Chronological archive
April 2009
The 166 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2009, in chronological order.
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR SERIAL RAPES
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state-
- APRIL 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN NASIK MURDER CASE
the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of six convicts involved in the sensational Nasik murder case.
- APRIL 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SON AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE, FATHER ACQUITTED
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mustafa Tanvir Safwat awarded the death sentence to a murder accused and imposed a fine of Rs100,000. Muhammad Ikhlaq, his father Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Zulfiqar and Muhamma
- APRIL 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, handed down the death sentence to two for kidnapping and killing a boy for ransom.
- APRIL 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF 3 CONVICTS COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
in Pakistan, a bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising Chief Justice Muhammad Bilal Khan and Justice Muhammad Ramzan Chaudhry commuted the death sentence of three convicts in a narcotics case into life imprisonment.
- APRIL 30, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: SENTENCED TO DEATH, DARFUR MEN FACE ‘HORRIFIC TREATMENT’
the 82 Darfuri men sentenced to death by special courts in Khartoum...
- APRIL 30, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Charles Graddick sentenced Lam Luong to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Charles Graddick sentenced Lam Luong to death.
- APRIL 30, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation (SB 13) to expand sentencing options in murder cases.
USA - Georgia. Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation (SB 13) to expand sentencing options in murder cases.
- APRIL 30, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FIVE MEN ESCAPE THE GALLOWS
five men convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to death in Uganda by the High Court escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal acquitted them.
- APRIL 30, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Lamone Johnson was executed today
USA - Texas. Derrick Lamone Johnson was executed today
- APRIL 30, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GOVERNOR'S KILLING
a court in Somalia's self-governing State of Puntland sentenced two men to death for
APRIL 30, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPA: HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CONDEMNS PALESTINIAN COURT DEATH SENTENCE
the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemned a Palestinian military court's order sentencing a West Bank resident to death for treason and selling property to Israelis.
- APRIL 29, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN CONVICTED OF POLICE KILLING EXECUTED IN BEIJING
a man convicted of the killing of a Beijing police officer was executed by gunshot in China, according to the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court. Zhang Xinlei, 24, was sentenced to death in November 2008 for killing Tang Chengwen, 39, in Mentougou d
- APRIL 29, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN’S EXECUTION IMMINENT IN CHINA
“Malaysian Ong Kim Fatt’s execution is taking place after all avenues to commute his sentence were exhausted,” said MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong
- APRIL 29, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE REFERRED TO SUPREME COURT BENCH
the Indian Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Ramesh Bhai Chandi Bhai Rathod for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Surat district of Gujarat in 1999.
- APRIL 29, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FATHER-IN-LAW GETS DEATH
in Thrissur, India, District and Sessions Judge B Kemal Pasha sentenced Mammikutty, 60, to hang for murder.
- APRIL 29, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Panel advances bill to abolish death penalty.
USA - Colorado. Panel advances bill to abolish death penalty.
- APRIL 29, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has voted to put off action on an abolition bill
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has voted to put off action on an abolition bill
- APRIL 29, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. William Mark Mize, 52, white, was executed today
USA - Georgia. William Mark Mize, 52, white, was executed today
- APRIL 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged a drug trafficker in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Karoon
Iran has hanged a drug trafficker in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Karoon
- APRIL 28, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HEBRON: PALESTINIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SELLING LAND TO ISRAELIS
a Palestinian court sentenced a man to death by hanging for selling West Bank land to
- APRIL 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Abdul Haq awarded death sentence to a man and life imprisonment to a woman for the murder of woman’s husband.
- APRIL 28, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. NEW CP ADVOCATES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Niger State Commissioner of Police, Mr Micheal Zuokomor, advocated the death penalty for kidnapping.
- APRIL 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC REFERS BACK DEATH SENTENCE CASE TO LOWER COURT
the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court in India referred back a petition of death sentence to the lower court citing that the "convict failed to get enough chances to prove his credentials."
