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JULY 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYPRODI HONOURED WITH “ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR” AWARD
Romano Prodi, the ex-President of the Council of the Italian Government, was presented with “The Abolitionist of the Year 2008” Award by Hands Off Cain. The award recognises the person who, above all others, demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the
JULY 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYPANNELLA: HUNGER STRIKE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
at the presentation of the Hands Off Cain 2008 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide, Marco Pannella used the occasion to promote his “Moratorium on the death penalty also for Tareq Aziz” campaign. Mr Pannella has been on a hunger strike since midnight, J
- JULY 23, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: FUN FAIR ELECTRIC CHAIR
children's and consumer rights associations called for a Milan fun fair to remove its new simulation of a prisoner being executed by electric chair.
- JULY 23, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
EXECUTION AT FUN PARK: HANDS OFF CAIN, DEMENTED AND DEVASTATING
“It’s a demented and culturally devastating attraction, which undoes years of work on the part of those struggling against the death penalty.”
- JULY 23, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO WALK GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER IN RAJSHAHI
a court in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, condemned four people to death for raping and killing a woman and her daughter in 2006.
- JULY 23, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mohammad Nurul Huda, a judge of the Bangladeshi Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Court, handed down the death penalty to Jahangir Alam Khokan, 40, of Faridpur, Rashidul Islam Sagar, 30, of Munshiganj and Kaiyum, 36, of Rajbari district. Kaiyum was tried i
- JULY 23, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BABY
Tang Shuhong, a 21 year old Shandong Province native, was sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 14-month-old baby, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in China ruled.
- JULY 23, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. FILIPINA NOT SENTENCED TO DEATH, SAYS AMBASSADOR
Ricardo Endaya, Ambassador of the Philippines to Kuwait, stated in an interview with Al Watan Daily that, contrary to reports published by a local English daily, Jakatia Pawa, a Filipina domestic worker accused of murdering the daughter of her employer, w
- JULY 23, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhary Anwar Ahmed awarded the death sentence to Nadeem Akhtar and acquitted his mother of the murder of Muhammad Iqbal.
- JULY 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, possible minor, identified only as "H. A...
a man, possible minor, identified only as "H. A...
- JULY 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the Adel Abad prison of Shiraz...
a man was hanged in the Adel Abad prison of Shiraz...
- JULY 23, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Derrick Sonnier was executed
USA - Derrick Sonnier was executed
- JULY 23, 2008MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi executed Dale Leo Bishop
USA - Mississippi executed Dale Leo Bishop
JULY 23, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a convicted Nigerian drug trafficker was beheaded by the sword in the holy city of Mecca, in western Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- JULY 22, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICAN PARLIAMENT TO REVISIT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN SEPTEMBER
the Jamaican Government says it will soon make known its position on the execution of convicted killers.
- JULY 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Swami Shardanand
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Swami Shardanand
- JULY 22, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today said the state may force 2 death row inmates to take anti-psychotic medication in order to render them mentally competent to proceed with their cases
USA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today said the state may force 2 death row inmates to take anti-psychotic medication in order to render them mentally competent to proceed with their cases
JULY 22, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: RIGHTS GROUP PROTESTS HANGING OF MINORS
three men were hanged in the central prison of Bushehr (south of Iran) the state run news agency Fars.
- JULY 21, 2008DEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: THREE EXECUTIONS FOR MURDER
three executions were reported in Indonesia.
- JULY 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HC COMMUTES AZAM REZA'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Bangladeshi High Court commuted the death sentence of Azam Reza to a life term imprisonment in the murder of Jayanti Reza, Azam's wife.
- JULY 21, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: TSOBANE’S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL DISMISSED
the fate of death row inmate Kedisaletse Tsobane now lies with Botswanan President Ian Khama, after the Court of Appeal dismissed his case.
- JULY 21, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of a lower court, which sentenced a Filipina housemaid identified as Jakatia Mandon Pawa, 31, of Zamboanga del Norte, to capital punishment for the premeditated murder of her sponsor’s 20 year old daughter a
- JULY 21, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING HOUSEWIFE IN CHUADANGA
a special tribunal in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced four family members to death in a murder case. Bablu, his parents Abdus Sattar and Khadiza Begum and brother Bakul, of Joyrampur Mallikpara in Damurhuda upazila were also fined them Tk 20,000 each.
- JULY 21, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - In Sanford, a jury recommended the death penalty for William Silvia Jr..
USA - In Sanford, a jury recommended the death penalty for William Silvia Jr..
- JULY 20, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA PRESIDENT MUST VETO DEATH PENALTY BILL
following the confirmation by the Liberian Senate of a bill re-proposing the death penalty for certain crimes, Amnesty International called on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to veto the bill.
JULY 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT WOMEN, ONE MAN TO BE STONED TO DEATH
at least eight women and one man have been sentenced to be stoned to death in Iran and may be executed at any time, the lawyers defending several of those sentenced said.
JULY 20, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYANOTHER PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HELPING ISRAEL
Eyad Ahmed Sukkar, 35, was sentenced to death by firing squad in a Gaza City court after prosecutors charged him with transferring information to Israel that resulted in the deaths of two wanted Hamas terrorists.
- JULY 19, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. MOTHER AND SON EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a mother and son were taken before a firing squad in the industrial town of Surabaya on Java island, Indonesia, their lawyer Soeteja Djajasmita said.
- JULY 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh...
three men were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh (Northwestern Iran), according to the site "Human rights activists in Iran".
- JULY 19, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Lee Duk-ho, a textile factory worker from Eunpa County...
Lee Duk-ho, a textile factory worker from Eunpa County...