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- NOVEMBER 6, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
Riyadh Jasim Mohammed, Mohammed Sultan...
Riyadh Jasim Mohammed, Mohammed Sultan...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Elkie Lee Taylor was executed.
USA - Texas. Elkie Lee Taylor was executed.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A Wood County jury recommended the death penalty for Calvin Neyland Jr.
USA - Ohio. A Wood County jury recommended the death penalty for Calvin Neyland Jr.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon
USA - California. An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. John Brooks has been spared the death penalty in what would have been New Hampshire's 1st execution since 1939.
USA - New Hampshire. John Brooks has been spared the death penalty in what would have been New Hampshire's 1st execution since 1939.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted a new penalty phase in the case of Rodney Lowe
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted a new penalty phase in the case of Rodney Lowe
NOVEMBER 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN SETS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘CYBER TERRORISM’
Causing death through "cyber terrorism" will be punishable by death in Pakistan, according to a decree
NOVEMBER 6, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH OPT FOR REVIEW
the News Agency of Nigeria reported that eighteen Nigerians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN'S NEW PENAL CODE UNFAIR TO WOMEN: NOBEL LAUREATE
Nobel peace laureate Shrin Ebadi criticised Iran's new Islamic penal code, saying it remains unfair to women and uses an "incorrect" interpretation of Islam.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT GETS DEATH PENALTY
Additional Sessions Judge Malik Tariq Mehmood awarded the death sentence to an assailant convicted in a murder case of Sadar police precincts in Pakistan.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: FRENCH EXPERT URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
in abolishing the death penalty, political leaders should take the responsibility of "leading the people" instead of following public opinion, as "they are elected to make the decision," a French anti-death penalty activist said in Taiwan
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EU PRESIDENCY CONDEMNS THE EXECUTION OF MONIORS
in a new statement issued by the EU Presidency, France, the bloc condemned the execution of minors by the mullahs' regime in Iran on October 31.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
six people were sentenced to death in Ambohitsara...
six people were sentenced to death in Ambohitsara...
- NOVEMBER 5, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Rhonda Norman
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Rhonda Norman
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
nine people received the death penalty from two courts in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. According to
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FARM HAND GIVEN DEATH TERM FOR KILLING COUPLE
a man in Fatehabad, India, was awarded capital punishment by a local court for the killing of a farmer couple in Raipur Dhani.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
AI COMMEMORATES HUMAN RIGHTS ANNIVERSARY IN SIERRA LEONE
the Sierra Leone chapter of Amnesty commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT QUASHES MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
a Singaporean thanked three Malaysian Federal Court judges for sentencing him to 18 years' jail for shooting a 12 year old girl seven years ago.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY IN CHIANG RAI
the Thai Court of Appeals commuted the death sentence handed to a Chiang Rai-based man for drug trading to life imprisonment, citing his possession of inside information on narcotics dealings, which would be vital in the police campaign against drugs, as
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
the president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered that provisional measures be put in place to ensure Tyrone DaCosta Cadogan of Barbados
the president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered that provisional measures be put in place to ensure Tyrone DaCosta Cadogan of Barbados
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended the death penalty for Ruben Becerrada.
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended the death penalty for Ruben Becerrada.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER
the Ugandan High Court sentenced two men to death for killing another man. Desderio Onyango and
NOVEMBER 4, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY "NOT APPROPRIATE"
Japanese Justice Minister Eisuke Mori said it is not acceptable to abolish the death penalty. "It is not appropriate to terminate capital punishment," he told a press conference after the Cabinet meeting.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended the death penalty for Ruben Becerrada
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended the death penalty for Ruben Becerrada
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS YEMENI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry said that Abdullah Suleiman, a Yemeni man convicted of murder, was
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and 19 others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Jasim murder case
a special court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and 19 others to life term imprisonment in the sensational Jasim murder case
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
a Mongolian citizen was sentenced to death in far western China for smuggling 20.2 kg of heroin, Mongolian news agency Montsame said
a Mongolian citizen was sentenced to death in far western China for smuggling 20.2 kg of heroin, Mongolian news agency Montsame said
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Division Bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan commuted a convict’s death sentence to life imprisonment
a Division Bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan commuted a convict’s death sentence to life imprisonment
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed
the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed
- NOVEMBER 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AHRC FOR CRACKING DOWN ON JIRGA COURTS
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission said the Pakistan Government must crack down hard on Jirga courts and the extra-judicial murders they commit.