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- DECEMBER 15, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DRAFT BORDER GUARD LAW SUGGESTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a draft law for the border security force containing provisions for the death sentence as the maximum punishment was submitted to the Bangladeshi Law Ministry.
- DECEMBER 15, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the death sentence for Jason McGehee
USA - Arkansas. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the death sentence for Jason McGehee
- DECEMBER 15, 2009European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
The Swedish presidency on behalf of the European Union called on the governments of all countries which
DECEMBER 15, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MORE TIME NEEDED FOR MORATORIUM
Belarus isn’t excluding the introduction of the moratorium on the death penalty, but it needs more time.
DECEMBER 15, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED
five people have been recently executed in Iran for murder and armed robbery.
- DECEMBER 14, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
RESUMPTION OF DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ SPARKS UN CONCERN
“the resumption of the death penalty in Iraq earlier this year is a source of great concern to the United Nations”, according to the world body's latest report.
- DECEMBER 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was hanged in the northeast Iranian town of Bojnord early the morning,
one man was hanged in the northeast Iranian town of Bojnord early the morning,
DECEMBER 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED
Iran publicly hanged Mohammad Sadegh, 27, in the northern town of Noor, the Vatan Emrouz newspaper
- DECEMBER 13, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SAYS 13 TO BE EXECUTED OVER BAGHDAD BLASTS
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said that 13 people arrested for deadly bombings in Baghdad on August 19, 2008, are to be executed.
- DECEMBER 13, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: ISLAMIST MILITANTS STONE MAN TO DEATH
witnesses in the town of Afgoye, southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, said Islamist militants stoned to death a man accused of adultery. The militants apparently summoned the town's residents to watch the executions.
- DECEMBER 13, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: ISLAMIST MILITANTS EXECUTE MAN
witnesses in the town of Afgoye, southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, said Islamist militants shot a man accused of murder. The militants apparently summoned the town's residents to watch the executions.
- DECEMBER 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man convicted of armed robbery in the western Khuzestan province, Fars news
Iran hanged a man convicted of armed robbery in the western Khuzestan province, Fars news
DECEMBER 13, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: EGYPTIAN BUTCHER GIVEN DEATH FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER
Judge Wael Al-Atiqi of the Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced Egyptian butcher, S. Radhi, to death for
- DECEMBER 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
BUS DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PEDESTRIAN IN E CHINA
bus driver Wang Jianqiang, 50, was sentenced to death in east China's Jiangsu Province for deliberately killing a pedestrian on April 13, 2009, because he was angry at his employer.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR CULTIST
Seishi Kanetsuki, presiding judge on the First Petty Bench of the Japanese Supreme Court, upheld the death sentence of former Aum Shinrikyo cultist Yoshihiro Inoue, 39.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NORTHEAST CHINA
two men were sentenced to death in northeast China's Liaoning Province by the Dandong Municipal Intermediate People's Court.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR 6 CHINESE TRADERS FAKING 'MADE IN INDIA' TAGS
six Chinese traders who exported fake anti-malaria drugs to Nigeria under the "Made in India" label were sentenced to death, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: DEATH PENALTY VIOLATES RIGHT TO LIFE
Amnesty International (AI) Ghana says it opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception, regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender or the method used to kill the prisoner.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Justices K.K. Mishra and D.V. Sharma of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court in India commuted the death sentence awarded by the Lakhimpur-Kheri District and Sessions court to Pawan Kumar, alias Monu Mittal, to life imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES SENTENCE IN HONOUR KILLINGS CASE
Justices VS Sirpurkar and Deepak Verma of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of Dilip Narayan Tiwari, Manoj Paswan and Sunil Ramashray Yadav to 25 years imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FORMER CYCLIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi of the Malaysian High Court sentenced a former national cyclist to death for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, a District and Sessions Judge sentenced a man identified as Sarfaraz to death for shooting his wife Yasmeen dead in January 2008 over domestic issues.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a Special Anti-Terrorism court in Pakistan awarded the death sentence on four counts to Aftab, Nawaz, and Faisal for kidnapping Iqbal Hussain and later releasing him for Rs 15 million ransom.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SWEDISH EU - PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON DEATH PENALTY AND EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Presidency of the European Union expresses its concern regarding recent reports of death sentences in Saudi Arabia for activities defined as "sorcery".
- DECEMBER 11, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Dedee Costello sentenced Matthew Caylor to death
USA - Florida. Judge Dedee Costello sentenced Matthew Caylor to death
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed
USA - Indiana. Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed
DECEMBER 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN EXECUTED OVER CHILD PROSTITUTION
a woman in southwest China, Zhao Qingmei, was executed in Guizhou province after her
- DECEMBER 11, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Judge David Lee Vincent III sentenced Gregory Bowman to death
USA - Illinois. Judge David Lee Vincent III sentenced Gregory Bowman to death
- DECEMBER 11, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: DEATH SENTENCE QUASHED
Chief Justice Ivor Archie of the Trinidad & Tobago Court of Appeal quashed the death sentence of Ijah Braithwaite and ordered a retrial.
DECEMBER 11, 2009DEATH PENALTYINDIANA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED FOR 1994 KILLINGS
Matthew Eric Wrinkles was executed at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Wrinkles, 49, white, was