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- DECEMBER 29, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a father of three children was sentenced to death by stoning for having raped his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
a father of three children was sentenced to death by stoning for having raped his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
DECEMBER 29, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BRITON EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Akmal Shaikh, a British national who was convicted of smuggling drugs into China, was executed by lethal
- DECEMBER 28, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN WITHDRAWS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a man sentenced to death for killing two people and injuring seven during a knife spree in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture withdrew his appeal.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: WAITER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin of the Malaysian High Court handed a waiter the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: DEATH ROLL CONVICT LOSES APPEAL
the Gambia Court of Appeal presided over by Justice Esther Ota unanimously dismissed Lamin Ceesay’s appeal against his death sentence for murder.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER OF SUSPECTED WITCH
two men were sentenced to hang by deputy Chief Justice Laetitia Mukasa-Kikonyogo of the Ugandan Court of Appeal for killing an old woman in Bushenyi District on suspicion that she was bewitching them.
- DECEMBER 28, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: ROBBER TO HANG AFTER APPEAL FAILS
Frankline Muriuki’s appeal against his death sentence was dismissed by Judges Emmanuel O’Kubasu, Erastus Githinji and Daniel Aganyanya of the Kenyan Court of Appeal.
DECEMBER 28, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE MEN TO HANG OVER RAPE AND ROBBERY
An Egyptian court sentenced three men to death after they were convicted of rape and armed robbery
DECEMBER 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
Ahmad Karimi, a young carpenter accused of being a ringleader in the post-election unrest in Iran
- DECEMBER 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
- DECEMBER 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CHARGES
Iranian man Mumtaz Sultan Amiri was sentenced to death by Judge Redhwan Al Namer of the Yemeni State Security Court for bringing drugs from Iran to Yemen by the Hudhramout east coast.
- DECEMBER 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: FIVE CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the People’s Court of Vietnam’s northern Quang Ninh Province sentenced Chinese nationals Lu Minh Cheng, Chan Kwok Kwong, Ieong Chi Kai, Wang Hui Lan and Ngan Chiu Kuen to death.
- DECEMBER 26, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DFA LISTS 85 DEATH ROW CASES ABROAD
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr said that of the 85 death penalty cases involving Philippine overseas workers, 15 are murder-related and 60 are drug related.
- DECEMBER 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sundhar awarded the death sentence to Muhammad Jamil and fined him Rs100,000.
- DECEMBER 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES GANG BOSS
Wang Xingping, 39, a top gangster was executed in western China, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
- DECEMBER 23, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Mohsan Raza Khan awarded capital punishment and a fine to Ijaz for killing Abdul Wahid of Shahpur over a trivial issue on April 5, 2009.
DECEMBER 23, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM CHARGES HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER
Vietnam has charged a well-known human rights lawyer and his associates with subversion, a charge that
DECEMBER 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYa court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced a further five people to death for their role
a court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced a further five people to death for their role
- DECEMBER 22, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SET TO EXECUTE MENTALLY ILL BRITON FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
China is scheduled to execute a mentally ill British national after the Supreme Court turned down his appeal.
- DECEMBER 22, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MORE UIGHURS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
China sentenced Uighur Mehmet Maheti, 19, to death after finding him guilty of two murders and robbery.
- DECEMBER 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men convicted of armed robbery were hanged in the south Iranian city of Sirjan in Kerman
two men convicted of armed robbery were hanged in the south Iranian city of Sirjan in Kerman
- DECEMBER 22, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SHENZHEN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate Court in China sentenced Li Yi to death and deprived him of political rights for life and forfeited his property.
- DECEMBER 22, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT CONVICTS TWO FOR KILLING 12 PEOPLE
in Multan, Pakistan, Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No 1 judge Sarwar Saleemullah sentenced Ghulam Abbas to death and 30 years in prison and sentenced Muhammad Ajmal to death and 15 years imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 22, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death
DECEMBER 22, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING
a 43-year-old factory supervisor was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for drug trafficking.
DECEMBER 22, 2009EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ASSASSINATION PLOT
five prominent Ethiopian politicians were sentenced to death by the Federal High Court for plotting
- DECEMBER 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ASSAM MAN GIVEN DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
judge Mazed Ali of the Kamrup Additional District and Sessions court in India awarded the death penalty to Sujit Biswas, now 23, for the rape and murder of Seema Khatun, 3, in Paltan Bazar on October 18, 2007.
- DECEMBER 21, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
an Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan awarded the death sentence to an accused of kidnapping and confiscated his property.
- DECEMBER 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
two brothers were awarded the death sentence in Allahabad, India, by Fast Track Court Judge D P N Singh.
- DECEMBER 21, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodia deported a group of 20 Uighurs, including two small children, who fled
Cambodia deported a group of 20 Uighurs, including two small children, who fled