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- APRIL 18, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: DEATH RULING UPHELD
the Supreme Civil Appeals Court in Bahrain upheld the death penalty against a Bangladeshi man convicted of the murder of his compatriot.
- APRIL 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, consisting of Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Saifur Rehman, reduced the death sentence of three robbers, including two women, to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR MURDER
a man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, a local newspaper reported.
APRIL 18, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW
The Somali parliament unanimously approved a government proposal to introduce
- APRIL 17, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING
a Filipino woman was given the death penalty...
- APRIL 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-AIDE TO CHINA OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Chinese court handed down capital punishment to a former aide to late Vice Premier Huang Ju for taking bribes worth 12.9 million yuan ($1.9 million) from 1995-2006, a website operated by People's Daily reported.
- APRIL 17, 2009AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: COUNTRIES URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Commonwealth Lawyers Association of Australia wants the death sentence abolished in areas that still use it.
- APRIL 17, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Robert Diamond, 33, white, was sentenced twice to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. Robert Diamond, 33, white, was sentenced twice to death.
- APRIL 17, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis Appeal Rejected.
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis Appeal Rejected.
- APRIL 17, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
APRIL 17, 2009DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): FEDERAL COURT REJECTS TROY DAVIS’ APPEAL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied habeas corpus relief to
- APRIL 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THEIR FATHER
two brothers in Sindh, Pakistan, were condemned to death. Malik Dino and Muhammad Khan allegedly killed their father, Badaruddin Mangrejo, and threw his body into the canal in 2007.
- APRIL 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
junk collector Xiong Zhenlin was executed in Suizhou, in central China's Hubei Province.
- APRIL 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
APRIL 16, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: RIGHTS GROUP CALL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Sudan Human Rights Organisation (SHRO) criticised Sudanese Courts for
- APRIL 15, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DESPATCH BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
the Malaysian High Court found a despatch boy guilty of killing his wife four years ago, and sentenced him to death by hanging. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah convicted Herman Aliseman, 32, from Sarawak, of stabbing his wife Noor Azura Abdul Aziz
- APRIL 15, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MICHAEL ROSALES EXECUTED FOR 1997 MURDER
A Texas parole violator was executed for beating and using kitchen tools to kill a 67-year-old woman in her Lubbock apartment. "I love you all. May the Lord be with you. Peace. I'm done," Michael Rosales said in his brief, final statement.
APRIL 15, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 10 DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Sudanese court condemned 10 rebels from the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement to death for an unprecedented attack on Khartoum in 2008 which killed more than 220 people.
- APRIL 15, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
APRIL 15, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HUSBAND EXECUTED
despite appeals to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to overturn the death penalty
APRIL 15, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Egyptian man was sentenced to death by a court of Giza, Egypt, which found him guilty of the murders of two girls in 2008.
APRIL 15, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SENTENCES OF DEATH REVIEWED BY NA
the Vietnamese National Assembly Justice Committee presented a report
- APRIL 15, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico / Italy / Vatican: Governor Bill Richardson met Pope Benedict today before commemorating New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty. then he met Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno
USA - New Mexico / Italy / Vatican: Governor Bill Richardson met Pope Benedict today before commemorating New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty. then he met Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno
APRIL 15, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTYCOLORADO (USA): HOUSE VOTES TO END DEATH PENALTY
The Colorado House gave tentative approval today to House Bill 1274, a plan to
- APRIL 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TCHRD URGES CHINA TO OVERTURN DEATH SENTENCES IN TIBET
the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) expressed its deepest concern at the first known cases of death sentences passed by the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in China on two Tibetans.
- APRIL 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED AGAINST TWO IRANIAN KURDS
Iran overturned the death penalty sentence against two Kurdish Iranians, the Amir Kabir University of Technology website reported, citing the defendants’ lawyer.
- APRIL 14, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury re-sentenced Scott A. Lehr to death
USA - Arizona. A jury re-sentenced Scott A. Lehr to death
- APRIL 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
APRIL 14, 2009MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF A LAWYER AND HIS WIFE
Three Moroccans were sentenced to death by a court of Meknès (120 km east of