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- 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.
- JULY 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE
one man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
- JULY 22, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. House lawmakers approved legislation to prevent a murder suspect or death row prisoner with severe mental illness from facing capital punishment.
USA - North Carolina. House lawmakers approved legislation to prevent a murder suspect or death row prisoner with severe mental illness from facing capital punishment.
- JULY 22, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Innocence Project has released a new report pointing to the problems with eyewitness identifications
USA - The Innocence Project has released a new report pointing to the problems with eyewitness identifications
- JULY 22, 2009CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
CZECHS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
62 per cent of people in the Czech Republic support the death penalty, according to a poll by CVVM
- JULY 21, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the Etemad newspaper reported.
- JULY 21, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahrukh Tarar awarded the death sentence to Haji Iftikhar and fined him Rs50,000.
- JULY 21, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE OVER POLICE SHOOTOUT
an army major and an accomplice convicted of running a drug racket were sentenced to death for killing two anti-narcotics policemen in a shootout at a Bangkok apartment complex in Thailand on April 12, 2007
- JULY 21, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: NBA AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) advised states proposing death sentence as penalty for kidnapping offences to drop the idea in the interest of the country.
- JULY 21, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Dewaine Poindexter spent 24 years on Ohio’s Death Row, but he will never be executed
USA - Ohio. Dewaine Poindexter spent 24 years on Ohio’s Death Row, but he will never be executed
- JULY 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Harold Murray 4th was sentenced to death today in Montgomery County Court
USA - Texas. Harold Murray 4th was sentenced to death today in Montgomery County Court
- JULY 21, 2009DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court today ordered a new trial for James E. Cooke Jr.
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court today ordered a new trial for James E. Cooke Jr.
- JULY 21, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. USA's 1000th execution via lethal injection. Marvallous Keene was put to death by lethal injection
USA - Ohio. USA's 1000th execution via lethal injection. Marvallous Keene was put to death by lethal injection
- JULY 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
- JULY 21, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: NINE WOMEN FACE IMMINENT EXECUTION
Amnesty International reported that at least three women have been executed since early June.
- JULY 20, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PANADURA KILLING
A.V. Ranjith Kumara, 28, was sentenced to death and 10 years jail and fined Rs. 5,000 for killing a van driver and robbing his vehicle at Kahatuduwa in Panadura, Sri Lanka, on August 21, 2001.
- JULY 20, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO: NO TO REVIVAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Deputy Philippine presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remains firm on her pro-life stance.
- JULY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR EXECUTIONS FOR RAPE
four men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the government newspaper "Iran".
- JULY 20, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Senate passed 4 amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow the death penalty
USA - The Senate passed 4 amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow the death penalty
- JULY 20, 2009Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
human rights groups called on the Papua New Guinea government to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO JUNDULLAH TERRORIST ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
Iran sentenced two Jundullah militants to death in the southeast province of Sistan-Baluchestan for terrorism and being an enemy of god.
- JULY 19, 2009MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWIANS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
the majority of Malawians preferred the death penalty over any other form of punishment, according to a study by the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament.
- JULY 18, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE GOVERNMENT EXECUTES 196 UIGHURS
a Chinese court sentenced 196 Uighurs to death, accusing them in participation in the unrests, APA reported, quoting Kanal D.
- JULY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
additional and sessions judge C.Taanti of the Tenughat court in Bokaro...
additional and sessions judge C.Taanti of the Tenughat court in Bokaro...
- JULY 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FATHER GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India awarded the death sentence to a man for raping and murdering his four year old daughter.
- JULY 18, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: WOMAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE AFTER BLOOD MONEY ACCEPTED
an expatriate woman facing the firing squad for stabbing her housemaid to death was pardoned after the deceased’s family accepted blood money.
- JULY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO IRANIAN CHRISTIANS MAY FACE EXECUTION FOR APOSTASY
two Iranian women jailed in Iran's notorious Evin prison for converting from Islam to Christianity may be executed for apostasy, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reported
- JULY 17, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN SODOMY MURDER CASE
a local court in Chandigarh, India, awarded capital punishment to a man for sodomising and murdering a six-year-old boy.
- JULY 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Raja Pervaiz Akhter sentenced Muhammad...
- JULY 17, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON EX-AUM FOLLOWER
the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to a former senior member...