- APRIL 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN ELITES: NO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR -18S
a group of Iranian Islamic clerics, legal experts and social activists urged a ban on the death sentence for those under 18 years of age.
APRIL 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged three convicted criminals, two murderers and a drug trafficker, in a
- APRIL 27, 2009QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: DEATH PENALTY IN SRI LANKAN MURDER CASE COMMUTED
a Doha appeals court in Qatar commuted the death penalty given to four Sri Lankans for their involvement in a compatriot’s murder to ten-year imprisonment.
- APRIL 27, 2009Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: PRESIDENT KOROMA MUST COMMUTE ALL DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Brima Sheriff of Amnesty International in Freetown called on President Koroma of Sierra Leone to commute all 12 death sentences to terms of imprisonment, including those of three women
- APRIL 27, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gabby Tennis takes plea, escapes death penalty
USA - Florida. Gabby Tennis takes plea, escapes death penalty
- APRIL 27, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a pregnant woman was sentenced to death in the Puntland region of Somalia for the murder of another woman.
a pregnant woman was sentenced to death in the Puntland region of Somalia for the murder of another woman.
APRIL 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a lorry driver was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 511g of cannabis.
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APRIL 27, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a Jordanian man was sentenced to death by hanging for raping a teenaged cousin and
APRIL 27, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NOTORIOUS HCMC GANG TRIAL
the five-day trial of a notorious Ho Chi Minh City gang in Vietnam ended with four
- APRIL 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED
two people were hanged in the prison of Ahwaz (southern Iranian province of Khuzestan), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
- APRIL 26, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC GRANTS LEAVE-TO-APPEAL AGAINST THE HC VERDICT
the Supreme Court in Bangladesh granted five prisoners leave-to-appeal against their death sentences.
- APRIL 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
PLANNED IRANIAN STONING DRAWS CRITICISM
Human Rights Watch received reports that a court in Rasht, in northwest Iran, upheld a sentence of death by stoning against Muhammad Navid Khamami.
- APRIL 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: INDIAN SPARED DEATH SENTENCE, RETURNS HOME
Indian national Abu Rafe, 27, who was sentenced to death by the Abha Central Court in Saudi Arabia in 2007 for murder, was set free by the same court.
- APRIL 26, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
in Algeria, five members of an armed group were sentenced to death by a court in Boumerdès.
in Algeria, five members of an armed group were sentenced to death by a court in Boumerdès.
APRIL 26, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 11 DARFUR REBELS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KHARTOUM ATTACK
A Sudanese court sentenced another 11 Darfur rebels to death for a deadly attack on
- APRIL 25, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 14 INDONESIANS FACE DEATH SENTENCES IN SAUDI ARABIA
as many as 14 Indonesians are facing death sentence from Saudi Arabia courts for alleged involvements in several murder cases.
- APRIL 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POST OFFICIAL GETS DEATH FOR STEALING $190 MLN
a southern China post office director was sentenced to death for stealing more than 1.3 billion yuan (US$190 million) to help pay her gambling debts, a local court said.
- APRIL 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-GALAXY MANAGER LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR STEALING
in China, a Beijing higher court rejected an appeal by a securities broker against his death sentence.
- APRIL 23, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAP-MURDER COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a Seoul appeals court in South Korea commuted the death sentence of a man issued in January to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 23, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: KANG APPEALS AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Kang Ho-soon lodged an appeal with a South Korean High Court against the death sentence imposed on him for murder a day earlier, court officials said.
- APRIL 23, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
nine men who were executed in Sudan for the murder of a journalist...
nine men who were executed in Sudan for the murder of a journalist...
- APRIL 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA APPEALS TO CHINA FOR CLEMENCY
the Malaysian Foreign Ministry sent a clemency appeal for Malaysian Ong Kim Fatt who is on death row in China for drug trafficking, said its Deputy Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.
