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- OCTOBER 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTION SCHEDULED DESPITE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
even though Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced that all death sentences were to be commuted to life imprisonment on June 21, four prisoners have been executed and the fifth, Zulifkar Ali, is to be hanged on October 8 in Rawalpindi's Adi
- OCTOBER 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: REQUEST TO DELAY EXECUTION REJECTED
the Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a request by the three Bali Bombing convicted prisoners to delay their executions as the material review of state decree No.2/PnPS/1964 about instructions on performing execution has not been finished yet.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AHRC URGES PRESIDENT ZARDARI TO COMMUTE ZULFIQAR’S EXECUTION
the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) appealed to the Government of Pakistan to stop the execution of condemned prisoner Zulfiqar Ali, father of two daughters.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected more than 2,000 pending appeals today, including that of Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected more than 2,000 pending appeals today, including that of Mumia Abu-Jamal
- OCTOBER 6, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A judge sentenced Gilbert Ray Postelle to death
USA - Oklahoma. A judge sentenced Gilbert Ray Postelle to death
- OCTOBER 6, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The US Supreme Court refused today to hear arguments in the case of Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The US Supreme Court refused today to hear arguments in the case of Troy Davis
OCTOBER 6, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN. 42 DEATH-ROW INMATES ARE SEEKING RETRIALS
a survey by a Japanese citizens' group opposed to capital punishment found that at least 42 of some 100
OCTOBER 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A convicted drug trafficker was hanged in prison in the northern Iranian city of Hamedan, Etemad
- OCTOBER 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: JIRGA DECLARES WOMAN KARI, PRONOUNCES DEATH SENTENCE
the Society for Development and Human Rights (SDHR) in Pakistan strongly condemned the death sentence issued by a Jirga in Khairpur district against a local woman on the charges of Karo Kari. In a press statement, the SDHR Secretary General Akhtar Husain
- OCTOBER 5, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT URGED TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES TO LIFE TERMS
former Pakistani Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney demanded that the president commute all death sentences into life imprisonment as announced by Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gilani in the National Assembly on June 21.
- OCTOBER 4, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A Bucks County jury sentenced Alfonzo Sanchez, 26, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A Bucks County jury sentenced Alfonzo Sanchez, 26, to death
- OCTOBER 3, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the death sentence of Maurice Mason
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the death sentence of Maurice Mason
- OCTOBER 3, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court held today that the state's use of lethal injection is constitutional
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court held today that the state's use of lethal injection is constitutional
- OCTOBER 3, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT RESERVES VERDICT ON DEATH SENTENCE
in India, the Karnataka High Court reserved its verdict...
- OCTOBER 3, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A MAN HANGED IN HAMADAN
the state run news agency ISCA news reported that the Iranian regime has hanged a man identified only by his first name as Nosrat A., 43, in the western city of Hamadan
- OCTOBER 3, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: K’JONG SENTENCES SONS TO DEATH FOR RAPE OF SISTER
a man in Karamoja, Uganda, sentenced his two sons to death for raping their sister, one of whom was then executed
- OCTOBER 3, 2008KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Hugh Marlowe, a former death row inmate, pleaded guilty and received 55 years in prison
USA - Kentucky. Hugh Marlowe, a former death row inmate, pleaded guilty and received 55 years in prison
OCTOBER 3, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTYAUSTRALIA. DEATH PENALTY STAND LIMITED TO OUR OWN
Australia will not help people facing the death penalty other than its own citizens, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said.
OCTOBER 3, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY TO BE REVIEWED
in South Korea a provincial court has challenged the constitutionality of the current law
- OCTOBER 2, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have filed documents asking for a new trial for Michael Toney
USA - Texas. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have filed documents asking for a new trial for Michael Toney
- 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.