Chronological archive
August 2009
The 129 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2009, in chronological order.
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING JUDGE
Administrative Judge Raja Shehbaz Khan of the Anti Terrorist Court in Gilgit, Pakistan...
- AUGUST 31, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
the New Delhi High Court in India commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered a witness on court premises. Shree Gopal shot dead eunuch Neelam inside the Tis Hazari court premises in 2003.
- AUGUST 31, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
REPORT CRITICISES IRAQ'S EXECUTIONS
In July 2009, at least 1,000 prisoners were believed to be on death row, including about 150 prisoners who had exhausted all means of appeal or clemency, Amnesty International reported.
- AUGUST 31, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS: NEW INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS EXECUTION OF AN INNOCENT MAN
Broad body of evidence points to wrongful execution of texan Cameron Todd Willingham white, 36 at the
- AUGUST 31, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
- AUGUST 31, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW GETS JAIL TERM FOR TV CRITICISM
a Shi'ite on death row in Saudi Arabia for 16 years for insulting the Prophet Mohammed was sentenced this week to another five years in jail for criticising the Saudi justice system.
AUGUST 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 2 COPS AWARDED DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING GIRL
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has awarded death sentence to two traffic policemen for raping and killing a
- AUGUST 31, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham
USA - Texas. New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham
- AUGUST 30, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ALANA WRITES TO AL-GADDAFI OVER NIGERIANS
Lagos lawyer Femi Falana urged Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to order a stay of execution for all Nigerians on death row in his country.
AUGUST 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ajmal Hussain awarded the death
AUGUST 29, 2009LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry in Lebanon has launched a nationwide campaign this week to rally public support for
- AUGUST 29, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. An Orleans Parish jury decided that Michael Anderson, deserves the death penalty
USA - Louisiana. An Orleans Parish jury decided that Michael Anderson, deserves the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ADMITS APPEAL OF 2003 BLASTS CONVICT FACING DEATH PENALTY
Justices Bilal Nazki and A R Joshi of the Bombay High Court in India allowed an appeal by death row inmate Ashrat Ansari.
- AUGUST 28, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO MEN
the Court of Appeal upheld the decisions of lower courts in western Uganda that sentenced two men to death for aggravated robbery.
- AUGUST 28, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN SC PUTS FATE OF OFW ALCARAZ ON HOLD
Taiwan’s Supreme Court cancelled the commutation of Filipino worker Cecilia Alcaraz’s death sentence, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. Alcaraz allegedly robbed and killed her employer Jum Mei Yung on September 12, 2007.
- AUGUST 27, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
EU AND RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CONDEMN THAI EXECUTIONS
the European Union and human rights activists condemned the execution of two men convicted of drug
- AUGUST 27, 2009Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A federal jury unanimously sentenced David Runyon to death
USA - Virginia. A federal jury unanimously sentenced David Runyon to death
- AUGUST 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Scott Nordstrom has been re-sentenced to death
USA - Arizona. Scott Nordstrom has been re-sentenced to death
- AUGUST 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO MAOISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a local court awarded the death sentence to two Maoists in Chatra district, India.
- AUGUST 26, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty sentence of Eric Lynn Moore
USA - Texas. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty sentence of Eric Lynn Moore
AUGUST 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EXECUTED PRISONERS ARE MAIN SOURCE OF ORGAN DONATIONS
two-thirds of organ donors in China are executed prisoners, state media reported, as health officials
AUGUST 26, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS FREED IN LAGOS STATE
in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola granted an amnesty on "humanitarian grounds" to
AUGUST 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka imposed the death sentence on the accused in the Dhammika
AUGUST 26, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN DINAJPUR
in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge M Shamsul Huda
- AUGUST 25, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Death sentence vacated for Salvador Carlos Santiago
USA - Pennsylvania. Death sentence vacated for Salvador Carlos Santiago
- AUGUST 25, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Tuscaloosa County jury agreed 11-1 today that James Scott Largin should die
USA - Alabama. A Tuscaloosa County jury agreed 11-1 today that James Scott Largin should die
- AUGUST 25, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES AFTER 'TAMIL EXECUTION' VIDEOS EMERGE
Sri Lanka was accused of war crimes after video footage apparently showed government soldiers from the Sinhalese majority executing nine naked Tamils by shooting them in the back of the head.
