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- OCTOBER 20, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIAL RAPE IN BEIJING
an unemployed man from northwest China was given a death penalty with a reprieve of two years after being found guilty of crimes including several rapes.
- OCTOBER 20, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Alameda County jury says Anthony McKnight should get the death penalty
USA - California. An Alameda County jury says Anthony McKnight should get the death penalty
- OCTOBER 20, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Donald Jacobsen sentenced Roy Phillip Ballard to death.
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Donald Jacobsen sentenced Roy Phillip Ballard to death.
OCTOBER 20, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
a Yemen court of appeal confirmed a death sentence on espionage charges against a Saudi who had been
- OCTOBER 20, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Clint Eastwood rallies for the death penalty for child crimes
USA - Clint Eastwood rallies for the death penalty for child crimes
OCTOBER 20, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUS SUPREME COURT ASKED TO REVIEW BLACK PANTHER DEATH SENTENCE
The state of Pennsylvania has asked the US Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision to overturn
OCTOBER 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS FOUR FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan, state
- OCTOBER 19, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: GOVERNMENT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE METED OUT ON PINAY IN TAIWAN
the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) appealed to the Taiwan courts in the case of Nemencia Armia, a Filipino woman convicted of murder and robbery and sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 19, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: BROTHERS TO HANG FOR THE KILLING OF BODA CYCLIST
the Ugandan High Court in Bushenyi district sentenced two brothers to death for the murder of a boda-boda cyclist
- OCTOBER 19, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
in Uganda, a UPDF soldier is to hang after being found guilty of murdering two people.
in Uganda, a UPDF soldier is to hang after being found guilty of murdering two people.
OCTOBER 19, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. FORMER BEIJING VICE MAYOR GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR BRIBERY
Beijing's former vice mayor Liu Zhihua was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes,
- OCTOBER 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUMMARY TO ABOLISH DEATH SENTENCE SENT TO PRESIDENT: NAIK
a summary regarding repealing the death sentence in Pakistan was sent to President House for final approval...
OCTOBER 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN BANS EXECUTION OF MINORS FOR DRUG-RELATED CRIMES
A new Iranian judicial directive bans the execution of juvenile offenders for drug crimes but keeps capital
- OCTOBER 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED ON DRUG CHARGES
two Pakistani citizens convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia were beheaded by the sword in the
- OCTOBER 17, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
UN PANEL RAPS JAPAN'S DEATH PENALTY, POLICE DETENTION
members of a UN human rights panel criticised Japan's death penalty and police detention, many calling for their abolishment during a meeting in Geneva.
OCTOBER 17, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. WOMAN AND MAID TO HANG FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a Ugandan woman who allegedly murdered her husband lost her appeal in the Supreme Court. Susan
- OCTOBER 16, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of murder. The Interior Ministry said Faten bin
- OCTOBER 16, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
NURUL HUDA MURDER CASE: ACQUITTED ON GROUNDS OF INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
citing incomplete investigations and insufficient evidence, the Malaysian Federal Court set aside the murder conviction and death sentence of a former security guard
- OCTOBER 16, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: 18 YEARS ON DEATH ROW FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT
Edmary Mpagi described the 18 years he spent on death row in Uganda for a crime he didn't commit. In 1981, at age 27, he was arrested in Masaka and accused, first of aggravated robbery, and later, murder.
- OCTOBER 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN JUDICIARY HEAD SAYS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DOESN'T STOP CRIME
in a visit to Ardebil Province the head of the Iranian judiciary reviewed the legal and judicial problems of the people in this province.
- OCTOBER 16, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury have recommended the death penalty for Steven Dewayne Cheatham
USA - California. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury have recommended the death penalty for Steven Dewayne Cheatham
- OCTOBER 16, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kevin Watts was executed today
USA - Texas. Kevin Watts was executed today
- OCTOBER 16, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. For the 3rd time Freeman May has been sentenced to death for the 1982 stabbing death of Kathy Lynn Fair
USA - Pennsylvania. For the 3rd time, Freeman May has been sentenced to death for the 1982 stabbing death of Kathy Lynn Fair
- OCTOBER 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANNOUNCEMENT OF END OF CHILD EXECUTIONS A WELCOME STEP
Amnesty International calls on the Head of Iran’s Judiciary to apply with immediate effect today’s
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the western town of Doroud in Lorestan province,
- OCTOBER 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN AND EX-WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER
a man in China was sentenced to death and his ex-wife handed a 15-year jail term for kidnapping and murdering a Taiwanese man, Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court said.
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT REPRIEVE FOR MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO
the Bombay High Court in India corrected the sessions judge who awarded the death sentence to the mother-daughter duo in the Dr Deepak Mahajan murder case, saying the judge recorded the evidence like a "tape-recorder" without any interruption and hence, i
- OCTOBER 15, 2008United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN URGED TO END EXECUTIONS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS
as UN member states begin the debate on the rights of the child...
- OCTOBER 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan comprising Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan confirmed the death sentence awarded to Mohammad Akhtar of Depalpur for killing Riaz Ahmad
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan comprising Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan confirmed the death sentence awarded to Mohammad Akhtar of Depalpur for killing Riaz Ahmad
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A Jo Daviess County jury sentenced David Damm to die
USA - Illinois. A Jo Daviess County jury sentenced David Damm to die