Chronological archive
May 2007
The 166 news items published by Hands Off Cain in May 2007, in chronological order.
SOMALILAND CANCELS EXECUTIONS FOR AID WORKER KILLERS
The president of the breakaway enclave of Somaliland commuted death sentences against two men
- MAY 31, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY END-JULY
Rwanda said a law abolishing the death penality would come into force at the end of July, six months after
- MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CHILD RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of raping and murdering young girls in the northern Mazandaran province
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO BROTHERS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL JAIL FOR MURDER
two brothers, Aslam Iqbal and Arshad Iqbal, were hanged in the central jail in Sahiwal, Pakistan, for killing their uncle Zafar and his 6 family members over a dispute over 6 acres of land at Chak 17-SP, Pakpattan on April 22, 1993.
- MAY 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Muhil Bin-Zayid Bin-Ma'yud al-Aydani...
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KARACHI BOMBING
a Pakistan court convicted and sentenced two tribal militants to death for a 2005 car bombing which killed four people near a state-run petroleum company's office, a prosecutor said.
- MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman, identified only as Massoomeh...
a woman, identified only as Massoomeh...
- MAY 30, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN FOREIGNERS GIVEN DEATH IN INDONESIA DRUGS CASE
Five Chinese nationals, a Dutchman and a Frenchman who appealed against the length of their convictions
- MAY 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D'ALEMA SAYS TEXT FOR RESOLUTION IS READY
"I would like to reassure Mr Pannella and the public that we are working: we have prepared the text for the resolution and sent it to the German EU presidency. We are contacting all countries we think may become co-sponsors of this initiative." This is wh
- MAY 30, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani district court condemned to death Younis Masih, a Christian accused of blasphemy. The
- MAY 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HUSBAND TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE IN PATUAKHALI
Abdul Khalek Gharami, 46, of Guabaria village in Galachipa Upazila, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Judge M Majnul Ahsan for killing his wife in 2005.
- MAY 30, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended 8-4 the death penalty for Michael James Jackson.
a jury recommended 8-4 the death penalty for Michael James Jackson.
- MAY 30, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III gave William Wilson the death sentence...
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III gave William Wilson the death sentence...
- MAY 30, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the State Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Gary Black, 51.
the State Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Gary Black, 51.
- MAY 30, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
4 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NORTH KOREA FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
a public trial at a city stadium in Hoiryeong, North Hamkyung province in North Korea...
- MAY 30, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
the mullahs’ Fars news agency reported the hanging...
the mullahs’ Fars news agency reported the hanging...
- MAY 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FORMER DRUG REGULATOR TO DEATH
the former head of China's top food and drug safety agency was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to
- MAY 29, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN EASTERN REGION
SPA carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Hamid Bin-Awad Bin-Muhammad al-Harithi to death for shooting dead Sa'ud Bin-Farahid Bin-Jabir al-Qutami al-Utaybi following an argument.
- MAY 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JHARKHAND
a court in Jharkhand, India, awarded the death penalty to a man convicted of killing five members of a family in the Bokaro district in 2002.
- MAY 29, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Bakersfield jury ordered the death penalty for Vincent Brothers...
a Bakersfield jury ordered the death penalty for Vincent Brothers...
- MAY 29, 2007DEATH PENALTY
people who intentionally start a fatal fire could be given...
people who intentionally start a fatal fire could be given...
- MAY 29, 2007Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
in Charleston, a federal jury recommended the death penalty...
in Charleston, a federal jury recommended the death penalty...
- MAY 29, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
four persons convicted of implementing a bomb attack...
four persons convicted of implementing a bomb attack were executed in the city of Arbil, Iraq, a source in the Kurdistan region’s interior ministry said.
- MAY 28, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. MARCO PANNELLA'S HUNGER STRIKE TO BECOME HUNGER AND THIRST STRIKE FROM WEDNESDAY MAY 30
Marco Pannella, Sergio D'Elia and the seven other top radical figures and activists committed to an indefinite hunger strike since April 16 have once again addressed Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Massimo D
- MAY 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SEEKS EXTRADITION PACTS IN SPITE OF DEATH PENALTY
China has called on Western countries to put aside fears about its death penalty and sign
- MAY 28, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FOUR RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Ho Chi Minh City court in Vietnam sentenced four drug traffickers, including a woman, to death for leading a ring trading in over 10,000 ecstasy pills, 700g of methamphetamine, 600g of heroin and 600g of ketamin in 2003-2005.