- APRIL 23, 2009South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Circuit Judge Ned Miller sentenced Jerry Buck Inman to death
USA - South Carolina. Circuit Judge Ned Miller sentenced Jerry Buck Inman to death
- APRIL 23, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended 3-2 to change a repeal of the New Hampshire's death penalty law
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended 3-2 to change a repeal of the New Hampshire's death penalty law
- APRIL 23, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Nigerian national Chibuzor Vitus Ezekwem was executed in China after being found
- APRIL 22, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI WOMAN FACES EXECUTION FOLLOWING POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN HER CASE
a Yemeni woman is facing imminent execution accused of killing her husband.
- APRIL 22, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Madera County jury voted unanimously to give serial killer Jose Guerrero the death penalty
USA - California. A Madera County jury voted unanimously to give serial killer Jose Guerrero the death penalty
- APRIL 22, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAIS TO BE HUNG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
two Thai nationals were sentenced to death by the High Court in Temerloh, central
APRIL 22, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: APEX COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KERALA MURDER
the Indian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence of a Kerala man for
- APRIL 22, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Lake County jury recommended 8-4 death for Donte Hall
USA - Florida. A Lake County jury recommended 8-4 death for Donte Hall
APRIL 22, 2009BurundiDEATH PENALTYBURUNDI: NEW LEGISLATION ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY; BANS HOMOSEXUALITY
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza promulgated the new criminal code which abolishes the death penalty but makes homosexuality a crime punishable by jail.
APRIL 22, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN ORDERS ANOTHER 11 DARFUR REBELS HANGED
a Sudanese court sentenced 11 members of the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to death and acquitted five others for an unprecedented 2008 attack on Khartoum.
- APRIL 21, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
S KOREAN SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a South Korean court handed down a death sentence to a masseur convicted of killing 10 people, including his wife and mother-in-law, an official said.
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: REVOKE DEATH PENALTY FOR MINORS: NSHR
the Saudi Arabian National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) called for “revoking capital punishment against minors who are not responsible for their actions,” said NSHR's Suhaila Zain Al-Abidine
- APRIL 21, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTES TWO CHRISTIANS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that the Taliban in Pakistan executed two residents after Christians held a rally protesting graffiti ordering them to convert to Islam or die.
- APRIL 21, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. The House today approved a bill to eliminate the death penalty.
USA - Colorado. The House today approved a bill to eliminate the death penalty.
APRIL 21, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: 45 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
There are currently 45 people on death row in Jordan, including five women, mostly
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APRIL 21, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: WOMAN LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a Japanese woman found guilty of murder lost her appeal against a death sentence, a
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN BEHEADED OVER SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally shooting a
APRIL 21, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 SENTENCED OVER ARSON IN 2008 TIBET RIOTS
the Tibet Daily reported that a Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan girl to death with a two-year reprieve and two others to long jail terms for setting fires that allegedly killed six people in the Lhasa riot in March 2008.
- APRIL 20, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KIDNAPPERS CAN BE SENTENCED TO DEATH: SC
the Indian Supreme Court held that a person can be sentenced to death or life imprisonment for kidnapping another person to extract ransom even if the accused had not caused any hurt to the victim.
- APRIL 20, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE HANDED DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
two women were sentenced to death by after Justice Lawrence Gidudu, at a court in Uganda, found them guilty of murder.
- APRIL 20, 2009CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
the US and EU Justice and Internal Ministers met in Prague...
the US and EU Justice and Internal Ministers met in Prague, the Czech Republic, where they signed an Extradition Accord on reciprocal justice.
APRIL 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN BEHEADED FOR FATALLY SHOOTING HUSBAND
Authorities have beheaded a Saudi woman convicted of shooting her husband and
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DELARA'S EXECUTION POSTPONED
Iranian human rights activists say the execution of juvenile offender Delara Darabi has been postponed. Darabi, who was due to be executed on April 20, was sentenced to death for a murder she allegedly committed at the age of 17.
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
a man convicted of raping a woman five years ago was hanged in a prison in
- APRIL 18, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: DEATH RULING UPHELD
the Supreme Civil Appeals Court in Bahrain upheld the death penalty against a Bangladeshi man convicted of the murder of his compatriot.
