Chronological archive
September 2008
The 151 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2008, in chronological order.
IRAN. APPEAL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS IN REFORMIST NEWSPAPER
the reformist Iranian newspaper Kargozaran published a public appeal asking the chief magistrate to suspend the execution of six Kurdish activists.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. APPEAL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS IN REFORMIST NEWSPAPER
the reformist Iranian newspaper Kargozaran published a public appeal asking the chief magistrate to suspend the execution of six Kurdish activists.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS: EXECUTION SET BACK
the execution of four condemned men, in St. Kitts and Nevis, was further delayed when a judge in St Lucia decided not to make a ruling on the case.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA REFUSES CLEMENCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW IN MONTANA
a decision by the Conservative government to stop seeking clemency for a Canadian man on death row in the United States was arbitrary and unfair, his defense lawyer said.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. EIGHT ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
eight people were convicted and sentenced to death over murder by the High Court criminal session held at Mubende during the months of August and September, according to the official report of court proceedings.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. FRATTINI: NEW RESOLUTION ON MORATORIUM SOON
Foreign Affairs Minister Franco Frattini said that Italy will promote a new UN resolution to confirm the moratorium on the death penalty that was approved last December by the United Nations General Assembly and to push countries that still employ the dea
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 21 YEAR OLD MAN HANGED IN KERMANSHAH PRISON
a 21 year old man identified as Homayon Shabestari was hanged in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008DEATH PENALTY
VATICAN OFFICIAL: DEATH PENALTY SUPPORT DENIES BASIC CHRISTIAN BELIEF
support for the death penalty is a denial of the basic Christian belief that God can turn any person from a life of sin, a Vatican official told a group of justice ministers, judges and lawmakers examining positions on capital punishment. Archbishop Agost
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2008New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ACEHNESE WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, passed the death sentence on an Acehnese migrant worker from Indonesia named Junaidi Nurdin, 32, for distributing 979 grams of hemp in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008SpainDEATH PENALTY
UN. ZAPATERO CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN 2015
Speaking to the United Nations in New York, the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has called for a universal moratorium on the death penalty in 2015 as a first step towards its complete abolition.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Mahmood Matin and Arash Basirat, sentenced for apostasy...
Mahmood Matin and Arash Basirat, sentenced for apostasy...
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A divided Florida Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Anthony Welch.
USA - Florida. A divided Florida Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Anthony Welch.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jessie James Cummings was put to death today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
USA - Oklahoma. Jessie James Cummings was put to death today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Jerry Wickham
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Jerry Wickham
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Mario Woodward has been sentenced to death
USA - Alabama. Mario Woodward has been sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, TWO CHILDREN IN NILPHAMARI
a court in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two children in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 6 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLINGS LOW CASTES
an Indian court sentenced six men to death for the brutal killings of a low-caste woman and her three young children, officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008DEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a death row inmate in Botswana, Kedisaletse Tsobane, 49, who was convicted of killing his 10 year old daughter in 2004, was executed. On July 21, the Court of Appeal dismissed his case. Tsobane was sentenced to death by the Francistown High Court after he
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS FOR ACTION ON DEATH ROW NIGERIANS
Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission called on the government to examine why so many Nigerians are facing the death penalty worldwide.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. ZAMPARUTTI- PROTOCOL NO 13 RATIFICATION GOOD, BUT COMMITMENT REQUIRED TO STRENGTHEN UN RESOLUTION
regarding the Chamber of Deputies' ratification of Protocol No 13 of the European Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental liberties, Democratic Party Radical Parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti said: "The vote today is the final po
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CHAMBER RATIFIES PROTOCOL NO 13
the Chamber of Deputies approved the draft law for ratifiying Protocol No 13 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TALIBAN PUBLICLY EXECUTE FOUR MEN
tribal elders, clerics and Taliban publicly executed four men in South Waziristan, Pakistan, for allegedly committing murder, eyewitnesses said.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a death row inmate in Botswana, Kedisaletse Tsobane, 49, who was convicted of killing his 10 year old daughter in 2004, was executed.