- MAY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR 'TERRORISM'
Iran hanged a member of a "terrorist" group in a restive border province...
- MAY 28, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MOTHER
a 28 year old man was sentenced to death in India by Additional District Sessions Judge Sukumar Sahu of the Orissa court for killing his 50 year old mother.
- MAY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the southern Fars province.
- MAY 27, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Jordanian Court of Assizes sentenced two men to hang after convicting them of murder.
- MAY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
four men convicted of smuggling 600 kilos of opium were hanged in the town of Birjand...
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- MAY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Sa`id Qanbar Zahi was executed in prison in the city of Zahedan.
Sa`id Qanbar Zahi was executed in prison in the city of Zahedan.
- MAY 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a political prisoner, Mohamad Ali Jafarzadeh...
a political prisoner, Mohamad Ali Jafarzadeh...
- MAY 26, 2007DEATH PENALTY
US SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS THREE TEXAS DEATH SENTENCES
the United States Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of three Texas inmates in separate 5-4
- MAY 26, 2007EgyptDEATH PENALTY
in Libya, the execution of an Egyptian citizen...
in Libya, the execution of an Egyptian citizen...
- MAY 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
DECLARATION BY THE PRESIDENCY ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES IN IRAN
The European Union is deeply concerned by recent developments in the human rights situation in Iran. The
- MAY 25, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Linda Lou Charbonneau received a sentence of 20 years in prison...
Linda Lou Charbonneau received a sentence of 20 years in prison...
- MAY 25, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
ISNA news agency reported the execution of a man in Shiraz...
ISNA news agency reported the execution of a man in Shiraz...
- MAY 25, 2007EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs...
the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs...
- MAY 24, 2007DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA). SUPREME COURT REDUCES DEATH SENTENCE BECAUSE OF MENTAL ILLNESS
The Florida Supreme Court reduced a death sentence to life without parole because of the defendant's
- MAY 24, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM/EU. PANNELLA WARNS GERMAN PRESIDENCY: EU COUNCIL'S BUREAUCRACY IS TRYING TO SABOTAGE YOU OVER THE MORATORIUM, JUST LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. A REFORM FOR PUBLIC COUNCIL INSTITUTIONAL DEBATES IS URGENT
the Radical Euro MP Marco Pannella, still on his indefinite hunger strike along with the other Radical top members, submitted the following question to the EU Council: "The bureaucratic structure of the Council is such that it has managed to create a
- MAY 24, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA). HOUR-PLUS DELAY IN LETHAL INJECTION
An execution was delayed more than an hour while prison medical staff struggled to find suitable veins in the
- MAY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in the southeastern...
a man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in the southeastern...
- MAY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR ARMED ROBBERY
a man was publicly hanged in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan Baluchestan...
- MAY 24, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court reduced the death sentence of Christopher Offord...
the Florida Supreme Court reduced the death sentence of Christopher Offord...
- MAY 24, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court ordered a new trial for William Michael Kopsho.
the Florida Supreme Court ordered a new trial for William Michael Kopsho.
- MAY 24, 2007DEATH PENALTY
police may question a suspect who previously declined to talk without a lawyer...
police may question a suspect who previously declined to talk without a lawyer...
- MAY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country...
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country...
- MAY 24, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING TWO JAPANESE
a 60-year-old Malaysian man was sentenced to death by a Thai court for killing two Japanese man over a business dealing.
- MAY 24, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain announced that Mali has signed the Declaration and is ready to
Hands Off Cain announced that Mali has signed the Declaration and is ready to
- MAY 23, 2007EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT. TWO GANG LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, RAPE OF 20 STREET CHILDREN
an Egyptian court sentenced two gang leaders who had confessed to the murder and rape of 20 street
- MAY 23, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a man who beat his wife to death has had his death penalty commuted...
a man who beat his wife to death has had his death penalty commuted...
- MAY 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Jordan’s King Abdallah has commuted the death sentence...
Jordan’s King Abdallah has commuted the death sentence...
- MAY 23, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
three Indonesians were sentenced to death for trying to smuggle...
three Indonesians were sentenced to death for trying to smuggle almost 25,500 of ecstasy tablets from Malaysia to Indonesia's nearby Batam island, judge Haruno Patriadi said.
