Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
- JANUARY 8, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHI WORKER TO HANG IN SINGAPORE FOR MURDER
High Court Judge Kan Ting Chiu of Singapore's High Court sentenced Bangladeshi construction worker Kamrul Hasan Abdul Quddus, 35, to death for murder.
- JANUARY 8, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WOMAN'S MURDER
in Barasat, India, a fast track court sentenced 10 people to death for the murder of a jeweller's wife at Kanchrapara.
- JANUARY 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a trial of first instance in Pakistan sentenced a chauffeur
a trial of first instance in Pakistan sentenced a chauffeur
JANUARY 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WARNING AGAINST EXECUTION OF FIVE DETAINEES OF RECENT UPRISING
Abbas Jaafari Dowlat Abadi, Tehran’s Prosecutor, announced today that the cases of five individuals
- JANUARY 8, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The death sentence of Travis E. Glass has been commuted to life in prison without parole.
USA - Missouri. The death sentence of Travis E. Glass has been commuted to life in prison without parole.
- JANUARY 7, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Vernon Lamont Smith has been executed
USA - Ohio. Vernon Lamont Smith has been executed
- JANUARY 7, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Jeffrey Levenson sentenced Ralston "Jay" Davis to death
USA - Florida. Judge Jeffrey Levenson sentenced Ralston "Jay" Davis to death
- JANUARY 7, 2010ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered that James Aaron Miller receive a new sentencing hearing
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered that James Aaron Miller receive a new sentencing hearing
- JANUARY 7, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Gerald Bordelon was executed
USA - Louisiana. Gerald Bordelon was executed
- JANUARY 7, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kenneth Mosley was executed.
USA - Texas. Kenneth Mosley was executed.
- JANUARY 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT STAYS SURINDER KOLI'S DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice BS Chauhan of the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Surinder Koli
- JANUARY 7, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: DEATH ROW INMATES PLEAD FOR SECOND CHANCE
a gathering held inside Lebanon’s largest prison, Roumieh, urged the Lebanese government to move toward formal abolition of the death penalty.
JANUARY 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SEVEN EXECUTED FOR GANG CRIMES
seven men were executed by the by the Shijiazhuang Municipal Intermediate People's
JANUARY 7, 2010Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYBURMA: TWO WHISTLE-BLOWERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Burmese officials were sentenced to death for leaking to North Korea and Russia details
- JANUARY 6, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty hearing for Herbert Wesley
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty hearing for Herbert Wesley
- JANUARY 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kenneth Twisselman sentenced Timothy Titus Rodriguez to death
USA - California. Judge Kenneth Twisselman sentenced Timothy Titus Rodriguez to death
- JANUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
TEN IRANIAN CITIZENS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
ten Iranian citizens were sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs and will be executed over next days, the website of Iranian television reported.
- JANUARY 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING IN
a restaurant owner was sentenced to death by Justice Datuk Zakaria Sam of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking ganja
- JANUARY 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CONTRACTOR FAILS IN FINAL BID TO ESCAPE GALLOWS
the Malaysian Federal Court dismissed the appeal of Yeap Boon Hai, 50, against his death sentence.
- JANUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED
Fasih (Fateh) Yasmini was executed in Khoy, Iran, without his lawyer being advised..
- JANUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
the Azarbaijan Provincial Court of Appeal in Iran confirmed...
the Azarbaijan Provincial Court of Appeal in Iran confirmed...
- JANUARY 6, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Imprisoned ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan again nominated for Nobel
USA - Illinois. Imprisoned ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan again nominated for Nobel
- JANUARY 5, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the death sentence of James "Ray" Ward
USA - Georgia. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the death sentence of James "Ray" Ward
- JANUARY 5, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY AGAINST MAN IN KIDNAP, MURDER
Judge Ahmad Al-Ajeel of the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation dismissed an appeal by a Kuwaiti man for kidnapping, robbing and murdering an Egyptian man, identified as Ashraf M.
- JANUARY 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Abdul Mustafa for his involvement in a murder case.
JANUARY 5, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 77 PEOPLE EXECUTED LAST YEAR
Iraq executed 77 people last year, all of whom were convicted of terrorism-related offences, the country's supreme court said.
- JANUARY 5, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Department of Corrections released its proposed revisions to the lethal injection procedure
USA - California. The California Department of Corrections released its proposed revisions to the lethal injection procedure
- JANUARY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO DIE FOR KILLING CHILD
Judge AFM Mahbubul Haque of the Women and Children Repression Control Tribunal- 2 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, awarded the death sentence to Khaled Hasan for killing Saidul, 7, in April 2007.
- JANUARY 4, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran hanged three men, two Iranian and an Afghan, convicted of murder and rape inside a prison in Varamin, south of Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- JANUARY 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: PAKISTANI CARRIER TO DIE FOR DRUGS
the Criminal Court in Kuwait sentenced an unidentified Pakistani man to capital punishment for smuggling heroin into the country.