS
The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission frees Gregory Taylor, 47, white, who was sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 16, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky has revised its proposed lethal injection protocol.
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky has revised its proposed lethal injection protocol.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING INFANT
Judge K.C. Garg of the Indore Sessions Court in Madhya Pradesh...
- FEBRUARY 16, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-AUM MEMBER NIIMI FINALISED
the death sentence for former senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Tomomitsu Niimi...
- FEBRUARY 16, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE IN PATTAYA FOR DOUBLE MURDER
in Pattaya, Thailand, Chon-Buri Criminal Court sentenced Mr Yuenyaw to death for robbing and murdering Viphaporn Jaila, 23, and her daughter Tharin, 2.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Martin Grossman, 45, white, Jewish, was executed
USA - Florida. Martin Grossman, 45, white, Jewish, was executed
FEBRUARY 16, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: EUROPEAN ALLIES CALL FOR HALT TO DEATH PENALTY
Britain, France and Italy called on Iraq to halt use of the death penalty, expressing concern at a growth in the number of executions in the past two years.
FEBRUARY 16, 2010UkraineDEATH PENALTYUKRAINE: PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY
Ukraine’s parliament refused to make changes to the present legislation that would bring
FEBRUARY 16, 2010DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): 45-YEAR-OLD INMATE EXECUTED FOR 1984 SLAYING
Martin Grossman was executed at the Florida state prison in Starke.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
in Chandigarh, India, the Punjab and Haryana High Court commuted the death penalty awarded to two Nepalese nationals in a minor's rape and murder case.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING: INSPECTOR TO DIE BY HANGING
in Nigeria, Igbosere High Court Justice Olusola Williams sentenced police inspector Muslim Folorunsho, 60, to death by hanging for murdering Perry Samuel with an AK 47 rifle on or about August 2, 2005.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED FOR MURDER
in Hafizabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate heard testimony against death penalty bills from Jerry Givens, who was Virginia's chief executioner
USA - Virginia. The Senate heard testimony against death penalty bills from Jerry Givens, who was Virginia's chief executioner
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Death penalty expansion bill rejected
USA - Virginia. Death penalty expansion bill rejected
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate panel defeats death penalty expansion
USA - Virginia. Senate panel defeats death penalty expansion
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate Committee approves one death penalty expansion bill
USA - Virginia. Senate Committee approves one death penalty expansion bill
FEBRUARY 15, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY TO UN ON IRAN EXECUTING MINORS
Italy voiced "serious concern" to the United Nations over Iran's "systematic" use of capital
FEBRUARY 14, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 411 PEOPLE EXECUTED SINCE 1971
Bangladesh has executed more than 400 people since the country became independent in 1971
- FEBRUARY 12, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AND THEN SENTENCE COMMUTED
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced Somkid Phumphuang, 45, from Nakhon Si Thammarat, to death for murdering Sompong Pimpornpisom, 25, a masseuse, at Buri Ram on June 20, 2005. The death sentence was commuted to life due to his confession.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Oldest US death row inmate dead in Arizona
USA - Arizona. Oldest US death row inmate dead in Arizona