- APRIL 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, consisting of Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Saifur Rehman, reduced the death sentence of three robbers, including two women, to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR MURDER
a man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, a local newspaper reported.
APRIL 18, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW
The Somali parliament unanimously approved a government proposal to introduce
- APRIL 17, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING
a Filipino woman was given the death penalty...
- APRIL 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-AIDE TO CHINA OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Chinese court handed down capital punishment to a former aide to late Vice Premier Huang Ju for taking bribes worth 12.9 million yuan ($1.9 million) from 1995-2006, a website operated by People's Daily reported.
- APRIL 17, 2009AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: COUNTRIES URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Commonwealth Lawyers Association of Australia wants the death sentence abolished in areas that still use it.
- APRIL 17, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Robert Diamond, 33, white, was sentenced twice to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. Robert Diamond, 33, white, was sentenced twice to death.
- APRIL 17, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis Appeal Rejected.
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis Appeal Rejected.
- APRIL 17, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
APRIL 17, 2009DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): FEDERAL COURT REJECTS TROY DAVIS’ APPEAL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied habeas corpus relief to
- APRIL 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THEIR FATHER
two brothers in Sindh, Pakistan, were condemned to death. Malik Dino and Muhammad Khan allegedly killed their father, Badaruddin Mangrejo, and threw his body into the canal in 2007.
- APRIL 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
junk collector Xiong Zhenlin was executed in Suizhou, in central China's Hubei Province.
- APRIL 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
APRIL 16, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: RIGHTS GROUP CALL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Sudan Human Rights Organisation (SHRO) criticised Sudanese Courts for
- APRIL 15, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DESPATCH BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
the Malaysian High Court found a despatch boy guilty of killing his wife four years ago, and sentenced him to death by hanging. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah convicted Herman Aliseman, 32, from Sarawak, of stabbing his wife Noor Azura Abdul Aziz
- APRIL 15, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MICHAEL ROSALES EXECUTED FOR 1997 MURDER
A Texas parole violator was executed for beating and using kitchen tools to kill a 67-year-old woman in her Lubbock apartment. "I love you all. May the Lord be with you. Peace. I'm done," Michael Rosales said in his brief, final statement.
- APRIL 15, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: 10 DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Sudanese court condemned 10 rebels from the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement to death for an unprecedented attack on Khartoum in 2008 which killed more than 220 people.
- APRIL 15, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
APRIL 15, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HUSBAND EXECUTED
despite appeals to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to overturn the death penalty
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APRIL 15, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Egyptian man was sentenced to death by a court of Giza, Egypt, which found him guilty of the murders of two girls in 2008.
APRIL 15, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SENTENCES OF DEATH REVIEWED BY NA
the Vietnamese National Assembly Justice Committee presented a report
- APRIL 15, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico / Italy / Vatican: Governor Bill Richardson met Pope Benedict today before commemorating New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty. then he met Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno
USA - New Mexico / Italy / Vatican: Governor Bill Richardson met Pope Benedict today before commemorating New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty. then he met Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno
APRIL 15, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTYCOLORADO (USA): HOUSE VOTES TO END DEATH PENALTY
The Colorado House gave tentative approval today to House Bill 1274, a plan to
- APRIL 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TCHRD URGES CHINA TO OVERTURN DEATH SENTENCES IN TIBET
the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) expressed its deepest concern at the first known cases of death sentences passed by the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in China on two Tibetans.
- APRIL 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED AGAINST TWO IRANIAN KURDS
Iran overturned the death penalty sentence against two Kurdish Iranians, the Amir Kabir University of Technology website reported, citing the defendants’ lawyer.
- APRIL 14, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury re-sentenced Scott A. Lehr to death
USA - Arizona. A jury re-sentenced Scott A. Lehr to death
- APRIL 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
APRIL 14, 2009MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF A LAWYER AND HIS WIFE
Three Moroccans were sentenced to death by a court of Meknès (120 km east of
APRIL 14, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI BEHEADED FOR GARROTTING COMPATRIOT
a Yemeni was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for garrotting a compatriot with
- APRIL 13, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED IN ENDLESS CASE
Taiwan’s longest running criminal case headed again to the Supreme Court after the High Court convicted three defendants in a kidnapping and murder case for the 11th time.