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- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MINORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two young men were sentenced to death in Iran for crimes they allegedly committed as minors.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOMESTIC HELP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING EMPLOYERS
in India, a Calcutta city court sentenced a domestic help to death for murdering his employer and his wife in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT ISSUES STAY OF EXECUTION FOR DAVIS
the US Supreme Court granted a last minute reprieve to a Georgia man, less than than two hours before his scheduled execution for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER JUVENILE ON DEATH ROW
in Iran, a young man identified as Mahyear was sentenced to death for a crime he allegedly committed when 17, the state-run daily Kargozaran reported
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE ETHNIC AFFAIRS OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
Du Maoji, former deputy director of the general office of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC), was recently sentenced to death for corruption with a two-year reprieve at the first trial
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN ACCUSED OF HOMOSEXUALITY
Nemat Safavi, arrested almost three years ago at the age of 16, was condemned to death by a court in Ardebil, in the northwest Iranian Azerbaijan region.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTY
LOMBARDY. REGIONAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY, EVEN FOR TAREK AZIZ
the Lombardy Regional Council unanimously approved, with one abstention, a motion presented at the end of July, which supported the international "Universal Moratorium on the Death Penalty, Even for Tarek Aziz" appeal promoted by Hands Off Cain and the Tr
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Davis
USA - Georgia. Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Davis
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Serial killer Ronald Dominique suspected of killing as many as 23 men pleaded guilty today to 8 counts of 1st-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Serial killer Ronald Dominique suspected of killing as many as 23 men pleaded guilty today to 8 counts of 1st-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida - Richard Henyard, 34, black, was executed at Florida State Prison.
USA - Florida - Richard Henyard, 34, black, was executed at Florida State Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN BHOLA
a special tribunal in Bhola, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for killing a housewife.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. LAWMAKER COULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VISITING ISRAEL
an Iraqi lawmaker who has made two trips to Israel and advocates peaceful relations with the Jewish state had his parliamentary immunity lifted last week and now could face a death sentence if Baghdad chooses to prosecute him.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH CAPTURED IN WASSIT
policemen captured a man wanted by security authorities who was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Kut city, Iraq, a security source in Wassit said.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008DEATH PENALTY
ITALY-LIBYA. D'ELIA: GHEDDAFI'S REGIME UNTRUSTWORTHY
"The threatening technique of creating emergencies and then asking for money to resolve them was often used by the Libyan regime. The regime is characterised among other things by the cynical use of the drama of illegal immigrants that depart from the Lib
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DALIT MURDER IN BARABANKI
a fast track court in Barabanki, India...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. COP TO HANG IN LAGOS
Inspector John Onwe, a Lagos policeman, was sentenced to hang for the killing of Ndudiri Onyekwere.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
Hammoud Ahmed Qaid Saeed was executed
Hammoud Ahmed Qaid Saeed was executed
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SETENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER, TWO FRIENDS FREED
the High Court of Malaysia sentenced a self-employed man to hang after finding him guilty of murdering a blacksmith, but freed two of his friends of the same charge.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SENDS 8 SAUDIS HOME
eight Saudi Arabian nationals jailed in Iraq were sent home ahead of a new extradition treaty between the two countries.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Mallory Cooper upheld an April 22 jury recommendation, and sentenced Galante Romar Phillips to death.
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Mallory Cooper upheld an April 22 jury recommendation, and sentenced Galante Romar Phillips to death.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PAPIYA MURDER CASE: SHANKAR SHAH GETS DEATH PENALTY
a fast track court in India handed down the death sentence to one in the sensational double murder of eminent History Professor Papiya Ghosh and her maidservant Malti in December, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN WITH 86 WIVES APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Alhaji Bello Masaba, the Nigerian man with 86 wives...
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, TWO KIDS
a man in Jalandhar, India, was sentenced to death District and Sessions Court Judge Gurdev Singh for killing his wife and two children on September 21, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXONERATES DEATH ROW INMATE AFTER DNA TESTS
a man on death row in Texas for 14 years for the murder of a young girl has been exonerated after DNA tests, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) reported.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAXI DRIVER MURDER
a father was sentenced to death and his son to life imprisonment for killing a female taxi driver and then dismembering her body in the course of a robbery.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - After years of professing their parents' innocence, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's sons acknowledge their father was a spy.
