Chronological archive
March 2010
The 173 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2010, in chronological order.
KUWAITI WIFE GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR WEDDING BLAZE
in Kuwait, Judge Adel al-Sager sentenced Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi, 23, to death for starting a fire in Jahra on August 15 at the wedding party of her husband and his second wife that killed 57 women and children.
- MARCH 31, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE AUTHORITIES URGED TO INTERVENE TO HALT EXPECTED SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTION
Amnesty International urged Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to halt the imminent execution of Lebanese national Ali Hussain Sibat in Saudi Arabia, after the organisation received reports that an execution is scheduled for tomorrow.
- MARCH 31, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANDED DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Mohammad Baig to death for killing his brother-in-law...
- MARCH 31, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
69 SRI LANKAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN KUWAIT PRISONS - 11 WOMEN AMONG THEM
69 Sri Lankans involved in drug trafficking are serving jail sentences in Kuwait prisons...
- MARCH 31, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC ADMITS APPEAL OF ACCUSED AGAINST THEIR DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, the Sindh High Court admitted an appeal filed by Kamran, alias Kammo, Farhan, alias Gole, and Farhan Ahmed, alias Chhota, who were sentenced to death for murdering police Head Constable Ghulam Ghaus near Malir river on October 13, 2006.
MARCH 31, 2010RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: UPPER HOUSE SPEAKER DOESN’T SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
Sergei Mironov, speaker of the Federation Council upper house of Russian parliament, does
MARCH 31, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
labourer Shukor Md Noor, 29, was sentenced to death by Judicial commissioner
- MARCH 31, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Charles Kubicki, Jr. imposed the death sentence on Anthony Kirkland
USA - Ohio. Judge Charles Kubicki, Jr. imposed the death sentence on Anthony Kirkland
- MARCH 30, 2010European UnionDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: BELARUS EXECUTIONS UNDERLINE THE NEED FOR MORE EU ACTION
Amnesty International is urging the EU to strongly and publicly condemn the two executions in Belarus from earlier this month.
- MARCH 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE JAPANESE MAN FOR SMUGGLING STIMULANTS POSSIBLY MONDAY
China told Japan that Beijing will execute, as early as next Monday, a Japanese man, Japanese government sources said.
- MARCH 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
HARYANA (INDIA): 5 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in a landmark judgement in a Haryana (India) honour killing case, a court awarded capital
- MARCH 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILD
at a court in Bihar, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge Umesh Chandra Mishra sentenced Raju Singh to death for abducting three-year-old Sundaram and then killing him at Amatha village in the district on May 10, 2009.
- MARCH 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDERING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
in Pakistan, Karachi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Anand Ram Hotwani sentenced a man identified as Mohammad Ayub to death for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old girl named Kulsoom.
- MARCH 30, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MURDER- TOWARDS ABOLITION FOR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Japan’s controlling Democratic Party approved a draft law that would abolish the statute of limitations for
MARCH 30, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOG-REVENGE MURDERS
a Japanese court sentenced to death a man who murdered a former vice-minister and his
- MARCH 30, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed.
USA - Texas. Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed.
- MARCH 30, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Kenneth Quattlebaum has ordered a new trial for Emanuel Gissendanner Jr.
USA - Alabama. Judge Kenneth Quattlebaum has ordered a new trial for Emanuel Gissendanner Jr.
- MARCH 30, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Rodney James Alcala to deat
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Rodney James Alcala to deat
- MARCH 29, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR 17 INDIANS IN UAE
a court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 17 Indian nationals to death for killing a Pakistani man after a
- MARCH 29, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES ON FOUR ROBBERS
Justice Olufunke Adekeye of the Nigerian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentences passed on Samuel Attah...
- MARCH 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MINOR'S RAPE AND MURDER
in Pakistan, Ganjam District and Sessions Judge Raghubir Das sentenced A Chandraya, of Dayapalli village, to death for raping and murdering Chandra Lekha Das, 8, in Orissa on December 24, 2007.
- MARCH 29, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES CHINA TO DISCLOSE EXECUTION FIGURES
Rights group Amnesty International urged China to disclose the number of prisoners it executes.
