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FEBRUARY 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF OROUMIEH
One man identified as Mehdi Ghasemzadeh was hanged in the prison of Orumieh (northwestern
FEBRUARY 28, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR DROUKDAL AND 11 OF HIS MEMBERS
the criminal court of Djelfa, Algeria, handed the death penalty to the emir of “El Qaida
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate advanced the bill that would to speed up the appeals process in death-penalty cases.
USA - Utah. The Senate advanced the bill that would to speed up the appeals process in death-penalty cases.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Judicial Proceedings Committee of the Senate rejected a bill that would abolish the death penalty
USA - Maryland. The Judicial Proceedings Committee of the Senate rejected a bill that would abolish the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
THREE AFGHAN POLICEMEN GET DEATH PENALTY
an open trial of five policemen was held in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 2 IN OSAKA
a 59 year old man was sentenced to death at the Osaka District Court in Japan for robbing and killing a female Chinese student and a male company employee with a knife on separate occasions in Osaka.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a former customer service technician was sent to the gallows by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in drugs.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury decided that Erick Davila should die
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury decided that Erick Davila should die
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Orange County jury recommended that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 43, black, be executed
USA - California. An Orange County jury recommended that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 43, black, be executed
FEBRUARY 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY
A former planning official from southwest China's Chongqing municipality was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
FIVE KYRGYZ CITIZENS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
“Five Kyrgyz citizens were sentenced to death in China...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Additional Sessions Judge S. Soman (Fast Track Court-I) sentenced to death a 39-year-old man named Raju, alias Monkuttan, after finding him guilty of the murder of a scooter rider, Sunil Kumar, alias Podiyappan, near All Saints College junction in India o
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: TOP COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILDREN
the South Korean Supreme Court handed down an appellate court's death penalty to Chung Sung-hyun on charges of kidnapping and murdering three people, including two children, between 2004 and 2007.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme People's Court said in a statement that 1,279 people...
Supreme People's Court said in a statement that 1,279 people...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Hamza Mahmoud al-Shoubaki, 40, was abducted by unidentified...
Hamza Mahmoud al-Shoubaki, 40, was abducted by unidentified...
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Scott Mansfield can get new trial
USA - Florida. Scott Mansfield can get new trial
- FEBRUARY 26, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. District Judge Brian Howell sentenced Mark Dwaytt Brown to death
USA - Alabama. District Judge Brian Howell sentenced Mark Dwaytt Brown to death
FEBRUARY 26, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ HANDS DEATH PENALTY TO 28 CULTISTS FOR ATTACKS
Twenty-eight members of a Shiite messianic cult responsible for brutal attacks on
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: UN CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT BY KENYAN POLICE
a brutal succession of hundreds of summary executions carried out with impunity by Kenyan security forces was roundly condemned by a top UN investigator, who called on President Mwai Kibaki to sack his police chief and attorney general.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 'ALLOW THOSE ON DEATH ROW EARLY APPEALS'
the Malaysian Bar Council wants the judiciary to fast track the appeals of convicted prisoners on Death Row.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence of Egyptian
FEBRUARY 25, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS COULD PUT AN END TO DEATH PENALTY
A clutch of American states are considering whether to abolish capital punishment because of the
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Death row inmate eligible for release
USA - Ohio. Death row inmate eligible for release
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate today passed a bill expanding the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate today passed a bill expanding the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell overturned Robert Keith Woodall's death sentence
USA - Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell overturned Robert Keith Woodall's death sentence
- FEBRUARY 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR WOMEN TRAFFICKING
three people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh in 77 women trafficking cases from
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Judiciary Committee votes to abolish death penalty
USA - Colorado. Judiciary Committee votes to abolish death penalty
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
SUPREME CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Supreme Criminal Court in Diyala, Iraq, sentenced three people to death for murder.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Ashraf Kalhori, approximately 40 years old, detained in the Sepidar jail...
Ashraf Kalhori, approximately 40 years old, detained in the Sepidar jail...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A Charlotte jury has ordered Michael Wayne Sherrill be sent to death row
USA - North Carolina. A Charlotte jury has ordered Michael Wayne Sherrill be sent to death row