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NOVEMBER 17, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMISTS STONE WOMAN TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
Islamist rebels publicly stoned a woman to death and flogged a man 100 times for alleged adultery in southern Somalia.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR CHILD RAPE
in Taif, Saudi Arabia, Saad Al-Hathli was executed for kidnapping and raping two schoolboys at a remote area outside the
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BROTHER'S CHILDREN
in Jammu, India, Second Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Chatterji Koul sentenced Vijay Kumar to death for killing his brother's three children aged 8, 7 and 4 in front of their parents in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: MAN LOSES A THIRD APPEAL
Bahrain's Cassation Court upheld the death penalty against Bangladeshi national Jassim Abdulmanan
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended Timothy Scott Boyle be sentenced to death
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended Timothy Scott Boyle be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court restored a death sentence for Fernando Belmontes
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court restored a death sentence for Fernando Belmontes
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced Demontrell Miller to death
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced Demontrell Miller to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Harve Lamar Johnson to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Harve Lamar Johnson to death
- NOVEMBER 15, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 2 CHRISTIANS FACE DEATH PENALTY
two Egyptian Christians were sentenced to death for the murder of a Muslim man who married one of their relatives after she converted to Islam, a judicial source said
- NOVEMBER 15, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged in a public square in the northern Iranian city of Qaemshahr in the Caspian Sea Mazandaran province, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan.
NOVEMBER 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER DEATH ROW DUO AWARDED COMPENSATION
two wrongly condemned death row inmates were granted state compensation in China after they were
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio's revised method of lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor
USA - Ohio. Ohio's revised method of lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO NEPALI RAPE-AND-MURDER CONVICTS GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Ambala, India, two Nepali youths were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EX-UITM LECTURER
two friends were sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia for murdering UiTM lecturer Bakarudin Busu on February 12, 2002.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Manzoor Hussain Dogar awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs 500,000 each to Shaukat Ali and Sher Ali.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH IN RAPE, MURDER CASE
Judge Rauf Ahmed Sheikh of the District Sessions Court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, awarded two death sentences to Ghulam Murtaza for kidnapping, raping and murdering Riffat Zahid and her son Danish Farooq in the limits of Gujar Khan Police Station.
NOVEMBER 13, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: HEAD OF QAIDA SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Algerian Criminal Court sentenced to 49 al-Qaida of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) members to death,
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith ordered Herbert Williams, Jr. from death row to to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith ordered Herbert Williams, Jr. from death row to to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
NOVEMBER 13, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: FIVE DEATH ROW INMATES PARDONED
five inmates waiting to be hanged for more than 20 years were released by Luzira Prison authorities
NOVEMBER 13, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO PRAWN SELLERS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prawn sellers were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in 36,220 grams of
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 TO DIE FOR MURDER
three cadres of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party were sentenced to death in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, for killing farmer Firoz Malitha in 1998.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Puducherry, India, Second Additional Sessions Judge Siddarthar sentenced S Sreekumar and K Kumaran, both from Madurai, to death for killing Sankar from Subramaniyapuram in January 2001 in a rouse to get money off a leisure centre owner.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR OFW
the Kuwait Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence of Philippine national Bienvenido Espino, Jr, for killing compatriot Jhias Gumapac on October 30, 2007.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRISONERS OF CHILD GET DEATH
a Medina court in Saudi Arabia sentenced an Egyptian man and his sister to death for kidnapping an Afghani girl and keeping her prisoner for four years.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Helmi Mohd Hussin...
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Helmi Mohd Hussin...
NOVEMBER 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN HAMEDAN
Iran hanged two men convicted of rape and murder in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, the
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FOUR JORDANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
a court in El-Tor, Egypt, sentenced four Jordanians to death for trying to smuggle hashish. The verdict has
- NOVEMBER 12, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A judge decided that William Thomas' death sentence must be converted in a life sentence.
USA - Ohio. A judge decided that William Thomas' death sentence must be converted in a life sentence.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTED OF DOUBLE MURDER
in Khushab, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Khushab Manzoor Ahmad Mirza sentenced Arshad Mehmood and Noor Ahmad tp death and fined them Rs 150,000 and Rs 100,000 respectively.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN OSAKA
the Osaka High Court in Japan upheld the death sentence of Ryoji Kagayama, 59, for fatally stabbing Chinese student Han Ying, 24, in July 2000, and office worker Akira Morinaga, 30, in February 2008, while robbing them.