USA - After years of professing their parents' innocence, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's sons acknowledge their father was a spy.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: EXECUTION PLANS FOR BALI BOMBERS LABELLED TORTUROUS
Indonesia's Constitutional Court heard a detailed description of how the Bali bombers will die from a Catholic priest who says execution is torturous.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO INDONESIANS, MALAYSIAN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG DEALING
an Indonesian district court sentenced two Indonesians and a Malaysian to death for illegally distributing ecstasy pills in the country, media reports said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DR CONGO POLITICIAN'S MURDER
three soldiers and two civilians were sentenced to death for the July 6th murder of Daniel Boteti, an opposition member of the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Serial killer William Jennings Choyce was sentenced to death for killing three women.
USA - California. Serial killer William Jennings Choyce was sentenced to death for killing three women.
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- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Texas prosecutor plans to review some 40 pending death penalty cases, after several recent instances in which capital convictions were overturned, by DNA testing.
USA - Texas. A Texas prosecutor plans to review some 40 pending death penalty cases, after several recent instances in which capital convictions were overturned, by DNA testing.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. After the May 23 (see) overturning of the murder conviction, today the Collin County court has dismissed capital murder charges against Michael Blair
USA - Texas. After the May 23 (see) overturning of the murder conviction, today the Collin County court has dismissed capital murder charges against Michael Blair
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Jack Alderman was executed.
USA - Georgia. Jack Alderman was executed.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PA. TWO THIRDS OF PALESTINIANS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
in the most recent poll prepared by Dr Nabil Kukali, conducted and published by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO), two thirds opposed the imposition of the death penalty in their home land, whilst only 28.5 % supported it.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008DEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PAKISTANI DRUGS TRAFFICKER, ONE YEMENI EXECUTED
two men were executed in Yemen for drug trafficking and murder.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING 93-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
a man who raped and murdered a 93-year-old woman in her Dallas-area home was executed after he apologized to his victim's relatives.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. William Murray was executed today
USA - Texas. William Murray was executed today
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SC UPHOLDS ACQUITTAL OF MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, upheld the acquittal of a man sentenced to death by a sessions court for allegedly murdering a minor girl after she resisted his attempt to rape her.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-LIBYA: RADICALS- THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REPORT IN PARLIAMENT ON THE AGREEMENT WITH GHADDAFI
"In forty years of absolute power, Colonel Ghaddafi's regime has been characterised by the persecution of every type of political dissent, by the systematic repression of the free opinions of individuals and associations not acknowledged by the regime, by
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA COURT UPHOLDS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE OF FORMER BROKERAGE EXECUTIVE
the Higher People's Court in south China's Hainan Province upheld the suspended death sentence against a former executive of a trust and investment company who pocketed a large amount of money from public funds, a court spokesman said.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
a local court in Aligarh, India, handed down the death penalty to three people, accused of a triple murder 12 years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed in Yemen for a killing crime...
a man was executed in Yemen for a killing crime which led to the death five security individuals.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
at the Central Prison in Sana'a, Yemen...
at the Central Prison in Sana'a, Yemen...
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN DINAJPUR
a special tribunal in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: WOMENS ORGANISATIONS DEMAND HANGING OF RAPISTS
with the rising crimes against women in Meghalaya, several women’s organisations demanded the death penalty against the arrested people involved in the killing of two women.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN ACTIVISTS FIGHT CHILD EXECUTIONS
Iranian rights groups and lawyers stepped up a campaign against the execution of juvenile offenders hoping to save about 120 people convicted as minors who are now on death row...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA). MAN ON DEATH ROW 33 YEARS IS EXECUTED
a man who had been on Georgia's death row for 33 years was executed by lethal injection for killing his wife in 1974.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 'EXORCIST' OVER DEATHS OF 6
the Supreme Court in Tokyo, Japan, upheld rulings by lower courts that sentenced a self claimed exorcist to death for the deaths of six followers, tossing out her not-guilty appeal.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a policeman was sentenced to death for killing his friend by District and Session Judge in Quetta, Pakistan.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: HIGH COURT QUASHES TERROR SUSPECT'S DEATH SENTENCE
at the High Court in Kenya, Omar Said Omar was acquitted of terrorism charges after being sentenced to hang...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ESCUDERO COOL ON ENDORSING RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
in the Philippines, the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is not inclined to support a measure that seeks to reimpose capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A federal appeals court has reinstated the death penalty of Holly Wood.