- AUGUST 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: BANGABANDHU MURDER CASE APPEAL TO BEGIN OCT 5
the hearing on the long-pending appeals of five former army officers sentenced to death in the August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu murder case will begin at the Bangladesh Supreme Court on October 5.
- AUGUST 24, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE IN MAGURA
a court in Magura, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death and 10 others to life term imprisonment in a murder case.
- AUGUST 24, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-LIBYA: ITALIAN 'FRECCE TRICOLORI' CELEBRATE DICTATORSHIP - D'ELIA
'The economic cost of flying the Italian “Frecce Tricolore” in Libya may be ridiculous, but the political cost
- AUGUST 24, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DRUG TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
two men were executed by lethal injection in the prison of Bang Khwang, Thailand.
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AUGUST 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MORE NE CITIES TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION
All 14 cities in northeast China's Liaoning Province are expected to have adopted the lethal injection as the
AUGUST 23, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR ACID THROWING IN SIRAJGANJ
at a tribunal in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, Special Tribunal Judge Biplob Goswami convicted a man and
- AUGUST 22, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN IN ABU DHABI
a 19-year-old man, identified as AS, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court of First Instance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- AUGUST 21, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
VASILEVICH DEFENDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN BELARUS
the Belarusian Prosecutor General said the grave crimes should be punished by the death penalty.
- AUGUST 21, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT ORDERS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO TWO
a court sentenced Naresh Harijan and Ram Harijan to death for a murder in Bihar's Banka district in India
- AUGUST 21, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury this morning sentenced James Broadnax to die
USA - Texas. A Dallas County jury this morning sentenced James Broadnax to die
- AUGUST 21, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William R. Froeberg sentenced Carlos Martinez, 34, to death
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William R. Froeberg sentenced Carlos Martinez, 34, to death
- AUGUST 21, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In El Cajon, a judge has sentenced Jean Pierre Rices to death
USA - California. In El Cajon, a judge has sentenced Jean Pierre Rices to death
AUGUST 21, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-MAYOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
the former mayor of Chifeng, in northern China, was sentenced to death and fined 100,000 yuan for taking bribes from developers.
AUGUST 21, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING CREDITOR
in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced Chau Hung Son, 49, to death for killing his
- AUGUST 21, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Eric Rodriguez to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Eric Rodriguez to death
- AUGUST 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the southwestern town of Abha by the sword for shooting dead a compatriot and stealing his car, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency
- AUGUST 20, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County Superior Court jury today sentenced Rodney Hardy twice to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County Superior Court jury today sentenced Rodney Hardy twice to death
- AUGUST 19, 2009Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
SOLOMONS MP TALKS DEATH PENALTY AS CRIME PERSISTS
a Member of Parliament in the Solomon Islands warned he will move to reintroduce the death penalty if people in his province of Malaita continue to kill each other.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HANGING OF MAN WHO RAPED, KILLED DAUGHTER STAYED
Justices DK Jain and 19/08 HL Dattu of the Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of a man convicted of raping and killing his four-year-old daughter on June 28, 2007
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 2 MEN ON MURDER CHARGE
two men, were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, the Iranian state run news agency Iscanews reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HALTS EXECUTION OF SEVEN PEOPLE
Iran's stayed the executions of seven people, including a man who was sentenced for a murder committed when he was a minor.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
a man, identified as Mansour (51) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran), the government newspaper Iran reported. He was convicted of drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER
a man, identified Meysam (24) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran), the government newspaper Iran reported. He was convicted of murder.
- AUGUST 19, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. John Richard Marek was executed tonight
USA - Florida. John Richard Marek was executed tonight
- AUGUST 18, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FOUR MEN EXECUTED FOR DEADLY ROBBERY OF POLICE FINES CASH
four men were executed for murder, a court in east China's Anhui Province said.
- AUGUST 18, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AWARDING DEATH PENALTY TO BE MADE TOUGHER: SC
the Supreme Court said judges, while awarding death penalty in mechanical consonance with the 1980 ‘Bachan Singh’ judgment, appear to have lost sight of vital ingredients – “the lesser alternative (life imprisonment) is unquestionably foreclosed” and “obj
- AUGUST 18, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the High Court in Kota Baharu, Malaysia, passed the mandatory death sentence on a Thai woman after she was found guilty of trafficking in cannabis.