- APRIL 13, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TALIBAN EXECUTE ELOPING PAIR - OFFICIAL
Taliban militants in Afghanistan publicly executed a man and girl for eloping when she was already engaged to marry someone else
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POLICE OFFICER GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER OF DRIVER
a policeman who shot another driver dead in China's southwest Yunnan Province on February 13, 2009, while off duty, following a minor traffic dispute, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
- APRIL 13, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: BISHOP OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna Metropolitan Archdiocese in Nigeria, Dr Matheaw Ndagoso, said that he was opposed to death sentence as a punishment for kidnapping in the country.
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MOVE TO SEEK CLEMENCY FOR MALAYSIAN HELD IN DEATH ROW
clemency is being sought for Ong Kim Fatt, a Malaysian who is facing a firing squad in China for drug smuggling.
- APRIL 13, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS PARDONED
the Reconciliation Committee in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, secured pardons for two death row inmates some 48 hours before their scheduled execution. Awad and Amer were sentenced to death for murder
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY TO BE STRICTLY CONTROLLED AND PRUDENTLY APPLIED IN CHINA
the death penalty will be strictly controlled and prudently applied, said the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) released by the Information Office of China's State Council.
- APRIL 13, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Police Special Action Force (UTK) officer Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar...
Police Special Action Force (UTK) officer Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar...
APRIL 13, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: NINE EXECUTED FOR EDITOR'S MURDER
Sudanese authorities executed nine men from Darfur for murder, state media and a police source said.
APRIL 13, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ISLAMIC LAW NOW OFFICIAL FOR SWAT VALLEY
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari signed a controversial bill introducing Islamic
- APRIL 10, 2009MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER GETS SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY IN S CHINA CITY
a Malawian man received the death penalty with a two-year reprieve for trafficking more than 1,140 grams of heroin into China. The Intermediate People's Court of Guilin, a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, handed down the sentence. M
- APRIL 10, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: AZILAH FILES APPEAL TO OVERTURN CONVICTION AND DEATH SENTENCE
special action force C/Insp Azilah Hadri filed an appeal against his conviction and death sentence at the Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia.
- APRIL 10, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Frank Fasel imposed the sentence recommended by the jury that convicted Skylar Deleon.
USA - California. Judge Frank Fasel imposed the sentence recommended by the jury that convicted Skylar Deleon.
APRIL 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED OVER 2008 MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran executed three people, two of them University students, convicted of being involved in the bombing of a mosque in the southern city of Shiraz which killed 14 people and injured 200 others in April 2008.
APRIL 10, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDS, WOMEN ABOLISHED
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan abolished the death sentence for under-trial women
- APRIL 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OVERTURN DEATH SENTENCES FOR TIBET PROTESTERS
Amnesty International condemned a decision by a court in Lhasa to hand down death sentences to two Tibetans accused of starting fatal fires in Lhasa during protests in March 2008.
- APRIL 9, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW REPRIEVE
Dr Irfan Zafar told a Pakistani newspaper that the execution of Dr Zulfiqar Ali Khan was stayed for a month by the president.
- APRIL 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DELARA AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF EXECUTION
Delara Darabi, the young artist who has been in Rasht prison for the last 5 years in Iran, is at great risk of execution at any moment
- APRIL 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of rape and robbery was beheaded. An Interior
APRIL 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO UYGURS EXECUTED OVER DEADLY ATTACK
China executed two Uygurs in the restive northwestern Xinjiang region for a ''terrorist''
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- APRIL 9, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO POLICEMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER TRIAL
a Malaysian court sentenced two policemen to death for murdering a Mongolian
- APRIL 9, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Johnston County jury decided the death penalty was the appropriate sentence for Hassan Jamaal Bacote, 23, black
USA - Alabama. A Johnston County jury decided the death penalty was the appropriate sentence for Hassan Jamaal Bacote, 23, black
- APRIL 8, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Nathson Fields, 55, black, was acquitted today of a double homicide for which he spent eleven and a half years on death row
USA - Illinois. Nathson Fields, 55, black, was acquitted today of a double homicide for which he spent eleven and a half years on death row
- APRIL 8, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate today couldn't override Gov. Tim Kaine's vetoes on laws to expand the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate today couldn't override Gov. Tim Kaine's vetoes on laws to expand the death penalty
- APRIL 8, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Singapore's High Court sentenced two brothers to death for murdering an elderly woman during a robbery, a court official and news reports said. Ismil Kadar...