USA - Alabama. A federal appeals court has reinstated the death penalty of Holly Wood.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: D'ELIA- INCREASE EFFORT TO ATTAIN ABOLITION
"We need to increase our efforts to consolidate these results and move from a moratorium to the abolition of the death penalty," Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D'Elia said in response to Ban Ki-Moon's report on the death penalty around the world.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2008United NationsDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: BAN KI-MOON'S REPORT RELEASED
Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, released a report on the death penalty. It was one of the provisions of the Resolution on the moratorium on capital punishment, approved by the General Assembly in December 2007, asking the Secreta
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING BNP LEADER IN CHUADANGA
at a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, Additional Sessions Judge Motahar Hossaina convicted a regional leader of an outlawed party and sentenced him to death for killing BNP leader Nur Ali in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - According to the F.B.I.'s latest crime report released today, murder rate declines in every region except the South, where executions are most prevalent.
USA - According to the F.B.I.'s latest crime report released today, murder rate declines in every region except the South, where executions are most prevalent.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2008KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. A jury recommended the death penalty for Gary Kleypas
USA - Kansas. A jury recommended the death penalty for Gary Kleypas
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
a Saudi Arabian court overruled the verdict of a lower court and sentenced a Kuwaiti girl and her brother to 20 years in jail for killing their sister in a desert in Saudi Arabia before surrendering themselves to Saudi authorities, reports Awan daily.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PAPERS ORDERED TO CENSOR EXECUTION NEWS
the mullahs' Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (MCIG) in Iran warned newspaper editors to censor reports about escalating number of executions, in particular that of the minors in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AT FUNERAL
the Kenyan High Court upheld the death sentence against Nyando Mukuta Mwambanga for the murder of Mizingo Munga Gube on 2nd April, 2001.
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- SEPTEMBER 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MULLAHS' JUDICIARY CHIEF UPHELD DEATH SENTENCE FOR A MINOR
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, mullahs' judiciary chief upheld death sentence for a minor, reported the state-run daily Etemaad on Sunday
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FIGHT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY SET TO GET TOUGHER
with increasing support for tougher laws to deal with fundamentalist and extremist activities in India, the fight against death penalty is set to get tougher, former Additional Director of Central Bureau of Investigation V.R.Lakshminarayanan said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
UN CALL ON TANZANIA TO RATIFY PROTOCOL ON DEATH PENALTY
the United Nations advised Tanzania to ratify the International Covenant on civil and Political Right's Optional Protocol on Abolition of Death Penalty as a step in protecting and promoting human rights
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY NOT THE WAY TO ADDRESS CRIMINALITY: AMNESTY
"it is the responsibility of governments to address criminality effectively without resorting to the death penalty," said Amnesty International Malaysia executive director Nora Murat.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
EU CONCERNED BY EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN
the European Union released a statement saying it was "deeply concerned at the Japanese authorities' announcement that three people under sentence of death – Mr Yoshiyuki Mantani, aged 68, Mr Mineteru Yamamoto, aged 68, Mr Isamu Hirano, aged 61 – were han
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POLICE KILLER APPEALS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Yang Jia, the jobless Beijing man who intruded into Shanghai police bureau and killed six officers, has appealed against the death penalty handed down earlier by a Shanghai court.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FARMER MUST HANG - COURT INSISTS
the Court of Appeal in Kampala, Uganda, upheld a death sentence against a 25 year old farmer from the Kabarole district who was convicted of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The state Board of Pardons and Paroles today refused to grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis
USA - Georgia. The state Board of Pardons and Paroles today refused to grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury today sentenced Paul David Storey to death
USA - Texas. A Tarrant County jury today sentenced Paul David Storey to death
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the northern city of Sari, the government's Iran newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR MURDERS
Japan hanged three death-row inmates, officials said, bringing the number of executions this year to 13
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN CTG FOR MURDER
a special court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, found a young man and one of his accomplices guilty of killing his wife after rape nine years ago and sentenced them to death.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MPHC CANCELS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Madhya Pradesh High Court in India cancelled the capital punishment of a man who was held guilty by a lower court for immolating eight people, including four women.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in Hanoi sentenced three men to death for trafficking heroin...
