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AUGUST 31, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS: NEW INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS EXECUTION OF AN INNOCENT MAN
Broad body of evidence points to wrongful execution of texan Cameron Todd Willingham white, 36 at the
- AUGUST 30, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ALANA WRITES TO AL-GADDAFI OVER NIGERIANS
Lagos lawyer Femi Falana urged Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to order a stay of execution for all Nigerians on death row in his country.
AUGUST 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ajmal Hussain awarded the death
AUGUST 29, 2009LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry in Lebanon has launched a nationwide campaign this week to rally public support for
- AUGUST 29, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. An Orleans Parish jury decided that Michael Anderson, deserves the death penalty
USA - Louisiana. An Orleans Parish jury decided that Michael Anderson, deserves the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ADMITS APPEAL OF 2003 BLASTS CONVICT FACING DEATH PENALTY
Justices Bilal Nazki and A R Joshi of the Bombay High Court in India allowed an appeal by death row inmate Ashrat Ansari.
- AUGUST 28, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO MEN
the Court of Appeal upheld the decisions of lower courts in western Uganda that sentenced two men to death for aggravated robbery.
- AUGUST 28, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN SC PUTS FATE OF OFW ALCARAZ ON HOLD
Taiwan’s Supreme Court cancelled the commutation of Filipino worker Cecilia Alcaraz’s death sentence, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. Alcaraz allegedly robbed and killed her employer Jum Mei Yung on September 12, 2007.
- AUGUST 27, 2009Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A federal jury unanimously sentenced David Runyon to death
USA - Virginia. A federal jury unanimously sentenced David Runyon to death
- AUGUST 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Scott Nordstrom has been re-sentenced to death
USA - Arizona. Scott Nordstrom has been re-sentenced to death
AUGUST 27, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTYEU AND RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CONDEMN THAI EXECUTIONS
the European Union and human rights activists condemned the execution of two men convicted of drug
- AUGUST 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO MAOISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a local court awarded the death sentence to two Maoists in Chatra district, India.
- AUGUST 26, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty sentence of Eric Lynn Moore
USA - Texas. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty sentence of Eric Lynn Moore
AUGUST 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EXECUTED PRISONERS ARE MAIN SOURCE OF ORGAN DONATIONS
two-thirds of organ donors in China are executed prisoners, state media reported, as health officials
AUGUST 26, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS FREED IN LAGOS STATE
in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola granted an amnesty on "humanitarian grounds" to
AUGUST 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka imposed the death sentence on the accused in the Dhammika
AUGUST 26, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN DINAJPUR
in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge M Shamsul Huda
- AUGUST 25, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Death sentence vacated for Salvador Carlos Santiago
USA - Pennsylvania. Death sentence vacated for Salvador Carlos Santiago
- AUGUST 25, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Tuscaloosa County jury agreed 11-1 today that James Scott Largin should die
USA - Alabama. A Tuscaloosa County jury agreed 11-1 today that James Scott Largin should die
- AUGUST 25, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES AFTER 'TAMIL EXECUTION' VIDEOS EMERGE
Sri Lanka was accused of war crimes after video footage apparently showed government soldiers from the Sinhalese majority executing nine naked Tamils by shooting them in the back of the head.
- AUGUST 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: BANGABANDHU MURDER CASE APPEAL TO BEGIN OCT 5
the hearing on the long-pending appeals of five former army officers sentenced to death in the August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu murder case will begin at the Bangladesh Supreme Court on October 5.
- AUGUST 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN MAGURA
a court in Magura, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and 10 others to life term imprisonment in a murder case.
AUGUST 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MORE NE CITIES TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION
All 14 cities in northeast China's Liaoning Province are expected to have adopted the lethal injection as the
- AUGUST 24, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DRUG TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
two men were executed by lethal injection in the prison of Bang Khwang, Thailand.
AUGUST 24, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY-LIBYA: ITALIAN 'FRECCE TRICOLORI' CELEBRATE DICTATORSHIP - D'ELIA
'The economic cost of flying the Italian “Frecce Tricolore” in Libya may be ridiculous, but the political cost
AUGUST 23, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR ACID THROWING IN SIRAJGANJ
at a tribunal in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, Special Tribunal Judge Biplob Goswami convicted a man and
- AUGUST 22, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN IN ABU DHABI
a 19-year-old man, identified as AS, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court of First Instance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- AUGUST 21, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
VASILEVICH DEFENDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN BELARUS
the Belarusian Prosecutor General said the grave crimes should be punished by the death penalty.
- AUGUST 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT ORDERS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO TWO
a court sentenced Naresh Harijan and Ram Harijan to death for a murder in Bihar's Banka district in India
- AUGUST 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury this morning sentenced James Broadnax to die
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury this morning sentenced James Broadnax to die