Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
- 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
MAY 7, 2009Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Hong Kong national Yuen Wai-ming was sentenced to death by the Shenzhen
- MAY 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning,
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning,
- MAY 6, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Senate votes against repealing death penalty
USA - Colorado. Senate votes against repealing death penalty
- MAY 6, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
a 27-year-old man was sentenced to death in India by additional sessions judge AM Tamboli for robbing and murdering his senior citizen employers
- MAY 6, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: WOMAN WHO HAD HUSBAND KILLED GETS DEATH
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced a woman, Khai Suksamphan, to death for purchasing a life insurance policy for her husband Sawaeng Boonmee, a 56-year-old foreman, and then hiring four men to kill him.
- MAY 6, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: AMUKA MILITIAMEN TO HANG OVER MURDER
the High Court in Lira district, Uganda, sentenced two former Amuka militiamen to death by hanging for killing 10 internally displaced persons.
- MAY 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STAYS EXECUTION OF TWO MINORS: LAWYER
Iran ordered a stay of execution for two young convicts sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18, their lawyer said.
- MAY 6, 2009UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: COMMUNISTS PRESSING FOR RESTORATION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Ukrainian communists made a new attempt to restore the death penalty by law.
- MAY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a
MAY 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning, reported the state run Fars news agency.
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
- MAY 5, 2009West VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - West Virginia. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver determined that Georgie "Porgie" Lecco and Valerie Suzette Friend will get a new trial.
USA - West Virginia. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver determined that Georgie "Porgie" Lecco and Valerie Suzette Friend will get a new trial.
- MAY 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE ON TIBETANS INHERENTLY FLAWED
expressing serious concern on the prospects of imminent execution of the two Tibetans sentenced to death without reprieve in Lhasa, China, on April 8, Human Rights Watch said that their trials and sentences suffered from a series of both substantive and p
- MAY 5, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CENTRE SENDS FINAL OPINION TO PRESIDENT ON 27 MERCY PETITIONS
the Indian government sent its final opinion to the President on 27 of the 29 mercy petitions of death row convicts.
- MAY 5, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC ACQUITS TWO IN SHERATON HOTEL BLAST CASE
the Sindh High Court (SHC) in Pakistan acquitted two men charged with a bomb blast outside the Karachi Sheraton Hotel in May 2002 that killed several people
MAY 5, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 14 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
fourteen men were sentenced to death in absentia for terrorism by Algerian authorities,
MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
iranian judiciary spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, in response to a question regarding a man who had been stoned to death for adultery recently in Rasht (northern Iran) said, “Stoning was carried out during the Iranian month of Esfand,” which ended on March
- MAY 4, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN PUBLICLY EXECUTES THREE GOVT EMPLOYEES
Taliban fighters in Farah province...
- MAY 4, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DUO’S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
a Doha appeals court in Qatar commuted the death penalty given to two Bangladeshi men, one a minor, by a lower court to a life sentence and a 10-year imprisonment.
- MAY 4, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: COURT COMMUTES FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Taiwan High Court commuted the death sentence of handed down to Filipino citizen Cecilia Alcaraz, also known as Nemencia Armia, a 40 year, to life imprisonment.
- MAY 4, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS TO FACE DEATH PENALTY IN IMO
the Imo State House of Assembly in Owerri, Nigeria, passed a bill into law prohibiting hostage-taking and other related offences.