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- JUNE 15, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
JUNE 14, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: POSITIVE INITIATIVE IN THE DRC
the seminar that followed the June 10th Conference in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the abolition of capital punishment has ended. The seminar topic was communication regarding the death penalty.
- JUNE 13, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON PRESIDENCY NOT TO EXECUTE DARFUR REBELS
the leader of the Sudanese National Ummah Party [NUP], Sadiq al-Mahdi, called upon the presidency institution not to execute the death penalties issued against more than 100 members of the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement [JEM], involved in the
JUNE 13, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 24 DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED
the court in Damanhur, Egypt, confirmed the death sentence given to 24 people on
- JUNE 12, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA; DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three men were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 45.49kg of cannabis on November 1, 2002.
- JUNE 12, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reinstated the death sentence against Lawrence Joseph Jefferson
USA - Georgia. In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reinstated the death sentence against Lawrence Joseph Jefferson
- JUNE 11, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION IN BELARUS DISCUSSED
the issue of death penalty abolition in Belarus is being discussed, Valery Mitskevich, Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Belarus, told reporters in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly.
- JUNE 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF WIFE, KID
a local court in Siddharthnagar, India, awarded the death sentence to Pateshwari Chaudhary for killing his wife and daughter.
- JUNE 11, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah...
the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah...
- JUNE 11, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jack Trawick, 62, white, was executed tonight.
USA - Alabama. Jack Trawick, 62, white, was executed tonight.
- JUNE 11, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. David Gainey, 37, black, has been granted a new trial
USA - North Carolina. David Gainey, 37, black, has been granted a new trial
JUNE 11, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO STARTS TOWARDS ABOLITION WITH A LEGAL MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Hands Off Cain organised a conference in Kinshasa against the death penalty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that was sponsorsed by the Congolese National Assembly President and Senate President, with the contribution of the Minister of Foreign A
- JUNE 10, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO HOLD PROCEEDING ON DEATH PENALTY
the South Korean Constitutional Court will hold a public proceeding to decide whether capital punishment is unconstitutional.
- JUNE 10, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY SEEKS RETRIAL
a man sentenced to death in absentia by a criminal court in Doha, Qatar, filed a plea for reopening the trial
- JUNE 10, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
EU "DISTURBED" BY IRAQ EXECUTIONS, CALLS FOR FREEZE
The European Union protested against reported executions in Iraq and called on
JUNE 10, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING NEPHEW
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for murdering his nephew
- JUNE 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals commuted to life the death sentence of Timothy Cockrell after it decided he was mentally impaired
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals commuted to life the death sentence of Timothy Cockrell after it decided he was mentally impaired
- JUNE 10, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The bill to create a commission to study the death penalty passed the House 220-92
USA - New Hampshire. The bill to create a commission to study the death penalty passed the House 220-92
- JUNE 9, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN OVER 2003 MURDERS
Japan's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Mitsunori Onogawa, 32, sentenced to death over two separate murders in Gunma Prefecture in 2003.
- JUNE 9, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 5 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MAN IN NARSINGDI
five people, including four brothers, were sentenced to death and three others to life term imprisonment by a court in Narsingdi, Bangladesh.
- JUNE 9, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR THREE ASIAN MEN IN MURDER CASE
for the second time, a Doha appeals court in Qatar upheld the death penalty of two Indians and a Nepali in a murder case.
JUNE 9, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MORE DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced another 12 Darfur rebels to death for a 2008 attack on
- JUNE 9, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES A MAN IN BAIDOA
Al Shabaab militants, who control Mogadishu’s Baidoa town, the former seat of
JUNE 9, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: GOVERNMENT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION PROPOSAL
the Algerian Government rejected a proposal to abolish the death penalty based on the struggle against Islamic terrorism, and security and organised crime considerations.
JUNE 9, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE: BELARUS URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Council of Europe's (CE) Deputy Secretary General, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio,
- JUNE 8, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mparabe Tinjoe 23, a farmer, was sentenced to death by a Ho Court in Ghana for shooting four other farmers to death at Azilavikope, near Dambai, in 2004.
- JUNE 8, 2009UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BUSINESSMAN
the Sharjah Appeal Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of a Ukrainian man who killed his Syrian business partner in 2002 with a penknife.
- JUNE 8, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FOR MASTERMIND OF SHANGAL TOWN EXPLOSION
a man was sentenced to death for blowing up his car in front of the office of Kurdistan Democratic Party Brach 17 in Shangal town in Iraq in 2005, killing 15.
JUNE 8, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
an Egyptian was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi during a
- JUNE 8, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Robert Ray was sentenced to death today by an Arapahoe County jury
USA - Colorado. Robert Ray was sentenced to death today by an Arapahoe County jury