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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...
- JUNE 18, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
S KOREA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a provincial court in South Korea sentenced a convicted kidnapper and murderer of two girls and a woman to death.
- JUNE 18, 2008JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's military court upheld a death sentence...
Jordan's military court upheld a death sentence...
- JUNE 18, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court in Buxar...
a local fast track court in Buxar...
- JUNE 18, 2008SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CRITICISES SLOTA'S DEATH PENALTY STANCE
Amnesty International Slovakia (AIS) welcomed the disapproving stance of Prime Minister Robert Fico towards Slovak National Party (SNS) chairman Jan Slota's statements calling for an intensification of discussions on capital punishment in Europe.
- JUNE 18, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
FEDERAL COURT OF CESSATION RATIFIES 18 DEATH SENTENCES
the Federal Court of Cassation’s public authority ratified the execution of 18 death row convicts in several Iraqi provinces...
JUNE 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court handed down the death sentence to a man convicted of blasphemy, court
- JUNE 17, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Terry Lyn Short, 47, has been put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Terry Lyn Short, 47, has been put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- JUNE 17, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
John Lionel Neal who twice received the death sentence, has had his sentence changed to life in prison without parole after being ruled mentally disabled.
John Lionel Neal who twice received the death sentence, has had his sentence changed to life in prison without parole after being ruled mentally disabled.
- JUNE 17, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Ronald G. Franklin today sentenced Wendell Arden Grissom to death
District Judge Ronald G. Franklin today sentenced Wendell Arden Grissom to death
- JUNE 17, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a company owner was sentenced to death for swindling...
a company owner was sentenced to death for swindling 33.27 million yuan ($US4.8 million) from illegal fund-raising in east China's Jiangsu Province.