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- JUNE 25, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: JUDICIARY SAID TO BE READY FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
Belarus’ judicial system is ready to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty, Supreme Court Chairman Valyantsin Sukala told reporters in Minsk.
- JUNE 25, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanaullah Khan Niazi handed down capital punishment with a fine of Rs 500,000 to an accused involved in a murder case of Gunjial police station in Pakistan.
- JUNE 25, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
2 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING FROM MYANMAR IN CHINA
in China, the Liaoning Provincial Supreme People's Court announced that two men convicted of heading a gang that smuggled drugs from Myanmar into China were executed in May.
- JUNE 25, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UNEMPLOYED GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND
Judicial Commissioner Azman Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court sentenced unemployed man Cheong Kam Kuen, 44, to death for murdering his girlfriend.
- JUNE 25, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John Kennedy has sentenced Darryl Kemp to death
USA - California. Judge John Kennedy has sentenced Darryl Kemp to death
JUNE 25, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 8 EXECUTED IN ANTI-DRUG BATTLE
eight people sentenced to death for drug production and trafficking were executed in China.
JUNE 25, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPING BOY
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of
JUNE 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Cairo court confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC FOR TAKING EXTRA CARE WHILE AWARDING DEATH
the Supreme Court of Pakistan advised Courts to observe extreme care while choosing to award the death penalty.
- JUNE 24, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN APPEAL OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF IRANIAN
a Yemeni appeal court overturned a death sentence imposed on an Iranian in a drug trafficking case.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN COURT REJECTS INDIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Indian man Sarabjit Singh to have his 1991 death sentence for spying and terrorism in Mumbai overturned.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: IHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONVICT INTO LIFE TERM
a divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan...
- JUNE 24, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration issued new regulations that could clear the way for Maryland to resume executions
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration issued new regulations that could clear the way for Maryland to resume executions
- JUNE 24, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen have been released from Jail
USA - Texas. Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen have been released from Jail
JUNE 24, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 230 DEATH SENTENCES IN SIX MONTHS
Egyptian courts have handed down unprecedented numbers of death sentences in
JUNE 24, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN TO EXECUTE ISLAMISTS FOR KILLING US ENVOY
A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death for the 2008 killing of a US
JUNE 24, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT PASSED AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The deputies of Majilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan at the plenary session agreed with the amendments introduced by the Senate on the bill on amendments and additions to some Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Capital Punishment.
- JUNE 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NIGERIAN GETS DEATH IN SOUTH CHINA
four people convicted of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by the Dongguan Intermediate People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province
JUNE 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that authorities beheaded Ahmed bin
JUNE 23, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: DEATH PENALTY BAN UNEXPECTED AS CONDITION FOR RESTORING SPECIAL GUEST STATUS
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of
- JUNE 23, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John W. DeGroot today imposed the death sentence on Jose Guerrero
USA - California. Judge John W. DeGroot today imposed the death sentence on Jose Guerrero
- JUNE 23, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin Grodin
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin Grodin
JUNE 23, 2009TogoDEATH PENALTYTOGO ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
Togo's parliament voted unanimously to abolish the death penalty.
- JUNE 22, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANDED SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge South Abdul Razzak sentenced Mohammed Bux Umrani to death for the October 2004 murder of TV star Afreen Beg
- JUNE 22, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: THREE BROTHERS TO HANG FOR KILLING DAD
the Lusaka High Court in Zambia sentenced three brothers to death for killing their father using sticks and other objects.
JUNE 22, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR RAPING BOY, MURDER
two Saudi Arabian men have been recently executed for rape, murder.
JUNE 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
six men have been recently executed in Iran for drug trafficking, murder.
- JUNE 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the central city of Unaizah after being convicted
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the central city of Unaizah after being convicted
- JUNE 21, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT TRIBAL MEMBERS GET DEATH
eleven members of an Egyptian Bedouin tribe were sentenced to death for killing a member of a rival tribe in front of his wife and young children
- JUNE 21, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: LUWERO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Ugandan High Court in Luwero sentenced a 38-year-old man to death for killing his neighbour’s wife.