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MAY 25, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: SCOTTI- ITALY WORKS TOWARDS NEW UN RESOLUTION
‘Italy and other countries are working towards a new resolution against the death
MAY 25, 2009TogoDEATH PENALTYTOGO: JUSTICE MINISTER ANNOUNCES DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the Justice Minister of Togo, Kokou Biossey Kone', announced that the country will
MAY 24, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES THREE FATAH MEMBERS TO DEATH
in the Palestinian Authority, a Hamas military court sentenced three Fatah members to
MAY 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH ROW TIBETANS’ WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
the mandatory six-week period for referring their cases to the Chinese Supreme Court
- MAY 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: S'COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON ARTISAN
the death sentence of Ibadan-based panel beater Emmanuel Olabode for burning apprentice Kehinde Omotanwa to death was unanimously affirmed by the Nigerian Supreme Court.
- MAY 22, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The Senate has passed 19-17 the bill that replaces the state's death penalty with a life sentence without the chance of parole
USA - Connecticut. The Senate has passed 19-17 the bill that replaces the state's death penalty with a life sentence without the chance of parole
MAY 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MINISTER SEEKS TO RELEASE PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW TO DECONGEST PRISONS
as part of measures to decongest the nation's prisons, the Nigerian government was
- MAY 22, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Circuit Judge David Evans of West Plains sentenced Lance Shockley to death
USA - Missouri. Circuit Judge David Evans of West Plains sentenced Lance Shockley to death
- MAY 22, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill approved this morning as soon as it hits her desk.
USA - Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill approved this morning as soon as it hits her desk.
MAY 22, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ELECTRICIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an electrician was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found
- MAY 22, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Michael Ledford
USA - Georgia. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Michael Ledford
MAY 22, 2009DEATH PENALTYCONNECTICUT (USA): GOV. RELL INTENDS TO VETO DEATH PENALTY
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill passed in the early
- MAY 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Veto threat alters death-penalty bill.
USA - Texas. Veto threat alters death-penalty bill.
- MAY 21, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Former judges push for hearing on Troy Davis innocence claim
USA - Georgia. Former judges push for hearing on Troy Davis innocence claim
- MAY 21, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: GROUPS DENOUNCE AGO PLAN TO CAP EXECUTION APPEALS
human rights groups criticised Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office plan to limit the time death row inmates could lodge a final case review to 30 days.
- MAY 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF FRIEND
Rabin Malick, 19, was sentenced to death by Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Barrackpore First Track Third Court in India, for the murder of his friend Abhishek
- MAY 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Raymond Angelini sentenced Armando Leza to death.
USA - Texas. Judge Raymond Angelini sentenced Armando Leza to death.
MAY 21, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TYCOON TO BE HANGED FOR LEBANESE DIVA MURDER
a Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian tycoon and a former policeman to death for the
MAY 21, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: POPULAR JURIES RETURN TO TRIALS AFTER 66 YEARS
Japan reintroduced popular juries in penal trials after a break of 66 years. This aligned
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman identified as Afsaneh (29) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
A woman identified as Afsaneh (29) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
- MAY 20, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio adjusts its lethal injection protocol.
USA - Ohio. Ohio adjusts its lethal injection protocol.
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified as Rasoul (age not given), convicted of keeping drugs, was hanged in
A man identified as Rasoul (age not given), convicted of keeping drugs, was hanged in
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan man (age not mentioned) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
An Afghan man (age not mentioned) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A 20 years young man convicted of a murder in August 2006 was hanged in the
A 20 years young man convicted of a murder in August 2006 was hanged in the
- MAY 20, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE IN SYLHET
Judge M Mahbub-Ul-Islam of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and fined them Tk 20,000 each.
- MAY 20, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL REJECTED BY TOP COURT
the Japanese Supreme Court rejected a request from Wakayama woman Masumi Hayashi to amend a death sentence handed to her following her conviction for killing four people and poisoning 63 with arsenic-laced curry in 1998.
- MAY 20, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: PINOY ON DEATH ROW IN KUWAIT PARDONNED BY VICTIM'S FAMILY
an overseas Filipino worker sentenced to death by a Kuwaiti court for killing a compatriot may be spared, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
MAY 20, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ZAMPARUTTI- CANCELLING VISIT IS THE MINIMUM FRATTINI COULD DO
"Cancelling his visit to Iran is the minimum that Frattini could and should do,” Elisabetta Zamparutti, Radical Deputy and Hands Off Cain director, said.
- MAY 20, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Dennis Skillicorn, 49, white, was executed
USA - Missouri. Dennis Skillicorn, 49, white, was executed
MAY 20, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MORE DARFUR REBELS SENT TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced another nine Darfur rebels to death for a 2008 attack on