- AUGUST 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A WOMAN OVER KARI ALLEGATIONS
the court of Second Sessions Judge Aijaz Ali Khaskheli sentenced two brothers to death for killing a woman over fake allegations of Kari or casuing the family disgrace.
- AUGUST 18, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES ANOTHER CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEATH PENALTY IN BELARUS
Amnesty International launched another campaign against the death penalty in Belarus.
- AUGUST 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR
an Iranian man, convicted of murder at the age of 16, is expected to be executed in Tehran, according to the Iran Human Rights group.
- AUGUST 18, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Jason Getsy was executed
USA - Ohio. Jason Getsy was executed
- AUGUST 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA : MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR FRAUD UPHELD
a court in eastern China upheld the death sentence handed to an entrepreneur convicted of embezzling 970 million yuan (S$206 million) in a deer-breeding scam, state media said.
- AUGUST 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH, JAIL TERMS FOR PONZI 'CAB' SWINDLERS
a gang leader who swindled people in a Ponzi scheme linked to nonexistent taxicab investments was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in China.
- AUGUST 17, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for shooting dead a Yemeni man in a fight over the sale of hashish, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
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- AUGUST 17, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR DOUBLE MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man who shot dead two compatriots was beheaded by the sword in the holy city of Mecca, the official SPA news agency reported. It quoted the interior ministry as saying the man, named as Ali Assiri, shot the two others dead in a dispute.
- AUGUST 17, 2009GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GUINEAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING GAMBIAN WOMAN: COURT
a court in Banjul, Gambia, sentenced a Guinean shopkeeper to death for murdering a housewife.
- AUGUST 17, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
GROUP SEEKS REPRIEVE FOR NIGERIANS ON LIBYAN DEATH ROW
Nigerian rights group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) appealed to the African Union (AU) to prevail on Libya not to execute 14 Nigerians said to be on death row in the North African nation.
- AUGUST 17, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
TORTURE AND EXECUTION OF IRAQI GAYS ON RISE: HRW
Iraqi militias are increasingly torturing and executing men suspected of homosexuality, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
- AUGUST 17, 2009EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN WOMAN GETS DEATH IN THE KILLING OF SPONSOR
Judge Abdurrahman Al-Darmi of the Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced an Ethiopian housemaid, identified only as Amakeel, to death for the premeditated murder of her sponsor, a Lebanese woman.
- AUGUST 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE WOMEN PRISONERS IN GOHARDASHT JAIL OF KARAJ ON THE VERGE OF EXECUTION
three women prisoners in Gohardasht jail in Karaj, Iran, are on the verge of execution.
- AUGUST 17, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Randall County jury sentenced Brent Ray Brewer, 39, to death
USA - Texas. A Randall County jury sentenced Brent Ray Brewer, 39, to death
- AUGUST 17, 2009IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Illinois governor signs reform of state's death-penalty defense fund
USA - Illinois. Illinois governor signs reform of state's death-penalty defense fund
- AUGUST 17, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court, in an exceptional move, has ordered a U.S. district court in Georgia to hear new testimony in the case of Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court, in an exceptional move, has ordered a U.S. district court in Georgia to hear new testimony in the case of Troy Davis
- AUGUST 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPING 24 MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
Wu Tianxi, 63, the former vice chairman of the Zhenping county committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was executed in Nanyang, in China’s Henan province.
- AUGUST 15, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR BYNDOOR YOUTH
Abdul Majeed, 27, of Navunda, near Byndoor in India, was awarded capital punishment by a Saudi Arabian court for transporting narcotic drugs.
- AUGUST 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CENTRAL CHINA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPT OFFICIALS
the Higher People's Court of Hunan Province in China rejected the appeals of two men against their death sentences, local officials said. Li Dalun, 59, former secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) Chenzhou Municipal Committee, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 14, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
RELATIVES REVEAL NIGERIANS EXECUTED IN LIBYA
between 32 and 40 black Africans, mainly Nigerians, were secretly executed in Libya despite a denial by the Libyan presidency, a Nigerian House of Representatives source said.
