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MAY 12, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Kazuo Okikura, 61, was sentenced to death for killing a wealthy woman and her
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Hossein was hanged in Isfahan, Iran, for murder.
a man identified as Hossein was hanged in Isfahan, Iran, for murder.
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, identified as "Mohammad Mehdi" and "Reza Gholi" and convicted
two men, identified as "Mohammad Mehdi" and "Reza Gholi" and convicted
- MAY 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC DIVIDED ON SURAT RAPE AND MURDER CASE VERDICT
a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court pronounced a divided judgement in the 1999 rape and murder case of a 10-year-old girl in Surat, India.
- MAY 11, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DFA NEGOTIATING 59 DEATH PENALTY CASES
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is actively monitoring and negotiating 59 death penalty cases, the majority of which are drug-related cases in China.
- MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MAY EXECUTE AS MANY AS 600 EACH YEAR: LAWYER
Iran may be hanging up to 600 criminals a year as its use of the death penalty intensifies, a lawyer acting for many of the country’s death row prisoners said.
MAY 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the
MAY 11, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO JUVENILES EXECUTED AMONG A GROUP OF FIVE
two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi
- MAY 10, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO 10 YEARS JAIL
an unidentified man facing death in Qatar for murdering his friend had his sentence commuted to 10 years
- MAY 10, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: BEN TITRAOUI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
Omar Ben Titraoui was sentenced to death in absentia for terrorism by
MAY 10, 2009ChadDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE CONVICTED CRIMINALS EXECUTED IN MADINAH
Five men sentenced to death for crimes including theft, child abduction, rape, and
MAY 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN MOVES TO REDUCE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS
Iran wants to reduce the number of "unnecessary executions" it carries out, a spokesman for the Islamic republic's judiciary said.
- MAY 9, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES LIFE SENTENCE
a man sentenced to death for killing his wife and three children had his sentence commuted by the Delhi High Court in India
- MAY 8, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Thomas Treshawn Ivey, 34, black, was executed
USA - South Carolina. Thomas Treshawn Ivey, 34, black, was executed
- MAY 8, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR RAPE
a Nigerian national was executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of sexually
- MAY 8, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Masood Akhtar awarded the death sentence to a murder accused and imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on him.
- MAY 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH ROW MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
in Malaysia, the death sentence of 28 year old former motor mechanic Tan Yew Choy's was cancelled when he was acquitted of drug charges.
- MAY 8, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: AMNESTY INT'L CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
Amnesty International (AI) condemned the Law passed by the Imo State House of Assembly in Nigeria, stipulating the death penalty for anyone convicted for kidnapping or whose premises was used by a kidnapper to hold someone hostage.
- MAY 8, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC CJ CALLS RECORD OF DEATH ROW CONVICT FOR 16 YEARS
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif took suo motu notice of a condemned prisoner, Aftab Masih, who has been on death row for the past 16 years because his appeal has not been heard.
- MAY 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the Iranian city of Shiraz, reported the state run Iranian news
MAY 8, 2009DEATH PENALTYSOUTH CAROLINA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR POLICE MURDER
An Alabama man convicted of killing a police officer was executed in South Carolina.
- MAY 7, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Governor Martin O'Malley has signed a bill that restricts death penalty
USA - Maryland. Governor Martin O'Malley has signed a bill that restricts death penalty
- MAY 7, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Bill to increase number of witnesses to execution passes Legislature
USA - Alabama. Bill to increase number of witnesses to execution passes Legislature
- MAY 7, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A Charleston County jury decided that William Dickerson should be put to death
USA - South Carolina. A Charleston County jury decided that William Dickerson should be put to death
- MAY 7, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 SIBLINGS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN CHUADANGA
three siblings were sentenced to death in absentia for the abduction and murder of a co-villager on December 25, 2005, at Jibonnagar in Chuadanga, Bangladesh.
- MAY 7, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE OFFICIAL'S DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR US$38 MLN FRAUD
an official's driver in east China's Zhejiang Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for defrauding investors of 263 million yuan (US$38 million).
- MAY 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKER IN SAUDI ARABIA SENTENCED TO DEATH
the family of Indonesian migrant worker Eti Toyib Anwar, 35, of Majalengka regency in West Java, asked the government's assistance after she was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering her employer
- MAY 7, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
22 members of an armed group were sentenced to death in absentia...
22 members of an armed group were sentenced to death in absentia...
- MAY 7, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Bill McCoy sentenced Michael Dean Gonzales to death.
USA - Texas. Judge Bill McCoy sentenced Michael Dean Gonzales to death.
- MAY 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south-eastern part of Iran, reported