- APRIL 8, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC REDUCES MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
the Delhi High Court in India reduced the death sentence of a man convicted of killing two cousins over a business dispute. A Division Bench of Justices B D Ahmed and P K Bhasin commuted the sentence passed on Raminder Singh, alias Happy.
- APRIL 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH ROW MALAYSIAN IN CHINA FACES EXECUTION
a Malaysian man caught in Xiamen, China with 1.5kg of heroin in 2007 is to be executed in the People's Republic by a firing squad.
- APRIL 8, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Gene Wilford Hathorn Jr.
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Gene Wilford Hathorn Jr.
- APRIL 8, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6 to 1 today in favor of a 3-year moratorium on executions.
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6 to 1 today in favor of a 3-year moratorium on executions.
APRIL 8, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTYRADICALS: INTERROGATION TO THE GOVERNMENT ON 128 IRAQIS AT RISK OF EXECUTION
the Radical parliamentarians joining the Democratic Party (PD), the first signatory being
APRIL 8, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR TIBETANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STARTING FIRES DURING UNREST IN LHASA
the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People’s Court sentenced two Tibetans to death and two to death with a two-year reprieve for their role in the unrest in Lhasa in March 2008.
- APRIL 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH FOR DRUG-PEDDLING
Special Anti-Narcotics Court Judge Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam sentenced a man to death for drug pushing and jailed his two accomplices.
- APRIL 7, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Overall number of people on death rows decreases
USA - Overall number of people on death rows decreases
- APRIL 7, 2009BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA HAS NATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR EXECUTIONS- MINISTER
the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs in Botswana, Peter Siele, told Parliament that the role of executioner had not been localised.
- APRIL 7, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Low Kian Boon, 24, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Gopal Sri Ram...
Low Kian Boon, 24, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Gopal Sri Ram...
- APRIL 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three Pakistanis convicted of killing a fellow Pakistani man, the Interior Ministry said in a statement in state news agency SPA.
APRIL 7, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: FOUR PALESTINIANS GET DEATH PENALTY BY HAMAS COURT
the Military Court in Gaza sentenced four Palestinians, two from al-Sheja’eya neighborhood and two from al-Tufah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City, to death in absentia.
APRIL 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JOURNALIST BOUTIMAR'S DEATH SENTENCE SUSPENDED
the death sentence issued in Iran to Kurdish journalist Hiwa Boutimar was suspended,
- APRIL 6, 2009EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
ECUADOR SEEKS RETURN OF FLORIDA DEATH ROW INMATE
Ecuador's government is asking for the return of Nelson Serrano on Florida's death row. He was sentenced to death in 2007 for killing four people in a Polk County factory in 1997.
- APRIL 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN JUVENILE OFFENDER, SENTENCED TO DEATH, HOPES TO SAVE HER LIFE
the lawyer of Delara Darabi, a 23-year-old Iranian woman in prison and facing execution for murder, told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that she is still hoping the family of the victim will intervene and save her life.
- APRIL 6, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: COURT REJECTS RETRIAL APPEAL BY EX-POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED IN MURDER
a Japanese district court rejected an appeal for retrial filed by a former police officer whose death penalty was finalised over the kidnapping and murder of two people between 1986 and 1989, sources close to the matter said
- APRIL 6, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH ROW INMATE'S TELL-ALL BLOG OPENS DEBATE
Tetsuo Odajima, 65, who is on death row at the Tokyo Detention Center in Japan, is writing a blog, a rare insight into the inmates on Japan's secretive death row.
