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- NOVEMBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: ANGLICAN BISHOPS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
fourteen bishops of the Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies, meeting in the Bahamas, under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of the West Indies, Rev Drexel Gomez, registered their opposition to the death penalty.
NOVEMBER 14, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA TO SPEED UP LEGAL PROCESS OF PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
the Indonesian Attorney General Office, which recorded 92 prisoners, 32 of them foreigners
NOVEMBER 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a court in Sanaa, Yemen, sentenced an Iranian to death for drug tra
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES NY EX-CONVICT FOR SOLDIER'S SLAYING
Texas executed a former New York City hair stylist with a long criminal record for the robbery, rape and
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN RIGHTS COMMISSION BACKS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY
spokesman for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission [AIHRC] Nader Naderi said he is in favour of capital punishment but also that the Afghan judicial system is corrupt and unfair.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO APPEALS FOR 3 DEATH ROW OFWS
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo met Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud in a bid to stay the execution of three Filipinos convicted of killing fellow Filipinos in Jeddah.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON DEATH PENALTY
while addressing the Australian media after the talks, Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirajuda, said that "It's not only that Australia and Indonesia are divided on the issue of capital punishment. The fact is that the whole world is divided into gr
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALEBAN PRESSING FOR END TO DEATH SENTENCE
Afghanistan's Taleban, notorious for summary public executions, urged the United Nations to press the Afghan government to stop executing prisoners on death row, citing concern about fair trials.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
the semi-official newspaper Jomhury reported that...
the semi-official newspaper Jomhury reported that...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Denard Manns, 42, black, was executed today
USA - Texas. Denard Manns, 42, black, was executed today
NOVEMBER 13, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYABOUT 120 AWAITING EXECUTION IN AFGHANISTAN
About 120 Afghans are on death row and their fate rests with President Hamid Karzai, who has to approve any execution order.
NOVEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS TWO FOR OFFICIAL'S MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murdering a government official in the northern province of Gilan, the
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
UN CALL TO END EXECUTIONS WILL NOT AFFECT AFGHAN LEADER'S DECISION: OFFICIAL
responding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights demand to an end to hangings in
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS CHADIAN FOR RAPE
a Chadian man was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Ara
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FATHER IN AREEJ TORTURE CASE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sentenced a man to death for torturing and killing his 9-year-old daughter.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANS PUSHING FOR A RETURN TO PUBLIC EXECUTION
the religious council for provinces in western Afghanistan issued a statement calling for, among other things, public executions ‘as a lesson’ to criminals.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL HANDED DEATH SENTENCE
an official in Chongqing Municipality in China was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking 15 million yuan (US$2.2 million) in bribes.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ARTICLE IN SECULAR AFGHAN PAPER SAYS DEATH PENALTY A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
the Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh said that "executions not only violate the right of a person to live, there are many other challenges to this as well.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: GOV'T, OPPOSITION AGREE TO CONTINUE DEBATE ON DEATH PENALTY
the Jamaican Government and Opposition agreed on a formula allowing the historical debate on capital punishment to continue at Gordon House with full participation from both sides
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
UN DISMAY OVER AFGHAN EXECUTIONS
the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed dismay at the execution of at least five convicted prisoners in Afghanistan this week.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Donald Whatley
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Donald Whatley
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Gallup Poll’s latest national survey of American opinion on the death penalty found that support for capital punishment dropped by 5 percentage points from 2007
USA - The Gallup Poll’s latest national survey of American opinion on the death penalty found that support for capital punishment dropped by 5 percentage points from 2007
NOVEMBER 12, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN COLLABORATOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Palestinian security official was sentenced to death by a Palestinian Authority military court
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR TERRORISM
the Afghan government hanged three men for terrorism.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged for murder in Kabul, Afghanistan.
a man was hanged for murder in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN HANGED IN AFGHANISTAN FOR MURDER
Afghani television reported that two men were hanged in Herat and Takhar provinces. A court previously
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008DEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES SIX MEN
the Afghan government hanged six men for terrorism and murder.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: 27-YEAR-OLD MAN TO HANG
a 27-year-old man of Mwense was sentenced to death by the High Court in Mansa, Zambia, for murder. White Mwape of Chilengwe village in Chief Lubunda's area was convicted of murdering Christopher Mwape of the same area.