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- JULY 17, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the public executions of 14 people suspected of corruption...
the public executions of 14 people suspected of corruption...
- JULY 17, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas Turns Aside Pressure on Execution of 5 Mexicans
USA - Texas Turns Aside Pressure on Execution of 5 Mexicans
- JULY 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN KURDISTAN: ACTIVISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Iranian High Court announced the death sentences of a teacher and human rights activist, Farhad Kamangar, and two political activists, Farhad Vakili and Ali Heidarian, who are of Kurdish origins.
- JULY 16, 2008LaosDEATH PENALTY
LAOS URGED TO IMPLEMENT OFFICIAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urge the Lao government to introduce an official moratorium on executions.
- JULY 16, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - A jury decided the death sentence for Lawrence Rice
USA - A jury decided the death sentence for Lawrence Rice
JULY 16, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN TO BE HANGED AFTER 18 YEARS IN JAIL
an Iranian woman arrested at the age of 13 is due to be hanged after
JULY 16, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTYICJ RULES AGAINST IMMINENT EXECUTION OF MEXICANS IN US
the International Court of Justice ordered the United States to do all it can to
- JULY 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Pakistan Supreme Court adjourned till August 1...
the Pakistan Supreme Court adjourned till August 1...
- JULY 15, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. AMNESTY INT'L WANTS YAR’ADUA TO END CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Amnesty International asked Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to suspend the execution of hundreds of convicts presently on death row pending the abrogation of the death penalty from the nation’s statute book.
- JULY 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Nawabshah, Pakistan, two accused in a double murder case were awarded the death penalty after charges against them were proved.
- JULY 15, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: APPEAL COURT OKAYS DEATH FOR MURDER
the Ugandan Court of Appeal upheld a death conviction of a 27 year old man found guilty of murder. Levi Nuwamanya, a businessman from Rukungiri town, was found guilty of killing his lover, Enid Tumuhimbise, on December 22, 2003, for unknown reasons.
- JULY 15, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS and NEVIS: SEVEN ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
Franklyn Dorset, the Superintendent of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Basseterre, St Kitts...
- JULY 15, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Goh Eng Uit was acquitted by the Malaysian High Court...
Goh Eng Uit was acquitted by the Malaysian High Court of a drug trafficking charge after seven years in remand
- JULY 15, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan in Kansas City has ruled that the Missouri's method of executing condemned prisoners by injection is constitutional
USA - U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan in Kansas City has ruled that the Missouri's method of executing condemned prisoners by injection is constitutional
JULY 15, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN COURT SENTENCES COLLABORATORS TO DEATH
a Palestinian military court on sentenced two Palestinians to death by firing squad for collaborating with Israel, a court statement said.
JULY 15, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA. DEATH BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERS
an Act seeking the death penalty for armed robbers, depending on the gravity of the case, was
- JULY 14, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an additional district and sessions judge awarded...
an additional district and sessions judge awarded...
- JULY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified as "Saeed Khelkeh" (27), was hanged in the Oroumieh prison...
a prisoner identified as "Saeed Khelkeh" (27), was hanged in the Oroumieh prison...
- JULY 14, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Obama favours execution of bin Laden
USA - Obama favours execution of bin Laden
- JULY 14, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - A Fulton County jury sentenced Demetrius G. Willis to death
USA - A Fulton County jury sentenced Demetrius G. Willis to death
JULY 14, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. MECACCI AND PERDUCA: SEND A FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION DELEGATION TO VISIT TAREQ AZIZ
Radical-PD Parliamentarians Matteo Mecacci and Marco Perduca wrote a letter to the Presidents of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber and the Senate asking them to start all the practical necessities for sending a delegation to Iraq “with the utm
JULY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYSIX CONVICTS EXECUTED IN PUBLIC IN IRAN
Six people were executed in public in the northeastern Iranian city of Sabzevar, state radio
JULY 14, 2008UzbekistanDEATH PENALTYOVER 90% OF UZBEKS SUPPORT ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY – POLL
the citizens of Uzbekistan support a humanisation of their criminal justice system, the
- JULY 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two people convicted of murder...
Iran hanged two people convicted of murder...
- JULY 13, 2008NigerDEATH PENALTY
a Niger court sentenced an ethnic Tuareg...
a Niger court sentenced an ethnic Tuareg...
- JULY 11, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnamese court sentenced two Taiwanese...
a Vietnamese court sentenced two Taiwanese...
- JULY 11, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ZULFIQAR ALI SHAH WAS HANGED
Zulfiqar Ali Shah was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder
- JULY 11, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - In a rare ruling, a judge today overrode a jury's recommendation that Albright Gregory Murphy should be put to death
USA - In a rare ruling, a judge today overrode a jury's recommendation that Albright Gregory Murphy should be put to death
- JULY 11, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has set aside the death-penalty sentence for Chay'im Ben-Sholom
USA - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has set aside the death-penalty sentence for Chay'im Ben-Sholom
- JULY 11, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA/MEXICO - The World Court said it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U.S. executions of 5 of its citizens
USA/MEXICO - The World Court said it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U.S. executions of 5 of its citizens