Chronological archive
May 2010
The 160 news items published by Hands Off Cain in May 2010, in chronological order.
EU DOESN'T ACCEPT DEATH PENALTY
the European Union will not accept the death penalty, a spokeswoman said, suggesting that Taiwan should declare a moratorium or abolish the practice.
- MAY 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
DANGER OF IMMINENT EXECUTION OF KURDISH ACTIVISTS
according to news reports from the Committee against Execution in Kurdistan...
- MAY 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS EXECUTED
Iranian authorities executed seven Afghan refugees, their relatives in western Herat province
- MAY 31, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN CHRISTIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
VijayKumar Singh, from the India Bible Publishers and the Delhi Bible Fellowship, launched an appeal for Afghan Muslim converts to Christianity who were convicted on conversion charges and sentenced to death.
MAY 31, 2010DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PEOPLE HANGED
six people have been hanged recently in Iran.
MAY 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN SHIRVAN
Two people were hanged in the prison of Shirvan (north Khorasan province
- MAY 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional Session Judge Bedar Bakht sentenced Siddhupura resident Pervaiz to death for murdering Ms Musarrat Bibi over a domestic dispute by burning her alive on February 14, 2008
- MAY 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF SON IN LAW
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, an Additional Session Judge sentenced Sadiq, a Tandu Allah Yar resident, to death and fined him rupees 2-Lac for stabbing his son in law Kashif to death at mohallah Muzaffarabad-Arifwala over the petty matter of serving him tea lat
MAY 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NEW RULES ON CONFESSION TO LIMIT DEATH SENTENCES
Evidence obtained illegally - such as through torture during interrogation - cannot
MAY 30, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FOR STEALING OF ELECTRICITY
Iraqi Council of Ministers extended the application of article 197...
MAY 30, 2010ChadDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: 18 PEOPLE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
eighteen people including nationals of Nigeria, Chad and Egypt were executed in Libya after being convicted of premeditated murder, Libya's online Qurina news website reported.
- MAY 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
quoting Isfahan judiciary’s public relations, Isfahan Metropolis News agency (IMNA) reported
quoting Isfahan judiciary’s public relations, Isfahan Metropolis News agency (IMNA) reported
- MAY 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Mansehra, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafique Ahmad Tanoli sentenced brothers Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Adnan to death for murdering their father Misal Khan with an axe in Oghi, Rashid Abad area, over a domestic issue in 2009.
- MAY 28, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
TWO BELARUSIAN CITIZENS CONVICTED OF TRIPLE MURDER APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
two unidentified men appealed their death sentences by firing squad for a triple murder to Belarus's Supreme Court, a local court official said.
- MAY 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Raja Pervaiz Akhtar sentenced Abdul Ghafoor to death for killing Mehboob Hussain and Saifullah in the area of Rawat police station over a property issue on June 22, 1997.
- MAY 28, 2010EritreaDEATH PENALTY
ETHOPIAN COURT SENTENCES ERITREAN TO DEATH
Shimondi Abrha, an Eritrean national and member of the Eriterean intelligence...
- MAY 28, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: LEGALITY OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UPHELD
the Justices of the Taiwanese Constitutional Court rejected a petition aimed at halting plans to execute the 40 inmates that remain on death row.
- MAY 28, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Doug Matthews to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Doug Matthews to death
- MAY 28, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Maurice Patterson to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Maurice Patterson to death
- MAY 28, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Judge Gregory Canova formally imposed the death penalty on Conner Schierman.
USA - Washington. Judge Gregory Canova formally imposed the death penalty on Conner Schierman.
MAY 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese men were sentenced to death by the People's Court of northern Quang
- MAY 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Travis Bryan III sentenced John Thuesen to death
USA - Texas. Judge Travis Bryan III sentenced John Thuesen to death
- MAY 27, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
USA - Alabama. Thomas Warren Whisenhant was executed
- MAY 27, 2010DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): THOMAS WHISENHANT EXECUTED FOR 1976 KIDNAPPING, RAPE AND MURDER
Thomas Whisenhant, a US man convicted of having killed and mutilated a young woman in 1976, was executed by lethal injection at Alabama's Holman prison, penitentiary authorities said.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
two people in China were given suspended death sentences by a court in the southwestern province of Yunnan for pushing a mentally ill man into a coal mine shaft and then posing as his family members to get compensation for his death.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR ATTACK
the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province, China...
- MAY 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Narowal Musharraf Hassan...
