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- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost has temporarily halted the 2nd execution attempt of Romell Broom
USA - Ohio. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost has temporarily halted the 2nd execution attempt of Romell Broom
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Michael Allen Hamilton 's death sentence
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Michael Allen Hamilton 's death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC CAUTIONS GOVERNMENT AGAINST SITTING ON MERCY PLEAS
the Indian Supreme Court advised the government to expeditiously dispose of mercy pleas of prisoners sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC AWARDS DEATH TO MAN WHO HACKED WIFE, 5 CHILDREN
the Indian Supreme Court awarded capital punishment to a man identified as Jagdiah who hacked his wife and five children to death with a long knife on August 19, 2005.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 10
the higher people's court in north China's Hebei Province upheld a ruling sentencing 10 members in a
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: LINDA CARTY FACES EXECUTION AFTER LOSING APPEAL
Linda Carty, a British citizen on Death Row in Texas, USA, could be executed within months after having
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence of Timothy Lee Hurst
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence of Timothy Lee Hurst
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Prosecutors can still seek the death penalty despite New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty
USA - New Mexico. Prosecutors can still seek the death penalty despite New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Sedrice Maurice Simpson moved off Arkansas' death row
USA - Arkansas. Sedrice Maurice Simpson moved off Arkansas' death row
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PROPOSAL TO END DEATH SENTENCE NOT TO COVER TERRORISTS
Pakistan said terrorists sentenced to death will not be pardoned if capital punishment is abolished in the country.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: CHIBA URGES DEATH PENALTY DEBATE
New Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba said she will deal carefully with death penalty cases and called for a wide-ranging debate on whether capital punishment should be abolished.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KHURSHID CALLS FOR RETHINK ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in India a Union Minister called for a rethink on the issue of Capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR PRISONER FACING LIFE TERM
in Chatra, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge (fast track-II) Sudhir Kumar Sinha...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAP AND MURDER CASE
in Ghaziabad, India, Additional District Judge found Rajesh Panda and Vishal guilty of kidnapping Dhanajay, 6, for Rs 10 lakh ransom on September 6, 2004, and murdering him. His body was found on October 3, 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Stephen Moody was executed
USA - Texas. Stephen Moody was executed
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Despite affair, no new trial for Charles Dean Hood
USA - Texas. Despite affair, no new trial for Charles Dean Hood
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT SEEKS RECOMMENDATIONS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari wants to replace capital punishment with 24 to 30 years of imprisonment.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ANOTHER TWO ACEHNESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Indonesian nationals from East Aceh were sentenced to death by hanging by the Shah Alam court in
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: 17 CHILDREN ON LUZIRA DEATH ROW
Luzira Prison in Uganda has 17 juveniles sentenced to death but cannot be hanged because they committed the offences when they were below 18 years, said the Report launched by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: JUSTICE MINISTER THANKS LIBYAN LEADER FOR PARDONING PRISONERS
Minister of State for Justice and Keeper of the Seals Tayeb Belaiz has expressed Algeria's appreciation for
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Execution Halted After First Attempt is Botched
USA - Ohio. Execution Halted After First Attempt is Botched
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR DRUG MAKERS EXECUTED
China executed four men for drug production, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Anwar Nazeer sentenced two men to death
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR KILLING COLLEAGUE
the UPDF 5th Division Court Martial sitting at Acholpii in Pader District, Uganda, sentenced a Local
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ACEHNESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING
a Shah Alam court in Selangor, Malaysia, sentenced an Indonesian national to death. Judge Su Geok Yiam
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: ACEH COUNCIL PASSES BYLAW ON STONING ADULTERERS TO DEATH
Indonesia's province of Aceh passed a new law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a member of the province's parliament said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA'S ACEH TO EXCLUDE STONING ADULTERERS UNDER SHARIA LAW
Indonesia's staunchly Muslim Aceh province asked provincial lawmakers to hold off including stoning to death as a punishment for married adulterers in a new bill set to pass into law.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
in Nigeria, Chief Justice Bemari Bansi of the Yola High Court sentenced Patrick Ozeoma to hang for a murder committed when he was a minor.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for George Anthony Hernandez Jr.
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for George Anthony Hernandez Jr.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
in Nigeria, Chief Justice Bemari Bansi of the Yola High Court sentenced Patrick Ozeoma to hang for a