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- OCTOBER 7, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN TWO CASES
a man was awarded the death sentence by Fast track court Judge K R Jinan in Thodupuzha, India, for hacking to death his mother and maternal grandfather and two others.
- OCTOBER 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF CONVICT
a divisional bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, confirmed the death sentence of Muhammad Nawaz for killing his two sons, two daughters, a son-in-law and his wife in year 2000.
- OCTOBER 7, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH CONVICT CLAIMS TO BE A JUVENILE
V. Selvam, sentenced to death in India for the rape and murder of a 10 year old girl at Jaihindpuram on October 22, 2006, claimed that he was a minor at the time of the crime.
- OCTOBER 7, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian citizens Esma Faizul Zainul Nor, 38, and Mohamad Fazli Ismail...
Malaysian citizens Esma Faizul Zainul Nor, 38, and Mohamad Fazli Ismail...
OCTOBER 7, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MILITARY COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza, Palestine, headed by Judge Ayman 'Imad al-Din, sentenced Saleem
OCTOBER 7, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: IMMINENT EXECUTION MUST BE STOPPED
Amnesty International urged the President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko to grant clemency to a man
- OCTOBER 6, 2009SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. TWO PUBLIC HANGINGS IN ALEPPO IN SEPTEMBER
two men were hanged on September 3 in Aleppo, Syria, for armed robbery and murder, according to a foreign witness.
- OCTOBER 6, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DUO GETS DEATH FOR MURDERING SINGAPOREAN ACTRESS
two friends were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering Singaporean actress Una Angelia Oliveiro, 44.
- OCTOBER 6, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury today unanimously sentenced 61-year-old David Edenfield to death.
USA - Georgia. A jury today unanimously sentenced 61-year-old David Edenfield to death.
OCTOBER 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST PAKISTANI UPHELD
the Sana'a Appeal Court in Yemen upheld a death sentence against a Pakistani and jailed five others for 25
OCTOBER 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN AHWAZI ARABS FACING EXECUTION
Seven Ahwazi Arab opposition activists have been sentenced to death in secret trials in Iran's Revolutionary
OCTOBER 6, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: NO DEATH PENALTY FOR US EMBASSY BOMB SUSPECT
The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in
- OCTOBER 5, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, the trial for the 1975 assassination of the country’s...
in Bangladesh, the trial for the 1975 assassination of the country’s...
- OCTOBER 5, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
LAWYERS ACT TO SAVE NIGERIAN ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA
Nigerian Titus Ani was convicted of smuggling heroin in Indonesia, without what members of Amnesty International described as “experienced lawyers carefully preparing and presenting his case”.
- OCTOBER 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTION POSTPONEMENT MOVE WELCOMED
Amnesty International welcomed the postponement by Iranian authorities of the execution of Abbas Hosseini, an Afghan national, for a murder committed when he was 17 years old.
- OCTOBER 5, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Bahawalnagar, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Ch. Nazir Ahmed awarded the death sentence and a Rs 200,000 fine to Khizar Hayat.
- OCTOBER 5, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KASHMIRI GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN RAJOURI
in occupied Kashmir, India, a local court in Rajouri awarded the death sentence to a Kashmiri
OCTOBER 5, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 36 GOVS ADVOCATE DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
the governors of the 36 states of the Nigerian federation called on the Federal Government to sentence
- OCTOBER 5, 2009MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Alan Michael Rubenstein has been resentenced to life in prison
USA - Mississippi. Alan Michael Rubenstein has been resentenced to life in prison
- OCTOBER 5, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Lewis Sams sentenced Terrance Carter to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Lewis Sams sentenced Terrance Carter to death
OCTOBER 5, 2009DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): GOVERNOR STRICKLAND DELAYS TWO MORE EXECUTIONS
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has delayed the executions of two inmates, hours after a federal appeals court
OCTOBER 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR ADULTERY AND HOMOSEXUALITY
a man was hanged for adultery and homosexuality, human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei reported.
OCTOBER 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROTESTER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a man identified as Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani learnt from the Iranian authorities that he had been
- OCTOBER 4, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTED OF KILLING BOY
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court awarded the death sentence to Tasaduq Ijaz and Saleem.
- OCTOBER 4, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmad awarded the death sentence and a Rs 100,000 fine to an accused involved an murder case filed under Sadder police station
- OCTOBER 4, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ch.Muhammad Ilyas awarded capital punishment and a Rs 50,000 fine to Tariq, alias Gogi
OCTOBER 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN FREES TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
an Iranian man and woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning were freed on appeal,
- OCTOBER 3, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: IRAN MOVES TO EXECUTE MAN FOR CRIME COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS 17
Amnesty International warned of the imminent execution of Afghan national Abbas Hosseini in Mashhad, north-eastern Iran, for a murder committed in 2003 when he was 17.
OCTOBER 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Yemeni court sentenced two Pakistani fishermen to death and jailed two others for 25 years after
- OCTOBER 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Toney, Recently Exonerated from Death Row in Texas, Dies in Car Crash.
USA - Texas. Michael Toney, Recently Exonerated from Death Row in Texas, Dies in Car Crash.