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JULY 7, 2009Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPAPUA NEW GUINEA: ATTORNEY GENERAL 'WAITING FOR DEATH PENALTY GUIDELINES'
Papua New Guinea's attorney-general Alan Marat says he is waiting for guidelines to be
JULY 7, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: THREE MORE REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Yemeni court sentenced three rebels from a Shi'ite Muslim sect to death after
- JULY 6, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON FORMER CHINESE AIRPORT CHIEF
a higher court in east China's Shandong Province upheld an earlier death penalty for the former chief of the Capital Airports Holding Company (CAH) for bribery and embezzlement.
JULY 6, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: EXECUTION BY HANGING TO CONTINUE
India's top court has refused to replace hanging with lethal injection as the country's
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SEVEN MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Yemen’s penal court chaired by Judge Mohsen Mohammed Alwan issued death penalties against seven defendants of the so called “subversive gang”, an affiliate of the Houthis in Bani Hushaish District, some 30 kilometres north of the capital Sana’a.
JULY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: CHILD KILLER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in a public square after being convicted of raping and murdering a boy.
JULY 5, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: COURT SENTENCES FARMER TO DEATH
the Ho High Court in Ghana, presided over by Mr Justice Kofi Essel Mensah,
JULY 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 20 DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iran hanged 20 drug traffickers, official media reported.
- JULY 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED IN MURDER CASE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Baddin, Pakistan, IInd Additional Sessions Judge Ghulam Rasool awarded the death sentence to accused in murder case. Yousaf Mehran Poto was also fined Rs 100,000 for the murder.
- JULY 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HUSBAND GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING SPOUSE
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, an Additional District and Sessions Judge awarded capital punishment to a man and fined him Rs 100,000. According to the prosecution, Muhammad Younus killed his wife Shamim Akhtar in chak Rasoolpur in 2007.
- JULY 2, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury sentenced Mark Robertson to death
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury sentenced Mark Robertson to death
- JULY 2, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Wins Ruling on Execution
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Wins Ruling on Execution
- JULY 2, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge David Eddy upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced William Kopsho to death
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge David Eddy upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced William Kopsho to death
- JULY 2, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Cleveland Clark to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Cleveland Clark to death
JULY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- JULY 1, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS CAPITAL SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajmal Hussain sentenced Muhammad Arif to death and fined him to Rs 150,000.
- JULY 1, 2009IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. U.S. District Judge Theresa Springmann has thrown out the guilty verdict and death sentence of John Stephenson
USA - Indiana. U.S. District Judge Theresa Springmann has thrown out the guilty verdict and death sentence of John Stephenson
- JULY 1, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution method of lethal injection approved
USA - Arizona. Execution method of lethal injection approved
- JULY 1, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. New Mexico's Death Penalty Ban Goes Into Effect Today
USA - New Mexico. New Mexico's Death Penalty Ban Goes Into Effect Today
- JULY 1, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In Santa Ana, a jury has recommended the death penalty for Carlos Martinez. Martinez
USA - California. In Santa Ana, a jury has recommended the death penalty for Carlos Martinez. Martinez
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election...
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were hanged in the city of Mashhad.
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN SHIRAZ
two men were hanged in the Adelabard prison of Shiraz early morning, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Etemad.
JULY 1, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man condemned to death for murder was beheaded by the sword in
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX HANGED FOR MURDER, TWO SPARED
Iran hanged six people for murder, and two others were spared by the families of their victims at the last minute.
JULY 1, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: ITALIAN RESOLUTION APPROVED BY ANNUAL OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
the Resolution for the moratorium on capital executions and for the abolition of the
- JUNE 30, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Clement Andwi Ackah was sentenced to death in early June by the Sekondi High Court...
Clement Andwi Ackah was sentenced to death in early June by the Sekondi High Court...
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF ACCUSED
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan, comprising of Justices Tariq Shamim and Malik Saeed Ijaz commuted the death sentence of Muhammad Zafar to life imprisonment.
- JUNE 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE/MURDER
at a local court in Indore, India, Additional District Session Judge Justice S K Srivastav sentenced Shankarlal Jogi, 55, to death for the rape and murder of a minor girl.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC CONFIRMS 2 DEATH SENTENCES
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan, comprising of Justices Tariq Shamim and Malik Saeed Ijaz endorsed the death sentences awarded to Ishaq and Lateef by a lower court for their involvement in the murder of two people over a marria
- JUNE 30, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAMESE COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced a man to death for killing a female neighbour in a robbery, Huynh Thi Viet Tien, tribunal president, said