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JANUARY 20, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS EXECUTION OF MAN WITH CHILD'S IQ
The US Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a convicted murderer,
- JANUARY 19, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO GANG LEADERS EXECUTED
two criminal gang leaders were executed by Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court. Yang Tianqing and Liu Chenghu allegedly committed crimes including murder and racketeering.
- JANUARY 19, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH PRESIDENT REJECTS MUJIB KILLERS' MERCY PETITIONS
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman rejected the mercy petitions of three of the five former army officers sentenced to death for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
- JANUARY 19, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT REJECTS AUM MEMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the Japanese Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a former high-ranking member of the AUM-Shinrikyo cult convicted of murder and other crimes.
- JANUARY 19, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafqat Ali sentenced Muhammad Riaz and Zahir Hussain to death for the murder of Muhammad Jahangir and Liaquat Hussain on August 10, 2004.
JANUARY 19, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE HANDED TO SIX DRUG TRADERS
a court in Vietnam’s northern Lai Chau province sentenced six people to
JANUARY 19, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Abha, Saudi Arabia, for fatally
- JANUARY 19, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Supreme Court reverse reversal for Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. Supreme Court reverse reversal for Mumia Abu-Jamal
JANUARY 19, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO MORE DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Sudanese court sentenced another two Darfur rebels to death for a deadly 2008 attack,
- JANUARY 18, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: COURT CONDEMNS PALESTINIAN TO DEATH
Palestinian national, Rami Issa Abdallah, was sentenced to death by Military Investigating Magistrate Fadi Sawwan in Beirut, Lebanon, for belonging to a terrorist group with the aim of conducting terrorist acts.
- JANUARY 18, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN TO HANG FOR KILLING IRAQI WOMAN
a Jordanian court sentenced an unidentified man, 27, to death by hanging for setting fire to the house of an Iraqi woman in Amman in 2006.
- JANUARY 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
LETTER BY KURDISH PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
female political prisoner Shirin Alam Hooli, sentenced to death in Iran for being a member of a Kurdish opposition organization PJAK...
- JANUARY 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Shafiq, alias Munna, was sentenced...
Mohammad Shafiq, alias Munna, was sentenced...
JANUARY 18, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MEN ON DEATH ROW 10 YEARS AFTER BEING ARRESTED
ten years after first being arrested in connection with the murder of two Zimbabwean
- JANUARY 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER TO BE HANGED ON JAN 27
Allah Ditta will be executed on January 27 at Central Jail Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
JANUARY 17, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 18 SOLDIERS TO DEATH FOR MUTINY
a Sudanese military court sentenced 18 soldiers to death charging them with insubordination and mutiny
JANUARY 17, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYCHEMICAL ALI RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" was convicted and sentenced to death
- JANUARY 16, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO 5 ACCUSED IN BIHAR
in Samastipur, India, Third Fast Track court Judge Ramesh Kumar Singh sentenced five people to death for abducting and killing a child on June 13, 2002.
- JANUARY 16, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR QUANG NINH MURDERS
in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Vietnam, Dang The Son, 30, and Phan Huy Nam, 34, were sentenced to death by the provincial People’s Court for gunning down six people on December 14, 2008.
- JANUARY 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
an appeal court in Iran sentenced two Kurdish political prisoners to death. Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi, 25, and Ghader Mohammadzadeh were accused of organizing unlawful groups among other charges.
- JANUARY 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN TRADE UNIONIST TO BE EXECUTED
Iranian-Kurdish activist and teacher trade unionist Farzad Kamangar is facing the threat of imminent execution this weekend.
JANUARY 16, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: A MAN STONED TO DEATH
a Somali man was stoned to death for adultery in Barawe town by al Shabaab militants
- 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.