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- JANUARY 27, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent Leon Winston's case back to federal court
USA - Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent Leon Winston's case back to federal court
- JANUARY 27, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. House committee passes bill that would limit death-row appeals
USA - Utah. House committee passes bill that would limit death-row appeals
JANUARY 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT OKAY WITH DEATH TO ABDUCTORS
the Indian Supreme Court asked judges to punish kidnappers hard, mentioning that the law allows awarding
- JANUARY 27, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Joseph E. Corcoran.
USA - Indiana. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Joseph E. Corcoran.
JANUARY 27, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: CHILD KILLER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Fahmy Moumir Fahmy of the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced
- JANUARY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: LETHAL EXECUTION OFFICERS READY
lethal injection is set to replace shooting as the main technique for the death penalty in Beijing, China. Executioners from Beijing's Intermediate People's Court have now finished their training, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
- JANUARY 26, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Andrew A. Lyons
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Andrew A. Lyons
JANUARY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR MORE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR URUMQI RIOT
A Chinese court sentenced four more people to death for their part in bloody ethnic rioting in July last year
- JANUARY 25, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
DUBAI: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EXECUTIVE
two Indian nationals were sentenced to death in Dubai for slashing the throat of Indian sales executive
- JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
EX-IRAQI LAWMAKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLINGS
Sunni Arab politician Mohammed al-Daini was sentenced to death in Iraq for ordering car bombings, mortal attacks and mass murders, including the 2007 parliament bombing.
- JANUARY 25, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Malik Sajid Ali Awan sentenced Azhar Hussain to death for killing Rameez Ishaq on March 17, 2007.
JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 'CHEMICAL ALI' EXECUTED
Ali Hassan al-Majid, the cousin of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, was executed in Iraq for crimes against humanity, a government spokesman said.
- JANUARY 25, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The state Supreme Court reinstated two death sentences for Donnie Cleveland Lance
USA - Georgia. The state Supreme Court reinstated two death sentences for Donnie Cleveland Lance
- JANUARY 24, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD FOR MURDER
Judge Haji Ali Hasan of the Court Martial for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] announced that two government soldiers were sentenced to death by firing squad for committing murder in Banaadir Region.
JANUARY 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Mohsen bin Mohammed bin Saleh al-Mokhles was beheaded by the sword in Dammam in the east of the kingdom for trafficking in hashish according to a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JANUARY 23, 2010European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EU URGES NO DEATH PENALTY AS BANGLADESH REVIEWS POLITICAL MURDERS
the European Union reiterated its opposition to the death penalty in a statement aimed at Bangladeshi authorities.
- JANUARY 23, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT HANDS OUT DEATH SENTENCE
a court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland sentenced Abdi Fatah Ahmed Dahir Qodah to death for murdering lawmaker Abdullahi Ali Osman on January 5 in the commercial city of Bossasso, in Bari.
- JANUARY 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO DACOIT
in Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad sentenced Elahi Bux to death and ordered him to pay Rs.1 million compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased.
- JANUARY 22, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni child shot five people in the northern province of Amran...
a Yemeni child shot five people in the northern province of Amran...
- JANUARY 22, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Hamid Jabir Al-Hamshali and an unidentified man were executed for murder.
- JANUARY 22, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge John Haas has sentenced James Mammone three times to death
USA - Ohio. Judge John Haas has sentenced James Mammone three times to death
JANUARY 22, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: PYONGYANG EXECUTES THREE ESCAPEES
North Korean authorities have executed three people, sent three other family members to a political
- JANUARY 21, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA SHELVES PLAN TO GIVE DEATH PENALTY TO HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE CONVICTED OF GAY SEX
Uganda president Yoweri Museveni said that his government...
- JANUARY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: BROTHER OF GANG LEADER TO BE EXECUTED
Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of opposition gang leader Abdolmalek Rigi, was sentenced to death in Iran.
- JANUARY 21, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA PRESIDENT PARDONS TOP AMIN LIEUTENANT
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni pardoned one of former leader Idi Amin Dada's top lieutenants who had been on death row since 1987.
- JANUARY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jiang Yongsheng was executed in Chiana for multiple rape.
Jiang Yongsheng was executed in Chiana for multiple rape.
JANUARY 21, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT SENTENCES SON OVER FATHER'S KILLING
at a court in Bossasso, in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in Somalia, Judge Sheikh Abdirizak
JANUARY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDEBIL
One man was hanged in the prison of Ardebil, northwestern Iran, reported the official Iranian news agency
JANUARY 21, 2010AngolaDEATH PENALTYANGOLA: DEATH PENALTY PROHIBITED BY THE CONSTITUTION
the Angolan Parliament approved a new Constitution that explicitly prohibits the death penalty in article 59.
- JANUARY 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘QATIF RAPIST’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
a man dubbed the Qatif rapist was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for raping over 100 women in 2006 and blackmailing many of his victims by recording the attacks on video.