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JULY 29, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA MOVES TO REDUCE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS
China is to reduce the number of people it executes to "an extremely small number", a top court official says.
- JULY 28, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Brian Dugan Pleaded Guilty to Crime That Sent Two Innocent Men to Death Row
USA - Illinois. Brian Dugan Pleaded Guilty to Crime That Sent Two Innocent Men to Death Row
- JULY 28, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County judge sentenced Raymond Eugene Johnson to die
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County judge sentenced Raymond Eugene Johnson to die
JULY 28, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: THREE EXECUTED FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS
Japan hanged three inmates convicted of multiple murders including a Chinese national
- JULY 27, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Naveed to death for killing New Murree resident Ejaz Ahmed.
- JULY 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Shawn Grell was sentenced to death today
USA - Arizona. Shawn Grell was sentenced to death today
- JULY 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: PROTESTS OVER DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST OPPOSITIONISTS
hundreds of citizens protested in front of the Yemeni parliament, condemning death sentences against opposition leaders in the Haja governorate.
- JULY 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA MULLS REINTRODUCING DEATH PENALTY
the new Sri Lankan Justice and Law Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda is slated to discuss the possibility of implementing the death penalty with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
- JULY 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC SETS DEADLINE FOR DISPOSING OF EXECUTION APPLICATIONS
a single bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court in India set December 24, 2009, as the deadline for Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to dispose of the execution applications pending for five years or more.
- JULY 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man who shot to death a compatriot following an argument
- JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
state-run Iranian radio reported that Seyyed Ahmad Es’hagh zahi was executed in the prison of Zahedan for being involved in carrying heroin and hashish
- JULY 25, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Manzoor Hussain...
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Manzoor Hussain...
JULY 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER ON TRAIN
five young Egyptians were sentenced to death for hurling a teenager to his death
JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
two members of the Jundallah group, lead by Abdolmalik Rigi, were hanged in Iran.
- JULY 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pattoki, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Shahid Mahmood handed down the death sentence to Sajjad Farooq in a murder case under Pattoki city police station.
- JULY 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ch Muhammad Shafiq awarded the death sentence along with a fine of Rs 100,000 to Saleem, alias Shankar Masih, in a murder case under Raiwind Police Station.
- JULY 24, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ALL ACQUITTED
the Sri Lankan Supreme Court set aside the death sentences of five army personnel in the Udathalawinna murder case.
- JULY 24, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EXECUTION OF DELHI GIRL MURDER CONVICT STAYED
the execution in India of the son of a Delhi Police sub inspector, who was sentenced to death for murdering his girl friend...
- JULY 24, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction and death sentence of Randal Ray Hunt.
USA - Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction and death sentence of Randal Ray Hunt.
JULY 24, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING SH40
two people were sentenced to death by a Malindi court in Kenya for violently robbing a
JULY 24, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR DISTRIBUTING BIBLE
Ri Hyon Ok, a Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in
- JULY 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRINK DRIVING DEATHS
a court in southwest China handed the death penalty to an unlicensed drunk driver who killed four people in Chengdu on December 14, 2008.
- JULY 23, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
Iran has hanged a man convicted of rape and murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the southern town of Estehban, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- JULY 23, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH ROW PRISONER GOES FREE AFTER APPEAL
an Indonesian businessman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia was freed by the Federal Court.
- JULY 23, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Additional district and session judge Muhammad Ajmal Hussain awarded capital punishment and a fine of Rs 100,000 to an accused involved in a murder case in Kotli Rai Abu Bakar village, Pakistan. Nisar Ahmed allegedly shot dead Shaoukat Ali of same village
- JULY 23, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIAL MURDERS
the Seoul High Court in South Korea upheld a lower court's death sentence for Kang Ho-sun, 38, for the murder of 10 women
JULY 23, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: THREE TO HANG FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
the Ndola High Court in Zambia sentenced three villagers of Chiengi in Luapula
- JULY 23, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Charles Arnold sentenced Kevin Jerome Scott to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Charles Arnold sentenced Kevin Jerome Scott to death.
- JULY 22, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
WOMAN ON JAPANESE DEATH-ROW ASKS FOR RETRIAL
a Japanese housewife sentenced to death for killing four people and poisoning 63 with arsenic-laced curry more than a decade ago asked for a retrial, a court official said.
- JULY 22, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SARABJIT SINGH FILES FRESH APPLICATION IN SUPREME COURT
a fresh application has been filed before the Pakistan Supreme Court seeking review of its decision to dismiss the Indian death row inmate Sarabjit Singh's petition challenging his death penalty.