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- JUNE 25, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Stacy Yarbrough, 30, was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center
Robert Stacy Yarbrough, 30, was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center
- JUNE 25, 2008SyriaDEATH PENALTY
the Committee for the Monitoring of the Syrian Society and Human...
the Committee for the Monitoring of the Syrian Society and Human Rights stated that the Syrian authorities had executed the civil engineer Yasser al-Sakka, born in Aleppo in year 1970, married with two children, nearly a month before, without any prior ed
- JUNE 25, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Louisiana statute that allowed the death penalty for the rape of a child where the victim did not die
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Louisiana statute that allowed the death penalty for the rape of a child where the victim did not die
JUNE 25, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING CHILDREN
The Supreme Court outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
JUNE 25, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYDRUGS. RADICALS AND ASSOCIATIONS, DEATH PENALTY EXISTS FOR POSSESSION
the Italian Radicals, the Forum Droghe Association and dozens of non profit organisations and unions
- JUNE 24, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new sentencing for William Robert Gray Junior.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new sentencing for William Robert Gray Junior.
- JUNE 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
- JUNE 24, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Ugandan Court of Appeal in Kampala upheld...
the Ugandan Court of Appeal in Kampala upheld...
- JUNE 24, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals threw out Henry Duncan's guilty verdict and death sentence,
USA - California. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals threw out Henry Duncan's guilty verdict and death sentence,
JUNE 24, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES THREE FOR DRUG DEALING
China executed three drug dealers and sentenced five more to death on
JUNE 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA TO CHANGE PROCESSES AFTER DEATH ROW INMATES RIOT
an Indonesian prison riot involving dozens of death row inmates sparked a change to execution
JUNE 24, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT ROYAL'S DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a member of the
- JUNE 23, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Ray Grubbs imposed the death penalty on William Morva
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Ray Grubbs imposed the death penalty on William Morva
- JUNE 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man who allegedly committed a...
a young man who allegedly committed a...
JUNE 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYUK. IRANIAN OPPOSITION GROUP REMOVED FROM TERROR LIST
British lawmakers formally removed an Iranian opposition group from t
JUNE 23, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA. COOK GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 59-year-old cook was sentenced to death by a HighCourt in Malaysia after he was
- JUNE 22, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTION OF SYRIANS BLASTED
a Syrian human rights activist said Saudi execution of Syrian nationals was illegal and politically-motivated, adding Saudi Arabia's judicial apparatus was not independent.
- JUNE 22, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Davoud Abdollahi, convicted of spying and sentenced to death by a revolutionary court...
Davoud Abdollahi, convicted of spying and sentenced to death by a revolutionary court...
- JUNE 22, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
approximately 38 Degar Catholic believers attempted...
approximately 38 Degar Catholic believers attempted...
- JUNE 21, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni judge convicted a man of entering...
a Yemeni judge convicted a man of entering...
JUNE 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED BY SWORD FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword afterbeing convicted of killing a compatriot
JUNE 21, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. PM URGES: ALL DEATH SENTENCES SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO HONOR BHUTTO
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called for his country's thousands of death sentences
- JUNE 20, 2008BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING, MURDERING NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY
the Homyel Regional Court in Belarus sentenced a 27year old man to death by shooting
- JUNE 20, 2008South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
James Earl Reed was executed in the state's electric chair in the state's death chamber in Columbia
James Earl Reed was executed in the state's electric chair in the state's death chamber in Columbia
- JUNE 20, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Kano, Nigeria...
a High Court in Kano, Nigeria...
- JUNE 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man for murder in a prison in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, a press report said.
Iran hanged a man for murder in a prison in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, a press report said.
JUNE 19, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTYMEXICO ASKS WORLD COURT TO HALT U.S. EXECUTIONS
Mexico asked the World Court to take urgent steps to stop imminent U.S. executions
JUNE 19, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM CONSIDERS REMOVING DEATH PENALTY ON 12 CRIMES
Vietnam is considering the possibility of abolishing the death penalty on 12 crimes
- JUNE 18, 2008IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Idaho's Supreme Court handed down a decision to reverse the death sentence for Darrell Payne
Idaho's Supreme Court handed down a decision to reverse the death sentence for Darrell Payne
- JUNE 18, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
an anti-death penalty delegation lauded Taiwan...
an anti-death penalty delegation lauded Taiwan...