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- APRIL 2, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Polk County jury has recommended 9-3 the death penalty for Joshua Lee Altersberger
USA - Florida. A Polk County jury has recommended 9-3 the death penalty for Joshua Lee Altersberger
APRIL 2, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN MAY PROVIDE NOTICE FOR EXECUTION OF INMATES, ASAHI SAYS
Japanese death row inmates should be given at least one day’s notice of their impending execution, a government panel recommended after reviewing operations at the Tokyo Detention Center.
- APRIL 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in India, Magistrate Shrikanth Babuladi of the Kodagu District and Sessions Court sentenced three men to death a murder committed on February 7, 2002.
- APRIL 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
at a district court in India, Fast track court session judge K Natarajan sentenced a man identified as Mohamed, a resident of Birur, to death for raping and strangling an education department employee.
- APRIL 1, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ricky Eugene Kerr, 49, won a new punishment trial.
USA - Texas. Ricky Eugene Kerr, 49, won a new punishment trial.
APRIL 1, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DEATH PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO SELL LAND TO JEWS
the Palestinian Authority issued a warning to Palestinians against selling their homes or
- MARCH 31, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
two people were sentenced to death by Mahadevagowda, the First Fast Track Court judge in Hassan, India, for the murder of five people in Valagarahalli village of Alur taluk on January 26, 2002.
- MARCH 31, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ANYAOKU, IG, OTHERS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
in Nigeria, the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mike Okiro, and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, opposed capital punishment for kidnappers.
- MARCH 31, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A new report analyzes the cases of 39 innocent Texans
USA - Texas. A new report analyzes the cases of 39 innocent Texans
- MARCH 31, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
in March, the Justice Minister and Attorney General of Ghana...
in March, the Justice Minister and Attorney General of Ghana...
- MARCH 31, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A federal jury has recommended death for Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr.
USA - Florida. A federal jury has recommended death for Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr.
- MARCH 31, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Pima County jury today decided that Christopher Payne should receive the death penalty
USA - Arizona. A Pima County jury today decided that Christopher Payne should receive the death penalty
MARCH 31, 2009SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING DIPLOMAT
a court in Damascus, Syria, sentenced three men to death after finding them guilty of murdering a "senior diplomat" from an unidentified country's embassy, a Syrian newspaper reported.
- MARCH 31, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-13 to approve a bill to abolish the death penalty.
USA - Connecticut. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-13 to approve a bill to abolish the death penalty.
MARCH 31, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FG COMMUTED 45 DEATH SENTENCES IN 2008
the Nigerian Minister of the Interior, Godwin Abbe, said the Federal Government
MARCH 31, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN COURT CONDEMNS 'IRAN SPIES'
A court in Yemen has sentenced two men to death after convicting them of spying for Iran.
MARCH 31, 2009TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AND RAPE
two men were sentenced to death in Tunisia after being found guilty of the murder and rape of a student.
- MARCH 30, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI GAYS SENTENCED TO DEATH FACE EXECUTION
more than 100 prisoners in Iraq are facing execution, many believed to have been convicted of the ‘crime’ of being gay, the UK-based Iraqi-LGBT group revealed.
- MARCH 30, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
Irwan Amat, 32, from Sabah, was found guilty of murdering Jibal Salim...
- MARCH 30, 2009MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 against Senate Bill 236, which would abolish the death penalty in the state.
USA - Montana. The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 against Senate Bill 236, which would abolish the death penalty in the state.
- MARCH 30, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Charles Mines, who has been on death row since 1989, has agreed to a plea bargain that takes him off death row
USA - Texas. Charles Mines, who has been on death row since 1989, has agreed to a plea bargain that takes him off death row
MARCH 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 114 ON DEATH ROW AT CPK
at least 114 convicted criminals lodged in the CPK in Pakistan are waiting to be hanged in their death cells.
- MARCH 30, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Michael Johnson sentenced Donte McDaniel to death
USA - California. Judge Michael Johnson sentenced Donte McDaniel to death
MARCH 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ CENTRAL PRISON
Rahmat Sadeqi, a resident of Sanandaj, Iran, was executed in late March in Sanandaj's Central Prison.
- MARCH 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE SINCE 2005
the Dubai Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of a
- MARCH 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iteffaq Abbasi awarded the death sentence to an accused and acquitted another in a murder case in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Muhammad Nouman and Muhammad Irfan were charged with killing Muhammad Kamran on August
- MARCH 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the five-man Malaysian Federal Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of Ahmad Najib Aris, 34. He was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of Canny Ong on June 14, 2003.
- MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED IN BEIJING FOR MURDER
the leader of a three-member gang was executed for robbery and murder in Beijing, China.
- MARCH 27, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING ACQUAINTANCE IN THAILAND
a Japanese man was sentenced to death for killing a Japanese acquaintance in Thailand in December 2007.
- MARCH 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANOTHER JUVENILE TO BE EXECUTED
Amnesty International warned of the imminent execution of juvenile offender Abumoslem Sohrabi, now 24, from Firouzabad, in Fars Province in Iran.