- MARCH 29, 2010DEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY: 714 EXECUTIONS IN 2009, EXCLUDING CHINA
in 2009, at least 714 people were put to death in 18 countries and 2001 were
- MARCH 29, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: ARINAITWE APPEALS AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Richard Arinaitwe appealed against the death sentence handed down by the Ugandan High Court in December, 2003, as he was tried without legal representation.
- MARCH 29, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Gregory Allen Bowen was sentenced to death a 2nd time
USA - Oregon. Gregory Allen Bowen was sentenced to death a 2nd time
- MARCH 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MOUTAI EX-BOSS UPHELD
the Higher People's Court in southwest China's Guizhou province upheld a suspended death sentence with a two year reprieve for Qiao Hong, former liquor maker Kweichow Moutai general manager.
- MARCH 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR EMBEZZLING PUBLIC FUNDS
government official Li Shubiao, 46, was executed for corruption and embezzlement in central China's Hunan province.
- MARCH 26, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS TO EXECUTE SEVERAL 'AGENTS OF ISRAEL' SOON
Hamas announced it will execute several men found guilty of collaborating with Israel
- MARCH 26, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES IN DR CONGO FOR KILLING JOURNALIST
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kinshasa Military High Court upheld the judgement by the Bukavu military court (in the eastern province of South Kivu) that sentenced Bisimwa Matabaro, Mugisho Rwenzabo and Bisimwa Sifitu to death.
- MARCH 26, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING NEPHEW
the Summary Court in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, sentenced a 23-year-old woman to death for throwing her sister’s baby to his death from the second floor of their house because he was “born out of wedlock.”
- MARCH 26, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley formally sentenced William Eugene Davis to death
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley formally sentenced William Eugene Davis to death
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MARCH 26, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG RING GETS 5 DEATH PENALTIES
a court in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen sentenced five people to death and fined
- MARCH 25, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO EXECUTED IN KIDNAPPING CRACKDOWN
in southern China, the Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen announced that Xu
- MARCH 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER TO HANG FOR DRUGS
lorry driver G.P. Jiva, 40, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 9kg of ganja in Seberang Prai Utara on June 28, 2007.
- MARCH 25, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON CONVICTED SOMALI ISLAMIST
the Federal court of Ethiopia sentenced a former radical Somali Al -Itihad Al-Islamiya group member to death for committing "terrorist acts" during the mid 1990s.
- MARCH 25, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MP HOUSE CLEARS TOUGH TERROR LAW
the Madhya Pradesh Assembly in India passed a stringent law that provides for capital punishment when terror attacks, disruptive activities and organised crimes result in death.
- MARCH 25, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Senate rejected a proposal to study the cost of the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Senate rejected a proposal to study the cost of the death penalty
MARCH 25, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MODISE FLY EXECUTED
Botswana Prisons Service public relations officer Superintendent Ramolefhe confirmed that Modise
- MARCH 25, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. An investigation says Lawrence Reynolds tried to commit suicide taking about 30 antidepressants
USA - Ohio. An investigation says Lawrence Reynolds tried to commit suicide taking about 30 antidepressants
- MARCH 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ADMITS MURDER 4 YEARS LATER, GIVEN DEATH
the Hail grand court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a young man to death for killing his 67 year old neighbour by poisoning his food with insecticide four years ago.
- MARCH 24, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
HOC: VASILY YZEPCHUK’S EXECUTION IN BELARUS SHOWS ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IS INCONSISTENT IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS
Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D’Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, Radical parliamentarian
- MARCH 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BROTHERS TO HANG FOR MURDER
two brothers were sentenced to death by Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin of the Malaysian High Court for murdering rubber tapper Mohd Khairul Nizam Md Yusof.
