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- 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
- JUNE 30, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS LOVER
a Singapore court sentenced a man to hang for killing his Chinese lover in June 2006.
- JUNE 30, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The North Carolina Racial Justice Act was approved 7-6 today by judiciary committee in the N.C. House
USA - North Carolina. The North Carolina Racial Justice Act was approved 7-6 today by judiciary committee in the N.C. House
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTION OF 2 PRISONERS DEFERRED FOR ONE MONTH
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Rana Raza Ullah Khan Superintendent district prison said that the execution of Shafqat Ali and Saeed Ahmad of Mannanwala was deferred for one month according to an order received from President House.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Session judge Waseem Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Muhammad Hassan of Arif Wala over a murder case investigated by the Garh police station. A lady involved in this case was acquitted by giving benefit of doubt.
- JUNE 30, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: JMP CALLS FOR OVERTURNING OF OPPOSITIONISTS' DEATH SENTENCES
in Yemen, the Supreme Council of the Joint Meeting Parties called on human rights organisations to stand against the unfair death sentences of three of Islah's representatives.
- JUNE 30, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakhstan ratified the 1st Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Kazakhstan ratified the 1st Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- JUNE 30, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury has sentenced Mike Peter Gallardo, 52, to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury has sentenced Mike Peter Gallardo, 52, to death
- JUNE 30, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. The state Supreme Court overturned the 1996 death sentence of Andre Rosemond
USA - South Carolina. The state Supreme Court overturned the 1996 death sentence of Andre Rosemond
- JUNE 29, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JCD LEADER IN SYLHET
at a court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Speedy Trial Judge Md Mahbubul Islam sentenced a man to death and 10 others life term imprisonment for killing Chhatra Dal leader Enam Ahmed in 2006.
- JUNE 29, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: YOUNG MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN NILPHAMARI
a young man was sentenced to death for killing his wife for dowry at a remote village in Kishorganj upazila, Bangladesh, on May 15, 2003.
- JUNE 29, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court holds off on Troy Davis decision until September
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court holds off on Troy Davis decision until September
- JUNE 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 10 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 13
the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No 1 in Multan, Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to ten people for killing thirteen members of a family over an old enmity in the Lodhran district on four occasions.
- JUNE 29, 2009KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended life without parole for Charles Bussell
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended life without parole for Charles Bussell
JUNE 29, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING SIX OLD WOMEN IN BREST REGION
the Brest Regional Court in Belarus sentenced a 30 year old stateless man to death for
JUNE 29, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the High court in Western Equatoria, Sudan, sentenced Kenneth Kaunda, 45, and
- JUNE 27, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 22 PINOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
twenty-two Filipinos were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in China.
- JUNE 27, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Allen Millican told Glenn Holladay he will only leave prison in a pine box
USA - Alabama. Judge Allen Millican told Glenn Holladay he will only leave prison in a pine box
JUNE 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of stabbing his wife to death
JUNE 27, 2009SyriaDEATH PENALTYITALY-SYRIA: AL MOLKY EXPULSION, “THEY ARE SENDING ME TO MY DEATH”
Maged Al Molky, the captain of the Palestinian commandos that hijacked the Achille Lauro in 1985 and killed an American citizen, was expelled from Italy and sent to Syria where he risks being sentenced to death.
- JUNE 26, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-SENATOR UPHELD
the Thai Appeals Court upheld the lower court's death sentence for former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen for masterminding the murder of Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor Nicharee Makarasarn in 1996.
- JUNE 26, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury has recommended that Raymond Johnson be put to death
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury has recommended that Raymond Johnson be put to death
- JUNE 26, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Jason Lee Taylor to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Jason Lee Taylor to death
- JUNE 26, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Raymond Eugene Johnson
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Raymond Eugene Johnson
- JUNE 26, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced Cathy Lynn Sarinana and husband Raul Ricardo Sarinana to death
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced Cathy Lynn Sarinana and husband Raul Ricardo Sarinana to death
JUNE 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR MORE TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China executed four men for drug trafficking on annual international anti-drug day, in