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- NOVEMBER 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRADUATE TO HANG FOR MURDER
Judicial commissioner Mohd Yazid Mustafa of the Malaysian High Court sentenced economics graduate Irawadi Muhammad, 27, from Pasir Mas, to death.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ADSJ AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO ACCUSED
in Jhang, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed-Ul-Hassan Chisti awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs one lakh each to Jamshed and Rab Nawaz for murdering Sajjada Nashin in 2006
NOVEMBER 11, 2009LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCE TO 4 CONVICTED OF COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
military judges in Lebanon issued death sentences to four people found guilty of collaborating with Israel.
NOVEMBER 11, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: EGYPTIAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
the Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced an Egyptian man, identified only as Ismail M., to death for murdering
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A jury said that Brian Dugan should be executed
USA - Illinois. A jury said that Brian Dugan should be executed
NOVEMBER 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HANGED
Kurdish political prisoner Ehsan Fattahian was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the provincial capital of
NOVEMBER 11, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: EXECUTION IN VIRGINIA DOESN’T HALT DECREASE IN USA
regarding the execution in the United States of John Allen Muhammad, better known as the 'Washington Sniper', Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D'Elia told ADNKRONOS: “the execution carried out today in Virginia doesn’t halt the decrease of both the death p
NOVEMBER 11, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYKYRGYZSTAN: LAWMAKERS REJECT UN DEATH PENALTY BAN
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan voted to reject a United Nations protocol banning the death penalty in a move
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS IN KISHOREGANJ MURDER CASE
at a court in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, Additional Sessions Judge Tabassum Islam sentenced M Islamuddin, 30, of Charparatala village in Pakundia upazila, to death in absentia
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
A teenager who raped and killed a girl child was sentenced to death by a Taiz Primary Court and also fined
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
the Parliament Committee on International Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation approved the
the Parliament Committee on International Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation approved the
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
FIFTY-SIX PERCENT OF RUSSIANS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
56% of Russian citizens support the death penalty, but the level of support has decreased the last few years
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle was executed
USA - Texas. Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle was executed
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. John Allen Muhammad was executed
USA - Virginia. John Allen Muhammad was executed
NOVEMBER 10, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudis convicted of murder in the western city of Taif , the interior ministry said
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: WASHINGTON SNIPER IS PUT TO DEATH
The man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in and around Washington DC was executed after a final appeal was thrown out. John Allen Muhammad's lawyers say he was mentally ill, but Virginia Governor Tim Kaine rejected a plea for clemency.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PLEA FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Justice Ajit Singh Bains, president of the Punjab Human Rights Organisation, appealed for the abolition of the capital punishment in India.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MASTERMIND BEHIND ACP KAMEKA'S MURDER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Massimassa Adams, 26, was sentenced to death by the Home Circuit Court in Jamaica for masterminding the murder of Assistant Commissioner, Gilbert Kameka, 48.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY IMPOSSIBLE IN RUSSIA – STATE DUMA REPRESENTATIVE
introducing the death penalty is impossible in Russia, State Duma Permanent Representative to the Constitutional Court Alexander Kharitonov said at the court's plenary meeting.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Medina sentenced a Lebanese man to death for the undefined crime of practicing
a court in Medina sentenced a Lebanese man to death for the undefined crime of practicing
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Zambian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Lusaka resident Brian Phiri, 32, for murdering his aunt Dainess Banda in Chipata township
NOVEMBER 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NINE EXECUTED OVER XINJIANG RIOTS
Chinese authorities have executed nine people who had been convicted over riots in the Xinjiang region in July, Chinese officials have said.
NOVEMBER 9, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: PRESIDENT FAVORS GRADUAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev favors the gradual abolition of the death penalty, Presidential
- NOVEMBER 9, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against Robert Van Hook
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against Robert Van Hook
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND, SISTER-IN-LAW TO DIE FOR MURDER
a husband and sister-in-law were sentenced to death by a court in Rajshahi, Bangaldesh, for poisoning Shulekha Khatun from Chuniapara village under Durgapur upazila of the district on February 28, 2004.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVIST EHSAN FATAHIYAN TO BE EXECUTED
the death sentence of Ehsan Fatahiyan, a 27 year old Kurdish activist in Iran, is set to be carried out on November 11, 2009.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GOES TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN SHERPUR
at a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, District Additional and Sessions Judge Ratneshwar Bhattacharya convicted a man and sentenced him to death in absentia for killing his wife for dowry.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALI MAN STONED TO DEATH
a man was stoned to death for adultery in Wanlaweyn town in the lower Shabelle region in Somalia “months ago”, according to the Mathaba.net and Mareeg.com websites.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional district & sessions Judge Tamar Hayat Gondal sentenced Muhammad Akhtar to death and fined him Rs 200,000.
NOVEMBER 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Hasan bin Ahmed al-Qarni was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.