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- DECEMBER 7, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOUTHWEST CHINA GANG TRIAL
five people were sentenced to death after being convicted of drug trafficking, racketeering, fraud and selling counterfeit currency in southwest China.
- DECEMBER 7, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COURT DISMISSES APPEAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian Federal Court dismissed the final appeal against the death sentence of a car repossessor.
- DECEMBER 7, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that 41-year-old Timothy Titus Rodriguez be put to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that 41-year-old Timothy Titus Rodriguez be put to death
- DECEMBER 7, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Brad Nelson to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Brad Nelson to death
DECEMBER 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED
A man was beheaded and then crucified in the Saudi Arabian city of Hail.
- DECEMBER 6, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
eight Islamist militants were sentenced to death in absentia...
eight Islamist militants were sentenced to death in absentia...
- DECEMBER 5, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
in India, a man identified as Sanjay was sentenced to death.
- DECEMBER 5, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Jazeela Aslam sentenced two people to death.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN LABOURER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Alan Setiawan, 39, a labourer from Indonesia was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
CONGO OVERRULES NORWEGIANS’ DEATH SENTENCES
the death sentence of the two Norwegians sentenced by the military court of Kisangani town in Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo was quashed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-INSURANCE AGENT
Presiding Justice Yuki Furuta of the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a former insurance agent convicted of killing a couple in Kitami, Hokkaido, in 1988.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: OVER 900 PRISONERS FACE EXECUTION BY NEW YEAR
Iraq is preparing to execute hundreds of prisoners, including 17 women, Amnesty International warned, as it issued an 'urgent action' appeal to try to prevent the deaths.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Deno Economou sentenced Michael King to die
USA - Florida. Judge Deno Economou sentenced Michael King to die
- DECEMBER 4, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Derlyn Ray Threats
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Derlyn Ray Threats
- DECEMBER 4, 2009Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith imposed the federal death sentence on David Runyon
USA - Virginia. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith imposed the federal death sentence on David Runyon
DECEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE MORE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ETHNIC RIOTS
China sentenced three more people to death for murder and other crimes committed in riots in the western
- DECEMBER 3, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER GANG CRIME IN SOUTH CHINA
two mob bosses were sentenced to death in Yangjiang, southern China. Xu Jianqiang was also fined 310 million yuan ($45.4 million) for abetting three murders.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: COURT GRANTS MALAYSIAN’S APPLICATION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION
the Singapore High Court granted a Malaysian man’s application for a stay of execution in what may be the first of its kind.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO COURT REJECTS APPEAL BY NORWEGIANS ON DEATH ROW
the military court of Orientale province in northern Democratic Republic of Congo rejected an appeal by Norwegians Tjostolv Moland, 28, and Joshua French, 27.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHI MAN FACES RARE EXECUTION
Amnesty International appealed to the King of Bahrain to stop the execution of a Bangladeshi man.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED FOR KILLING BROTHER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Asghar Ali Khan sentenced Iftikhar to death and ordered him to pay Rs 200,000 compensation.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bobby Wayne Woods was executed
USA - Texas. Bobby Wayne Woods was executed
- DECEMBER 3, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Isiah Patterson to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Isiah Patterson to death
DECEMBER 3, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA ANNOUNCES MORE DEATH SENTENCES FOR XINJIANG RIOT
A court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced five people to death for murder and other crimes over deadly
DECEMBER 3, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS EXECUTES LOW-IQ CONVICTED KILLER
A convicted killer was executed in Texas, despite pleas from his lawyers he was too mentally
- DECEMBER 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Shafqat Ali awarded capital punishment to Muhammad Aslam and fined him Rs 100,000.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GHAZIABAD: SIX GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR
in India, the Ghaziabad district court sentenced six men to death for killing four women of a family on November 24, 2005, over a land-related dispute.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF JILTED LOVER TO LIFE TERM
the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in India commuted the death sentence of Tulsiram Potavi, 27, to life imprisonment due to his young age and clean criminal record.
- DECEMBER 2, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR CONTRACTOR
Danial Ooi Abdullah, 47, a contractor, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court
DECEMBER 2, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: ARSONIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 16
A Japanese court sentenced to death an arsonist who killed 16 people when he set fire to an all-night adult