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- AUGUST 31, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man in the western city of Borujerd, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
Iran hanged a man in the western city of Borujerd, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the northern town of Noshahr, Fars news agency reported.
- AUGUST 30, 2008MaliDEATH PENALTY
MALIAN MAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a Malian man convicted of serial robbery and attempted rape was put to death by the sword in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca.
- AUGUST 30, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a gangleader in Vietnam was found guilty of robbery and attempted murder
a gangleader in Vietnam was found guilty of robbery and attempted murder
- AUGUST 30, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
KARBALA INCIDENTS’ MASTERMIND SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Iraq, Karbala’s Court of Appeal sentenced an armed group leader to death for masterminding a bloody clash during a Shiite pilgrimage where hundreds were killed and injured.
AUGUST 30, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYBONINO: UN ENVOY NEEDED TO APPLY THE RESOLUTION
‘The moratorium was achieved, now it needs to be applied,' Emma Bonino, Senate Vice President, said during a television interview.
- AUGUST 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI BEHEADED IN SAUDI FOR MURDER
a Pakistani man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca after the victim's family refused "blood money."
- AUGUST 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED IN SEMNAN
a man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (east of Tehran), the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
- AUGUST 29, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a policeman in Malaysia who was sentenced to death for murdering singer Along
a policeman in Malaysia who was sentenced to death for murdering singer Along
- AUGUST 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a man in India was sentenced to death by a court for murdering a woman
a man in India was sentenced to death by a court for murdering a woman
AUGUST 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG PEDDLING
in only the second case of its kind in Ahmedabad state, a man was sentenced to death by a Nadiad
- AUGUST 28, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: ACTIVISTS WILL ACCEPT ONLY FULL ABOLITION
Sierra Leonean rights activists served notice to the government that they will campaign against any attempt to retain the death penalty in the new constitution and insist the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are fully adopted.
- AUGUST 28, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court of appeals in Vietnam upheld the death penalty imposed on 20 year old Vo Van Thong
a court of appeals in Vietnam upheld the death penalty imposed on 20 year old Vo Van Thong
- AUGUST 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the head of a gang in China that smuggled 2 billion yuan ($292 million) worth of cigarettes
the head of a gang in China that smuggled 2 billion yuan ($292 million) worth of cigarettes
- AUGUST 28, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
activists accused the government of Sierra Leone of failing...
activists accused the government of Sierra Leone of failing...
- AUGUST 28, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Flagler County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Cornelius Baker be executed
USA - Florida. A Flagler County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Cornelius Baker be executed
- AUGUST 27, 2008IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death
USA - Idaho. Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death
- AUGUST 27, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court in Vietnam sentenced two people to death for buying and selling nearly 1.7 kilograms of heroin in 2005.
- AUGUST 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for Timothy Joseph McGhee
USA - California. A Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for Timothy Joseph McGhee
- AUGUST 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
the former Party secretary of Wenchang City in Hainan Province, China, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes and possessing a large amount of property of unknown origin
- AUGUST 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Calvin Coleman Jr. has been spared the death penalty after 27 years on death row.
USA - California. Calvin Coleman Jr. has been spared the death penalty after 27 years on death row.
AUGUST 27, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN DEALING
a court in Vietnam sentenced two people, including a woman, to death and jailed three
AUGUST 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN AMONG FIVE EXECUTED
Four men and one woman were hanged in a Tehran jail for murder, with two others given
- AUGUST 26, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA MURDER TRIAL SEES DEATH SENTENCE
a Botswana court sentenced one local to execution and two South African men to 18 years imprisonment each for the murder of a businesswoman seven years ago, court documents said
- AUGUST 26, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
- AUGUST 26, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael D. Taylor
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael D. Taylor
- AUGUST 26, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA DEATH PENALTY VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW, SAYS UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY
the United Nations Human Rights Committee expressed deep concern at new death penalty legislation authorized by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, contravening an international treaty on civil and political rights.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the Provincial judiciary department announced that verdicts were passed for the execution of three people for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS
Indonesia adjourned the execution of three Bali bombers from before the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadhan till October, the country's attorney general office said.
- AUGUST 26, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
two of three offenders of the human-trafficking...
two of three offenders of the human-trafficking...