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SEPTEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MULLAHS' JUDICIARY CHIEF UPHELD DEATH SENTENCE FOR A MINOR
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, mullahs' judiciary chief upheld death sentence for a minor, reported the state-run daily Etemaad on Sunday
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
EU CONCERNED BY EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN
the European Union released a statement saying it was "deeply concerned at the Japanese authorities' announcement that three people under sentence of death – Mr Yoshiyuki Mantani, aged 68, Mr Mineteru Yamamoto, aged 68, Mr Isamu Hirano, aged 61 – were han
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POLICE KILLER APPEALS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Yang Jia, the jobless Beijing man who intruded into Shanghai police bureau and killed six officers, has appealed against the death penalty handed down earlier by a Shanghai court.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FARMER MUST HANG - COURT INSISTS
the Court of Appeal in Kampala, Uganda, upheld a death sentence against a 25 year old farmer from the Kabarole district who was convicted of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury today sentenced Paul David Storey to death
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury today sentenced Paul David Storey to death
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The state Board of Pardons and Paroles today refused to grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis
USA - Georgia. The state Board of Pardons and Paroles today refused to grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY NOT THE WAY TO ADDRESS CRIMINALITY: AMNESTY
"it is the responsibility of governments to address criminality effectively without resorting to the death penalty," said Amnesty International Malaysia executive director Nora Murat.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN CALL ON TANZANIA TO RATIFY PROTOCOL ON DEATH PENALTY
the United Nations advised Tanzania to ratify the International Covenant on civil and Political Right's Optional Protocol on Abolition of Death Penalty as a step in protecting and promoting human rights
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN CTG FOR MURDER
a special court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, found a young man and one of his accomplices guilty of killing his wife after rape nine years ago and sentenced them to death.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MPHC CANCELS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Madhya Pradesh High Court in India cancelled the capital punishment of a man who was held guilty by a lower court for immolating eight people, including four women.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in Hanoi sentenced three men to death for trafficking heroin...
a court in Hanoi sentenced three men to death for trafficking heroin...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended 3 death penalty for a Barry Mosley
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended 3 death penalty for a Barry Mosley
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jurors decided today Gilbert Ray Postelle should die for killing 4 people
USA - Oklahoma. Jurors decided today Gilbert Ray Postelle should die for killing 4 people
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. District Judge Todd Hernandez followed a jury's April 17 recommendation that Anthony Bell be executed
USA - Louisiana. District Judge Todd Hernandez followed a jury's April 17 recommendation that Anthony Bell be executed
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the northern city of Sari, the government's Iran newspaper reported
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR MURDERS
Japan hanged three death-row inmates, officials said, bringing the number of executions this year to 13
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 10 NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Indonesian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed on 10 Nigerians for drug-related offences.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Smith took up an Aug. 13 (see) jury recommendation, and sentenced Luis Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias to death
USA - California. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Smith took up an Aug. 13 (see) jury recommendation, and sentenced Luis Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias to death
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-CONVICTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR RUNNING MAFIA-STYLE CRIME RING
two brothers from a south Chinese city were given the death penalty for crimes including operating an organized crime ring and causing two deaths.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HRW CALLS FOR GLOBAL END TO JUVENILE EXECUTIONS
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report calling on Iran, Saudi Arabia...
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranian Christians have officially been charged with 'apostasy'.
two Iranian Christians have officially been charged with 'apostasy'.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. PROSECUTOR CLARIFIES DEATH PENALTY FOR GRAFT OFFENDERS
the death penalty can only be applied to criminals convicted of embezzling funds for natural disasters, riots and economic crises, Indonesia's Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes stated.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY ON THREE FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City Appeal Court retained the death penalty for three who led a trans-national ring that smuggled up to 5.28 kg of heroin.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TEACHER EXECUTED FOR BRUTAL RAPE
a teacher was executed for raping or molesting 39 female primary school pupils in northwestern Gansu Province, China.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO EXECUTIONS FOR MURDER AND SPYING
China has executed two men. Abduhalik Muzht, 39, convicted of fatally cutting two children with a knife in December 2006, was executed on September 4.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING IN FENI
a court in Feni, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and another to three years rigorous imprisonment for killing a young woman after raping her in 1998.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a sessions court in Siwan, Bangladesh, awarded the death sentence to a man in a four-year-old rape and murder case.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: K’JONG WARRIORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Karimojong warriors were sentenced to death by the Soroti High Court in Uganda for the murder of two people.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution for Charles Dean Hood, who was set to die tomorrow.
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution for Charles Dean Hood, who was set to die tomorrow.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO MANDATING DEATH PENALTY FOR APOSTASY
Iran's parliament, or Majlis, voted by an overwhelming majority in favor of a draft law that would mandate the death penalty for apostates