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- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: ACEH'S PLAN TO STONE `ETHICAL' CRIMINALS WIDELY CONDEMNED
human rights activists and legislators in Indonesia condemned the Aceh Legislative Council's (DPRD) plan to pass a regional bill that would see those found guilty of "ethical" crimes, such as adultery, stoned in public.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ACQUITS PANDHER IN NITHARI KILLINGS CASE
Justices Imtiyaz Murtaza and K N Pandey of the Allahabad High Court in India acquitted death row prisoner Moninder Singh Pandher but upheld the death sentence against his domestic help Surinder Koli.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FOUR GET DEATH FOR MURDER
four men were sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha of the High Court in Muar, Malaysia.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Lawmakers gave final approval to a plan to reduce the inmate population by thousands
USA - California. Lawmakers gave final approval to a plan to reduce the inmate population by thousands
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HENAN'S FIRST DRUNK-DRIVING DEATH SENTENCE HANDED OUT
a drunk driver who killed eight and injured three in two fatal accidents in Huaxian, in China’s Henan province, was sentenced to death by the People's court of Huaxian for jeopardising public safety.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN GUNMA BAR SHOOTINGS
in Japan, the Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court decision to sentence a gangster...
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN CONTINUES TO EXECUTE MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS
The government of Japan continues to execute prisoners who are mentally ill,
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: STATE-SECRETS LAW WOULD CARRY DEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian House of Representatives and the government agreed to pass a state
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HILLS DISTRICT COURT GIVES FIRST DEATH SENTENCE
a Bandarban court in Bangladesh sentenced Chittagong Hill Tracts resident Belal Hossain, 25, to death for murdering his wife.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The attorney general is asking a federal court to commute Sedrice Maurice Simpson's death sentence
USA - Arkansas. The attorney general is asking a federal court to commute Sedrice Maurice Simpson's death sentence
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUNK DRIVERS FACE MAXIMUM DEATH SENTENCE
drunk drivers caught in Shanghai will face a minimum 15 days in detention and a maximum death penalty, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau announced.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: ACEH TO STONE ADULTERERS UNDER STRICT ISLAMIC LAW
Indonesia's staunchly Muslim Aceh province is set to enforce a strict form of Islamic criminal law, including
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYNORWAY SAYS DR CONGO WON'T EXECUTE CONDEMNED MEN
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has given assurances that two Norwegians sentenced to death for murder and spying would not be executed, Norway's foreign ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that 5 of the 35 Egyptians on death row in al-Kwafiyah
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that 5 of the 35 Egyptians on death row in al-Kwafiyah
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA REVERSES DEATH PENALTY IN DRUNK DRIVING CASE
the Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Appeals Court commuted the death penalty in a drunk driving case to life imprisonment, China Central Television reported
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
EU ASKS IRAN TO HALT PLANNED EXECUTION OF MINORS
the European Union urged Iran to honour its international commitments and halt three imminent executions of people who committed crimes as minors.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jurors recommended the death penalty for Robert Earl Peterson
USA - Florida. Jurors recommended the death penalty for Robert Earl Peterson
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. judge Bob Bowers Jr. sentenced Anthony Dent to death.
USA - California. judge Bob Bowers Jr. sentenced Anthony Dent to death.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM WILL REMAIN
the Kremlin says Russia will continue to maintain a moratorium on capital punishment.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDRC: TWO NORWEGIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced two Norwegians to death on charges of murder and espionage.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TURKISH MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Turkish citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2007 for drug trafficking was recently sentenced to death, his
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: THREE EGYPTIANS EXECUTED
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: PROSECUTORS LAMENT DELAYS IN THE EXECUTIONS OF DRUG CONVICTS
Tangerang prosecutors criticised violations of the Indonesian Criminal Code Procedure (KUHAP) that delay executions for years.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
in five cases of people sentenced to death for drug trafficking by the Tangarang District Court in Indonesia, the West Java High Court reduced death sentences to life sentences
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JUDGE ORDERS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE
in India, a Lohardaga sessions judge ordered the execution of Mofil Khan and Mobarak Khan on September 18, 2009.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: GROUP SEEKS AFRICA COMMISSION’S INTERVENTION
a Nigerian civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), asked Acting Chairperson of the Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: FREEDOM FOR PERVEZ AFTER KARZAI'S INTERVENTION
Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, the student sentenced to death in Afghanistan for trying to promote women's
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NEEDLE ATTACKERS FACE DEATH PENALTY
a notice from a western Chinese municipal court warned that anybody convicted of attacks with hypodermic needles containing harmful substances or contaminated by drugs would face penalties from three years in prison to the death sentence
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NAFDAC SEEKS STIFFER PENALTY AGAINST DRUG COUNTERFEITERS
lifetime jail terms or the death penalty would be pronounced on manufacturers and distributors of fake and