- MARCH 24, 2010KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Gavin Scott receives life sentences instead of death
USA - Kansas. Gavin Scott receives life sentences instead of death
- MARCH 24, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before Henry "Hank" Skinner was scheduled to be executed by injection, the U.S. Supreme Court granted him temporary stay of execution
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before Henry "Hank" Skinner was scheduled to be executed by injection, the U.S. Supreme Court granted him temporary stay of execution
MARCH 24, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: TRIO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SLAYING OF TEACHER
the Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentences given by the Keelung District Court to three men in
- MARCH 23, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE DENOUNCES EXECUTIONS IN BELARUS
the Council of Europe denounced the execution of two death row inmates in Belarus.
- MARCH 23, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUSIAN ACTIVISTS DETAINED FOR PROTESTING DEATH PENALTY
four Belarusian activists protesting recent executions were detained near President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's office in Minsk, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
- MARCH 23, 2010RussiaDEATH PENALTY
GRYZLOV: TERRORISM PREVENTS RUSSIA FROM BANNING THE DEATH PENALTY
Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said Russia has refrained from ratifying Protocol 6 to the
MARCH 23, 2010BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
male prostitute Russell Mezan, 26, from Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by the
- MARCH 23, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Judge Randall Rehmeier has convicted chief crime-scene investigator David Kofoed on an evidence tampering charge
USA - Nebraska. Judge Randall Rehmeier has convicted chief crime-scene investigator David Kofoed on an evidence tampering charge
- MARCH 22, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS CARRIES OUT TWO EXECUTIONS
two men were executed in Belarus at the end of last week, Amnesty International reported.
- MARCH 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: STOREKEEPER SENT TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER
jilted storekeeper Shahrul Nizam Mohd Shah, 38, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court for murdering Nurul Hazira Bharum, 26, in Rawang on October 7, 2008. Bharum was set to marry another man.
- MARCH 22, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER ORDERS DEATH ROW REVIEW
Taiwan's new justice minister, who was appointed after his predecessor refused to authorise executions,
- MARCH 22, 2010LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA: DEATH BY HANGING
Hans Williams and Ms Mardea Payku were sentenced to death in Liberia by Judge Dixon Blamo for murdering Angel Togbah, 13.
- MARCH 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT REJECTS MURDER CONVICT’S CLEMENCY PLEA
Justices P V Hardas and S P Davare of the Bombay high court in India rejected the clemency plea of Nandurbar resident Sumanbai Mahire, 58.
- MARCH 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: OUTCRY IN KABUL OVER AFGHANS ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
a delegation of Afghan lawmakers including Abdul Sattar Khwasi, first secretary of the lower house of parliament, returned from Iran with news that three thousand Afghanis have been sentenced to death there for various crimes
MARCH 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AFGHANI MINOR ON DEATH ROW
it was reported that Jandarshah Nabizada, 16, from Afghanistan's northern Takhar Province
- MARCH 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Abdur Rashid sentenced Ejaz Ahmad to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for killing a girl at Mohalla Eid Gah about one-and-half years ago.
- MARCH 20, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Netrakona, Bangladesh, sentenced Badal Mia...
- MARCH 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
CALLS TO CANCEL DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST IRANIAN KURDISH ACTIVIST
Falak al-Din Kaka Yi, a former Iraqi Kurdistan minister...
- MARCH 19, 2010DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED BY ELECTROCUTION
A Virginia man who killed a 16-year-old girl and then waited in her home to rape and stab her 14-year-old sister in 1999 was executed in the state's electric chair.
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- MARCH 19, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING BOY
an Egyptian court in al-Sharqiya in the northern Nile Delta sentenced four men to death
- MARCH 19, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON POLICE OFFICER
Justice James Ogebe of the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed on police officer Olayemi Oludamilola by Justice J. Ottah of the Kogi State High Court.
- MARCH 19, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, sentenced Jabulani Nkomo...
a court in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, sentenced Jabulani Nkomo...
- MARCH 19, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge C.A. Woodall sentenced Kevin Dunlap to 6 death sentences
USA - Kentucky. Judge C.A. Woodall sentenced Kevin Dunlap to 6 death sentences
MARCH 19, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ANTI-HIJACKING LAW GETS TOUGHER, DEATH SENTENCE INCLUDED AS PUNISHMENT
The UPA government made the anti-hijacking law much tougher by including death sentence as a punishment.
