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- OCTOBER 1, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TAIWANESE WOMAN FOR CASH
a Taiwanese court sentenced a Filipino woman to death for killing a Taiwan woman for money. The Kaohsiung District Court in southern Taiwan passed the sentence on Armia Menecia Panaglima, 39, in the killing of Chiu Mei-yun, 48, in Kaohsiung on September 1
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: THAI MONK REJECTS DEATH PENALTY
"Buddhism considers it wrong to kill even a mosquito, so how can we accept that it is right to execute a human being?" These words were part of an uncompromising rejection of capital punishment addressed to a recent gathering at Wat Suan Dok in Chiang Mai
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
the man who assaulted a junior traffic policeman and battered him to death during a street brawl was condemned to death in Thailand, while his five companions were each given a six-year sentence.
- OCTOBER 1, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
a man has been executed after he was found guilty...
a man has been executed after he was found guilty of committing murders, the Diwaniya’s anti-terror office director said, adding death sentences were handed down against 42 on the same charges.
- OCTOBER 1, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court won't revisit child rape execution case
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court won't revisit child rape execution case
OCTOBER 1, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY BAN IN THE RAPE OF A CHILD
A divided Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling barring the death penalty for the
OCTOBER 1, 2008Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDRC. NINE SECT MEMBERS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
nine members of an outlawed religious sect in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were
OCTOBER 1, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. CHINESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COUNTERFEITING
a court in southern Vietnam sentenced a Chinese woman to death for circulating large amounts of counterfeit Vietnamese currency, the presiding judge said.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. APPEAL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS IN REFORMIST NEWSPAPER
the reformist Iranian newspaper Kargozaran published a public appeal asking the chief magistrate to suspend the execution of six Kurdish activists.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. APPEAL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS IN REFORMIST NEWSPAPER
the reformist Iranian newspaper Kargozaran published a public appeal asking the chief magistrate to suspend the execution of six Kurdish activists.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS: EXECUTION SET BACK
the execution of four condemned men, in St. Kitts and Nevis, was further delayed when a judge in St Lucia decided not to make a ruling on the case.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. EIGHT ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
eight people were convicted and sentenced to death over murder by the High Court criminal session held at Mubende during the months of August and September, according to the official report of court proceedings.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 21 YEAR OLD MAN HANGED IN KERMANSHAH PRISON
a 21 year old man identified as Homayon Shabestari was hanged in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN OFFICIAL: DEATH PENALTY SUPPORT DENIES BASIC CHRISTIAN BELIEF
support for the death penalty is a denial of the basic Christian belief that God can turn any person from a life of sin, a Vatican official told a group of justice ministers, judges and lawmakers examining positions on capital punishment. Archbishop Agost
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. FRATTINI: NEW RESOLUTION ON MORATORIUM SOON
Foreign Affairs Minister Franco Frattini said that Italy will promote a new UN resolution to confirm the moratorium on the death penalty that was approved last December by the United Nations General Assembly and to push countries that still employ the dea
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTYCANADA REFUSES CLEMENCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW IN MONTANA
a decision by the Conservative government to stop seeking clemency for a Canadian man on death row in the United States was arbitrary and unfair, his defense lawyer said.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2008New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ACEHNESE WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, passed the death sentence on an Acehnese migrant worker from Indonesia named Junaidi Nurdin, 32, for distributing 979 grams of hemp in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Mahmood Matin and Arash Basirat, sentenced for apostasy...
Mahmood Matin and Arash Basirat, sentenced for apostasy...
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A divided Florida Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Anthony Welch.
USA - Florida. A divided Florida Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Anthony Welch.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jessie James Cummings was put to death today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
USA - Oklahoma. Jessie James Cummings was put to death today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Jerry Wickham
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Jerry Wickham
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Mario Woodward has been sentenced to death
USA - Alabama. Mario Woodward has been sentenced to death