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- DECEMBER 15, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Cleburne County jury has recommended 11-1 death for Mark Dwyatt Brown
USA - Alabama. A Cleburne County jury has recommended 11-1 death for Mark Dwyatt Brown
DECEMBER 15, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DEATH SENTENCES SURGE IN WEST BANK, GAZA
Palestinian officials should announce an immediate moratorium on the death penalty and eliminate its use in
DECEMBER 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DOUBLE MURDER
a man convicted of killing two people in Iran was hanged in a prison in the northeastern city of Mashhad,
- DECEMBER 13, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
in Hoeryo'ng, the North Hamgyo'ng Provincial Court pronounced the maximum
in Hoeryo'ng, the North Hamgyo'ng Provincial Court pronounced the maximum
- DECEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in the northern city of Semnan, the state news agency
- DECEMBER 13, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
the top UN envoy in Iraq urged the Shiite-led government to treat imprisoned Saddam Hussein-era figures
the top UN envoy in Iraq urged the Shiite-led government to treat imprisoned Saddam Hussein-era figures
DECEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Tabas (Khorasan province, eastern Iran) in the morning, reported
- DECEMBER 13, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge James Bodiford sentenced Brian Nichols, 37, black, to multiple life sentences for 4 murders
USA - Georgia. Judge James Bodiford sentenced Brian Nichols, 37, black, to multiple life sentences for 4 murders
DECEMBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot
- DECEMBER 12, 2008TogoDEATH PENALTY
the UN's top human rights official welcomed a decision by Togo to remove the death penalty from its penal code
the UN's top human rights official welcomed a decision by Togo to remove the death penalty from its penal code
- DECEMBER 12, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: DEATH PENALTY DENIES DUE PROCESS OF LAW- SENATOR MEADOWS
debate on the death penalty continued in the Jamaican Senate with Government Senator, Dennis Meadows, arguing that capital punishment denies due process of law, as it deprives an individual the benefit of new evidence, or new law, that might warrant the r
- DECEMBER 12, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment issued a report today calling for the abolition
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment issued a report today calling for the abolition
- DECEMBER 12, 2008MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
the Rights and People project, an Arabic-language anti-death penalty venture, will start work in early 2009
the Rights and People project, an Arabic-language anti-death penalty venture, will start work in early 2009
- DECEMBER 12, 2008ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Warren Summerlin, whose 1982 case helped define how the death penalty is imposed in the United States, got off death row.
USA - Arizona. Warren Summerlin, whose 1982 case helped define how the death penalty is imposed in the United States, got off death row.
- DECEMBER 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mariano Rosales Wins New Trial After 23 years on Texas’ death row
USA - Texas. Mariano Rosales Wins New Trial After 23 years on Texas’ death row
DECEMBER 12, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: SUCCESSFUL APPEAL STRENGTHENS CASE FOR ABOLITION
a court in Sierra Leone overturned treason convictions for 11 men. It is the first successful appeal against a
DECEMBER 12, 2008UzbekistanDEATH PENALTYUZBEKISTAN JOINS INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed the law "The accession by the Republic of Uzbekistan to the
- DECEMBER 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Patna High Court in India acquitted a convict facing capital punishment of the charges of kidnapping and murdering
the Patna High Court in India acquitted a convict facing capital punishment of the charges of kidnapping and murdering
- DECEMBER 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SWINDLER GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
a Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a man accused of swindling investors out of 98m yuan ($14m) through a get-rich-quick clover-growing scheme.
- DECEMBER 11, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY COULD CHOKE FOREIGN AID TO JAMAICA - JUNIOR MINISTER
junior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr Ronald Robinson...
DECEMBER 11, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: UKONGA DEATH ROW INMATES ON DAY 6 OF HUNGER STRIKE
it is almost one week since a number of death row inmates at Ukonga Prison in Dar es Salaam,
- DECEMBER 11, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Mark Anthony Poole, who was sentenced to death in 2005, is no longer on death row.
USA - Florida. Mark Anthony Poole, who was sentenced to death in 2005, is no longer on death row.
- DECEMBER 11, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury decided that Robert Sparks, 34, should die
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury decided that Robert Sparks, 34, should die
- DECEMBER 11, 2008ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A Washington County jury recommended the death penalty for Zachariah Scott Marcyniuk
USA - Arkansas. A Washington County jury recommended the death penalty for Zachariah Scott Marcyniuk
- DECEMBER 11, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered 7-0 a new trial for Gabby Tennis
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered 7-0 a new trial for Gabby Tennis
DECEMBER 11, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MOI TO PROPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS
the advisor to the Pakistani Prime Minister of the Interior, A. Rehman Malik, said the Ministry of Interior is
- DECEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the southern city of Kazeroun, Quds newspaper
- DECEMBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
LAWMAKER IN CHINA'S ANHUI GETS SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBES
a local official was sentenced to death with a two-year stay for taking 6 million yuan (about US$875,000) worth of bribes, by the Fuyang Intermediate Court of east China's Anhui Province.
- DECEMBER 10, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists called for an end to the death penalty in Tanzania
Human rights activists called for an end to the death penalty in Tanzania
- DECEMBER 10, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI: THREE DEATH ROW PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM SAUDI PRISON
three prisoners sentenced to death escaped Malas prison in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh after attacking a prison guard, an official Saudi source said.