- MARCH 19, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. German on death row in Florida gets sentence commuted
USA - Florida. German on death row in Florida gets sentence commuted
- MARCH 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA TWO ON DEATH ROW ACQUITTED IN MURDER CASE
Kumaran and Senbagam were acquitted by Justices Chockalingam and Karnan of the Madras High Court in India.
- MARCH 18, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES TAIWAN TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on Taiwan's President to abolish the death penalty.
- MARCH 18, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA 'SORCERY' DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Amnesty International has called on the King of Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a Lebanese
- MARCH 18, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. TWO EXECUTIONS
two Sudanese men were executed for killing four oil workers, two of them Chinese, and looting their vehicle in 2004 at Heglig in Kordofan state
- MARCH 18, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that Randall Deviney, 20, white, be executed
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that Randall Deviney, 20, white, be executed
- MARCH 18, 2010MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The House Judiciary Committee rejected a bill that would have expanded the death penalty.
USA - Maryland. The House Judiciary Committee rejected a bill that would have expanded the death penalty.
MARCH 18, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
The National Assembly speaker demanded the abolition of the death penalty in South
- MARCH 18, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Paul Warner Powell was electrocuted
USA - Virginia. Paul Warner Powell was electrocuted
- MARCH 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UMI'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM
China commuted the death sentence of Malaysian national Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim, 26, to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC REJECTS REVIEW PLEA, UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice Chaudhry upheld the death sentences of eight people including Ayyar Jujji, Suleman, Abdul Rahim, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Yahya, Nawaz alias Nikki, Muhammad Younus and Pervez Iqbal. They were sentenced by a court in
- MARCH 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
a man was sentenced to death six times, 24 months' imprisonment and 74 lashes for killing six women from 2006 to 2009 in the Iranian city of Qazvin, court spokesperson Mazahir Mehralian told Iranian news agency FARS.
- MARCH 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO EXECUTED FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
in China, Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court official Yao Lan said two men were sentenced to death and executed.
MARCH 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER ASHURA DAY PROTESTER RECEIVES THE DEATH SENTENCE
Abdolreza Ghanbari, accused of heretics (moharebeh) in Iran for participation in Ashura Day
- MARCH 17, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Judiciary OKs HB 2965, a death penalty for child rapists.
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Judiciary OKs HB 2965, a death penalty for child rapists.
- MARCH 17, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scrive overturned the death sentence of for James Guzman.
USA - Florida. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scrive overturned the death sentence of for James Guzman.
- MARCH 17, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury recommended that Dacarius Holliday, 32, black, should be put to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury recommended that Dacarius Holliday, 32, black, should be put to death
- MARCH 17, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death sentence for Anthony Kirkland
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death sentence for Anthony Kirkland
- MARCH 16, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO EXECUTES INMATE WHO KILLED NEIGHBOR IN 1994
A death row inmate who tried to kill himself last week by overdosing on pills as
- MARCH 16, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY
Freeport residents Edwin Bauld Jr. and Wilfred McPhee Jr. were sentenced to death Acting Justice Jethro Miller in the Bahamas for murdering Grand Bahama police officer Eddison Bain.
- MARCH 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
an additional district and sessions judge in Peshawar...
- MARCH 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE, MUTILATING BODY
Li Jia, 41, from Beijing, was executed in China for murdering his ex-wife Ren Liwen in March 2008.
- MARCH 16, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Judge Md. Mukhlesur Rahman of the Thakurgaon Court of Women and Child Repression Tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Hossain Ali, 35, to death for murdering his wife Sahera Khatun on June 24, 2003, and fined him taka 50,000.
- MARCH 16, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: A DEATH SENTENCE BASED ON LAB TESTS
in India, a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices M K Sharma and H L Dattu upheld the death sentence of servant Ajay Kumar Pal for murdering his employer Dhirandra Kumar’s family in Ranchi on June 1, 2003.
- MARCH 16, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
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- MARCH 16, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
- MARCH 16, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Lawrence Reynolds, 43, white, was executed
- MARCH 16, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
MARCH 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROTESTORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Six people arrested during the riots on Ashura Day were sentenced to death, Tehran
MARCH 15, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW MAID IN A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE
Rizana Nafeek is appealing her death sentence for the accidental death of a child that a family
- MARCH 14, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
MOST S.KOREANS BACK DEATH PENALTY: SURVEY
83.1 percent of South Koreans support capital punishment, according to a survey carried out by ruling-party thinktank Youido Institute and polling 3,049 adults nationwide.
- MARCH 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 7 INDIANS LANGUISHING IN DUBAI JAIL
seven Indians are among 24 death row convicts currently languishing in jail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- MARCH 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH 2-YEAR REPRIEVE IN EAST CHINA
Bengbu Municipal Intermediate People's Court in east China's Anhui Province sentenced government official Wang Haifeng, 56, to death with a 2-year reprieve for taking bribes of over 15 million yuan between 1997 and 2008.
- MARCH 12, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
- MARCH 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRL
in Salem, India, the First Additional District Sessions court sentenced Palaniyammal...
MARCH 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY
Taiwan's justice minister resigned after failing to win support for her opposition
- MARCH 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
- MARCH 12, 2010DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced Emmett Taylor III to death
USA - Delaware. Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced Emmett Taylor III to death
MARCH 12, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: OFFICIALS EXECUTED OVER CURRENCY BUNGLE
North Korea executed two top financial officials in a desperate attempt to quell public anger at its bungled currency revaluation, South Korean news reports and analysts said.
- MARCH 11, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): CONVICTED COP KILLER EXECUTED
A convicted cop killer was executed by lethal injection in Texas, state prison
- MARCH 11, 2010AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA BANS DEATH PENALTY
the Australian Federal Parliament passed laws that permanently abolished the death penalty in any state or territory in Australia.
- MARCH 11, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rasheem Dubose
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rasheem Dubose
- MARCH 11, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Joshua Maxwell, 31, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Joshua Maxwell, 31, white, was executed
- MARCH 11, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Montagnard Christian named K’pa Lot died from torture and abuse in a Vietnamese prison.
a Montagnard Christian named K’pa Lot died from torture and abuse in a Vietnamese prison.
- MARCH 11, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House has approved HB 166 expanding the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The House has approved HB 166 expanding the death penalty
MARCH 11, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT JUSTICE MINISTER ON ABOLITION DEATH PENALTY
Legal amendments were necessary to cut the number of executions, but Justice Minister
- MARCH 11, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano.
USA - Oregon. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano.
- MARCH 10, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Sri Lanka, Badulla High Court Judge P. Wickremesinghe sentenced to Mohamed Naseem death for murdering his daughter Pathima Sharmila, 2, at Haputale on September 10, 1999.
- MARCH 10, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: FORTY-NINE ON DEATH ROW
there are forty nine inmates on death row at Harare Central Prison, Chief Superintendent Chomurenga told the Zimbabwean Senate Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights.
- MARCH 10, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER THREATENS TO RESIGN RATHER THAN APPROVE EXECUTIONS
Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said she’d rather resign than have one prisoner
- MARCH 10, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN COP KILLING CASE
in Karachi, Pakistan, Judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of the Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Kamran, Farhan Chota and Farhan Hashmi to death for killing Head Constable Ghulam Ghaus on October 13, 2006 in Shah Latif Town.
- MARCH 10, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST SORCERER
the Medina General Court in Saudi Arabia upheld its verdict against Arab sorcerer Ali Hussein Subat (aka Shahrzad), 46, for publicly practicing black magic and spreading corruption on the earth.
- MARCH 10, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate has approved bills to expand the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate has approved bills to expand the death penalty
- MARCH 10, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Travis County jury sentenced Milton Dwayne Gobert to death
USA - Texas. A Travis County jury sentenced Milton Dwayne Gobert to death
- MARCH 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN QOM
Two men were hanged in the prison of Qom, Iran, reported the state run Iranian
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MARCH 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz, reported the official
- MARCH 10, 2010New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Senate kills bill to extend death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. Senate kills bill to extend death penalty
MARCH 10, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PAIR EXECUTED AMID QUESTIONS OVER MURDER CONVICTION
Egyptian man Atef Rohyum Abd El Al Rohyum was hanged in Cairo’s Isti'naf prison, and his female co-accused, Jihan Mohammed Ali, was executed in Giza for murdering Ali's husband in January 2004.
- MARCH 10, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge J. Michael Hunter sentenced Gary Michael Glisson, and Eric Rodriguez to life without parole.
USA - Florida. Judge J. Michael Hunter sentenced Gary Michael Glisson, and Eric Rodriguez to life without parole.
- MARCH 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: CONVICTED KILLERS GET NEW TRIAL
in Trinidad & Tobago, Ogee Tempro and Kevin Patrick had their death sentences quashed and a retrial was ordered because “the identification parade was unfair.”
- MARCH 9, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY ON THREE COUNTS
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, a District and Session judge sentenced Mumtaz Ali to death on three counts for murdering his wife, sister-in-law and a cousin in chak Dedar Singh.
- MARCH 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine rescinds anti-death penalty ruling.
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine rescinds anti-death penalty ruling.
- MARCH 9, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A DuPage County jury sentenced Edward Tenney to death.
USA - Illinois. A DuPage County jury sentenced Edward Tenney to death.
- MARCH 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
A Nigerian man received the death penalty in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China,
- MARCH 9, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Rodney James Alcala
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Rodney James Alcala
- MARCH 8, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): HOURS BEFORE EXECUTION INMATE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CELL
Just hours before Ohio death row prisoner Lawrence Reynolds was to begin preparations for
- MARCH 8, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: HUANG SUPPORTS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
the Taiwanese Government nominee for top prosecutor said that he supports abolishing the death penalty.
- MARCH 8, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted in favor of bills that would expand the death penalty
USA - Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted in favor of bills that would expand the death penalty
MARCH 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the province of Lorestan, west of Iran, early this week.
- MARCH 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 198 CONVICTED FOR UNREST IN XINJIANG
China has so far convicted 198 people for involvement in deadly ethnic violence last July in
- MARCH 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC COMMUTES AZAM REZA'S DEATH PENALTY
the Appellate Division of the Bangladeshi Supreme Court...
MARCH 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON WEST OF TEHRAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr (west of Tehran) last week. According
- MARCH 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PROSECUTOR SAYS VALIAN DEATH SENTENCE NOT CARRIED OUT, STILL AWAITING APPEAL
in Iran, Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi denied reports that Mohammad Amin
- MARCH 6, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: RETRIAL ORDERED IN DEATH SENTENCE CASE
Kenyan appellate judges Samuel Bosire, Erastus Githinji and Philip Waki recently set aside the death sentence of Richard Charo Mole and ordered a retrial.
- MARCH 6, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury resentenced Roderick Lynn Smith twice to death
USA - Oklahoma. A jury resentenced Roderick Lynn Smith twice to death
- MARCH 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MEN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES IN SEPARATE MURDER CASES
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced Gul Hassan and Khalid to death and fined them Rs 1,00,000 each for fatally shooting a man during an attempted robbery near Chak no 36.
- MARCH 5, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, once on death row, now free
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, once on death row, now free
- MARCH 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Daniel Lopez to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Daniel Lopez to death
- MARCH 4, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: DEATH SENTENCES FOR 12 EXTREMISTS
twelve Islamic extremists were sentenced to death in Lebanon for terrorism.
- MARCH 4, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE IN STAR’S MURDER
Egypt’s Court of Cassation threw out the death sentences of millionaire Hisham Talat Moustafa...
- MARCH 4, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine declares penalty unconstitutional.
USA - Texas. Judge Kevin Fine declares penalty unconstitutional.
- MARCH 4, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Wilkes sentenced David Martin to death
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Wilkes sentenced David Martin to death
- MARCH 4, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordanian Justice Minister M. Ayman Odeh said that shortly...
Jordanian Justice Minister M. Ayman Odeh said that shortly...
- MARCH 4, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese man Huang Haiyong (alias Wong Ho Wing) is facing extradition
Chinese man Huang Haiyong (alias Wong Ho Wing) is facing extradition
- MARCH 4, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO WOMAN FOR MURDERING MOTHER-IN-LAW
the Criminal Court in Jordan increased a 10-year prison term passed against a 39-year-old woman, identified as S. Q., for murdering her mother-in-law to a death sentence after a higher court ruled that the sentence was too light.
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MARCH 4, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Sudanese driver convicted of murdering his Saudi Arabian employer has
MARCH 4, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: MAN EXECUTED FOR CALLING SOUTH KOREA
a North Korean has been publicly executed for using a mobile phone to tell a defector friend
- MARCH 3, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN TO DIE FOR MINOR'S RAPE, MURDER
in New Delhi, India, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar sentenced Ranjeet, 28, of Bihar to death for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl on July 3, 2007, in Gopalpur, near Timarpur.
- MARCH 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AMPUTATION SENTENCE OF ONE PERSON AND PUBLIC FLOGGING OF ANOTHER CARRIED OUT IN KHUZESTAN
According to the web site of the Public Relations Office of the Khuzestan Court House
- MARCH 3, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. After 20 Years, Death Row InmateJoe D'Ambrosio May Be Exonerated.
USA - Ohio. After 20 Years, Death Row InmateJoe D'Ambrosio May Be Exonerated.
- MARCH 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR OPPOSITION ACTIVIST
An Iranian opposition-run Web site says an appeals court has upheld the death sentence for a student who
MARCH 3, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDR CONGO: 'REBEL LEADER' GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
a military court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, sentenced Firmin Yangambi, 41,
- MARCH 2, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR BRAZILIAN MAN'S MURDER
Michael Sigala was executed in Texas. Sigala, 32, hispanic, was condemned in 2001 for the August
- MARCH 2, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH FOR MURDER
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced Somkid Phumphuang...
- MARCH 2, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional district & session judge Jazeela Aslam sentenced Safarash Ali to death for fatally shooting Shahzad Ali about two years back in the jurisdiction of Khaddian police station.
- MARCH 2, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: WOMAN ACQUITTED OF MURDER, DEATH SENTENCE
Justices Bahigeine, Twinomujuni and Byamugisha of the Ugandan Court of Appeal dismissed a death sentence against Joan Tumuhairwe, 28, from Kakoni village in Kiruhura district, for murdering her husband Edgar Mwijukye.
- MARCH 2, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 1 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PABAN MURDER CASE
in Pabna, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Motajidur Rahman sentenced Nazrul Islam alias Nazu, 32, of Koikunta village in Ishwardi upazila, to death.
- MARCH 2, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Washington switches its lethal injection method to a one-drug protocol
USA - Washington. Washington switches its lethal injection method to a one-drug protocol
- MARCH 2, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Sigala was executed
USA - Texas. Michael Sigala was executed
- MARCH 2, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tanya Nelson
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tanya Nelson
MARCH 2, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HC DECLARES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Justices Imman Ali and Abdul Awal of the Bangladeshi High Court declared all
- MARCH 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, an Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced Sher Muhammad to death for fatally stabbing Muhammad Sadiq and Abdul Majeed of Mazafarabad in 2006.
- MARCH 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN HONOUR KILLING INDIAN COUPLE FROM SAME CLAN
five people were sentenced to death for killing a couple from the same clan that married in 2007 in the northern Indian state of Haryana.
MARCH 1, 2010DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MEN HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
eight men have been hanged in Iran recently for murder, drug trafficking.
MARCH 1, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: GAY BILL CRITICS DELIVER ONLINE PETITION
Campaigners opposing Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill have taken an online petition to parliament
- MARCH 1, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. House Passes Death Penalty Extension Bill
USA - Oklahoma. House Passes Death Penalty Extension Bill
MARCH 1, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: CABINET OKAYS BILL WITH DEATH PENALTY CLAUSE
the cabinet in Bangladesh approved in principle the Border Guard Bangladesh Bill 2010, keeping a