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- MAY 4, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: LAGOS PSN OPPOSES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR FAKE DRUG OFFENDERS
the Lagos State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, criticised a call for the introduction of capital punishment for fake drug dealers.
- MAY 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a prisoner was executed in the Ardabil Jail, Iran.
MAY 4, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTYBARBADOS GOVERNMENT ABOLISHING MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE
Barbados Attorney General Freundel Stuart confirmed in an interview with the Sunday
- MAY 3, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN CTG
judge Shafiqul Karim of the Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal...
- MAY 3, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER
the Cairo Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced Sherif Kamal Al-Din to death. He
- MAY 3, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
12 people were hanged in Iraq. There had been no executions in the previous 18 months.
MAY 3, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYDELARA DARABI: D’ELIA- MULLAH’S BRUTALITY TOLERATED BY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
following the execution of Delara Darabi in Iran, Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio
- MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
- MAY 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO SIX FOR MURDERING FAMILY
Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma of the Indian Supreme Court sentenced six convicts to death for the murder of five family members on June 5, 2003.
- MAY 2, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HIT MEN TO DIE FOR KILLING ADVISER
two men were sentenced to death for assassinating a top political adviser in Lianjiang city, Guangdong, China, over what police said was the official's failure to hold up his end of a bribery deal.
- MAY 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PAK DEATH ROW PRISONER SEEKS HELP FROM BILAWAL
the legal team for a Pakistani death row prisoner wrote an open letter to ruling PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, asking him to help commute the death sentence into life imprisonment.
MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYEU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF DELARA DARABI
“The Presidency of the European Union strongly condemns the execution of Miss
- MAY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a young woman who was convicted of murder when she was a minor, drawing condemnation from international human rights groups who have sought to end capital punishment for juvenile offenders.
- MAY 1, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DELTA ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Delta state House of Assembly in Nigeria is considering the death penalty for kidnapping while armed with a weapon.
- MAY 1, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. A proposal to eliminate the death penalty is on the way to the full Senate for debate
USA - Colorado. A proposal to eliminate the death penalty is on the way to the full Senate for debate
- MAY 1, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The N.C. Supreme Court says that the Medical Board cannot bar doctors from participating in executions.
USA - North Carolina. The N.C. Supreme Court says that the Medical Board cannot bar doctors from participating in executions.
- MAY 1, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge George Greene upheld sentenced David Wiggins to death.
USA - Georgia. Judge George Greene upheld sentenced David Wiggins to death.
- MAY 1, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Frank Fasel sentenced John Fitzgerald Kennedy to death
USA - California. Judge Frank Fasel sentenced John Fitzgerald Kennedy to death
- MAY 1, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Greg Brewer has ruled that Charles Dean Hood has the right to ask a new trial.
USA - Texas. Judge Greg Brewer has ruled that Charles Dean Hood has the right to ask a new trial.
- MAY 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF GIRL, 4
in Madanapalle, India, Second Additional District magistrate Ganesh Babu sentenced Golla Appaiah, 34, to death for raping and murdering a minor girl on August 29, 2007
- APRIL 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR SERIAL RAPES
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state-
- APRIL 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN NASIK MURDER CASE
the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of six convicts involved in the sensational Nasik murder case.
- APRIL 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SON AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE, FATHER ACQUITTED
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mustafa Tanvir Safwat awarded the death sentence to a murder accused and imposed a fine of Rs100,000. Muhammad Ikhlaq, his father Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Zulfiqar and Muhamma
- APRIL 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, handed down the death sentence to two for kidnapping and killing a boy for ransom.
- APRIL 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF 3 CONVICTS COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
in Pakistan, a bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising Chief Justice Muhammad Bilal Khan and Justice Muhammad Ramzan Chaudhry commuted the death sentence of three convicts in a narcotics case into life imprisonment.
- APRIL 30, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: SENTENCED TO DEATH, DARFUR MEN FACE ‘HORRIFIC TREATMENT’
the 82 Darfuri men sentenced to death by special courts in Khartoum...
- APRIL 30, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Charles Graddick sentenced Lam Luong to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Charles Graddick sentenced Lam Luong to death.
- APRIL 30, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation (SB 13) to expand sentencing options in murder cases.
USA - Georgia. Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation (SB 13) to expand sentencing options in murder cases.
- APRIL 30, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FIVE MEN ESCAPE THE GALLOWS
five men convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to death in Uganda by the High Court escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal acquitted them.
- APRIL 30, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Lamone Johnson was executed today
USA - Texas. Derrick Lamone Johnson was executed today