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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMISTS SENTENCE FRENCH NATIONAL TO DEATH
the Al-Shabab Islamic Movement in Somalia sentenced a French national adviser who is being held in
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
judicial commissioner Azman Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court dismissed an appeal by Azhar Abdul
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor: No reason to stop John Allen Muhammad's execution.
USA - Virginia. Governor: No reason to stop John Allen Muhammad's execution.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: BOSASO COURT SENTENCES DEFENDANT TO DEATH
The district court of Bosaso, in Puntland State of Somalia, sentenced one of five young defendants to
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009RwandaDEATH PENALTYAU URGES MEMBERS TO EMULATE RWANDA ON DEATH PENALTY
fifty participants representing different African Union member states and national human rights commissions appealed to African countries to emulate Rwanda and abolish the death penalty.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Five people were hanged in the prison of Taybad, north-east of Iran reported the official news site of the Iranian police.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: CRM WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Civil Rights Movement of Sri Lanka reiterated its appeal for the abolition of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: KOREAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING VIETNAMESE LOVER
the Vietnamese Supreme Court sentenced South Korean national Kim Ki Jong, 26, to death for strangling his South Korean lover, Dao Thi H., in September, 2008, and burning her body.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDER
One woman was hanged in the prison of Sarakhs, north-east Iran, reported the state run Iranian news
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT GRANTS DEATH TO FOUR ACCUSED
an ADJ (III) court in Ghaziabad, India, sentenced four men to death for the murder of four members of a family in Nabipur, Muradnagar.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL TO BE HEARD BY SUPREME COURT
an appeal against one of the two death sentences imposed this year in Belarus will be heard by the Supreme
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Judith Clark imposed the death sentence on Tony Ricky Yonko.
USA - California. Judge Judith Clark imposed the death sentence on Tony Ricky Yonko.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Laurence Lovejoy
USA - Illinois. The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Laurence Lovejoy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FG SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR FAKE DRUG OFFENDERS
the nigerian Federal Government recommended death penalty for fake drugdealers.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: THREE MEN TO HANG FOR ALBINO MURDER
A court in north-western Tanzania sentenced three men to death by hanging for killing a 14-year-old albino boy.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2009IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. 'Zachary's Law' killer, Christopher M.Stevens, resentenced
USA - Indiana. 'Zachary's Law' killer, Christopher M.Stevens, resentenced
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jahmari Manuel to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jahmari Manuel to death
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYKYRGYZSTAN: OFFICIALS URGE RETURN TO DEATH PENALTY
Officials in Kyrgyzstan called for the death penalty to be reinstated and said public executions could be
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR TEENAGER’S MURDER
in India, 3rd Additional Sessions Judge C J Akarte sentenced Rajesh Shivprasad Sakhre...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: BOKO HARAM - WHY WE EXECUTED THEM
the summary execution of the Boko Haram religious sect leader Malam Mohammed Yusuf and scores of his followers in July 2009 was necessary in order to quell a very dangerous situation, according to the Nigeria Police high command.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Federal Judge Gregory L. Frost granted another temporary restraining order delaying Romell Broom's
USA - Ohio. Federal Judge Gregory L. Frost granted another temporary restraining order delaying Romell Broom's
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Christopher Coleman, 37, black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Christopher Coleman, 37, black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: PRESIDENT PROMISES TO IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has promised to carry out the "death penalty" to curtail increasing cases
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): KILLER IN '95 HOUSTON AMBUSH EXECUTED
Christopher Coleman, 37, black, was executed in Texas. He was 1 of 3 men convicted in connection with a drug-related shootings on Dec. 14, 1995 that claimed 3 lives.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has thrown out the death penalty for Michael Allen Hamilton
USA - California. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has thrown out the death penalty for Michael Allen Hamilton
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: UN CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the UN Human Rights Committee called on the Tanzanian Government to seriously consider abolishing
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYHOPE DIMS FOR 57 NIGERIANS ON DEATH ROW
the Nigerian Federal Government might be unable to save the 57 Nigerians facing the death row in different
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Aqil Hussain Chohan awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs 200,000 to Abdur Rehman, alias Kali.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO WOMEN GET DEATH, EX-COPS JAIL IN DRUG SCANDAL
Two women leaders of a drug dealing ring in Hanoi, Vietnam, were sentenced to death in a case that also saw six former police officers of the capital city get prison terms.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court overturned Alfredo Prieto's death sentence
USA - Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court overturned Alfredo Prieto's death sentence