- MAY 23, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 50, has again been sentenced to death.
in Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 50, has again been sentenced to death.
- MAY 23, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence...
a sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence...
- MAY 23, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed the 1st-degree murder...
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed the 1st-degree murder...
- MAY 22, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH FOR MAN WHO BURIED VICTIMS ALIVE
a japanese man was sentenced to death for bashing two men then burying them alive.
- MAY 22, 2007ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA. COMER EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
Arizona executed a 50-year-old man by lethal injection for the murder of a camper in 1987, state prison officials said.
- MAY 22, 2007BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. SUPREME COURT IMPOSES DEATH SENTENCE ON POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF MURDER
the Supreme Court of Belarus imposed
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. AUTHORITIES BEHEAD SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of smuggling drugs into the country, the Interior Ministry said.
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- MAY 22, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN ON DEATH ROW IN UAE PARDONED
an Indian who was sentenced to death by the UAE Supreme Court for murdering a girl has been pardoned by the victim's parents
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced that the Shari'ah Court...
- MAY 22, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Colusa, a jury recommended the death penalty for Cuitlahuac Tahua "Tao" Rivera...
in Colusa, a jury recommended the death penalty for Cuitlahuac Tahua "Tao" Rivera...
- MAY 22, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: APPEAL COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCE
the Ugandan Court of Appeal overruled the death sentences of Godfrey Oguttu and Robert Ouma Musumba of Masafu village in Busia district.
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR "SODOMISING MINOR"
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- MAY 22, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE “ONE-EYED DRAGON" GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
Tan Chor Jin, 41, the "one-eyed dragon", was given the death penalty for shooting nightclub owner Lim Hock Soon, 40, at his Serangoon flat in Singapore last February.
- MAY 22, 2007EgyptDEATH PENALTY
a high official in Cairo made public in a report by Ansa that eight Egyptian
a high official in Cairo made public in a report by Ansa that eight Egyptian
- MAY 21, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. HO CHI MINH CITY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS
a court in Ho Chi Minh City Monday rejected appeals against death sentences
- MAY 21, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a St. Louis death penalty case today...
the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a St. Louis death penalty case today...
- MAY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES PAKISTANI FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Pakistani national Amin-Allah Khan Wali in the eastern...
- MAY 21, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN 1 GETS DEATH PENALTY OVER FRAUD-RING MURDERS
the Chiba District Court sentenced a man to death and two others to life imprisonment over the deaths of four people in 2004 following infighting in a billing fraud ring...
- MAY 20, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. PAKISTANI HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Pakistani national convicted of drug trafficking has been hanged in Kuwait, officials said.
- MAY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPE
District Sessions Judge Renu Sharma awarded the death sentence to Dilip Bankar.
- MAY 19, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE'S MURDER
Doodnauth Ramsaywack who was on trial in the High Court for the murder of his wife was sentenced to death after the jury returned a unanimous verdict.
- MAY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE AND SON
the judge of a Rourkela fast track court, Sobhan Kumar Das...
- MAY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Misfer bin Ali al-Khathami was executed in the Southern region of Aseer...
- MAY 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG SMUGGLING
Three people convicted of murder and two others found guilty of drug smuggling were hanged in Iran, AFP reported.
- MAY 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI CONVICT ESCAPES EXECUTION AT LAST MOMENT
a Saudi convict escaped execution by decapitation in the Saudi city of Taif.
- MAY 18, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARIANS BACK LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCE ON BULGARIANS
African parliamentarians backed death sentences imposed in Libya on five Bulgarian nurses and a
- MAY 18, 2007IndianaDEATH PENALTY
in Evansville, jurors deliberated for less than an hour before...
in Evansville, jurors deliberated for less than an hour before...
- MAY 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
Texas sex offenders who are twice convicted of raping children...
Texas sex offenders who are twice convicted of raping children...
- MAY 18, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Satyam Kumar, an Indian soldier...
Satyam Kumar, an Indian soldier...
- MAY 17, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SHARIA STONING FOR NIGERIAN MAN
A Sharia court in Nigeria's north-eastern Bauchi State has sentenced a man to death for raping two teenage
- MAY 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED IN IRAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two men found guilty of drug smuggling were hanged in Iran, the newspaper Tehran Emrouz reported.