- AUGUST 14, 2009PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Raymond Johnson, who spent 9 years on death row, has been resentenced to 10 years in prison
USA - Pennsylvania. Raymond Johnson, who spent 9 years on death row, has been resentenced to 10 years in prison
- AUGUST 14, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Jefferson County jury recommended execution for Steven Petric
USA - Alabama. A Jefferson County jury recommended execution for Steven Petric
- AUGUST 14, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. An Orange County judge sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
USA - California. An Orange County judge sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
- AUGUST 14, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Carl Sharp sentenced Lee Roy Odenbaugh Jr. to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Carl Sharp sentenced Lee Roy Odenbaugh Jr. to death
- AUGUST 14, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland has denied clemency for Jason Getsy
USA - Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland has denied clemency for Jason Getsy
- AUGUST 14, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William Froeberg sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
USA - California. Judge William Froeberg sentenced Jason Alejandro Aguirre to death
- AUGUST 14, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced Steven Anthony Jones to death
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced Steven Anthony Jones to death
- AUGUST 14, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Benjamin Cota to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Benjamin Cota to death
- AUGUST 13, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN NILPHAMARI
a husband was sentenced to death and fined Taka 5,000 for killing his wife over a dowry in the Nilphamari district of Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 13, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: TWO DEATH SENTENCES FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
in Kenya, Makadara principal magistrate Mrs Teresia Murigi sentenced two men to death for violently robbing a man coming from a funeral of Sh150 and a cell phone.
- AUGUST 13, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: SUPREME COURT LIFTS DEATH SENTENCE ON LUSAKA ROBBER
the Supreme Court sitting in Kabwe, Zambia, commuted the death sentence of a Lusaka man to 18 years imprisonment.
- AUGUST 13, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN SAYS "ONLY 14 NIGERIANS" ON DEATH ROW IN LIBYA
the Nigerian Presidency said that there were only 14 Nigerians on death row in Libya and they were convicted of offences such as murder, drugs and armed robbery.
- AUGUST 13, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
an appeals court in Sudan commuted the death sentences of four men convicted of killing an American diplomat and his Sudanese driver after the driver's family decided to pardon the murderers.
- AUGUST 13, 2009OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Keary Lamar Littlejohn is now off death row
USA - Oklahoma. Keary Lamar Littlejohn is now off death row
- AUGUST 13, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq...
the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq...
- AUGUST 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR RAPE
two men convicted of rape were executed in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, the Etemad newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 12, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1991, HE WAITS FOR HANGMAN
Piara Singh, 80, cannot walk or see and his dementia gets worse by the day. Piara, a murder convict sentenced to death in 1996, has been languishing in Amritsar jail since 1991, mostly in solitary confinement, with neither death nor mercy rescuing him fro
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- AUGUST 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: OFFICE ASSISTANT GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 56-year-old real estate agency office assistant was sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING EX-WIFE
Daud Ahmad, 39, an odd-job labourer, was found guilty by the Malaysian High Court of murdering his ex-wife Mimi Afiza Tamby, 31, in Segamat on August 26, 2005.
- AUGUST 11, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO IMPROVE EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASES: STATE MEDIA
China is to introduce tighter rules governing prosecution evidence in death penalty cases, state media said.
- AUGUST 11, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Governor Beverly Perdue signed the Racial Justice Act into law
USA - North Carolina. Governor Beverly Perdue signed the Racial Justice Act into law
- AUGUST 11, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Anthony Dent
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Anthony Dent
- AUGUST 10, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Brevard County jury has recommended death for Justin Heyne
USA - Florida. A Brevard County jury has recommended death for Justin Heyne
- AUGUST 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: BANGLADESHI NATIONAL EXECUTED IN RIYADH
Muneer Ahmed Hussein Shah, a Bangladeshi national residing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was executed for murder. A statement by the Saudi Interior Ministry said Shah pleaded guilty to raping a woman, trying to suffocate her and setting her on fire.
- AUGUST 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY SAYS LARGE SPIKE IN EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said it recorded an "alarming spike" in executions in Iran since the disputed presidential election in June.
- AUGUST 7, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury today voted for the death penalty for Miguel Angel Magallon
USA - California. A Los Angeles County jury today voted for the death penalty for Miguel Angel Magallon
AUGUST 7, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER BEIJING AIRPORT BOSS EXECUTED
the former head of Beijing airport's management company was executed in China for
- AUGUST 7, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Circuit Judge John Bush overruled the jury's recommendation and sentenced Calvin McMillan to the death penalty.
USA - Alabama. Circuit Judge John Bush overruled the jury's recommendation and sentenced Calvin McMillan to the death penalty.
- AUGUST 6, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING MINOR NEPHEWS
a bench of the Delhi High Court in India comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Indermeet Kaur upheld...
