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- AUGUST 18, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: 25 YO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
twenty five year old August Town fisherman Junior 'Simple' Campbell of Jamaica was sentenced to death for the murder of a couple within his volatile St Andrew community three years ago.
- AUGUST 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A FAMILY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ishfaq Mohammad Sheikh awarded death sentence to two accused for killing an entire family over a minor dispute.
- AUGUST 18, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS TRIALS OF ALLEGED SUDANESE REBELS A SHAM
the human rights group Amnesty International is accusing the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people without charges or access to lawyers.
- AUGUST 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE FACE EXECUTION
four young people, who were minors at the time their alleged crimes were committed, are expected to be hanged in the next few days.
- AUGUST 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH CONVICT
in Pakistan, the Lahore High Court stayed for five days the execution of a condemned prisoner, Muhammad Shahbaz of Mustafabad, Okara.
- AUGUST 17, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN CONDEMNS LEADING DARFUR REBEL TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced a top Darfur rebel and seven others to death, bringing to 38 the number condemned to hang over an unprecedented attack on Khartoum that killed more than 222 people
- AUGUST 16, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING PREGNANT WOMAN
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne passed the death sentence on Alankarage Lal Gunawardena, 34, of Ingiriya, for murdering Amarasinghe Arachchige Udaya Kanthi, also 34, a pregnant woman from Ingiriya. She was the daughter
- AUGUST 15, 2008ChadDEATH PENALTY
EXILED FORMER PRESIDENT GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN CHAD
a Chadian criminal court condemned exiled former president Hissene Habre to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, judicial officials said.
- AUGUST 15, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. KEGANNE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Botswana, Benson Keganne was sentenced to death by Lobatse High Court Judge David Newman for the murder of a Pitsane woman, Gloria Mahowe, in 2001.
- AUGUST 15, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 52 ESCAPE DEATH ROW
fifty-two people in Trinidad & Tobago convicted of murder had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment after Justice Nolan Bereaux at the Port-of-Spain High Court ruled in favour of a Constitutional motion brought by the prisoners, that they be
- AUGUST 15, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Cletus Rivera has been sentenced to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Cletus Rivera has been sentenced to death
- AUGUST 14, 2008Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE PROPOSED IN ANTIGUA-BARBUDA
the Antiguan Government says it will propose the death penalty for crimes involving weapons, even if the victim is not killed, according to Justice Minister Collin Derrick.
- AUGUST 14, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SHANGHAI OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
a former land use official in Shanghai, China, was sentenced to death in an investigation into bribe-taking in return for real estate approvals.
- AUGUST 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED FOR ADULTERY IN SOUTHEAST IRAN
a man was hanged in Zahedan, Iran, on charges of adultery. According to the public relations unit of the main judiciary department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, the suspect Hasan Sadeqpur was sentenced to death by hanging on charges of adultery followin
- AUGUST 14, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI SHEIK FACING DEATH, BEGS FOR MERCY FROM ROYAL FAMILY
Sheikh Talal Nasser al-Sabah, the first Kuwaiti royal to be sentenced to death, appealed to his family to be pardoned. Al-Sabah was caught by Kuwaiti police with 10kg (22lb) of cocaine and 165lb of hashish.
- AUGUST 14, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS RACKETEER'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of former forestry official Visit Pluengrassamee, convicted of masterminding the January 1996 murder of a teenage vendor in Chiang Mai's Varorot Night Bazaar, whose stepfather had refused to pay protection
- AUGUST 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Michael Rodriguez was executed today in Texas
USA - Michael Rodriguez was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 14, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Nearly 23 years after first sentencing Frederick Dickerson to death, a three-judge panel permanently released him from death row today.
USA - Ohio. Nearly 23 years after first sentencing Frederick Dickerson to death, a three-judge panel permanently released him from death row today.
- AUGUST 13, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN BHOLA
a court in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death and also fined him Tk 25,000 for killing his wife two years ago.
- AUGUST 13, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DOWRY DEATH?
the Law Commission of India is planning to make the law regarding dowry death more stringent, hoping it would help restrain the occurrence of dowry related crimes.
- AUGUST 13, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a debate on the proposed commutation of death sentences...
a debate on the proposed commutation of death sentences into life imprisonment dominated Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly (PA).
- AUGUST 13, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California lawmakers have voted to ban use of uncorroborated testimony from jailhouse informants
USA - California lawmakers have voted to ban use of uncorroborated testimony from jailhouse informants
- AUGUST 13, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - A San Bernardino jury recommended the death penalty for Luis Alonzo Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias
USA - A San Bernardino jury recommended the death penalty for Luis Alonzo Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias
- AUGUST 13, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture...
the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture...
- AUGUST 12, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN GAZIPUR
a court in Gazipur, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife six years ago
- AUGUST 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN SAHIWAL JAIL
two condemned prisoners, Abbas Ali e Amanat Ali, were hanged in Sahiwal jail in Pakistan for killing two people, including a constable in Chichawatni two years ago. Their bodies were handed over to their families for burial.
- AUGUST 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIRST EXECUTION IN VEHARI JAIL
Vehari Jail officials in Pakistan hanged a man for murder, the first execution since the establishment of the jail.
- AUGUST 12, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Iranian court sentenced to death a Kurdish student, Habibollah Latifi, his lawyer Nemat Ahmadi announced.
- AUGUST 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - David Dorsey IV was executed today in Texas
USA - David Dorsey IV was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 12, 2008CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA: SENTENCES COMMUTED BUT TREATMENT STILL HARSH
prisoners in Cuba who were facing the death penalty but had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment or 30 years in jail are still being treated like death row inmates, a dissident organisation complained.