- MAY 27, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Blaine Ross
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Blaine Ross
- MAY 27, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Blaine Keith Milam to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Blaine Keith Milam to death
- MAY 26, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH PENALTY FOR A WOMAN WHO KILLED 57 PEOPLE
The Kuwaiti appeals court confirmed a death sentence against a woman convicted
- MAY 26, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS ANSARI'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Aftab Alam Ansari
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- MAY 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged a man in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan after convicting him of rape, the Fars news agency reported. The report identified the man sent to the gallows as Jamshid Mir.
MAY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TIBETAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR RIOTS
the Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court in China sentenced Tibetan Sonam Tsering
- MAY 26, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O'Neill overrides jury, and sentences Charles Cunningham, 39, black, to LWOP
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O'Neill overrides jury, and sentences Charles Cunningham, 39, black, to LWOP
- MAY 25, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GANG BOSS
in China, the Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence of Chen Mingliang for running a mafia-style ring engaged in prostitution, drug-trafficking, gambling, kidnapping, among other crimes.
- MAY 25, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINOY SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI FILES APPEAL
overseas Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta, from Pampanga province...
- MAY 25, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: AL-JUNAIDI SENTENCE ENDORSED
the Court of Cassation in Medina, Saudi Arabia, ratified the death sentence handed to Egyptian nationals Muhammad Al-Junaidi and his sister...
- MAY 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO DIE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
mechanic Shahrizan Sulong, 27, was sentenced to death by Judge Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim of the Malaysian High Court for drug trafficking at a house in Pasir Mas on May 20, 2008.
- MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR CONVICTED DRUG SMUGGLERS
four people were hanged in the prison of Yazd after
- MAY 25, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty of Danny Keith Hooks
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty of Danny Keith Hooks
- MAY 25, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: STATE SECURITY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO SPIES
the Yemen state security appeals court upheld the death sentences of Abdel Karim
- MAY 25, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Richard T. Robards to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Richard T. Robards to death
MAY 25, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR AL-QAEDA YOUTHS IN FRENCH KILLINGS
A Mauritanian court sentenced three Al-Qaeda members to death for the
MAY 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FILMMAKER JAFAR PANAHI RELEASED
Iran released an internationally renowned filmmaker and opposition supporter on bail after more than two months in custody, state TV reported.
- MAY 25, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
USA - Texas. John Alba was executed
- MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Iran executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the Islamic Republic in years, official media reported.
- MAY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
five people, including one woman, were hanged in the prison
- MAY 24, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PRISONERS FACING DEATH SENTENCE SUE GOVERNORS TO STOP EXECUTION
the 820 prisoners on death row in prisons across Nigeria sued the 36 state governors and the Comptroller-General of Prisons before a Federal High Court, seeking an order to stop their planned execution.
- MAY 24, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Steven John Parker to death
- MAY 24, 2010Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa. Mark Issac Snarr and Edgar Balthazar Garcia were sentenced to death by a federal jury
USA - Usa. Mark Issac Snarr and Edgar Balthazar Garcia were sentenced to death by a federal jury
MAY 24, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: TERROR SUSPECTS FACE DEATH PENALTY
A Mauritanian prosecutor asked the Nouakchott criminal court to sentence
- MAY 23, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
AL-QAIDA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAQ FOR KILLING RUSSIAN ENVOYS
the Karkh criminal court in west Baghdad, Iraq, sentenced an unidentified al-Qaida militant to death for the kidnapping and murder of five Russian diplomats in June 2006...
MAY 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN AHWAZ FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the Iranian province of Khuzestan for drug trafficking.
- MAY 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
- MAY 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH FOR GRANDFATHER IN SAMBALPUR
in Sambalpur, India, Kuchinda Additional District judge Saroj Kumar Pati sentenced Rajesh Hembram...
- MAY 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR FIVE FOR KIDNAPPING
a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Ikram Shah
- MAY 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE ON FIVE COUNTS
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Tanvir Akbar sentenced Khadim Hussain and Saeed Akhtar to death for murdering Jamshed Khan and his family with knives and axes on January 20, 2008.
- MAY 21, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN: FINAL VERSION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION PUBLISHED
the interim government published the final draft of the Kyrgyz Constitution, which was finalized by the
- MAY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS SENTENCE FOR POLICE CHIEF
Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court in southern China upheld the death penalty of former police chief Wen Qiang...
- MAY 21, 2010DEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI EXECUTES 2ND INMATE IN AS MANY DAYS
The state of Mississippi on May 20 executed its second death row inmate
- MAY 21, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Michael Ryan to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Michael Ryan to death
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MAY 21, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged a man identified only as Mohammad in the central province of Isfahan
- MAY 21, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
USA - Mississippi. Gerald James Holland was executed
- MAY 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
USA - Virginia. Darick Demorris Walker was executed
- MAY 20, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRE-POLL GRENADE
the Oromia Supreme Court in Ethiopia court sentenced Tadesse Haile to death for throwing hand grenades into a packed stadium in Adaba Town of Western Arssi Zone on May 6 during a political rally that killed two people, state media said.