- AUGUST 6, 2009Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SIX MYANMARS TO HANG FOR MURDER
six Myanmar nationals were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering their fellow countryman on June 26, 2005.
- AUGUST 6, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER RAPE CASE
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions Judge Ghulam Rasool Ch. awarded the death sentence to Mohammad Akram for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in 2008 in the jurisdiction of Tarkhanwala police station
AUGUST 6, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH
three people, including a woman, were sentenced to death for their involvement in two
- AUGUST 5, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIAL KILLINGS CONFIRMED
a man convicted of murdering 10 women in South Korea dropped his appeal, court officials said, making his death sentence final.
- AUGUST 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO EXECUTED FOR DEFRAUDING PUBLIC OF HUGE AMOUNTS
two people were executed for fraud after China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) approved their sentences. The Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou in southeast Zhejiang Province sentenced Si Chaxian to death.
- AUGUST 5, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
Sadi Ahmad, a resident of Chak, and Mahboob Shah were sentenced to death by the Anti Terrorism Court in Faisalabad, Pakistan, for a murder committed under the Sadar Police Station on August 1, 2007.
- AUGUST 5, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Franklin County judge has ordered a death sentence for Christie Michelle Scott
USA - Alabama. A Franklin County judge has ordered a death sentence for Christie Michelle Scott
AUGUST 5, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT CONFIRMS GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian Federal Court upheld the death sentence imposed on a part-time taxi
- AUGUST 4, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: EX-NAVY TRIO ESCAPE DEATH
three former navy personnel in Malaysia had their death sentences commuted to prison sentences by the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal due to doubts over the cause of death and their intention.
- AUGUST 4, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: HUMAN RIGHTS BODY CHALLENGES DEATH PENALTY
the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRC) filed a petition with the Constitutional Court to end capital punishment.
- AUGUST 4, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Three federal judges ordered the California prison system to reduce its inmate population
USA - California. Three federal judges ordered the California prison system to reduce its inmate population
AUGUST 4, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Ho High Court in Ghana, presided over by Justice Kofi Essel Mensah, sentenced
- AUGUST 3, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FILIPINO COUPLE'S DEATH PENALTY UPHELD
the appeal by a Filipino couple sentenced to death in Malaysia on April 27, 2008, was unanimously rejected by the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal.
- AUGUST 3, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
in Sri Lanka, the Trincomalee High Court Judge sentenced U.P.G.Chandrasena to death for killing a person and causing serious injuries to four others with a hand grenade on June 21, 1999.
- AUGUST 3, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION CONDEMNS ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE IN BELARUS
the EU criticised the death sentence issued by a Minsk city court to Andrei Zhuk and called on Belarus impose a moratorium on executions.
- AUGUST 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO EXECUTIONS FOR RAPE
two people were hanged in the prison of Boroujed, (Lorestan province, western Iran), reported the Iranian daily Kayhan.
AUGUST 3, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: PRESIDENT KIBAKI REDUCES ALL DEATH SENTENCES TO LIFE
Kenya's more than 4,000 death row inmates all will have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment, President Mwai Kibaki announced, describing their wait to face execution as "undue mental anguish and suffering."
AUGUST 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
Three men were hanged in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, reported the
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- AUGUST 2, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES NIGERIAN FOR MURDER
Nigerian national Qorbi bin Musa Adam was beheaded by the sword in Jeddah, Saudi
- AUGUST 2, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT TO REVIEW MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is again reviewing the case of a Pakistani on death row for killing a young Emirati woman in Sharjah.
- AUGUST 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the central city of Isfahan, government newspaper Iran reported.
- AUGUST 1, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three men convicted of murder and drug trafficking in the central city of
- AUGUST 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in the central city of Isfahan, government newspaper Iran reported.
- AUGUST 1, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER
judge Azahar Mohamed of the High Court in Johor Barhu, Malaysia, sentenced restaurant assistant Abu Bakar Musa, 25, to death for murdering Syafiqah Mohamad Borhan, 14, a student
- AUGUST 1, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH ROW INMATES SEEK PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
in Indonesia, the Chief of the Jambi Prosecutor's Office, Daniel Tombe Marrung, said three men will be executed unless their request for a pardon is granted by the President.
- AUGUST 1, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS DESERVE DEATH IN DELTA – CHIEF WHIP OWHEFERE
Honourable Tim Owhefere, the Chief Whip of the Delta State House of Assembly in Nigeria...