- MAY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES TWO MEN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistani men, Layakat Ali Alf and Ghani Kal Hadret...
- MAY 17, 2007ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Bradley County Circuit Court Judge Bynum Gibson sentenced...
Bradley County Circuit Court Judge Bynum Gibson sentenced...
- MAY 17, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill protecting the anonymity...
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill protecting the anonymity of the state's executioners and allowing them to sue anyone - even a news organization - who discloses their names.
- MAY 16, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA FREES ELDERLY PRISONERS BEFORE POWER SHIFT
Nigeria has granted an amnesty to all prisoners over 70 and to those over 60 who have been on death row
- MAY 16, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). MAN EXECUTED IN DEPUTY DEATH
Kansas prison escapee was executed for fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy who was trying to pull him over for stealing $22.50 worth of gasoline from a service station.
- MAY 16, 2007KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN SET TO "VIRTUALLY" ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
at today's joint session of the Kazakhstan parliament's two chambers, President Nursultan Nazarbayev
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- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA DIPLAYES BODIES OF 2 ETHIOPIANS BEHEADED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded two Ethiopians convicted of killing a Saudi national in an armed robbery and
- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia has beheaded Saudi national Jalal Al-Marhoun in the northern region of Al-Jawf for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the ministry said.
- MAY 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE HANGED IN IRAN FOR MURDER
three people convicted of murder were hanged in Iran, the newspaper Tehran Emrouz reported.
- MAY 16, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
three Iraqis - Ahmad Hassan Ali, 25, Jasim Muhammad Hilal, 32, and Ali Asama'Ail Abrahim...
- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Ethiopian citizens, Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman...
two Ethiopian citizens, Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman...
- MAY 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Jamalodine B., 35...
a man, identified only as Jamalodine B., 35...
- MAY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in central China has sentenced Li Litian, a policeman...
a court in central China has sentenced Li Litian, a policeman...
- MAY 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED IN MECCA REGION FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry issued a statement announcing that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Ahmad Bin-Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Hadi al-Harbi, a Saudi national who was convicted of stabbing to death Abduh Bin-Yusuf Bin-Abduh
- MAY 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS INDIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man convicted of drug smuggling, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
- MAY 15, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
judge Abdul Ghayas Nausherwani of the anti Terrorism Court-II in Quetta, Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to a man for murder.
- MAY 15, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Schwarzenegger administration has submitted a revised procedure to carry out the death penalty.
the Schwarzenegger administration has submitted a revised procedure to carry out the death penalty.
- MAY 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Iraq's main criminal court sentenced three Iraqi teenagers to hang after they were convicted of murdering a fellow detainee at Camp Cropper, a US military prison camp just outside Baghdad that houses thousands of detainees.
- MAY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN WOMAN FACING DEATH IN CHINA FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim, a 24 year old woman from Kelantan, was sentenced to death by the Guangzhou High Court in China for trafficking in 2,983 grammes of heroin.
- MAY 15, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED FOR RAPE IN GUJRANWALA CENTRAL JAIL
two men convicted of gang rape were hanged in Gujranwala Central Jail in Pakistan.
- MAY 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 15 DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Iran publicly hanged 15 men convicted of drug trafficking in the northeastern city of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi province.
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. IRAQI BEHEADED FOR SMUGGLING HASHISH
an Iraqi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of smuggling hashish into the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 14, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM: ITALY AND GERMANY IN CHARGE OF WRITING RESOLUTION
at the end of the Meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Vice Premier Massimo D'Alema announced that the EU ministers have unanimously given Italy and the German presidency the task to prepare the text for the resolution on the moratorium
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Pakistani national Seraj Mohamed Abdul Mohamed was beheaded after being convicted of smuggling an undisclosed amount of heroin he had hidden in his stomach.
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR NATIONALS EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABI FOR MURDER
four Saudi Arabians were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of rape and murder.
- MAY 14, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA COURT SENTENCES HOUSEWIFE TO DEATH BY HANGING
a Bauchi High Court sentenced Hussaina Muhammad, 23, a housewife, to death by hanging for killing her two year old step son Tajuddeen Muhammad.
