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- MAY 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC DISMISSES APPEAL OVER DOUBLE MURDER
the Appellate Bench of the Sindh High Court in Pakistan dismissed the appeal of a man sentenced to death for murdering two people in Karachi in 2002.
- MAY 26, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: GACHANJA’S WIFE QUERIES BASIS FOR DEATH PENALTY
the wife of former Lands Commissioner Wilson Gachanja told the Kenyan Appellate Court that she was condemned to death eight years ago on unsupported evidence
MAY 26, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES 8 SHIITE MILITIA LEADERS TO DEATH
An Iraqi court in the southern city of Diwaniyah sentenced eight Shiite militia leaders to
- MAY 25, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC REFUSES TO SEE MERIT IN DEATH TERM
the Indian Supreme Court reduced the death sentence of a murder convict to life imprisonment.
- MAY 25, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DOCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE, CHILD MURDER
a man was sentenced to death in absentia for murdering his wife and six month old infant by Kandy Provincial High Court Judge Wimal Nambuwasam in Sri Lanka.
- MAY 25, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN TO HANG FOR THROWING WIFE FROM 13TH FLOOR
an odd job worker in Singapore was sentenced to hang after being found guilty of hurling his wife from the 13th floor of an HDB block.
- MAY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: COUPLE TO BE STONED
the French news agency, AFP, reported in Tabriz, Iran, the clerical regime’s Supreme
MAY 25, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LEGISLATORS OPPOSE PROPOSAL TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE
a majority of Vietnamese National Assembly deputies strongly opposed a bill to
MAY 25, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS WANTS TO CARRY OUT EXECUTIONS WITHOUT ABBAS' APPROVAL
the Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement is trying to find a legal justification to carry out death penalties in the Gaza Strip without the need of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' approval, a spokesman said.
MAY 25, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: SCOTTI- ITALY WORKS TOWARDS NEW UN RESOLUTION
‘Italy and other countries are working towards a new resolution against the death
MAY 25, 2009TogoDEATH PENALTYTOGO: JUSTICE MINISTER ANNOUNCES DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the Justice Minister of Togo, Kokou Biossey Kone', announced that the country will
MAY 24, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES THREE FATAH MEMBERS TO DEATH
in the Palestinian Authority, a Hamas military court sentenced three Fatah members to
MAY 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH ROW TIBETANS’ WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
the mandatory six-week period for referring their cases to the Chinese Supreme Court
- MAY 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: S'COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON ARTISAN
the death sentence of Ibadan-based panel beater Emmanuel Olabode for burning apprentice Kehinde Omotanwa to death was unanimously affirmed by the Nigerian Supreme Court.
- MAY 22, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The Senate has passed 19-17 the bill that replaces the state's death penalty with a life sentence without the chance of parole
USA - Connecticut. The Senate has passed 19-17 the bill that replaces the state's death penalty with a life sentence without the chance of parole
MAY 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MINISTER SEEKS TO RELEASE PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW TO DECONGEST PRISONS
as part of measures to decongest the nation's prisons, the Nigerian government was
- MAY 22, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Circuit Judge David Evans of West Plains sentenced Lance Shockley to death
USA - Missouri. Circuit Judge David Evans of West Plains sentenced Lance Shockley to death
- MAY 22, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill approved this morning as soon as it hits her desk.
USA - Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill approved this morning as soon as it hits her desk.
MAY 22, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ELECTRICIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an electrician was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found
- MAY 22, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Michael Ledford
USA - Georgia. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Michael Ledford
MAY 22, 2009DEATH PENALTYCONNECTICUT (USA): GOV. RELL INTENDS TO VETO DEATH PENALTY
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill passed in the early
- MAY 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Veto threat alters death-penalty bill.
USA - Texas. Veto threat alters death-penalty bill.
- MAY 21, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Former judges push for hearing on Troy Davis innocence claim
USA - Georgia. Former judges push for hearing on Troy Davis innocence claim
- MAY 21, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: GROUPS DENOUNCE AGO PLAN TO CAP EXECUTION APPEALS
human rights groups criticised Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office plan to limit the time death row inmates could lodge a final case review to 30 days.
- MAY 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF FRIEND
Rabin Malick, 19, was sentenced to death by Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Barrackpore First Track Third Court in India, for the murder of his friend Abhishek
- MAY 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Raymond Angelini sentenced Armando Leza to death.
USA - Texas. Judge Raymond Angelini sentenced Armando Leza to death.
MAY 21, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TYCOON TO BE HANGED FOR LEBANESE DIVA MURDER
a Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian tycoon and a former policeman to death for the
MAY 21, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: POPULAR JURIES RETURN TO TRIALS AFTER 66 YEARS
Japan reintroduced popular juries in penal trials after a break of 66 years. This aligned
- MAY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman identified as Afsaneh (29) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
A woman identified as Afsaneh (29) was hanged in the prison of Shiraz, Etemad
- MAY 20, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio adjusts its lethal injection protocol.
USA - Ohio. Ohio adjusts its lethal injection protocol.