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- DECEMBER 10, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FORMER MP'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
the Patna High Court in India commuted the death sentence of former Lok Sabha MP Anand Mohan to life imprisonment and acquitted the six others in the former Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah murder case.
- DECEMBER 10, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Nicole Diar, sentenced to death for murdering her 4-year-old son, will be removed from death row
USA - Ohio. Nicole Diar, sentenced to death for murdering her 4-year-old son, will be removed from death row
- DECEMBER 10, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of Nicole Diar
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of Nicole Diar
- DECEMBER 10, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. In Clay County, Gary B. "Goldie" McCray Jr. was sentenced to death four times
USA - Florida. In Clay County, Gary B. "Goldie" McCray Jr. was sentenced to death four times
DECEMBER 10, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTYEXECUTIONS AND DEATH SENTENCES IN UNITED STATES DROPPED IN 2008, REPORT FINDS
New death sentences in the United States were at or near a three-decade low this year and the number of people executed will be the lowest since 1994, according to a new report. The nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center reports 37 executions in 2008
DECEMBER 10, 2008TogoDEATH PENALTYTOGOLESE CABINET RESOLVES TO ABOLISH DEATH SENTENCE
Oulegoh Keyewa, the Togolese Minister for Communication and Culture, read a statement announcing
- DECEMBER 8, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. District Judge Dana Kuehn delivered 2 death sentences to Victor Miller.
USA - Oklahoma. District Judge Dana Kuehn delivered 2 death sentences to Victor Miller.
- DECEMBER 8, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced John Henry Ramirez, hispanic, 23, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced John Henry Ramirez, hispanic, 23, to death
- DECEMBER 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN AUTHORITIES HANGED ONE MAN FOR FEW MINUTES, AND THEN SENT HIM TO A HOSPITAL FOR RESUSCITATION
One man was hanged for few minutes, and then sent to a hospital early today, reported the official Iranian news agency IRNA.
- DECEMBER 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO PRISONERS SENTENCED TO BE THROWN OFF A CLIFF
the Mullahs' judiciary in Iran sentenced two young men to death by being thrown off of a
DECEMBER 7, 2008QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: APPEALS COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE IN MAID MURDER CASE
a Doha Appeals Court commuted the death sentence given to a 31 year old Egyptian woman, accused of
- DECEMBER 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan
DECEMBER 6, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIAN MPS WANT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
a group of Algerian parliamentarians filed a bill aimed at abolishing capital punishment, amove
- DECEMBER 5, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES TO LIFE CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
a man sentenced to death for murdering a child had his death sentenced commuted to life imprisonment by the Madras high court in India.
- DECEMBER 5, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS DEATH PENALTY CASE GOES TO HUMAN RIGHTS COURT
the Inter-American Court on Human Rights will hear a death penalty case from Barbados when it re-convenes in Costa Rica in 2009.
- DECEMBER 5, 2008NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of Ricky David Sechrest
USA - Nevada. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of Ricky David Sechrest
- DECEMBER 5, 2008South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Joseph M.L. Gardner, 38, black, has been executed
USA - South Carolina. Joseph M.L. Gardner, 38, black, has been executed
- DECEMBER 5, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - After the execution of Joseph M.L. Gardner in South Carolina, there are no more executions scheduled this year in the US
USA - After the execution of Joseph M.L. Gardner in South Carolina, there are no more executions scheduled this year in the US
- DECEMBER 4, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIAN COURT SENTENCES 10 ISLAMISTS TO DEATH
a court in Algeria sentenced 10 Islamists to death in absentia on charges of participating in attacks, the APS news agency reported.
- DECEMBER 4, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN ASKED EU NOT TO INTERFERE IN DEATH PENALTY
the Sudanese government urged the EU not to interfere in the issue of banning the death sentence as it is related to religious and cultural conceptions.
- DECEMBER 4, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO DEATH-ROW CONVICTS TO BE EXECUTED BY YEAR END
the Indonesian Attorney General`s Office (AGO) will execute death-row convict Jurit bin Abdullah at the end of this year, Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes (Jampidum) Abdul Hakim Ritonga said.
- DECEMBER 4, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING EX-GOVERNOR OF MUTHANNA
the al-Muthanna Criminal Court in Iraq sentenced a man to death for assassinating former governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, a court official said.
- DECEMBER 4, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Historic low number of death sentences in Texas in 2008
USA - Texas. Historic low number of death sentences in Texas in 2008
DECEMBER 4, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER SPREE
four men in China were sentenced to death for killing eight people over nine years, according to Beijing
- DECEMBER 3, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
DOUBLE KILLER HANGED IN IRAN
A man convicted of killing two people was hanged in prison in the central city of Isfahan, Iran.
- DECEMBER 3, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI URGED NOT TO EXECUTE MAN OVER 1981 MURDER
Saudi and international rights groups asked Saudi Arabia's authorities to prevent the execution of a man tried twice for the same crime committed 27 years ago
- DECEMBER 3, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS: DEATH PENALTY STAYS, SAYS SINCKLER
Barbados reaffirmed its decision to maintain the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan commuted the death sentence of a convict into life imprisonment
the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan commuted the death sentence of a convict into life imprisonment
- DECEMBER 3, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Reza Alinejad, the minor offender who was sentenced to death...
Reza Alinejad, the minor offender who was sentenced to death...
- DECEMBER 3, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
two men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo Supreme Court...
two men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo Supreme Court...