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- MARCH 23, 2009IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. The Idaho Senate voted 33-2 to take the firing squad off the law books as an alternative method of execution.
USA - Idaho. The Idaho Senate voted 33-2 to take the firing squad off the law books as an alternative method of execution.
MARCH 23, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH PENALTY IN ISRAEL SPY CASE
a court in Yemen sentenced a man to death for allegedly offering to spy for Israel.
MARCH 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 200 INMATES ON DEATH ROW
Minister of Interior, Major-General Godwin Abbe (rtd), said in Abuja that close to 200
- MARCH 20, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka is still awaiting a written judgment...
Sri Lanka is still awaiting a written judgment on the ruling regarding the case involving two Sri Lankans who are facing execution in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over having an illicit affair.
- MARCH 20, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Bill limiting death penalty use advances
USA - Maryland. Bill limiting death penalty use advances
- MARCH 20, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
APPEAL TO CHINA'S SUPREME COURT
Wang Junbao appealed to the Chinese Supreme Court against his December 2007 death sentence for the murder of his wife.
MARCH 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN
One man was hanged last week in the prison of Sirjan (south-east Iranian province
- MARCH 20, 2009KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Cowley County District Judge Jim Pringle has sentenced Justin Thurber to death
USA - Kansas. Cowley County District Judge Jim Pringle has sentenced Justin Thurber to death
- MARCH 20, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Donte McDaniel
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Donte McDaniel
- MARCH 20, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury resentenced Raymond DeLeon Martinez to death
USA - Texas. A jury resentenced Raymond DeLeon Martinez to death
MARCH 20, 2009TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE HOMICIDE
the Tunisian court of Cassation confirmed the death penalty of a man found guilty of
- MARCH 19, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: COURT DISMISSES RETRIAL REQUEST FOR AUM FOUNDER ASAHARA
the Tokyo District Court in Japan dismissed a request for a retrial of AUM Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, who was sentenced to death for crimes including the deadly sarin gassing of Tokyo's subway system in 1995.
- MARCH 19, 2009Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
the UN Council of Human Rights adopted the final report on the Universal Periodic...
the UN Council of Human Rights adopted the final report on the Universal Periodic...
- MARCH 19, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
at a conference on organ transplants in Egypt...
at a conference on organ transplants in Egypt...
MARCH 19, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH PENALTY GIVEN TO FRAUD-RING MEMBER
the Tokyo High Court in Japan gave the death penalty to a billing-fraud group member
MARCH 19, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE
in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence
- MARCH 19, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) reintroduced legislation today to abolish the death penalty at the federal level.
USA - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) reintroduced legislation today to abolish the death penalty at the federal level.
MARCH 19, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in China, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Qiu Jianhua to
- MARCH 18, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death for killing an adolescent girl after raping her.
- MARCH 18, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Disagreements between key lawmakers are blocking a bill to change Nebraska's method of execution to lethal injection
USA - Nebraska. Disagreements between key lawmakers are blocking a bill to change Nebraska's method of execution to lethal injection
- MARCH 18, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: AG CONSULTS ON DEATH PENALTY
consultations between the Kenyan Attorney-General’s office, Office of the President and the Ministry of Home Affairs continue on whether the death sentence should be abolished.
MARCH 18, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the Nagoya District Court in Japan sentenced two men to death and another to life
- MARCH 18, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation today repealing the death penalty.
USA - New Mexico. Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation today repealing the death penalty.
- MARCH 18, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Riverside County jury returned a verdict of death for Raymond Lee Oyler
USA - California. A Riverside County jury returned a verdict of death for Raymond Lee Oyler
MARCH 18, 2009DEATH PENALTYNEW MEXICO (USA): GOVENOR SIGNS LAW ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation today repealing New Mexico's death penalty. Richardson, a Democrat who formerly supported capital punishment, said signing the bill was the "most difficult decision" of his political life but that "the potential for
- MARCH 17, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA'S REFUSAL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY 'STUPID' - PACE RAPPORTEUR
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called on Russia to abolish the death penalty, and a Greek MP said Russia's refusal to do so was "stupid."
- MARCH 17, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR BEHEADING STUDENT
a religious teacher was awarded the death sentence by the Vadodara District Sessions Court in India for beheading his 15-year-old student on December 17, 2007.
- MARCH 17, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: DEATH ROW BECKONS FOR ILLEGAL GUN OWNERS
possessing an unlicensed gun could soon earn you the death sentence as the Kenyan government steps up the war on crime.
- MARCH 17, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
a failed asylum-seeker who was deported from...
a failed asylum-seeker who was deported from the UK to Darfur was executed by Sudanese security officers, The Independent reported.
- MARCH 17, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the security police from the province of Phu Yen summoned the wife of Rahlan Hen...
the security police from the province of Phu Yen summoned the wife of Rahlan Hen...