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DECEMBER 11, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Chief Justice Ivor Archie of the Trinidad & Tobago Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of Marlon Taitt
- DECEMBER 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EXECUTION BY GUNSHOT DISCONTINUED IN LIAONING
northeast China's Liaoning province became the first province to use lethal injection for all executions.
- DECEMBER 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH TERM GIVEN FOR RAPE OF GIRLS
Xu Xinjian, a former school principal in Fujian Province, China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by the Quanzhou City Intermediate People's Court for raping underage girls.
DECEMBER 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN MEN FACE EXECUTION FOR SODOMY
ten young Iranian men, including eight teenagers, are currently awaiting execution for sodomy, Hossein
- DECEMBER 10, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Clifford Wright to death
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Clifford Wright to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge L. Paige Haddock sentenced Robert Earl Peterson to death
USA - Florida. Judge L. Paige Haddock sentenced Robert Earl Peterson to death
DECEMBER 10, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT SAYS IT WILL NOT ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Egypt said that it will not abolish the death penalty because it is a deterrent, even though human rights
- DECEMBER 9, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: KING SHOULD HALT EXECUTION
Bahrain's king, Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa, should halt plans to execute Bangladeshi Jassim Abdulmanan for killing a man in 2005, Human Rights Watch said.
- DECEMBER 9, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING PARENTS
Rasesh Chhotalal Shah, 28, was sentenced to death in Kenya by Lady Justice Jessie Lesiit for murdering his parents.
- DECEMBER 9, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
POLICE ILLEGALLY EXECUTE HUNDREDS IN NIGERIA: AMNESTY
“the Nigeria Police Force is responsible for hundreds of extrajudicial executions...
- DECEMBER 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Fars news agency reported that Iran publicly hanged an unidentified man for murder. He was executed in
Fars news agency reported that Iran publicly hanged an unidentified man for murder. He was executed in
- DECEMBER 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
an unidentified man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in a square in the city of Ahvaz in Iran’s
an unidentified man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in a square in the city of Ahvaz in Iran’s
- DECEMBER 9, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost granted a new delay in the execution of Romell Broom
USA - Ohio. Judge Gregory Frost granted a new delay in the execution of Romell Broom
- DECEMBER 9, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Jimmy McNeill was re-sentenced to life without parole
USA - North Carolina. Jimmy McNeill was re-sentenced to life without parole
- DECEMBER 9, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence of Scott Pinholster
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence of Scott Pinholster
- DECEMBER 9, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge T. Michael Johnson upheld the death sentence of Donte Hall
USA - Florida. Judge T. Michael Johnson upheld the death sentence of Donte Hall
DECEMBER 9, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYa West Bank military tribunal in Ramallah sentenced private 'Izziddin Rassem Daghra, from
a West Bank military tribunal in Ramallah sentenced private 'Izziddin Rassem Daghra, from
DECEMBER 9, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA TO DROP DEATH PENALTY FOR GAYS
Uganda will drop the death penalty and life imprisonment for gays in a refined version of an anti-gay bill
- DECEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MUST STOP IMMINENT EXECUTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDER
the Iranian authorities must halt the planned execution of a juvenile offender, Amnesty International urged
- DECEMBER 8, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Ahmed Al Azwari of the Fujairah Shariah Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced two men to death for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 8, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a local Defence Unit (LDU) officer in Kabale, Uganda, was sentenced to death for murdering a resident of Rutenga cell in Kabale Town.
- DECEMBER 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COURT SETS ASIDE MURDER CHARGE
Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Ariffin Zakaria and Justices Datuk Hashim Yusof and Datuk Md Raus Sharif of the Malaysian Federal Court set aside the death sentences of M.Dorai Pandian, 30, and P.Ragu, 36.
- DECEMBER 8, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge, Nisar Baig awarded capital punishment to Mudassar for killing Mazhar Baloch in the limits of Sadr police station over an old enmity in 2007.
- DECEMBER 8, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John Kennedy sentenced Edward Wycoff to death.
USA - California. Judge John Kennedy sentenced Edward Wycoff to death.
- DECEMBER 8, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Kenneth Biros was executed, becoming the 1st person in the United States to be executed using a 1-drug lethal injection protocol
USA - Ohio. Kenneth Biros was executed, becoming the 1st person in the United States to be executed using a 1-drug lethal injection protocol
- DECEMBER 8, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision throwing out the death sentence against Joseph J. Kindler
USA - Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision throwing out the death sentence against Joseph J. Kindler
- DECEMBER 8, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Leon County jury sentenced Jerry Duane Martin to death
USA - Texas. A Leon County jury sentenced Jerry Duane Martin to death
DECEMBER 8, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ROGUE TRADER EXECUTED
China executed a former securities trader for embezzlement.
- DECEMBER 8, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: NEW EXECUTION METHOD IS USED IN OHIO
a convicted killer in Ohio became the first person in the United States to be executed with a one-drug intravenous lethal injection. The new method, which involved a large dose of anesthetic, akin to how animals are euthanized, has been hailed by most ex
- DECEMBER 7, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahbubul Alam sentenced Abu Taher...