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- MARCH 9, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY ON THREE COUNTS
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, a District and Session judge sentenced Mumtaz Ali to death on three counts for murdering his wife, sister-in-law and a cousin in chak Dedar Singh.
- MARCH 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine rescinds anti-death penalty ruling.
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine rescinds anti-death penalty ruling.
- MARCH 9, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A DuPage County jury sentenced Edward Tenney to death.
USA - Illinois. A DuPage County jury sentenced Edward Tenney to death.
MARCH 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
A Nigerian man received the death penalty in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China,
- MARCH 9, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Rodney James Alcala
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Rodney James Alcala
- MARCH 8, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: HUANG SUPPORTS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
the Taiwanese Government nominee for top prosecutor said that he supports abolishing the death penalty.
- MARCH 8, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted in favor of bills that would expand the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted in favor of bills that would expand the death penalty
MARCH 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the province of Lorestan, west of Iran, early this week.
- MARCH 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC COMMUTES AZAM REZA'S DEATH PENALTY
the Appellate Division of the Bangladeshi Supreme Court...
MARCH 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON WEST OF TEHRAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr (west of Tehran) last week. According
MARCH 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROSECUTOR SAYS VALIAN DEATH SENTENCE NOT CARRIED OUT, STILL AWAITING APPEAL
in Iran, Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi denied reports that Mohammad Amin
MARCH 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 198 CONVICTED FOR UNREST IN XINJIANG
China has so far convicted 198 people for involvement in deadly ethnic violence last July in
- MARCH 6, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: RETRIAL ORDERED IN DEATH SENTENCE CASE
Kenyan appellate judges Samuel Bosire, Erastus Githinji and Philip Waki recently set aside the death sentence of Richard Charo Mole and ordered a retrial.
- MARCH 6, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury resentenced Roderick Lynn Smith twice to death
USA - Oklahoma. A jury resentenced Roderick Lynn Smith twice to death
- MARCH 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MEN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES IN SEPARATE MURDER CASES
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced Gul Hassan and Khalid to death and fined them Rs 1,00,000 each for fatally shooting a man during an attempted robbery near Chak no 36.
- MARCH 5, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, once on death row, now free
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, once on death row, now free
- MARCH 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Daniel Lopez to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Daniel Lopez to death
- MARCH 4, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: DEATH SENTENCES FOR 12 EXTREMISTS
twelve Islamic extremists were sentenced to death in Lebanon for terrorism.
- MARCH 4, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE IN STAR’S MURDER
Egypt’s Court of Cassation threw out the death sentences of millionaire Hisham Talat Moustafa...
- MARCH 4, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine declares penalty unconstitutional.
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine declares penalty unconstitutional.
- MARCH 4, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Wilkes sentenced David Martin to death
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Wilkes sentenced David Martin to death
- MARCH 4, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordanian Justice Minister M. Ayman Odeh said that shortly...
Jordanian Justice Minister M. Ayman Odeh said that shortly...
- MARCH 4, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese man Huang Haiyong (alias Wong Ho Wing) is facing extradition
Chinese man Huang Haiyong (alias Wong Ho Wing) is facing extradition
- MARCH 4, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO WOMAN FOR MURDERING MOTHER-IN-LAW
the Criminal Court in Jordan increased a 10-year prison term passed against a 39-year-old woman, identified as S. Q., for murdering her mother-in-law to a death sentence after a higher court ruled that the sentence was too light.
MARCH 4, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Sudanese driver convicted of murdering his Saudi Arabian employer has
MARCH 4, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: MAN EXECUTED FOR CALLING SOUTH KOREA
a North Korean has been publicly executed for using a mobile phone to tell a defector friend
- MARCH 3, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN TO DIE FOR MINOR'S RAPE, MURDER
in New Delhi, India, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar sentenced Ranjeet, 28, of Bihar to death for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl on July 3, 2007, in Gopalpur, near Timarpur.
- MARCH 3, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. After 20 Years, Death Row InmateJoe D'Ambrosio May Be Exonerated.
USA - Ohio. After 20 Years, Death Row InmateJoe D'Ambrosio May Be Exonerated.
MARCH 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR OPPOSITION ACTIVIST
An Iranian opposition-run Web site says an appeals court has upheld the death sentence for a student who
MARCH 3, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDR CONGO: 'REBEL LEADER' GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
a military court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, sentenced Firmin Yangambi, 41,