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- MARCH 5, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Senate voted 34-13 today to approve SB 279 that would limit the use of capital punishment.
USA - Maryland. The Senate voted 34-13 today to approve SB 279 that would limit the use of capital punishment.
- MARCH 5, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Support for Death Penalty Has Dropped in North Carolina
USA - North Carolina. Support for Death Penalty Has Dropped in North Carolina
- MARCH 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COURT IN CHINA'S HUBEI UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED 8
a man who was convicted of killing eight people including a 2-year-old boy was sentenced to death in a second trial in central China's Hubei Province.
- MARCH 5, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: NDOLA DUO WILL STILL HANG, SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court sitting in Ndola, Zambia, upheld the death sentences of two cousins who were convicted of killing their employer.
- MARCH 5, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: PANELISTS STRESS NEED TO KNOW WHO DEATH ROW INMATES ARE
in Japan, panelists at a Tokyo symposium stressed the need for the public to know who death row inmates are, particularly at a time when a citizen judge system is to be introduced.
- MARCH 5, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
GOVT TO APPEAL ON BEHALF OF LANKANS ON DEATH ROW
the Sri Lankan government will appeal on behalf of two Sri Lankan nationals against whom death sentences were issued by a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 5, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO: MILITIA LEADER GUILTY IN LANDMARK TRIAL
Mai Mai commander Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga and 6 other combatants were sentenced to death by a military court in the garrison of Haut-Katanga, in Katanga province.
MARCH 5, 2009DEATH PENALTYDRC: MILITIA LEADER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR WAR CRIMES
a former Congolese militia leader was sentenced to death by a military court in southeastern Democratic
- MARCH 4, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kenneth Wayne Morris, 38, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Kenneth Wayne Morris, 38, black, was executed
- MARCH 4, 2009KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 to send a bill that would abolish the death penalty to an interim study committee
USA - Kansas. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 to send a bill that would abolish the death penalty to an interim study committee
- MARCH 4, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Earl Jerome McGahee won a new trial
USA - Alabama. Earl Jerome McGahee won a new trial
- MARCH 4, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada/Usa. Canadian Justice Robert Barnes ordered the Canadian government to seek clemency for Ronald Allen Smith, on death row in Montana
Canada/Usa. Canadian Justice Robert Barnes ordered the Canadian government to seek clemency for Ronald Allen Smith, on death row in Montana
- MARCH 4, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, who spent 20 years on Ohio's death row, has been released
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, who spent 20 years on Ohio's death row, has been released
- MARCH 4, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
- MARCH 3, 2009IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A firing squad would no longer be an option after a bill approved today by the House Judiciary and Rules Committee
USA - Idaho. A firing squad would no longer be an option after a bill approved today by the House Judiciary and Rules Committee
- MARCH 3, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. The bill that would abolish capital punishment got a do-pass recommendation in the Senate Public Affairs Committee
USA - New Mexico. The bill that would abolish capital punishment got a do-pass recommendation in the Senate Public Affairs Committee
- MARCH 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Brazos County jury unanimously sentenced Christian Olsen to death.
USA - Texas. A Brazos County jury unanimously sentenced Christian Olsen to death.
- MARCH 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW CHEATS DEATH TWICE
Jizan inmate Yahya Al-Mujaribi was spared execution a second time in Saudi Arabia.
MARCH 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Two men were hanged in the prison of Zahedan (south-eastern Iran) early this morning reported
MARCH 3, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 10 SENTENCED TO HANG FOR GANG-RAPE
an Egyptian court sentenced 10 men to death by hanging for gang-raping a woman, a
MARCH 3, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MOSQUE ATTACKER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
a man convicted of killing ten people in a shooting rampage outside a mosque in north-western Yemen was executed in his home city, a security source said. A police firing squad shot dead Abdullah Saleh al-Kohali, 27, in the central prison of Amran.
- MARCH 3, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Willie Pondexter, 34, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Willie Pondexter, 34, black, was executed
MARCH 3, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY: PROTOCOL ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES RATIFIED
Italy ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
MARCH 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
authorities beheaded a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his mother and an Indonesian maid. An
- MARCH 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTER
a local court in Allahbad, India, awarded the death penalty to a man found guilty for murdering his wife and five-year-old daughter.
- MARCH 2, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES PAKISTANI MAN TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a Yemeni state security court sentenced a Pakistani man to death and 15 others to 25 years in prison for smuggling around 10,000 kilograms of hashish into the country.
- MARCH 2, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS: AMAECHI EXPLAINS STANCE TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Nigerian Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, explained to Amnesty International why kidnapping should attract capital punishment
- MARCH 2, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR KILLING HIS FATHER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a citizen convicted of murdering his father following a dispute
MARCH 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 'CHEMICAL ALI' CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR THIRD TIME
An Iraqi court condemned Saddam Hussein's notorious henchman, "Chemical Ali" Hassan
MARCH 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYPANNELLA WANTS AZIZ'S ACCOMPLICES TO BE SPARED AS WELL
“We acknowledged that intervening and preventing the state assassination in Iraq of Tareq Aziz, an official