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- OCTOBER 23, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the existence of capital punishment in Vietnam 's criminal code is still necessary to deal with certain extremely dangerous crimes
the existence of capital punishment in Vietnam 's criminal code is still necessary to deal with certain extremely dangerous crimes
- OCTOBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Zamarud Mir, Watan Yar, Samir Mirza and an unidentified...
Zamarud Mir, Watan Yar, Samir Mirza and an unidentified...
OCTOBER 23, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINESE VICE MAYOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAKING BRIBES
the former vice mayor of a city in eastern China was sentenced to death for taking more than 100 million
OCTOBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. HANDS OFF CAIN- IRAN SECOND IN GLOBAL EXECUTIONS
the Hands Off Cain association awarded a sad title to Iran today. As in 2007, Iran comes second in the number of global death sentences carried out and is joined by China and Saudi Arabia on the podium of the three highest users of capital punishment.
OCTOBER 23, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTYUN CRITICISES N KOREA FOR HOLDING PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
North Korea is using public executions to intimidate its citizens, the UN investigator on human rights in the
- OCTOBER 22, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR BEATING HIS WIFE TO DEATH
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southern province of Jazan after being convicted of
- OCTOBER 22, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: FLY SENT TO THE GALLOWS
former Botswana Congress Party (BCP) youth league secretary general, Modise Mokwadi Fly, was sentenced to death for killing his two-year-old son with an axe.
- OCTOBER 22, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH PENALTY MUST BE SCRAPPED - SEWANYANA
the Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative in Uganda, Mr Livingstone Sewanyana, said that "the campaign against the death penalty is a recognition that the essence of punishment is reform and rehabilitation."
- OCTOBER 22, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING
an odd-job worker in Shah Alam, Malaysia, was sent to the gallows for trafficking in drugs three years ago.
- OCTOBER 22, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Zohreh Kabiri Niat and her sister Azar had their death sentences...
Zohreh Kabiri Niat and her sister Azar had their death sentences...
- OCTOBER 22, 2008LibyaDEATH PENALTY
the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD...
the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD...
- OCTOBER 22, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A DeKalb County jury delivered 3 death sentences to Clayton Jerrod Ellington
USA - Georgia. A DeKalb County jury delivered 3 death sentences to Clayton Jerrod Ellington
- OCTOBER 22, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Anne Workman pronounced the death sentence for Clayton Jerrod Ellington, 31, black.
USA - Georgia. Judge Anne Workman pronounced the death sentence for Clayton Jerrod Ellington, 31, black.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR IN BARISAL
a man was awarded the death penalty by a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, for killing his neighbour at Barajalia in Hizla upazila.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOMESTIC HELP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING EMPLOYER'S SON
a Delhi Court in India awarded the death sentence to a domestic help for killing his employer’s four-year-old son when he resisted his attempt to rape his sister in 2006.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH, TWO TO LIFE, FOR KILLING IN JHENIDAH
a court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death and two others to life imprisonment in a murder case.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF BJP LEADER
at a local court in Sultanpur, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge...
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN NORTHERN PROVINCE OF GILAN
a young man identified as Qanbar Kelari was hanged in public outside Nashtaroud prison in the northern province of Gilan.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: MPs 'NOT DIVIDED ON DEATH PENALTY'
federal MPs on both sides of politics oppose the death penalty, says Australian Labor backbencher Craig Thomson, amid reports of concerns that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has failed to articulate a consistent position on the issue
- OCTOBER 21, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SC AFFIRMS COMMUTATION OF FOUR DEATH SENTENCES
the Supreme Court of the Philippines affirmed the commutation of the death sentences of Millano Muit, Sergio Pancho Jr., Rolando Dequillo, and Romeo Pancho, who kidnapped Engr. Ignacio Earl Ong, son-in-law of businessman John Gokongwei
- OCTOBER 21, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Joseph Ries was executed
USA - Texas. Joseph Ries was executed
- OCTOBER 21, 2008Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee (federal). A federal jury unanimously sentenced Rejon Taylor, 24, to die.
USA - Tennessee (federal). A federal jury unanimously sentenced Rejon Taylor, 24, to die.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago police detective Jon Burge has been arrested.
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago police detective Jon Burge has been arrested.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Jurors sentenced Clayton Jerrod Ellington, 31, black, to death
USA - Georgia. Jurors sentenced Clayton Jerrod Ellington, 31, black, to death
- OCTOBER 21, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS MAN EXECUTED FOR BURGLARY-SLAYING
Texas executed its 12th inmate so far this year, when Joseph Ray Ries, 29, was given a lethal injection as
OCTOBER 21, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIAN COURT REJECTS BALI BOMBERS' REQUEST FOR BEHEADING
an Indonesian court rejected a request by the three convicted 'Bali bombers' to be executed by traditional
OCTOBER 21, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHAN REPORTER'S DEATH SENTENCE REPLACED WITH 20 YEARS
An Afghan appeal court overturned the death sentence of a young reporter accused of insulting Islam
OCTOBER 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER
two men convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 20, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR POLICE KILLER
in China, a Shanghai court upheld the death penalty for Yang Jia, a jobless Beijing man who stormed into a Shanghai police bureau earlier this year and killed six officers
- OCTOBER 20, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
'CHANCES OF GETTING REMAINS OF OFW BEHEADED IN SAUDI SLIM'
the Philippine government submitted a request asking Saudi Arabian authorities to repatriate the remains of overseas Filipino worker Jenifer Bedoya who was beheaded last October 14, 2008.