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NOVEMBER 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran) early this morning, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALI ADULTERER STONED TO DEATH; LOVER WILL BE
Islamists in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Belanger sentenced Andrew Michael Gosciminski again to death
USA - Florida. Judge Robert Belanger sentenced Andrew Michael Gosciminski again to death
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED IN SARIN ATTACK
in Japan, the Second Petty Bench of the Supreme Court rejected appeals by Toru Toyota, 41, and Kenichi Hirose, 45, who were convicted of murder in the 1995 sarin subway attack.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court ordered another review of claims by Joe Nathan James Jr.
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court ordered another review of claims by Joe Nathan James Jr.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2009MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Allen Pepper Jr. said William L. Wiley is mentally retarded and therefore can't be executed.
USA - Mississippi. Judge Allen Pepper Jr. said William L. Wiley is mentally retarded and therefore can't be executed.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG LEADER EXECUTED IN CHINA
a former gang leader was executed in northern China after being convicted of murder, kidnapping, and extortion, state media reported.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG LEADER EXECUTED IN CHINA
in Yushu city in China’s northeastern province of Jilin, Yushu's former deputy mayor Xu Fengshan was sentenced to death with a reprieve of two years for taking more than 20 million yuan in bribes and harbouring criminal organisations.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: IMO MPS OVERRIDE OHAKIM'S VETO OF DEATH PENALTY
in Owerri, Nigeria, Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nana Opiah signed into law the death penalty bill for kidnappers and hostage takers.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Edward Wycoff to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Edward Wycoff to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Emmett Taylor III.
USA - Delaware. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Emmett Taylor III.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania / Ohio. A jury has decided against the death penalty for Terrell Yarbroug
USA - Pennsylvania / Ohio. A jury has decided against the death penalty for Terrell Yarbroug
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Khristian Oliver, 32, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Khristian Oliver, 32, white, was executed
- NOVEMBER 5, 2009MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judge Tom Lee ruled James Billiot's death sentence should be suspended
USA - Mississippi. Judge Tom Lee ruled James Billiot's death sentence should be suspended
NOVEMBER 5, 2009DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN CONGRESS: DECEMBER 17 AND 18 IN PADOVA PRISON
The next Hands Off Cain Congress will be held on December 17 and 18 in a special location: the Padova
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: REVOKE DEATH SENTENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, urged Iran to revoke the death sentences of Mehdi P., from Tabriz; Moshen G., from Shiraz; and Nemat Safavi, from Ardebil.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Pedro Rodriguez
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Pedro Rodriguez
NOVEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYBEIJING TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION FOR ALL DEATH PENALTY CRIMINALS NEXT YEAR
Beijing will adopt lethal injection next year for all death row inmates, and a lethal injection room has already
NOVEMBER 4, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS 1 INDIAN, 2 LANKANS FOR MURDER
Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said.
NOVEMBER 4, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: IBAHRI CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemned a proposal in Uganda to
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION PUT ON HOLD
the execution of a 21-year-old man for raping two young boys earlier and abandoned one of them to die in the desert in Hail, Saudi Arabia, was postponed.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Higher Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Isma’il “al-Sab’a”, 36, from Rafah, to
the Higher Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Isma’il “al-Sab’a”, 36, from Rafah, to
NOVEMBER 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS CRUCIFIXION IN CHILD MURDER CASE
a Saudi Arabian court upheld a sentence to behead and then crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping
NOVEMBER 3, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYKYRGYZSTAN: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SENDS DRAFT LAW TO PARLIAMENT
the Parliamentary Committee sent the draft law on Kyrgyzstan's signature of the Second Optional Protocol
- NOVEMBER 2, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: FOUR GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING ALBINOS
four Tanzanians were sentenced to death by hanging for killing Lyaku Willy, an albino man, in 2008.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIRST PUBLIC EXECUTION SINCE SADDAM HUSSEIN’S RULE
the Iraqi Government will publicly execute Muhanned al-Aweni for the murder of Muntadher al-Mussewi, 11.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: AL-MALIKI REJECTS STAYS OF EXECUTION FOR 1,000 PRISONERS
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ruled out granting clemency to more than 1,000 Iraqi detainees
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI EXECUTED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Iranian Police news center, a member of the militant group "Jondollah", identified as Abdolhamid Rigi, was hanged in the prison of Zahedan.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HEAD OF SADDAM’S TRIBE
five men were sentenced to death in Iraq for murdering the head of Saddam Hussein’s Sunni tribe, the
- NOVEMBER 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MERCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1998
a man identified as Govindasami, who had been on death row in India since 1998, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by President Pratibha Patil.