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- OCTOBER 15, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Penny Haas Freesemann signed a warrant for Troy Anthony Davis
USA - Georgia. Judge Penny Haas Freesemann signed a warrant for Troy Anthony Davis
OCTOBER 15, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY40 FILIPINOS OVERSEAS FACE DEATH PENALTY: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
a total of 40 Filipinos overseas are facing the death penalty in various countries, a government official of the
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: LOCKHART MURDER APPEAL DISMISSED
the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas dismissed the appeal by Ernest Lockhart against his conviction and death sentence.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: TIDO MURDER APPEAL DISMISSED
the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas dismissed the appeal against the murder conviction and death sentence of Maxo Tido.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
Cordell Farrington had his murder conviction and death sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN TANGAIL
a special court in Tangail, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for her dowry about six years ago.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS CITIZEN FOR RAPE AND THEFT
Saudi Arabian authorities announced the beheading of Saudi Arabian citizen Fahd al-Shadoukhey, who was convicted of theft and rape while under the influence of alcohol.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS FILIPINO FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced that Venancio Ladion...
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Jeddah court in Saudi Arabia sentenced three Sri Lankans to death and eight others, including five Indians, to imprisonment after they were found guilty of armed robbery and the murder of a Yemeni national.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. James A. Fry, who prosecuted Dallas County exoneree Charles Chatman, said he is
USA - Texas. James A. Fry, who prosecuted Dallas County exoneree Charles Chatman, said he is "shaken to the core" because of the number of exonerations throughout the country
- OCTOBER 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alvin Kelly, 57, white, was executed today
USA - Texas. Alvin Kelly, 57, white, was executed today
- OCTOBER 14, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Richard Wade Cooey, 41, white was executed this morning.
USA - Ohio. Richard Wade Cooey, 41, white was executed this morning.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW EXECUTED IN SAUDI THOUGHT HE WAS TO BE FREED
overseas Filipino worker Jenifer Bedoya, who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia, thought he was about to be released, according to family.
- OCTOBER 14, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Troy Davis case.
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Troy Davis case.
OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA DISPROPORTIONATELY EXECUTES FOREIGNERS AND THE POOR
human rights watchdog Amnesty International said that the Saudi Arabian government "continues
OCTOBER 14, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA. DEBATE ON DEATH PENALTY
problems with the proposal to end the death penalty in Zanzibar prompted a heated debate among legal
OCTOBER 14, 2008DEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS FOUR MEN
a man, convicted of murder, was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the Fars news agency reported.
OCTOBER 14, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS DAVIS EXECUTION IN GEORGIA. OHIO EXECUTES RICHARD COOEY
the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Troy Davis to be put to death for killing a police officer, despite calls from his supporters to reconsider the case.
OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO MEN
two men were beheaded in Saudi Arabia. Venancio Ladion, from the Philippines, was convicted of murdering a Saudi man in the holy city of Mecca by suffocating him and piercing his neck with a pen. He was executed by the sword, Saudi Arabian Interior Minist
- OCTOBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in a prison in the central city of Isfahan...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN STANDS SECOND TRIAL, APPEALS DEATH PENALTY
Yang Jia, a jobless Beijing man who intruded into a Shanghai police bureau in China and allegedly killed six officers, stood on the second trial here...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
IN CHINA, A RARE PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF A DEATH ROW INMATE
Protesters staged a rare demonstration outside a Shanghai court in China in support of a jobless man who was appealing against his conviction for murdering six police officers.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO DEATH-ROW AUSTRALIANS GRANTED CLEMENCY BY HANOI
two Vietnamese-Australians facing the firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of drug charges were granted clemency.
- OCTOBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the public relations unit of the Sistan-Baluchestan Province judiciary department in Iran announced that according to a verdict issued by the Zahedan Islamic Revolution Court...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GROUP CONFIRMS DEATH FOR 3 KAPAMPANGAN
Migrante International (Migrante) lamented conflicting statements from the Philippines government on the fate of three Kapampangan natives from Mexico town...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT GIVEN IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional Session Judge Rai Muhammad Ayub Marth awarded capital punishment and a fine of Rs 200,000 to Zaheer Akbar.
OCTOBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword after being found guilty of the murder of a fellow countryman, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.
- OCTOBER 12, 2008SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a Somali court handed death sentences to three men convicted...
a Somali court handed death sentences to three men convicted...
OCTOBER 12, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: REZAG BARA CALLS FOR DEFINITELY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Algerian President Bouteflika’s advisor in charge of Human Rights, Rezag Bara, wanted an ultimate decision to be made concerning the death penalty in Algeria.
- OCTOBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after they were convicted of murdering two