- MAY 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT
a former top official at China's commerce ministry was given a suspended death sentence for graft including taking bribes from electronics giant GOME, state media said.
MAY 20, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SENTENCE FOR RAPE-MURDER COMMUTED
in a landmark judgment, the Gauhati High Court in India commuted the death sentence
- MAY 20, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. (Europe). European Union Notes Decision to Commute Death Sentence of Mr. Richard Smith
USA - Oklahoma. (Europe). European Union Notes Decision to Commute Death Sentence of Mr. Richard Smith
- MAY 20, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
MAY 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the western city of Ahvaz, Fars news agency reported. The man was identified by his initials as A.A., he was arrested with 1.375 kilos of heroin.
- MAY 19, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: REBELS GET DEATH SENTENCES FOR MBANDAKA ATTACK
eleven militia members were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for
- MAY 19, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT DROPS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST FATHER, SON
the Ugandan Court of Appeal dropped the death sentences issued in 2003 by the Masaka High Court against Lawrence Ndawula and his son, Isa Golola, for killing neighbour Steven Mwanje.
- MAY 19, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Brad Henry has granted clemency to Richard Tandy Smith
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Brad Henry has granted clemency to Richard Tandy Smith
- MAY 19, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rogelio Cannady was executed
USA - Texas. Rogelio Cannady was executed
- MAY 19, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Paul Everette Woodward was executed
USA - Mississippi. Paul Everette Woodward was executed
- MAY 18, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Su Geok Yiam of the Malaysian High Court sentenced despatch rider Sharizan Khajis, 32, and driver Junaidi Johan, 26, to death for trafficking 921gm of cannabis in Kampung Dalek Baruat at 9.45pm on Oct 3, 2005.
- MAY 18, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN COURT SENTENCES SIX SOMALI PIRATES TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced six Somali pirates to death for hijacking a Yemeni oil tanker that departed from Al-Mukalla port and killing two cabin crew on April 26, 2009.
- MAY 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI GOVERNMENT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AFZAL
after 4 years, the Indian government backed the death sentence for Afzal Guru but gave remarks that the implication of law and order situation should be examined closely while carrying out the Supreme Court verdict.
- MAY 18, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: PLUMBER EXECUTED FOR KILLING EX-WIFE OVER ASSETS
plumber Ren Wenli, 41, from Shijingshan district in China, was executed for the murder and dismemberment of his ex-wife surnamed Liu.
- MAY 18, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDER
in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Appeals Court unanimously confirmed the death sentences of two Indian men convicted of murdering and robbing Indian sales executive Y.A.
- MAY 18, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 62 AL QAEDA MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
an Iraqi court awarded death sentence to 62 people linked to
MAY 18, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS 'EXECUTES THREE FOR MURDER'
the Palestinian movement Hamas executed three men convicted of murder in its Gaza enclave, the interior ministry said in a statement.
MAY 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran executed two men for drug trafficking in Isfahan Central Prison, FARS
- MAY 18, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. In a rare gesture, the Ohio Parole Board recommended clemency for Richard Nields
USA - Ohio. In a rare gesture, the Ohio Parole Board recommended clemency for Richard Nields
- MAY 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: LEADERS OF CHONGQING CRIME-RING HAVE APPEALS HEARD
China's Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court heard appeals against the death sentences of alleged crime boss Fan Qihang and his associate Wu Chuanjiang.
- MAY 17, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES MAN IN MOGADISHU
Al Shabaab militants executed a man in Mogadishu, Somalia, for spying for the transitional federal government.
- MAY 16, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SIX FREED AFTER BANGLADESH PAYS BLOOD MONEY
six Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates three years ago returned home after the Bangladeshi government paid blood money to secure their release.
MAY 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: STUDENT’S DEATH SENTENCE FOR THROWING ROCKS REVERSED
in Iran, Tehran’s Prosecutor General, Abbas Jaafari Dowlatabadi, announced that the death sentence
- MAY 16, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Ernest Simmons was released from prison today
USA - Pennsylvania. Ernest Simmons was released from prison today
- MAY 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS
The death sentence for six opposition activists arrested in protests after last year's
- MAY 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TRIPLE MURDER
at a local court in India, Sessions Judge Fatehdeep Singh sentenced Kotkapura resident Joginder Singh to death for murdering a woman, her husband and minor son on July 2, 2008.
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- MAY 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR SCHOOL ATTACK
a court in eastern China sentenced unemployed man Xu Yuyuan to death for knifing 29 children and three adults with a meat cleaver at a kindergarten at Zhongxin nursery school in Taixing city on April 29, 2010.
