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- AUGUST 26, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Degar Christian named Mup, 47, preacher in his village of Ploi Rong Khong...
a Degar Christian named Mup, 47, preacher in his village of Ploi Rong Khong...
AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. ANOTHER MAN HANGED FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, the second execution in a week that
- AUGUST 25, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence passed on Mrisho Nguvila of Iringa for killing
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence passed on Mrisho Nguvila of Iringa for killing
AUGUST 25, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTYL'AQUILA. ELA GANDHI SIGNS MARCO PANNELLA'S ‘MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, EVEN FOR TAREQ AZIZ’ APPEAL
Ela Gandhi signed the appeal for Marco Pannella's non violent initiative for the 'Moratorium on capital punishment, even for Tareq Aziz'.
- AUGUST 24, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER AFTER 19 YEARS
Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and murdering a relative in the prison of Tabriz (northwest Iran), reported the state run news agency ISCAnews
- AUGUST 23, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN WITH 80 WIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Islamic body in Nigeria issued a death sentence on a man who married 80 women when Islam allows a maximum of four, the Guardian newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AIRLINE OFFICIALS PUNISHED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Chen Liming, 59, a former top official at Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines Group, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for embezzling a total of 1.5 billion yuan ($220 million).
- AUGUST 22, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR UNEMPLOYED MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced an unemployed man who was found guilty of killing a food trader 11 years ago to death.
- AUGUST 22, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Michael Lamb, a white supremacist gang member, was sentenced to death
USA - California. Michael Lamb, a white supremacist gang member, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 22, 2008ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned James Granvil Wallace's 3 death sentences
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned James Granvil Wallace's 3 death sentences
- AUGUST 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES TWO PAKISTANIS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistanis convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement.
- AUGUST 21, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES THREE CIVILIANS TO DEATH
three civilians including a woman were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by firing squad in Uganda.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN BARISAL
a Bhola court in Bangladesh sentenced a person to death for killing his wife two years ago.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS IN BAGERHAT, GAZIPUR
two men were sentenced to death in separate cases by two courts in Bagerhat and Gazipur districts in Bangladesh
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARTISTS SUMMONED FOR EXPRESSING SYMPATHY WITH MINORS ON DEATH ROW
in Iran, two movie stars and a director, Ezatollah Entezami, Parviz Parastooi and Kiumars Pour-Ahmadi were summoned to Tehran's prosecutor office for trying to save the life of a juvenile prisoner, the state-run daily Kargozaran reported.
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the public relations unit of the Sistan-Baluchestan Province judiciary department in Iran announced that the Zahedan Islamic Revolution Court issued a ruling on the execution of Bahram Nikpur.
- AUGUST 20, 2008TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY: MHP DEMANDS RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkey is increasing its efforts to bring back the death penalty, with two of its deputies preparing a bill to reintroduce capital punishment, which was abolished when the MHP was part of a coalition government.
- AUGUST 20, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN CONDEMNS 12 DARFUR REBELS TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced to death 12 alleged Darfur rebels, bringing to 50 the number condemned to hang over an attack on Khartoum and defying criticism from Amnesty International.
- AUGUST 20, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
the Trinidad and Tobago government says it will seek to amend existing legislation to make it easier to carry
the Trinidad and Tobago government says it will seek to amend existing legislation to make it easier to carry
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER IN BOJNOURD
the Iranian governement hanged a man convicted of murder in the northeastern town of Bojnourd, a press report said.
AUGUST 20, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. FORMER MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a former Iraqi cabinet minister was sentenced to death for ordering
- AUGUST 19, 2008MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: FIRING SQUADS SILENT- BUT DEATH HOVERS
Morocco's death row prisoners, some 150 inmates, are living in sub-human, "life-threatening conditions", according to leading NGOs and rights activists
- AUGUST 19, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
a special court in Narsingdi district in Bangladesh handed down death sentences to seven people for the murder of six people of a family.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: CONDEMNATION FOR MULLAHS' VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
France, the EU's current rotary president, expressed again in a statement "its deep concern" over the imminent execution order of Behnood Shojaee.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN FACES HANGING FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR
Kargozaran newspaper said that Iran’s judiciary has approved the death sentence for a young man who committed murder as a minor.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 'HANGS MAN FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR'
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said. Reza Hejazi, 20, was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan for stabbing a man to death in a fight in 2003, th
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged two convicted of drug smuggling inside a Tehran prison, the state run news agency Quds reported
- AUGUST 19, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH FOR KILLING HIS UNCLE
a judge at the District and Sessions Court in Mithi, Tharparkar district in Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to a man for killing his uncle in February 2007.
- AUGUST 19, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Manzoor Ahmed was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in the in the prison of Isfahan...
two men were hanged in the in the prison of Isfahan...