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- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Sun Weiming, 30, appealed to the Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court in China after being sentenced to death in July by the Intermediate People's Court of Chengdu City, the province's capital.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Riffat Sultan...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Riffat Sultan...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Kai Harris
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Kai Harris
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KASHMIRI GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in occupied Kashmir, India, Reasi Principal Sessions Judge A K Koul awarded the death penalty to Abdul Rashid for killing a 70 year-old man and two minor girls in Mahore in 2008
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 25-year-old man was sentenced to death by High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Zawawi
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Sarasota County jury recommended the death penalty for Michael King
USA - Florida. A Sarasota County jury recommended the death penalty for Michael King
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIZBUL MILITANT GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a Hizbul Mujahideen militant was sentenced to death by a court in India’s Reasi district for murder. Principal
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Roy Toney, a former condemned inmate, has been released.
USA - Texas. Michael Roy Toney, a former condemned inmate, has been released.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: JUDGE'S ERROR LETS OFF DEATH ROW POSTMAN
the Malaysian Federal Court acquitted postman Mohd Shamshir Md Rasid...
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTIONS CONTINUE BLOODSHED IN SWAT
local journalists in Pakistan's Swat valley said that 230 bodies have been found in the valley since 13 July, the day refugees began to stream back to their homes in the war-torn region.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS TWO CHILDREN
a man believed to be in his 50s was sentenced to death by hanging for killing his two
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MASSACRE
an Ethiopian court sentenced six members of the Benishangule-Gumuz community
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NO DECISION TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms V. Puthrasigamoney said the government still had decided to impose capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: IKHWANI GETS DEATH PENALTY
in Kupwara, India, Principal District and Sessions Judge Rasheed Ali Dar sentenced government gunman...
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH CONVICT NOOR MUHAMMAD FILES APPEAL
Noor Muhammad, one of two men sentenced to death by the Anti Terrorism Court...
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A Clark County jury sentenced Thomas Richardson to two death sentences
USA - Nevada. A Clark County jury sentenced Thomas Richardson to two death sentences
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE
the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No I in Pakistan awarded the death sentence and 33 years
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 4 SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DEADLY BANK ROBBERY
an Iraqi court sentenced four Iraqi security force members to death for killing eight police guards during a
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TYRE SHOP ASSISTANT TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
the High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, sentenced a tyre shop assistant to hang for trafficking 625.7g of
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES NON-APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
It has been confirmed by the Ministry of Justice that the South Korean government is agreeing to the non-application
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MOTHER’S SUITOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SON IN NARSINGDI
in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, Additional District Judge Abul Kashem sentenced a man to death for killing his lover’s son.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Support for death penalty slips, a researcher reported today.
USA - California. Support for death penalty slips, a researcher reported today.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to 35-year-old Sushil Kumar, of Jalandhar, to life imprisonment
- AUGUST 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING JUDGE
Administrative Judge Raja Shehbaz Khan of the Anti Terrorist Court in Gilgit, Pakistan...
- AUGUST 31, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
the New Delhi High Court in India commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered a witness on court premises. Shree Gopal shot dead eunuch Neelam inside the Tis Hazari court premises in 2003.
- AUGUST 31, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
- AUGUST 31, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW GETS JAIL TERM FOR TV CRITICISM
a Shi'ite on death row in Saudi Arabia for 16 years for insulting the Prophet Mohammed was sentenced this week to another five years in jail for criticising the Saudi justice system.
AUGUST 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 2 COPS AWARDED DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING GIRL
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has awarded death sentence to two traffic policemen for raping and killing a
- AUGUST 31, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham
USA - Texas. New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham
AUGUST 31, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYREPORT CRITICISES IRAQ'S EXECUTIONS
In July 2009, at least 1,000 prisoners were believed to be on death row, including about 150 prisoners who had exhausted all means of appeal or clemency, Amnesty International reported.