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- JANUARY 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER MOUTAI GENERAL MANAGER GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE WITH REPRIEVE
Qiao Hong, 56, former Moutai general manager, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption and taking bribes in China.
- JANUARY 15, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge J. David Walsh sentenced Enoch Hall to death
USA - Florida. Judge J. David Walsh sentenced Enoch Hall to death
- JANUARY 15, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Two witnesses who testified against Mark Brown recanted. Brown is to be executed on Feb. 4.
USA - Ohio. Two witnesses who testified against Mark Brown recanted. Brown is to be executed on Feb. 4.
- JANUARY 15, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court decided that William Joseph Burns will get another chance to prove that he is mentally retarded
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court decided that William Joseph Burns will get another chance to prove that he is mentally retarded
- JANUARY 15, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence of Frank Spisak
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence of Frank Spisak
- JANUARY 15, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge Dewey Falcone formally sentenced Anthony Deondrea Cain to death.
USA - Arkansas. Judge Dewey Falcone formally sentenced Anthony Deondrea Cain to death.
- JANUARY 14, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
in India, District Judge Shivanand Mishra awarded capital punishment to Ram Pratap Verma for killing his father-in law Sarabjeet and his daughters Sudha, 10, and Savitri, 18, with an axe on November 26, 2004.
- JANUARY 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE GAY GETS DEATH FOR KILLING GERMAN PARTNER
an unidentified gay Chinese hotel worker, 21, from the southwestern Sichuan Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by the Intermediate People's Court in Zhongshan City, in south China's Guangdong Province.
- JANUARY 14, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Julius Ricardo Young was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Julius Ricardo Young was executed
JANUARY 14, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Khamis Msheit
JANUARY 14, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: SIX HANGED FOR DEADLY 2005 RIOTS
Six people were hanged in Sudan's capital for their role in deadly clashes in 2005 between police and residents of a camp for the displaced, the official news agency SUNA reported.
- JANUARY 14, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 11 BAGHDAD BOMBERS
An Iraqi court sentenced to death 11 men, including Al-Qaeda militants, over devastating truck bombs in
JANUARY 14, 2010MongoliaDEATH PENALTYMONGOLIA: PRESIDENT INTRODUCES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT MORATORIUM
Mongolia's president announced a moratorium on the death penalty, a move that rights groups welcomed as a step toward changing Mongolian law to ban executions permanently.
- JANUARY 14, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the 1988 death sentences against Paul Beasley Johnson
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the 1988 death sentences against Paul Beasley Johnson
- JANUARY 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO ORGANISED CRIME GANG MEMBERS EXECUTED IN CHINA
two members of an organised crime gang in central China's Hubei Province were executed after the Supreme People's Court (SPC) approved their death sentences on December 23, 2009.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED IN KIDNAPPING, MURDER CASE
the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, sentenced Muhsin Raza to death for kidnapping Sohrab Khan from the airport area Karachi for ransom on June 21, 2008, and killing him.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Malik Muhammad Rafiq sentenced Mazhar Iqbal to death for murdering his wife Bushra Iqbal over a domestic issue in Manawan in 2007.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED IN KIDNAPPING, MURDER CASE
the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, sentenced Muhsin Raza to death for kidnapping Sohrab Khan from the airport area Karachi for ransom on June 21, 2008, and killing him.
- JANUARY 13, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Redha bin Abid bin Abdullah Almabadi was beheaded by the sword for fatally stabbing Ahmed bin Mohammad al-Harbi in an argument, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JANUARY 13, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GOVT PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR HIJACKERS
a group of ministers in India, headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram, cleared a proposal to amend the Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 to provide for the death penalty for those guilty of the crime.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Anti Terrorism Court Judge Khalid Naveed Dar awarded the death sentence on two counts to a murder accused.
- JANUARY 13, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Shasta County jury recommended the death penalty for Scott Paul Varner
USA - California. A Shasta County jury recommended the death penalty for Scott Paul Varner
- JANUARY 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gary Johnson has been executed
USA - Texas. Gary Johnson has been executed
- JANUARY 12, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury imposed the death penalty again Efren Medina
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury imposed the death penalty again Efren Medina
JANUARY 12, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA AMENDS DEATH SENTENCE LAW
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council passed legislation amending the Criminal Procedure Law so that
- JANUARY 11, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Two Riverside County juries sentenced Glen Joseph Jones and Jeffree Jay Buettner to death
USA - California. Two Riverside County juries sentenced Glen Joseph Jones and Jeffree Jay Buettner to death
- JANUARY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Javed Rasheed sentenced Saif Ali to death for murder.
- JANUARY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Suhail Nasir sentenced Shahid Naveed to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
- JANUARY 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS AT RISK OF EXECUTION
the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization announced the names...
JANUARY 11, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT FIRST EXECUTION OF 2010
A Saudi man was beheaded in Madinah for raping and robbing four women after offering to give them a