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- JULY 16, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GUJARAT PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR HOOCH DEALERS
the Gujarat State Government in India decided to frame a new law with provisions for the death sentence for hooch dealers.
- JULY 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SINOPEC EX-CHIEF
the former head of Chinese oil giant Sinopec, Chen Tonghai, 60, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in a corruption case involving millions of dollars, Chinese state press reported.
- JULY 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER TO BE HANGED ON JULY 28
Allah Ditta, a prisoner on death row, will be hanged on July 28 at Bahawalpur Central Jail in Pakistan
- JULY 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, District and sessions judge Sargodha Syed Hamid Hussain awarded the death sentence to Mohammad Nawaz for murdering his wife Zahida in 2008.
- JULY 15, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A jury recommended the death sentence for Richard Roszkowski
USA - Connecticut. A jury recommended the death sentence for Richard Roszkowski
JULY 15, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man convicted of the murder of a fellow citizen was beheaded by the sword in
- JULY 14, 2009DEATH PENALTY
OHIO EXECUTES TRUCKER WHO WENT ON KILLING SPREE
A former truck driver who went on a multistate killing spree was executed in Ohio for
- JULY 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH WITH TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE
a man in China who seriously injured his girlfriend and killed her friend after he suspected they were having an affair was sentenced to death with a reprieve of two years.
- JULY 14, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR TEEN WHO KILLED AUNT
a Doha appeals court in Qatar upheld the death sentence passed against a teenager by a lower court for the brutal murder of his aunt following a quarrel over money on September 17, 2007.
- JULY 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FORMER COLLEGE STUDENT TO HANG FOR MURDERING FRIEND
a former college student and her boyfriend were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering her friend.
- JULY 14, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. John Fautenberry, 45, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. John Fautenberry, 45, white, was executed
JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 SUNNI REBELS EXECUTED AS 'ENEMIES OF GOD'
in a mass prison execution, Iran hanged 13 rebels from the Sunni insurgent group Jundallah as "enemies of God" for a string of attacks, including kidnapping of foreigners.
JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HUNG FOR DRUGS IN ISFAHAN
three men were hanged in a prison in Isfahan, Iran, for drug trafficking. The executions
JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYWOMAN EXECUTED IN IRAN
a woman in Iran who unintentionally killed her father-in-law in the course of a family dispute in 2005 was executed in Qazvin prison’s facilities for women.
- JULY 13, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN TO HANG FOR US DIPLOMAT'S MURDER
a military tribunal in Jordan sentenced Jordanian national Moamar al-Jaghbir to death by hanging for the 2002 murder of US diplomat Laurence Foley, a judicial official said.
JULY 13, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPATE OF ATTACKS
A Yemeni court sentenced six suspected Al-Qaeda militants to death for a spate of
JULY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in the town of Arak in central
JULY 12, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB DENY BEHEADINGS REPORT
Islamist hardliners in southern Somalia have rejected media reports that seven men
JULY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF “WAGING WAR AGAINST GOD”
an Iranian follower of the Ahl-e Haq religious faith was executed in the northwest
- JULY 10, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LOCAL MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER OF SCHOOLGIRL
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Clement Skinner sentenced a 31-year-old unemployed local to death by hanging for murdering a nine-year-old schoolgirl.
- JULY 10, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: HARDLINE MILITIA BEHEAD TWO FOR BACKING GOVERNMENT
Somalia's hardline Shebab militia beheaded two men for supporting
JULY 10, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON GANGSTER FOR KILLING 4 IN SHOOTING
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld a man’s death sentence for killing a rival gang
JULY 10, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN WILL APPLY DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERRORISM
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed into law amendments and addenda to
- JULY 9, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
in Malaysia, a 41-year-old salesman was sentenced to death for trafficking in drugs.
- JULY 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER EXECUTION
a prisoner was executed in Iran. Reports said that Mahmoud Mahmoudpour, a prisoner in Naqadeh Central Prison, was hanged
- JULY 9, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Michael P. DeLozier, 32, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Michael P. DeLozier, 32, white, was executed
- JULY 8, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar awarded the death sentence to a murder case convict and imposed a Rs 0.1 million fine as compensation for family of the deceased.
- JULY 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ONE DEATH PENALTY IN FIRST SAUDI "TERROR" TRIALS
A Saudi criminal court has convicted and sentenced an al-Qaida militant to death and
JULY 8, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH PENALTY THREATENED FOR XINJIANG RIOTERS
Li Zhi, the Communist party secretary in Urumqi, China, said "to people suspected of
- JULY 7, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Caddo Parish Judge John Mosely handed Felton Dorsey a death sentence
USA - Louisiana. Caddo Parish Judge John Mosely handed Felton Dorsey a death sentence