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- FEBRUARY 12, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Terry Terrell sentenced Willie Hodges to death
USA - Florida. Judge Terry Terrell sentenced Willie Hodges to death
FEBRUARY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYUNITED KINGDOM: RADICALS- REFUGEE STATUS OF IRANIAN LESBIAN RECOGNISED
English authorities recognised the political refugee status of Iranian lesbian Pegah Emambakhsh, the Radical Association Certi Diritti said.
FEBRUARY 12, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE CONVICTS EXECUTED IN JESSORE JAIL
three convicts in the sensational Minu Ara murder case in Bangladesh were executed in the Jessore central jail.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA REBUFFS WEST ON ENDING DEATH PENALTY
China rejected calls from Western and some Latin American countries to end the death penalty and to agree to enforce a wide range of human rights.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 MORE GET DEATH FOR BARA CARNAGE
Special TADA Court Judge Darogha Prasad awarded the death penalty to three Maoists in connection with the Bara massacre in India.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: NBA OPPOSES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPING
the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) cautioned the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, against making kidnapping a capital offence.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the federal death penalty for Daryl Lawrence
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the federal death penalty for Daryl Lawrence
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Wayne Tompkins, 51, American Indian, has been executed
USA - Florida. Wayne Tompkins, 51, American Indian, has been executed
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge John Goger sentenced De'Kelvin Martin, black, 36, to death
USA - Georgia. Judge John Goger sentenced De'Kelvin Martin, black, 36, to death
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sandher awarded the death penalty and imposed a Rs 200,000 fine in a 2004 double murder case in Saddar.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY
in Sri Lanka, the Colombo High Court imposed the death penalty on P. Don Nilanka and K. Pradeep Samantha for the murder of A. Dimuthu Dilrukshana Silva of Dehigahapitiya on July 1, 1998.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Liliang, convicted of the murdering of six people and injuring many others in September 2007...
Liu Liliang, convicted of the murdering of six people and injuring many others in September 2007...
FEBRUARY 11, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTYNEW MEXICO (USA): HOUSE VOTES TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
the New Mexico House of Representatives voted to abolish New Mexico's death
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN HAS DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
a man convicted of drug-related charges had his death sentence commuted to a 14-year prison sentence and Dh10,000 fine by the Fujairah Appeals Court in the United Arab Emirates.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009DominicaDEATH PENALTY
DOMENICA: SAVARIN BACKS SKERRIT ON DEATH PENALTY
another Domanican Minister of Government is throwing his support behind the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN ACTIVISTS FACE UPWARD DEATH PENALTY TREND
researcher Dave McRae said 2008 was a dismal year for opponents of the death penalty in Indonesia.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Death penalty appeal limitation measure advances
USA - Utah. Death penalty appeal limitation measure advances
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 236 which would ban the death penalty
USA - Montana. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 236 which would ban the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE OF CANADIAN
the Saudi Arabian Supreme Court rejected the death sentence of a Canadian man and asked the lower court to revise its ruling, CBC News learned.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Kenneth Williams Resentenced to Prison After 24 Years on Death Row
USA - Pennsylvania. Kenneth Williams Resentenced to Prison After 24 Years on Death Row
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Dale Devon Scheanette, 35, black, was executed today.
USA - Texas. Dale Devon Scheanette, 35, black, was executed today.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House today passed bills to expand capital punishment
USA - Virginia. The House today passed bills to expand capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - At least eight states have recently introduced legislation to abolish or limit the death penalty.
USA - At least eight states have recently introduced legislation to abolish or limit the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER AIRPORT CHIEF GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY, EMBEZZLEMENT
A former capital airports holding company chief was given a death sentence for bribery and embezzlement
- FEBRUARY 9, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN HABIGANJ
a tribunal in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife due to dowry.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS NOW TO FACE DEATH SENTENCE
in Nigeria, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi announced a number of measures to make the Niger Delta safer for operators in the oil and gas industry and others within the region.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 8
a Chinese court sentenced a junk dealer to death for murdering eight people.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STILL SUFFERING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, SAYS AMNESTY
Amnesty International reports arbitrary arrests, torture and extensive use of death penalty in Iran 30 years after Islamic revolution.
FEBRUARY 9, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: COURT UPHOLDS PUBLIC EXECUTION OF BARBER
the Sana'a Court of Appeals in Yemen upheld the death sentence against a man for rape
- FEBRUARY 8, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT OUTLAWS ARMY EXECUTIONS
the execution of two UPDF soldiers in Kotido district by the Field Court Martial in 2002 was illegal, the Ugandan Constitutional Court ruled.