a court in Hanoi sentenced three men to death for trafficking heroin...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended 3 death penalty for a Barry Mosley
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury has recommended 3 death penalty for a Barry Mosley
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jurors decided today Gilbert Ray Postelle should die for killing 4 people
USA - Oklahoma. Jurors decided today Gilbert Ray Postelle should die for killing 4 people
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. District Judge Todd Hernandez followed a jury's April 17 recommendation that Anthony Bell be executed
USA - Louisiana. District Judge Todd Hernandez followed a jury's April 17 recommendation that Anthony Bell be executed
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008DEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO EXECUTIONS FOR MURDER AND SPYING
China has executed two men. Abduhalik Muzht, 39, convicted of fatally cutting two children with a knife in December 2006, was executed on September 4.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TEACHER EXECUTED FOR BRUTAL RAPE
a teacher was executed for raping or molesting 39 female primary school pupils in northwestern Gansu Province, China.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PROSECUTOR CLARIFIES DEATH PENALTY FOR GRAFT OFFENDERS
the death penalty can only be applied to criminals convicted of embezzling funds for natural disasters, riots and economic crises, Indonesia's Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes stated.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY ON THREE FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City Appeal Court retained the death penalty for three who led a trans-national ring that smuggled up to 5.28 kg of heroin.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 10 NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Indonesian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed on 10 Nigerians for drug-related offences.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Smith took up an Aug. 13 (see) jury recommendation, and sentenced Luis Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias to death
USA - California. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Smith took up an Aug. 13 (see) jury recommendation, and sentenced Luis Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias to death
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-CONVICTS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR RUNNING MAFIA-STYLE CRIME RING
two brothers from a south Chinese city were given the death penalty for crimes including operating an organized crime ring and causing two deaths.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HRW CALLS FOR GLOBAL END TO JUVENILE EXECUTIONS
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report calling on Iran, Saudi Arabia...
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranian Christians have officially been charged with 'apostasy'.
two Iranian Christians have officially been charged with 'apostasy'.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING IN FENI
a court in Feni, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and another to three years rigorous imprisonment for killing a young woman after raping her in 1998.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO MANDATING DEATH PENALTY FOR APOSTASY
Iran's parliament, or Majlis, voted by an overwhelming majority in favor of a draft law that would mandate the death penalty for apostates
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a sessions court in Siwan, Bangladesh, awarded the death sentence to a man in a four-year-old rape and murder case.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: K’JONG WARRIORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Karimojong warriors were sentenced to death by the Soroti High Court in Uganda for the murder of two people.
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- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution for Charles Dean Hood, who was set to die tomorrow.
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution for Charles Dean Hood, who was set to die tomorrow.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: HIZBULLAH EXECUTED SENIOR ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE
the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa reported that Hizbullah executed one of its senior military officers, Jamal Salah, on charges of maintaining contacts with "hostile elements" in Lebanon and of spying for Walid Jumblatt's Socialist Progressive Party.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: SENEGALESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Justice Mabel Maame Agyemang of the Banjul High Court in Gambia convicted and sentenced Salifu Nyang, a Senegalese national, to death for murdering his fellow Senegalese national one Alfonse Faye.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE ARMY OFFICER EXECUTED FOR SPYING
a Chinese People's Liberation Army (P.L.A) officer was executed after a military court found him guilty of selling classified documents to Taiwan, a Hong Kong newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Michael Conahan says George Banks is too mentally ill to be executed
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Michael Conahan says George Banks is too mentally ill to be executed
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. In the Hood's case (see Sept 3 and 4), the judge and prosecutor from the man's trial have been ordered to testify under oath about allegations that they were romantically involved during the case.