- APRIL 6, 2009EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ecuador/Florida. Ecuador is demanding the return of one of their citizens, Nelson Ivan Serrano Saenz, from Florida’s death row
USA - Ecuador/Florida. Ecuador is demanding the return of one of their citizens, Nelson Ivan Serrano Saenz, from Florida’s death row
- APRIL 6, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
in light of its decision in January that found the mandatory death penalty unconstitutional...
in light of its decision in January that found the mandatory death penalty unconstitutional...
APRIL 6, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SERIAL KILLER
an Indonesian man who confessed to murdering 11 people was sentenced to death.
- APRIL 6, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid today for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid today for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal
- APRIL 6, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Hearing set in judge's misconduct case.
USA - Texas. Hearing set in judge's misconduct case.
APRIL 6, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT REJECTS ABU-JAMAL'S BID FOR NEW TRIAL
Death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal lost his bid for a new trial in the killing of a city police officer after the U.S. Supreme Court said that it will not take up the case.
APRIL 5, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: EXPERTS PROPOSE DEATH PENALTY ANNULMENT IN STATE SECURITY CASES
the death penalty will be abolished in Jordan for all crimes except premeditated murder
- APRIL 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED AFTER CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword, according to an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
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- APRIL 3, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTER
in India, a Kottayam district judge sentenced Shanu, alias Shanavas, 32, of Paippad, to death for murdering his wife, Sareena, alias Lovely, 26, and daughter Ameesha
- APRIL 3, 2009KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Michael L. Marsh II, 33, has been resentenced to life in prison.
USA - Kansas. Michael L. Marsh II, 33, has been resentenced to life in prison.
APRIL 3, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: BANDA VOWS NEVER TO SIGN ANY DEATH WARRANT
Zambian President Rupiah Banda said that he will not sign a death warrant for any condemned inmate despite the death sentence still being enshrined in the Constitution.
- APRIL 3, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Green National Committee is voting on a resolution opposing the death penalty
USA - The Green National Committee is voting on a resolution opposing the death penalty
APRIL 3, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS
the Ugandan Parliament unanimously created a new clause in the “Prevention of
APRIL 3, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: OLIVIERO TOSCANI WORKS ON CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Oliviero Toscani will contribute an African version of the famous 'We, on the death
- APRIL 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO CONVICTS
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan upheld the death sentence of Shahbaz and his friend Nasrullah in a murder case
- APRIL 2, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI COURT UPHOLDS CANADIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
a lower court in Saudi Arabia upheld the death penalty against a Canadian in the killing of a Syrian-born teenager, the Arab News reported.
- APRIL 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: INDIAN ON CHINESE DEATH ROW GETS REPRIEVE
an Indian man found guilty in China of possessing narcotics had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 2, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Polk County jury has recommended 9-3 the death penalty for Joshua Lee Altersberger
USA - Florida. A Polk County jury has recommended 9-3 the death penalty for Joshua Lee Altersberger
APRIL 2, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN MAY PROVIDE NOTICE FOR EXECUTION OF INMATES, ASAHI SAYS
Japanese death row inmates should be given at least one day’s notice of their impending execution, a government panel recommended after reviewing operations at the Tokyo Detention Center.
- APRIL 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in India, Magistrate Shrikanth Babuladi of the Kodagu District and Sessions Court sentenced three men to death a murder committed on February 7, 2002.
- APRIL 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
at a district court in India, Fast track court session judge K Natarajan sentenced a man identified as Mohamed, a resident of Birur, to death for raping and strangling an education department employee.
- APRIL 1, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ricky Eugene Kerr, 49, won a new punishment trial.
USA - Texas. Ricky Eugene Kerr, 49, won a new punishment trial.
APRIL 1, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DEATH PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO SELL LAND TO JEWS
the Palestinian Authority issued a warning to Palestinians against selling their homes or