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NOVEMBER 20, 2008United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTYUSA. FIRST MILITARY EXECUTION SINCE 1961 SCHEDULED NEXT MONTH
A U.S. soldier convicted of rape and murder two decades ago will be executed December 10 in the
NOVEMBER 20, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. TWO OFFICIALS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two former officials from China's Hunan Province were sentenced to death for taking bribes.
NOVEMBER 20, 2008United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN. THIRD COMMISSION APPROVES NEW PRO-MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
the Third Commission of the United Nations’ General Assembly approved, for the second consecutive year, the draft resolution on the 'Moratorium on the use of the death penalty.' 105 countries voted in favour, 48 against, with 31 abstentions.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING FAMILY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN REJECTS EU PROPOSAL TO FORGO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Sudanese government rejected a proposal by the EU calling for abolishing capital punishment in Sudan in exchange for suspending the bid by the ICC's prosecutor for issuing an arrest warrant against President Umar al-Bashir.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
DEFIANT INMATES EXECUTED AT NORTH KOREAN CAMPS
North Korea’s prison camps hold about 300,000 people and the authorities conduct annual mass executions of inmates seen as defiant, a new group formed by defectors said.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gregory Bryant-Bey was executed
USA - Ohio. Gregory Bryant-Bey was executed
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge O.H. Eaton Jr. gave the death penalty to Andrew Allred
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge O.H. Eaton Jr. gave the death penalty to Andrew Allred
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis will have the opportunity to challenge his conviction
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis will have the opportunity to challenge his conviction
- NOVEMBER 18, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Salman bin Salim bin Khaled Sheqama was publicly...
Salman bin Salim bin Khaled Sheqama was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder. No further details are available.
NOVEMBER 18, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TURKISH BARBER SPARED BEHEADING
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia rescinded the death penalty against a Turkish barber convicted of "cursin
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LOVER
a man was sentenced to death in China for strangling his lover to death and causing an explosion that injured three people in August 2007, Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES TWO TAIWANESE TO DEATH FO DRUG DEALING
a Chinese court sentenced two Taiwanese, convicted of trafficking heroin from Myanmar, to death.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
EU SEEKS DIALOGUE WITH SUDAN ON DEATH PENALTY
a delegation of European diplomats arrived in southern Sudan seeking Sudan's support for a European Union call for a moratorium on the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: FEMALE JUDGE SPEAKS ABOUT DEATH PENALTY
Mrs Clara Ogunbiyi is a female judge of the Court of Appeal, Lagos division in Nigeria
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS A MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man according to a Fars news agency report.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Alameda County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Horner sentenced Anthony McKnight to death
USA - California. Alameda County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Horner sentenced Anthony McKnight to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury delivered a death penalty for Victor Cornell Miller on each of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
USA - Oklahoma. A Tulsa County jury delivered a death penalty for Victor Cornell Miller on each of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
NOVEMBER 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYMAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR ISRAEL
Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, a judiciary spokesman said. Al
- NOVEMBER 16, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF BOY IN COMILLA
Judge M Shafiqul Kari of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing an eight-year-old boy in Comilla in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Marlene Alva upheld the death sentence of Tai Pham
USA - Florida. Judge Marlene Alva upheld the death sentence of Tai Pham
NOVEMBER 15, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA LEADER PARDONS MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR 22 YEARS
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua pardoned a man who spent more than two decades on death row for
NOVEMBER 15, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO INDONESIANS TO DEATH
a Malaysian court sentenced two Indonesians, Mohamad Idris and Jainuddin, to death
NOVEMBER 15, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPNA. PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
the Gaza City-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights wrote a report on the death sentence by a military
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: CONVICT APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT
Aminu Tanko, who was sentenced to death by a Nigerian State High Court for conspiracy and robbery and whose conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeal appealed to the Supreme Court.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT FREES HONG KONG MAN FACING DEATH
Malaysia's highest court freed a Hong Kong man, overturning his death sentence for alleged drug trafficking and ruling that police fabricated evidence against him.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY SINGAPORE COURT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 20-year-old Malaysian was sentenced to death by a Singapore court for a drug trafficking offence, the local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, quashed the death sentence of Ghulam Haider...
the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, quashed the death sentence of Ghulam Haider...
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC ACQUITS TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
slamming the Madhya Pradesh Government for shoddy prosecution, the Indian Supreme Court acquitted
NOVEMBER 14, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 12 AL-QAIDA AGENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a dozen al-Qaida agents have been sentenced to be executed in Algeria after the trial of more than 100