USA - Texas. In the Hood's case (see Sept 3 and 4), the judge and prosecutor from the man's trial have been ordered to testify under oath about allegations that they were romantically involved during the case.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Mullahs' Regime in Iran sentenced two prisoners, a man and a woman named Mojtaba and Fatemeh, to death, the state-run Khorasan reported.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: NJUE CALLS FOR SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY
Nairobi Archbishop John cardinal Njue called on the Kenyan Parliament to scrap the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SUPREME COURT QUASHES JOURNALIST’S DEATH SENTENCE
Reporters Without Borders welcomed with great relief the ruling by the Tehran Supreme
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. EXPERTS OPPOSE SCRAPPING OF DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT, BRIBERY
a proposal to remove capital punishment for crimes of corruption and taking bribes was strongly opposed
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TEACHER GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF STUDENT
disturbed by the recent spate in rape and murder of minors and determined to set a deterrent example, the Indian Supreme Court awarded the death penalty to a teacher, himself a father of three, for raping and murdering a 5th standard girl.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 19 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH
in the most recent death sentence passed on a juvenile in Iran, a 19 year old indentified only by his first name, Hossein, will soon face the gallows for the alleged crime committed when he was 17
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2008DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Superior Court Judge M. Jane Brady sentenced Shannon M. Johnson to death
USA - Delaware. Superior Court Judge M. Jane Brady sentenced Shannon M. Johnson to death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. CAPPATO: REALISATION OF THE UN MORATORIUM URGENT
the European Parliament approved a resolution on the worrying increase in executions in Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED AFTER STABBING ATTACK
a man was executed for killing two students at a school in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Abduhalik Muzht, 39, was found guilty of fatally cutting two children with a knife in December 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Waco district court jury once again sentenced Billie Wayne Coble to death
USA - Texas. A Waco district court jury once again sentenced Billie Wayne Coble to death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gene Hathorn has asked for his body to be turned into fish food and fed to goldfish
USA - Texas. Gene Hathorn has asked for his body to be turned into fish food and fed to goldfish
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Today a new judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday to consider Charles Dean Hood 's request
USA - Texas. Today a new judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday to consider Charles Dean Hood 's request
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 22 former judges and prosecutors have urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to delay the execution of Charles Dean Hood
USA - Texas. 22 former judges and prosecutors have urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to delay the execution of Charles Dean Hood
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN BAGERHAT
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death in the Enamul murder ca
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Madison County Circuit Judge Karen Hall handed down the death sentence for Benito Albarran
USA - Alabama. Madison County Circuit Judge Karen Hall handed down the death sentence for Benito Albarran
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS OFFICE CONCERN AT RISING IRAN EXECUTIONS
The U.N. human rights office voiced concern at a recent rise in executions in Iran and implored
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS COMMITS TO DEATH PENALTY
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says his government
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2008ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
ARGENTINA. DEATH PENALTY BAN PROTOCOLS RATIFIED
Argentina ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at the abolition of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. MAN CONDEMNED FOR HAVING 86 WIVES VOWS TO MARRY YET MORE
An 84-year-old Nigerian Muslim preacher with 86 wives intends to marry more women
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. 20 NIGERIANS FACE EXECUTION
Twenty Nigerian citizens are currently awaiting the hangman’s nose in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR KILLING WIFE
a man convicted of killing his wife was hanged in a prison in the central
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a total of 52 inmates of prisons on Nusakambangan island, off the Cilacap coast in Indonesia
a total of 52 inmates of prisons on Nusakambangan island, off the Cilacap coast in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential candidate of Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) of the Maldives said
Presidential candidate of Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) of the Maldives said
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Chinese court sentenced a 28-year-old man to death for killing six policemen
a Chinese court sentenced a 28-year-old man to death for killing six policemen