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FEBRUARY 12, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTYARIZONA: OLDEST US DEATH ROW INMATE DIES
Oldest US death row inmate died in Arizona. Viva Leroy Nash, 94, white, died late Friday
- FEBRUARY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SIALKOT: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Muhammad Sheraz Kiyani awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs.200, 000 each to Zafar Iqbal, Shams, Muhammad Arshad and Amjad. They allegedly murdered five people over a marriage dispute during
- FEBRUARY 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: GANG LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
mob boss Yue Ning was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for organising criminal gangs and prostitution rackets in southwest China's Chongqing City between 1998 and 2009.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER INCLUSION IN GROUP TRIAL
an Iranian man arrested more than a month before Iran's June election was sentenced to death after being included in a mass trial over postelection protests.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING TRADER
in Georgetown, Malaysia, High Court judicial commissioner Yaakob Md Sam sentenced odd job worker K. Kunalan, 38, to death.
FEBRUARY 11, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYKYRGYZSTAN: BISHKEK JOINS INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL ON DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
The Kyrgyz Parliament approved the Second Option protocol of the International Covenant
- FEBRUARY 10, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EIGHT GET DEATH IN CHONGQING MOB TRIAL
the Chongqing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced two people to death and six to death with a two-year reprieve for organised crime.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 7 DEATH PENALTIES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CONFIRMED
the Head of the Kerman Revolutionary Court in Iran said that death sentences for seven out of 24 members of a drugs trafficking band were confirmed by the Appeals Court.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN GET DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN IN E CHINA
SEVEN GET DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN IN E CHINA February 10, 2010: the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court in east China's Zhejiang Province sentenced three gang leaders to death for trafficking of women, rape and robbery, while four gang me
- FEBRUARY 10, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Governor OKs lethal injection mix.
USA - Nebraska. Governor OKs lethal injection mix.
FEBRUARY 10, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POSSESSING HEROIN
ten years after his arrest, Pharuehas Krirkkreosakul was sentenced to death by the Thai Supreme Court
FEBRUARY 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION FACTOR FOR COMMUTING DEATH PENALTY
long incarceration and socio-economic factors leading to crime are relevant and mitigating
- FEBRUARY 10, 2010South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. A bill that would repeal the death penalty passed 12-0 the House State Affairs Committee.
USA - South Dakota. A bill that would repeal the death penalty passed 12-0 the House State Affairs Committee.
FEBRUARY 10, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: FIVE FACE FIRING SQUAD IN RAK FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, the Criminal Court sentenced five people to death for drug possession and trafficking through the Oman-Ras Al Khaimah border.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KERALA HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
in India, the Kerala High Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Nawaz to a life term.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH FOR KILLING
in Chittagong, Bangladesh, District and Sessions judge Abdul Kuddus Meah sentenced Sumon Barua, alias Putul Barua, 30, of Baruapara at Paharchanda village under Lohagara upazila in the district, to death for killing Parul Barua, 34, on January 31, 2006.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: DEATH ROW INMATE TO GET RETRIAL
a man on death row for three years in Trinidad & Tobago had his conviction and death sentence quashed by Chief Justice Archie of the Court of Appeal. Ancil Powlette was charged with murdering labourer Daniel Aberdeen on June 5, 2001, at Chatham by the San
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HENAN PROVINCIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
Sun Shanwu, former vice chairman of the CPPCC Henan Provincial Committee in China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
FEBRUARY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH OVER ANTI-GOVERNMENT RIOTS
an Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the
FEBRUARY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA ISSUES GUIDELINES TO LIMIT DEATH PENALTY USE
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) said it had issued guidelines for courts nationwide to handle criminal cases with a policy of "justice tempered with mercy," stressing that death penalty use be limited.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar awarded the death sentence and a Rs200,000 fine each to Ghulam Raza and Muhammad Razzaq.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO DIE FOR MURDER IN BOGRA
Judge Kazi Shahina Nigar of the Bogra First Additional Sessions Court in Bangladesh sentenced Joynal, 50, to death for killing neighbour Khoka Miah with a sharp weapon.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Bill Seeks Death Penalty for Child Rapists
USA - Oklahoma. Bill Seeks Death Penalty for Child Rapists
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Craig Parsons sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death
USA - California. Judge Craig Parsons sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death
FEBRUARY 8, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO SUSPENDED DEATH FOR BRIBERY, FRAMING UP INFORMANT
a former local official in east China's Anhui Province was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN'S MOURNING MOTHERS: "STOP THE EXECUTIONS"
Mourning Mothers, a group of wives and mothers who have lost their spouses or children during the post-elections protests in Iran objected to the executions of political protesters.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
MOST OF JAPANESE SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY — SURVEY
over 85% of Japanese believe that the death penalty is necessary under certain circumstances, the Japanese government said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DUBAI MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
a 30-year-old United Arab Emirati identified as R.R., sentenced to death for murder...
FEBRUARY 7, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of Cassation in Jordan overturned the death sentence of a women convicted of killing her mother-
FEBRUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SHIRIN EBADI'S SAYS DEATH TRIAL UNFAIR
Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, 62, said that a 19 year old man