- MAY 14, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
a Fulton County jury sentenced a man to death for a shooting spree triggered by a failed teenage romance.
a Fulton County jury sentenced a man to death for a shooting spree triggered by a failed teenage romance.
- MAY 14, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the US Supreme Court made it more difficult for death row prisoners to challenge their sentences...
the US Supreme Court made it more difficult for death row prisoners to challenge their sentences...
- MAY 14, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
with police-union and association groups looking on...
with police-union and association groups looking on, the Senate passed 37-24, on a largely party-line vote, a death-penalty bill for cop-killers.
- MAY 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS TWO PAKISTANIS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Pakistanis found guilty of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS NATIONAL FOR MURDER
Mufreh bin Ahmad al-Missbali Assiri, a Saudi convicted of murder...
- MAY 11, 2007UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. NO EXECUTIONS SINCE 2005 - MINISTER
Not a single person sentenced to death has been executed in Uzbekistan since 2005, Justice Minister Fozilzhon Otakhonov told Interfax.
- MAY 11, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA. THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
three brothers were sentenced to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a 32-year-old woman after they
- MAY 11, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA). MC CARTY FREED FROM DEATH ROW
Curtis Edward McCarty, who had been sentenced to die three times and has spent 21 years on Oklahoma's
- MAY 11, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT ANNULS TWO DEATH VERDICTS
the Nigerian Supreme Court unanimously annulled the death sentence of police officer Simon Edibo...
- MAY 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistani men and a Nigerian by the sword after convicting them of drug trafficking.
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- MAY 11, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta sentenced Joseph Cordova...
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta sentenced Joseph Cordova...
- MAY 11, 2007ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
in a unanimous decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco...
in a unanimous decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco...
- MAY 10, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D’ELIA AND MECACCI: D’ALEMA MUST ANNOUNCE HE HAS THE RESOLUTION TEXT READY
“Yesterday’s ‘rumours’ originated from diplomatic sources in Brussels who confirmed that the EU Presidency intended to postpone all possible decisions until June. This passes the baton to the Portuguese President and makes the presentation of the Resoluti
- MAY 10, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
NEW JERSEY: PANEL SEEKS END OF DEATH PENALTY
a State Senate committee passed a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to abolish the death penalty since states began reinstating their capital punishment laws more than three decades ago.
- MAY 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, the interior ministry said in
- MAY 10, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA UPDF SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
the division court martial in Mbarara, Uganda, has sentenced a UPDF soldier to death by hanging after he was found guilty of murder and robbery charges.
- MAY 9, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING POLICE OFFICER
A man convicted of killing a Memphis police officer in 1981 was executed after a court rejected defense pleas for more time to examine newly revised execution protocols
- MAY 9, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS FIVE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern town of Ravar in Kerman province, the governmental Iran newspaper reported.
- MAY 9, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS ETHIOPIAN WOMAN FOR MURDER
an Ethiopian woman was beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the interior
- MAY 9, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas bucked the national trend last year as the major crime...
Texas bucked the national trend last year as the major crime rate dropped 5.3 %, according to Texas Department of Public Safety statistics released.
- MAY 9, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: NEW APOSTASY BILL TO IMPOSE DEATH ON ANYONE WHO LEAVES ISLAM
a draft bill adopted in first reading by Pakistan’s National Assembly imposing the death penalty on men who leave Islam is now before a standing committee.
- MAY 8, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. PRODI, MORATORIUM MUST BE DISCUSSED AT CURRENT UN ASSEMBLY
"My Government is already committed to reopening the question of the UN Moratorium on Capital Punishment during the current General Assembly.
- MAY 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
- MAY 8, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE GARDENER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Maxwell Governor, a gardener, was sentenced to death by the Harare High Court in Zimbabwe, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported.
- MAY 8, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTY
a jury decided to change the fate of Jamaal Abeokuto...
a jury decided to change the fate of Jamaal Abeokuto...
- MAY 8, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH TO MALAYSIAN WATER CONTAMINATORS?
the Malaysian government is set to add contamination of water to its list of capital offences.
- MAY 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST MILITANT
the Sindh Provincial High Court in Karachi, Pakistan, threw out a lower court's death sentence against a
- MAY 7, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR APPEAL COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE IRANIANS
an appeals court in Doha, Qatar, commuted the death sentences issued to three Iranians to life sentences
- MAY 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS TWO THAIS FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Thai nationals, Shalirm Yonha Koy and Smnoq Mintcho Keet, were beheaded in the Saudi Arabian city of Al Dammam for drug smuggling.
