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- JUNE 2, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
JUNE 2, 2009DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): HANKINS' EXECUTION 200TH UNDER PERRY
Terry Lee Hankins was executed for the slayings of his 2 stepchildren. The lethal injection was the 200th during the tenure of Gov. Rick Perry, a milestone denounced by capital punishment opponents.
- JUNE 1, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a tourism official in southwest China's Sichuan Province is appealing to a higher court after being sentenced to death for drug trafficking, Life News reported.
- JUNE 1, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: ACADEMICS CALL FOR REVIEW OF POLICY THAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DETERS CRIME
Taiwanese academics urged the government to review its policy on capital punishment by conducting an in-depth study on whether it discourages crime.
- JUNE 1, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Poll shows support for death penalty
USA - North Carolina. Poll shows support for death penalty
JUNE 1, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: KENYANS RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
authorities in China sentenced five Kenyan nationals to death after they were convicted
JUNE 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THOSE WHO BURN BRIDES NEED TO BE HANGED - SC
the Indian Supreme Court said people convicted of burning their wives for bringing
- JUNE 1, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence given to Brian Keith Terrell
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence given to Brian Keith Terrell
MAY 31, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN KERMAN
Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official news portal of the city.
- MAY 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran hanged three men who were accused of being involved in a mosque bombing that killed 25 people and wounded more than 100, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- MAY 29, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SEVEN
the Kobe District Court in Japan sentenced to death a 52-year-old man for murdering seven relatives and neighbours.
- MAY 29, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS TO ABOLISH MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Barbados Deputy Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, who is also the country's Attorney General, announced that the mandatory death sentence will be abolished in Barbados.
MAY 29, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CONVICTED KILLER BEHEADED, PUT ON DISPLAY
Saudi Arabia executed a man for double murder and displayed his body in public as a deterrent, state media said.
- MAY 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDER ACCUSED
the Allahabad High Court in India confirmed the death sentence given to Sandeep of New Delhi for a murder that took place on November 17, 2004. Sandeep’s pregnant lover Jyoti, refused to abort the child and threatened to tell her family, so he and Shashi
- MAY 28, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: PROHIBIT DEATH SENTENCE, CONVICT APPEALS IN COURT
Godfrey Ngotho Mutiso argued that the mandatory death sentence was unconstitutional in the Kenyan Court of Appeal.
- MAY 28, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates...
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates...
- MAY 28, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates...
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates said that the Court of Cassation confirmed the death sentences of two people convicted of murder by courts in Babel and Bassora.
- MAY 28, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Felton Dorsey to death
USA - Louisiana. A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Felton Dorsey to death
- MAY 28, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection.
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection.
MAY 28, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR KIDNAP, SHOOTING
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of kidnapping a child and shooting a police officer was
- MAY 28, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jury sends Robert Fratta back to death row
USA - Texas. Jury sends Robert Fratta back to death row
- MAY 28, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A poll found that 61 % supports capital punishment
USA - Connecticut. A poll found that 61 % supports capital punishment
MAY 28, 2009DEATH PENALTYNEBRASKA (USA): EXECUTION METHOD CHANGED TO LETHAL INJECTION
Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection. Today the Nebraska
- MAY 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Donald Delehanty to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Donald Delehanty to death
- MAY 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in the prison of Sirjan, in Kerman province south east of Iran.
- MAY 27, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana (Federal). A federal jury unanimously sentenced John Wayne Johnson to death today
USA - Louisiana (Federal). A federal jury unanimously sentenced John Wayne Johnson to death today
MAY 27, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN: MAJILIS APPROVES BILL ON AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament approved a draft law “On introduction of
- MAY 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BRITON TO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
a British citizen sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in China is to plead his case at an appeal court.
- MAY 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STAYS HANGING OF MINOR
Iran's judiciary chief halted the execution of a man who was condemned to death for committing a murder when he was aged 15, his lawyer said.
- MAY 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR GET DEATH FOR NANDOS KILLINGS
in India, Sindhudurg District Principal and Sessions judge JN Shanbaug sentenced four Mumbai youths to death for their involvement in the infamous 2003 Nandos killings.