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- JUNE 19, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Allison Lamont Norman
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Allison Lamont Norman
JUNE 19, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. PARLIAMENT CUTS LIST OF DEATH PENALTY CRIMES
Vietnam voted in favor of dropping the death penalty on eight crimes. The amendments to the Criminal Code, passed at the closing day of the National Assembly's month-long session, will take place from January 1, 2010.
- JUNE 18, 2009DEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region
- JUNE 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC DISMISSES APPEALS AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan dismissed appeal challenging capital punishment awarded to two accused by Special Judge-II (CNS) Karachi.
- JUNE 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
2 BROTHERS AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER OF COUSIN
the court of Additional Sessions Judge Gambat Syed Manzar Hussain Zaidi awarded capital punishment to two brothers in Khairpur, Pakistan.
- JUNE 18, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS CAN'T WORK - NHRC
the Nigerian Human Rights Commission asked governors from the South East and South geopolitical zones to reconsider their position on the laws, which impose the death penalty on kidnappers.
- JUNE 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Asir
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Asir
- JUNE 18, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury decided today that Randolph "Randy" Kling will be sent to death
USA - California. A jury decided today that Randolph "Randy" Kling will be sent to death
- JUNE 18, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Michael J. Mulder
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Michael J. Mulder
- JUNE 17, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR RAPE OF MENTALLY ILL GIRL
the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded by the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench to a 55-year-old man for kidnapping, raping and brutally strangling a 10-year-old mentally retarded girl.
- JUNE 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking. A report in the Vatan Emrouz
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking. A report in the Vatan Emrouz
JUNE 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROSECUTOR WARNS OF DEATH PENALTY FOR VIOLENCE
An Iranian provincial prosecutor has warned that the "few elements" behind post-
- JUNE 17, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommended the death penalty for Eric Kurt Patrick
USA - Florida. Jury recommended the death penalty for Eric Kurt Patrick
- JUNE 17, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge James Williams today resentenced Clinton Robert Northcutt to death
USA - South Carolina. Judge James Williams today resentenced Clinton Robert Northcutt to death
- JUNE 17, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Joseph Kalashian upheld a jury's death sentence for Samuel "Sammy" Rivera.
USA - California. Judge Joseph Kalashian upheld a jury's death sentence for Samuel "Sammy" Rivera.
- JUNE 16, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC: EUROPE CONDESCENDINGLY ALLOWS IRANIAN REGIME’S BRUTALITY
there were at least 346 executions carried out in Iran in 2008 and at least 200 have already taken place in 2009. These figures come from the dossier 'Iran death penalty and not only' that will be presented by Hands Off Cain at the Radical Party headquart
- JUNE 16, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS DESERVE DEATH PENALTY -IZUOGU
worried by the ceaseless cases kidnapping in the South East Geo-political Zone, notable politician and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Dr Ezekiel Izuogu, called for capital punishment for kidnappers
- JUNE 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE KIDNAP ACCUSED SET ASIDE
the Sindh High Court (SHC) in Pakistan set aside the death sentences awarded to three accused in the kidnapping of an Aligarh University student in 2005
- JUNE 16, 2009Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
DEATH ROW WOMAN IN SIERRA LEONE’S PADEMBA PRISON APPEALS HEARING
on death row at Pademba Road Prison in Sierra Leone, Marie Sampa Kamara received notice that her appeal hearing was set to be heard on June 9, 2009.
- JUNE 16, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder. A report in the Vatan Emrouz newspaper
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder. A report in the Vatan Emrouz newspaper
- JUNE 16, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: CHRISTIAN CLERIC CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Chaldean archbishop of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, Louis Sako, condemned recent executions carried out by the Iraqi government and called for the abolition of the death penalty.
- JUNE 16, 2009North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Ri Hyon Ok, a Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in
Ri Hyon Ok, a Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in
JUNE 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY
Additional district and session judge Kasur Aaqil Hussain Chohan awarded the death
JUNE 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: BEIJING TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION
criminals sentenced to death in Beijing, China, are to be killed by lethal injection, not by
- JUNE 15, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
JUNE 14, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: POSITIVE INITIATIVE IN THE DRC
the seminar that followed the June 10th Conference in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the abolition of capital punishment has ended. The seminar topic was communication regarding the death penalty.
- JUNE 13, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON PRESIDENCY NOT TO EXECUTE DARFUR REBELS
the leader of the Sudanese National Ummah Party [NUP], Sadiq al-Mahdi, called upon the presidency institution not to execute the death penalties issued against more than 100 members of the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement [JEM], involved in the
JUNE 13, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 24 DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED
the court in Damanhur, Egypt, confirmed the death sentence given to 24 people on
- JUNE 12, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA; DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three men were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 45.49kg of cannabis on November 1, 2002.
- JUNE 12, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reinstated the death sentence against Lawrence Joseph Jefferson
USA - Georgia. In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reinstated the death sentence against Lawrence Joseph Jefferson