- MAY 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A WOMAN HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
a 30 year old women identified as Zahra Nazari was hanged in the main prison of Iran's southern city of
- MAY 7, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING 2 WOMEN IN IWATE
defence lawyers for Kazuyuki Wakabayashi, 30, have appealed his death sentence to the Sendai High Court in Japan.
- MAY 7, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA SUPREME COURT STAYS DEATH SENTENCE IN TANDOOR MURDER
India's Supreme Court ordered a stay on the death sentence of a former politician who shot his unfaithful wife and then burnt the body in the oven of a New Delhi restaurant in 1995.
- MAY 7, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN BIHAR
a fast track court in Bihar, India, has sentenced Lalan Singh to capital punishment for killing three people.
- MAY 7, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TOURIST MURDER
Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence by hanging of a Jordanian blacksmith for killing a British tourist, a judicial source said. Nabil Ahmad Jaaoura, 38, shot dead Christopher Stokes and wounded six others in Amman in September 2006
- MAY 7, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
many adults in New York believe capital punishment is correct in some instances...
many adults in New York believe capital punishment is correct in some instances, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by WABC. 67 % of respondents think the state of New York should have a death penalty for those convicted of murder.
- MAY 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of drug trafficking in the southern town of Roodan in Hormozgan province, according to the student ISNA news agency.
- MAY 5, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING YEMENI CHILD
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man convicted of murder, according to an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. Ibnalzen
- MAY 4, 2007IndianaDEATH PENALTY
David Leon Woods was put to death by lethal injection at Michigan City prison for killing Juan Placencia...
David Leon Woods was put to death by lethal injection at Michigan City prison for killing Juan Placencia...
- MAY 4, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the state's plans to execute convicted cop killer Philip Workman on Wednesday...
the state's plans to execute convicted cop killer Philip Workman on Wednesday...
- MAY 3, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA. DEATH ROW INMATE EXECUTED
Aaron Lee Jones was executed by lethal injection for the gruesome 1978 slaying of a Blount County couple, a crime that made him one of the state's longest death row residents.
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- MAY 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN RIYADH REGION
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced that the Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi citizen Sa'id Bin-
- MAY 3, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
an Alameda County Superior Court jury today recommended the death penalty for Alex DeMolle...
an Alameda County Superior Court jury today recommended the death penalty for Alex DeMolle...
- MAY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three men, M. Salari, Z. Hashimi and Amin A., were hanged in Iran for drug-related crimes
three men, M. Salari, Z. Hashimi and Amin A., were hanged in Iran for drug-related crimes
- MAY 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
- MAY 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistanis convicted of murder and rape, the Saudi interior ministry announced
- MAY 2, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
in Nashville, the House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved legislation...
in Nashville, the House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved legislation...
- MAY 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER FREED AFTER 15 YEARS IN JAIL
a Filipino maid sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for the 1992 murder of her employer was freed after a US$533,000 settlement was paid to the victim’s family...
- MAY 2, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
eight people on death row challenged the sentence...
eight people on death row challenged the sentence...
- MAY 2, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the state House of Representatives passed a bill requiring...
the state House of Representatives passed a bill requiring money collected by prisoners from their crimes to go to restitution, victims' compensation and fines.
- MAY 2, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: TWO BOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed and Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman, both aged 16, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur in Sudan.
- MAY 2, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended that a 24-year-old be executed for fatally...
a jury recommended that a 24-year-old be executed for fatally beating his parents with a baseball bat while they slept.
- MAY 2, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
in a second deliberation, the Italian Parliament approved the proposed...
in a second deliberation, the Italian Parliament approved the proposed law that abolishes the death penalty from the Constitution.
- MAY 1, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
QATARI TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPING TEENAGE DAUGHTER
in the United Arab Emirates, a Qatari man has been sentenced to death by firing squad for raping his teenage daughter, local newspapers reported.
- MAY 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI KILLER EXECUTED IN MEDINA
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced...
- MAY 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Bakht Iqbal Mussafer Khan was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes
Bakht Iqbal Mussafer Khan was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes