Chronological archive
April 2010
The 144 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2010, in chronological order.
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY RETURNS, 4 EXECUTED
Taiwan executed four people, the justice ministry said, in the island's first cases of capital punishment since 2005 when the sentence became a sensitive political issue.
- APRIL 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
in Iran, Tehran lawyer Nasim Ghanavi told the International Campaign for Human
- APRIL 30, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Michael Renard Jackson
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Michael Renard Jackson
- APRIL 30, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner, facing firing squad, denied access to media.
USA - Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner, facing firing squad, denied access to media.
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of the Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced Kamran Yousuf and Farhan Hashmi to death for murdering policeman Mohammad Ashraf on June 30, 2006, in the limits of the Shara-e-Faisal police station
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan acquitted three brothers convicted of murder.
the Lahore High Court in Pakistan acquitted three brothers convicted of murder.
- APRIL 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR CHILD'S MURDER
in Malaysia, High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Mohd Yassin sentenced wireman Tan Chin Lee, 37, to death for murdering his ex-girlfriend's 3-year-old son Khor Wei Hong in Gat Lebuh Macallum on November 25, 2004.
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
Judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of the Anti-terrorism court 1 in Karachi, Pakistan...
- APRIL 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN, SONS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an additional district and sessions judge sentenced Mauladad and his sons Mohammad Imran and Mohammad Mutahir to death for killing a union council nazim Raja Riasat and his son Hamid Mehmood on October 13, 2009, over a property is
APRIL 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDEBIL
One person was hanged in the prison of Ardebil, in northwestern Iran.
- APRIL 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING EIGHT CHILDREN
former community doctor Zheng Minsheng, 42, was executed by shooting in Nanping, China, for stabbing eight young children to death at a primary school in the same city.
- APRIL 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sundhar sentenced Muhammad Rasib to death for killing Muhammad Aqeel in 2006.
- APRIL 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Special Court No 2 Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad sentenced Shahwez to death for killing four people in Kunjah. According to a handout issued here Tuesday, two accused have already been sentenced to death five times in the same case.
- APRIL 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BROTHERS GET DEATH FOR MURDER
in Seremban, Malaysia, High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin sentenced two brothers Ramesh, 30, and Suthar Batumalai, 28, to death for killing mechanic Krishnan Raman, whose wife was allegedly a former lover, in Mambau on February 4, 20
- APRIL 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Roman Gabriel Aldana
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Roman Gabriel Aldana
APRIL 28, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian national Hussein al-Darwish was beheaded by the sword in Qatif
- APRIL 28, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Lawrence O'Toole has ruled Connie Williams should not be on death row because he is mentally disabled.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Lawrence O'Toole has ruled Connie Williams should not be on death row because he is mentally disabled.
- APRIL 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Roy Gene Smith
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Roy Gene Smith
- APRIL 27, 2010ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge George Thim granted lawyers for Richard Roszkowski a year's delay for retrial
USA - Connecticut. Judge George Thim granted lawyers for Richard Roszkowski a year's delay for retrial
- APRIL 27, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): SAMUEL BUSTAMANTE EXECUTED
Samuel Bustamante was executed in Texas. Bustamante, 40, hispanic, was convicted in 2001 of the January 18, 1998 robbing and slaying of Rafael Alvarado, 27, an illegal immigranta from Mexico.
- APRIL 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shaukat Kamal Dar sentenced Muhammad Faisal of Fauji Chowk Peoples Colony to death for killing his friend Muhammad Siddique over a monetary dispute on July 24, 2009.
- APRIL 27, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: TOP COURT NULLIFIES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERES, ARSON
the Japanese Supreme Court nullified the death sentence of Takemitsu Mori, 52, for murdering his daughter-in-law and her son on April 14, 2002.
- APRIL 27, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINORS
in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, two men were sentenced to death
- APRIL 27, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Samuel Bustamante was executed
USA - Texas. Samuel Bustamante was executed
APRIL 27, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG DEALING
Thailand’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court death sentence against Jirasak Chatworanit
APRIL 27, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities executed a man by beheading after he was sentenced to death
- APRIL 26, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR BUSINESSMAN'S MURDER UPHELD
in Malaysia, Low Kian Boon was sentenced to death after losing his appeal in the Federal Court.
- APRIL 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING STUDENT
in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Justice Boma Diepreyi sentenced police corporal Wafal Aminu and taxi driver Victor Fabiyi to death for killing student Nnamdi Ajikere, 20.
- APRIL 26, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC UPHOLDS CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE
Justices Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Syed Zakir Hussain of the Sindh High Court in Pakistan upheld the death sentence awarded in 2007 by the Karachi Anti-Terrorism Court V to Saleem Ahmed Bablu for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl.
- APRIL 26, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR
in Nigeria, Gboko high court Justice James Okume sentenced a middle age man to death by hanging for murdering his neigbour, Aoundona Gaji, over an alleged land dispute at Tse-Agbu village in Vandeikya LGA of Benue State.
APRIL 26, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB MILITANTS EXECUTE MAN ON MURDER CHARGES, CUT OFF THIEF'S HAND
witnesses say militants from Somalia's al-Shabab Militia executed a man they convicted
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APRIL 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTIONS IN MASHAD
According to the Iranian daily newspaper Quds, two men
- APRIL 26, 2010TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge R. Jerry Beck has vacated the death sentence of Steven James Rollins.
USA - Tennessee. Judge R. Jerry Beck has vacated the death sentence of Steven James Rollins.
- APRIL 25, 2010NepalDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: APPEALS COURT DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE TAXI DRIVERS
the Qatar Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence awarded to three foreign taxi drivers.
- APRIL 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
ONLY SIX AFGHANS EXECUTED IN IRAN, ENVOY TELLS AFGHAN SPEAKER
Iran's deputy ambassador met with Afghani Senate Speaker Prof Hazrat Sebghatollah Mojaddedi and allegedly dismissed the rumour that 45 Afghans had been executed and 3,000 others were in jail in Iran.
- APRIL 25, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING MOTHER
the Ugandan Court of Appeal sentenced Francis Murungi to death for murdering his mother Edrayi Kenyegano in Bushenyi on February 7, 2000, using a machete.
APRIL 25, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN DECAPITATED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was decapitated by the sword in the eastern city of Dammam, in Saudi
- APRIL 24, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. William Josef Berkley, 31, white, was executed
USA - Texas. William Josef Berkley, 31, white, was executed
- APRIL 24, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ACQUITS MAN OF MURDER
in India, the Bombay high court quashed the 2008 death sentence of Pappu Salve from Nashik as being "unfounded and unfair'' and acquitted him.
- APRIL 24, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
INDIANS ON DEATH ROW A MOCKERY OF JUSTICE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO UAE
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement that the death sentence awarded to 17 Indians in UAE was "a mockery of justice.
- APRIL 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 20YO MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR ROBBING AND KILLING PROSTITUTE IN XIAMEN
a 20-year-old Jiangxi migrant worker at a construction site, surnamed Yu, was sentenced to death by the Xiamen Intermediate People's Court in China for robbing and murdering prostitute Ah Zhu.
- APRIL 23, 2010DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): GARDNER CHOOSES DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD
USA - Utah. Judge Robin Reese has signed the death warrant for Ronnie Lee Gardner, who choose to die by firing squad.
- APRIL 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG LORDS USING AIDS PATIENTS
two leaders of a gang in north China's Henan Province were sentenced to death for drug smuggling using AIDS patients.
- APRIL 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES ETHNIC KURDISH CITIZEN TO DEATH
a Kurdish citizen was sentenced to death by a revolutionary court
- APRIL 23, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Vernon Nakahara sentenced Christopher Evans to death.
USA - California. Judge Vernon Nakahara sentenced Christopher Evans to death.
- APRIL 23, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Frank F. Fasel imposed the death sentence on Tanya Nelson
USA - California. Judge Frank F. Fasel imposed the death sentence on Tanya Nelson
- APRIL 23, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Jeffree Jay Buettner to death.
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Jeffree Jay Buettner to death.
- APRIL 22, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER
William Berkley, convicted of the 2000 rape and murder of an 18-year-old woman, was executed in Texas by lethal injection, the state's sixth execution this year, prison officials said.
- APRIL 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR THREE IN LAJPAT NAGAR BLAST CASE
in India, District and Sessions Judge SP Garg sentenced Mohammed Naushad, Mirza Nissar Hussain and Mohammed Ali Bhatt to death for the Lajpat Nagar market bombing that killed 13 people in New Dehli in 1996. The three were also fined Rs 37,000 each.
- APRIL 22, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR PAVEMENT HAWKER MURDER
in Sri Lanka, Badulla High Court Judge P Wickremesighe sentenced Ahangama Vidanelage Jayasinha, alias Hitchchiputha, to death for murdering pavement hawker H.M. Sudath on December 30, 1999.
- APRIL 22, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN'S CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Catholic bishops in Taiwan urged the government to abolish the death penalty in a statement published in Catholic Weekly.
- APRIL 22, 2010NorwayDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE FOR NORWEGIANS
the Democratic Republic of Congo's military high court overturned the death sentences
- APRIL 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT CONVICTS TWO FOR MURDER
in Gujranawala, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court No.II Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad Khan sentenced Shahwaz to death for fatally shooting Nazir Ahmad and his three sons in Shadiwal village on June 20, 2004, over a property dispute in Gujrat.
- APRIL 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
in Sahiwal, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Haji Ahmed sentenced Mohy-ud-din to death and fined him Rs. one-Lac for killing co-student Muhammad Rasheed with a bat during a cricket match at Government High School September 7, 2007.
- APRIL 21, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COLLEAGUE IN ROW OVER PHONE VOLUME
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced
- APRIL 21, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDIS NOT TO BEHEAD LEBANESE PYSCHIC
a Lebanese TV psychic condemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi Arabian court while visiting the country will not be beheaded, his lawyer said.
APRIL 21, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO PALESTINIANS AND SYRIAN
in Lebanon, military investigation judge Fadi Sawan Sentenced two Palestinians
- APRIL 20, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
in the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Federal Supreme Court overturned the 2007 death sentence against American national Shahid King Poliss for murdering German businessman Martin Herbert Steiner, 48, in June 2006.
- APRIL 20, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN GOVERNORS APPROVE EXECUTION OF CONVICTED PRISONERS
Nigeria's state governors backed the execution of more than 300 prisoners
- APRIL 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR CHILD MURDERS
the provincial high court in China's Fujian province upheld the death sentence against former doctor Zheng Minsheng for stabbing eight children to death outside their school on March 23, 2010, in a fit of rage after splitting up with his girlfriend.
- APRIL 20, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Darryl Durr, 46, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Darryl Durr, 46, black, was executed
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APRIL 20, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Taiwan, the Taipei High Court sentenced Hsiao Jen-chun and Liao
- APRIL 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
The official website of Khuzestan (southwestern Iran) judiciary reported that
- APRIL 19, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HAMAS: WE'LL CONTINUE CARRYING OUT EXECUTIONS IN GAZA
Hamas said it would continue to carry out executions in the Gaza Strip, rejecting criticism by human rights groups and some Western governments.
- APRIL 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE
Iran hanged an unidentified man for rape in a prison in the southeastern province of
- APRIL 19, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Hood's appeal based on sexual relationship between judge and District Attorney
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Hood's appeal based on sexual relationship between judge and District Attorney
- APRIL 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO RAPISTS
Iran hanged two convicted rapists in a prison in the central city
- APRIL 19, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE TO EXECUTE WOMAN FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a court in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence against a United Arab Emirates woman for stabbing her husband to death seven years ago, Gulf News daily reported.
- APRIL 19, 2010LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: KOFI NTI AWAITS EXECUTION IN LIBYA
Kofi Nti, a 26-year old Ghanaian from Techiman-Forikrom is awaiting execution in Libya after being sentenced to death in 2004 on suspicion of being involved in the murder of a Zimbabwean.
- APRIL 19, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing trial for Anthony Leroy Pierce
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing trial for Anthony Leroy Pierce
- APRIL 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged four men in a prison in the southeastern province of Kerman for drug smuggling
- APRIL 18, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON DEATH PENALTY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 21
the first public hearing on abolishing the death penalty in Taiwan will be held April 21 in Taipei County, according to the Justice Ministry.
- APRIL 17, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: TROOPS GET DEATH FOR KILLING REPORTER
a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo handed down death
- APRIL 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO TWO PEOPLE
in Jamui, India, District and sessions judge Vijay Kumar Sinha sentenced Preman Yadav and Shailendra Yadav to death for killing three minors of Nepali Yadav with a sharp-edged weapon on March 19, 2006.
- APRIL 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER
in Kaushambi, India, District and Sessions Judge C M Khan sentenced Bhairon Bansi to death for assaulting and killing a six year old neighbouring girl at Taimba village on March 10, 2008.
- APRIL 17, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LANDLORD
a Filipino male overseas worker identified only as Joseph from Mexico, Pampanga, was sentenced
- APRIL 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
Special Judge Ahmad of the Lahore Anti-Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced Muhammad Navid, Qari Shabir and Qasim Ali to death for murder of the owner of a leather garments factory in Muridke. The three were also fined Rs 100,000 each.
- APRIL 16, 2010BeninDEATH PENALTY
Between April 12-15, 2010, the death penalty working group...
Between April 12-15, 2010, the death penalty working group of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights organised a second regional meeting in Cotonou, Benin.
APRIL 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING
A court in central China's Hubei Province sentenced a woman to death and another two
- APRIL 15, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: FIRING SQUAD EXECUTES TWO 'COLLABORATORS'
Hamas said it executed two Palestinians convicted by a Gaza military court of collaborating with Israel.
- APRIL 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
in Jharkhand, India, Dhanbad’s Additional District Judge Vijay Shanker Singh sentenced Amit Chakravarty to death for raping and killing his eight-year-old neighbour when she went to his house to give him food in 2005.
- APRIL 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER BANKER GETS DEATH SENTENCE WITH REPRIEVE FOR GRAFT
Wang Yi, 54, former vice president of the China Development Bank...
- APRIL 15, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: AG BACKS CONVICT ON DEATH PENALTY PLEA
the Kenyan Attorney General supported Godfrey Ngotho Mutiso's application to have the death penalty abolished. But Mr Amos Wako said he was agreeing with the prisoner’s arguments for only that particular case.
- APRIL 15, 2010United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
APRIL 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN PROTESTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a female protester arrested in the Ashura protests in Iran in 2009 was sentenced to
- APRIL 15, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Tomson Ong upheld Lloyd Earl Jackson's death sentence
USA - California. Judge Tomson Ong upheld Lloyd Earl Jackson's death sentence
- APRIL 14, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS
a court in Somalia's northern Somaliland region sentenced three unidentified people to death for four bomb attacks on the security forces, court sources said.
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE CONVICTED RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Three men were hanged in public in the northern Iranian city of Babolsar, reported
- APRIL 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH PENALTY FOR FORMER POLICE CHIEF
former police chief Wen Qiang, 55,was sentenced to death in China for taking bribes
- APRIL 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: ANOTHER MULTIPLE DEATH VERDICT GIVEN IN SHARJAH
four United Arab Emirates nationals were sentenced to death for raping and
- APRIL 14, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PUBLIC EXECUTION
one man was hanged in public in the town of Khoramshahr, in the southwest Iranian province of Khuzestan, according to the official website of the Khuzestan judiciary.
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- APRIL 14, 2010DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
the parliament of Djibouti approved an amendment to the constitution
the parliament of Djibouti approved an amendment to the constitution
APRIL 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Judge Nayef Samarat of the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced a 24 year old male driver, identified as
- APRIL 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARMED ROBBER HANGED
Iran publicly hanged a man and amputated the limbs of another for armed robbery in
- APRIL 13, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE DESPERATE FOR A HANGMAN
Zimbabwe is searching for a hangman. Chikurubi prison, a maximum
- APRIL 13, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
Ch'ng Ah Teong, 40, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 4.6 gm of heroin and 8.4 gm of monoacetylmorphine in Batu Uban on July 21, 2004.
- APRIL 13, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PROPOSED TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS TO REPLACE FIRING SQUAD
Vietnamese lawmakers proposed using lethal injections for death sentences to replace the firing squad, which is too costly, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper quoted a senior official as saying.
- APRIL 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: OVER 100 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BIHAR IN LAST 4 YEARS
over 100 people have been sentenced to death in Bihar, India, in the last four years.
- APRIL 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William Gallagher sentenced Scott Paul Varner to death
USA - California. Judge William Gallagher sentenced Scott Paul Varner to death
- APRIL 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. As California Spends Hundreds of Millions on the Death Penalty, Los Angeles Can't Afford Homicide Investigations.
USA - California. As California Spends Hundreds of Millions on the Death Penalty, Los Angeles Can't Afford Homicide Investigations.
- APRIL 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mabry Landor to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mabry Landor to death
- APRIL 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Three men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, in central Iran, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- APRIL 11, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
A Dubai court rejected the appeal of an Emirati man sentenced to death for raping and
- APRIL 11, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell has signed into law HB 166 expanding the death penalty
USA - Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell has signed into law HB 166 expanding the death penalty
- APRIL 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
MPS CONCERNED OVER HANGING OF AFGHANS IN IRAN
Nur Akbari, a parliamentarian for Herat Province in Afghanistan, told parliament that he saw the bodies of 45 Afghans who were hanged in Iran and then sent to Afghanistan via Islam Qala port.
- APRIL 9, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SISTERS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Jehangir Mir sentenced Najeeb Khan, Ghulam Farid and Sahib Khan to death for killing two sisters...
- APRIL 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN CHINA FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a court in China upheld the death sentence awarded to South African woman Janice Bronwyn Linden, 35, for smuggling drugs into the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
- APRIL 9, 2010Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MYANMAR SENTENCED TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING COUNTRYMAN
Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Myanmar security guard Mohd Naki Mohd Yusuf, 44, to death for killing countryman Nowshad, 27, at Kajang on April 14, 2007.
APRIL 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE JAPANESE EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Chinese Supreme People's Court announced that Japanese nationals Teruo Takeda, 67, Hironori Ukai
- APRIL 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge A. Joe Fish says the state of Texas must give serial killer Faryion Wardrip, 51, white, a new punishment trial
USA - Texas. Judge A. Joe Fish says the state of Texas must give serial killer Faryion Wardrip, 51, white, a new punishment trial
- APRIL 8, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: WELDER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mariana Yahya of the Malaysian High Court in Kuantan sentenced welder Tan Teck Yong, 49, to death by hanging for trafficking 10.12gm of heroin and 14.23gm of monoacetylmorphines at Rompin on July 1, 2009.
- APRIL 8, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 3 CHILD KILLINGS
P Vellertore, 52, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering three of his children in a failed suicide pact on November 20, 2004, after his wife left him.
- APRIL 8, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: GRADUAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IS GOVT'S AIM
the gradual abolition of the death penalty is the Taiwanese government's aim, Justice Minister
- APRIL 8, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The crimeandconsequences.com blog published the following opinion, critical with the “innocence list”.
USA - The crimeandconsequences.com blog published the following opinion, critical with the “innocence list”.
- APRIL 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PROVINCE OF KHUZESTAN
two men were hanged in public in the towns of Behbehan and Shadegan, in the southwest Iranian
- APRIL 8, 2010United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Timothy Hennis, who was exonerated in 1989, convicter in the same triple murder
USA - Military. Timothy Hennis, who was exonerated in 1989, convicter in the same triple murder
APRIL 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED
Five people were hanged in Mashad (northeastern Iran) according to the reports.
- APRIL 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN TAIBAD
Three people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (Taybad) northeastern Iran, reported the
- APRIL 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
BIHAR (INDIA): 16 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1997 CARNAGE
Sixteen persons were sentenced to death in India by a Bihar court for their involvement in
- APRIL 7, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: APPEAL FILED AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO 17 INDIANS
an appeal was filed on behalf of 17 Indians recently sentenced to death by a Sharjah court in the United Arab Emirates for killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots, India's Consul-General Sanjay Verma said.
- APRIL 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO DIE FOR CHILD MURDER IN CHITTAGONG
in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Shafiqul Karim sentenced Jashim Uddin, alias Iqbal, from Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila, and his wife, Parvin Akhter, to death for killing Rozina Akter on December 8, 2000.
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- APRIL 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Hasilpur, Pakistan, an Additional Session judge sentenced Ghulam Haider to death for murder.
- APRIL 7, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MAN CHALLENGES DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Shepherd Mazango, sentenced to death in November 2009 for murder, challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty at the Zimbabwean Supreme Court saying that the death penalty offends the Constitution.
- APRIL 7, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A three judge panel has sentenced Jeremiah Jackson to death.
USA - Ohio. A three judge panel has sentenced Jeremiah Jackson to death.
APRIL 7, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS REJECTS RIGHTS GROUP'S APPEAL NOT TO RESUME DEATH PENALTY
Hamas rejected rights group' call for not resuming executions in the Gaza Strip.
- APRIL 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HRW TO HAMAS: DON’T RESUME EXECUTIONS IN GAZA
Hamas authorities should rescind a recent announcement that they intend to resume application
- APRIL 6, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES JAPANESE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
China executed Japanese man Mitsunobu Akano in Liaoning province for drug smuggling, the Supreme People's Court announced.
- APRIL 6, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAB PUBLICLY EXECUTES FIGHTER IN SOUTHERN REGION
the Islamic administration of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen publicly executed fighter Muse Abdi Abud in a field in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, officials said.
- APRIL 6, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 OFWs SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI
overseas Filipino workers Victorino Gaspar Jr., Paul Miquibas, and Edgardo Genetiano were found guilty of killing and robbing Filipino worker Raymundo Dimaculangan in Jeddah by the Jizan General Shari'ah Court in Saudi Arabia and were sentenced to death.
APRIL 6, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: COURT SENTENCES OROMO SEPARATIST TO DEATH
An Ethiopian court has handed down a death sentence to an alleged leader
- APRIL 5, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Khan Mohammad Abdul Manna sentenced Ikram Khan, 35, from Joydevpur village under Alfadanga upazila of the district, to death. He allegedly beat his wife Tania Khatum Akhni, 2
- APRIL 3, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH IN MURDER CASE
in Burewala, Pakistan, Additional District and Session Judge Muhammad Shafique Butt sentenced Muhammad Iqbal and Basharat Ali to death for murdered Muhammad Naeem of Chak 179 E-B on June 19, 2008. They were also fined Rs 100,000 each
APRIL 3, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SPYING FOR ISRAEL DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
An appeals court in Yemen upheld the death sentence against Bassam al-Haidari who was found guilty of contacts with former Israeli premier Ehud Olmert on the Internet to plot against Yemen.
- APRIL 2, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA 'HOLDS OFF ON EXECUTING SORCERER'
Saudi Arabia apparently stayed the execution of Lebanese former TV presenter Ali Sibat who was convicted of sorcery.
- APRIL 2, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: THREE JAPANESE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH
China informed Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada that it will execute Japanese nationals Teruo Takeda, 67, Hironori Ukai, 48, and Katsuo Mori, 67, for drug-smuggling
- APRIL 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN SENTENCED TO DEATH
to the court in Mahabad in the Iranian Kurdish province of Urmiyeh, Caziye Dervis Zade and her
- APRIL 2, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ADOPTIVE-MUM MURDER
in China, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court handed Mao Xingguo...
- APRIL 1, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN MINISTRY OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Judge Muhammad Ashraf of the provincial primary court in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar sentenced government ministry official Marhaba Karimi and her husband Ghulam Ghaus to death for torturing and murdering her daughter-in-law in February 2010.
- APRIL 1, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER/ROBBERY
Chief judge Adi Hernomo of the Mungkid district court in Magelang...
- APRIL 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN DSP MURDER CASE
Justice R P Asthana of the Fast Track Court in Saharsa...
- APRIL 1, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury has sentenced Erickson Dimas-Martinez to die
USA - Arkansas. A jury has sentenced Erickson Dimas-Martinez to die
- APRIL 1, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed five persons for drug-related crimes.
China executed five persons for drug-related crimes.
- APRIL 1, 2010South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Edward Lee Elmore has been re-sentenced to life in prison
USA - South Carolina. Edward Lee Elmore has been re-sentenced to life in prison
- APRIL 1, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury once again found that Lloyd Earl Jackson should be put to death
USA - California. A jury once again found that Lloyd Earl Jackson should be put to death