- MAY 15, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Sahiwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Owais Ashraf Gilani sentenced Munzoor Ahmad to death for murder and fined him Rs 200,000.
- MAY 15, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA EXECUTES 3 HOUSE CHURCH LEADERS
North Korea executed three Christian church leaders, Asianews reported.
- MAY 14, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MANS DEATH PENALTY APPEAL DISMISSED
Chief Justice Keong and Justices Phang and Rajah of Singapore's Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Malaysian national Yong Vui Kong, 21, against his November 2009 death sentence for trafficking 47 grammes of heroin in June 2008.
- MAY 14, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE MAN FACING EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA OVER 'SORCERY' CHARGES
Amnesty International urged Saudi Arabia to halt the possibly imminent execution of a Sudanese man who was sentenced to death for "sorcery".
- MAY 14, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
at a court in Grodno, Belarus, judge Pyotr Bandyk sentenced Aleg Gryshkautsou (29) and Andrei Burdyka (28), to death for the October murder of two women and a man during an armed robbery.
MAY 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TOMB ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Four tomb robbers were sentenced to death for stealing more than 200 relics, including 11 items listed for the state's top level of protection, from ancient tombs in central China's Hunan Province.
- MAY 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CONVICTED EX-TOP COP ASKS FOR LENIENCY
Wen Qiang, 54, former deputy police chief in Chongqing, China, appealed against his death sentence for protecting gangs, bribery, rape and property scamming during his second trial and asked for a lenient sentence.
- MAY 13, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KOLI
judge A K Singh from a special CBI court in Ghaziabad, India,,,
- MAY 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER JUDICIAL OFFICIAL APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
former high-ranking judicial official Wen Qiang, 54, appealed his death sentence in southwest China's Chongqing Higher People's Court.
- MAY 13, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Michael Beuke was executed
USA - Ohio. Michael Beuke was executed
- MAY 13, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Billy Galloway was executed.
USA - Texas. Billy Galloway was executed.
- MAY 13, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal Judge Asks U.S. Attorney General to Re-consider Death Penalty Over Costs
USA - Federal Judge Asks U.S. Attorney General to Re-consider Death Penalty Over Costs
- MAY 12, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1998 KILLING
The state of Texas executed by lethal injection a 41-year-old man convicted in
- MAY 12, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
EU: IRAN URGED TO DROP DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO 'MOHAREBS'
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton pleaded with Iran to drop death sentences
- MAY 12, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne sentenced Asithaodabedda, alias Chutta, to death for murdering Madonakondage Saumya Priyadarshanee of Panadura on March 27, 2001 by forcing her to drink poison.
- MAY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pune, India, Additional Sessions judge U S Thakare sentenced Sandesh, alias Sainath Kailash Abhang...
- MAY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 14 YEARS AFTER MASSACRE, 3 GET DEATH
in Bihar, India, Additional district and sessions judge A K Shrivastava sentenced Ajay Singh...
- MAY 12, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Joseph Augello has ruled that George Banks is incompetent and therefore cannot be executed
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Joseph Augello has ruled that George Banks is incompetent and therefore cannot be executed
MAY 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: TIME NOT RIPE FOR DEATH PENALTY REFERENDUM, SAYS JUSTICE MINISTER
Taiwan’s Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu said there was no need to hold a
MAY 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two drug traffickers have been sentenced to death for dealing large amounts of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", in east China's Zhejiang Province, sources with the local court said.
- MAY 12, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the death sentence of Ernest Eugene Phillips
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the death sentence of Ernest Eugene Phillips
- MAY 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kevin Varga was executed.
USA - Texas. Kevin Varga was executed.
MAY 12, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: CONTRACTOR TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy sentenced freelance contractor Cheah
- MAY 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Aaron Dunn
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Aaron Dunn
- MAY 11, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: DEATH PENALTY TO STAY
Kenya rejected a UN proposal to delete the death penalty from its law books among
- MAY 11, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim, a resident of Kashinathpur village in Comilla Sadar Upazila, to death in absentia in a double murder case
- MAY 11, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a Shari’ah court in Alkaleri, Bauchi State in northern Nigeria...
a Shari’ah court in Alkaleri, Bauchi State in northern Nigeria...
- MAY 11, 2010MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Pool. Maryland voters remain divided on death penalty
USA - Maryland. Pool. Maryland voters remain divided on death penalty
- MAY 11, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has sentenced Charles Cunningham to death
USA - Ohio. A jury has sentenced Charles Cunningham to death
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- MAY 11, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Judge Deborah Bail reinstated the death penalty for Michael Jauhola
USA - Idaho. Judge Deborah Bail reinstated the death penalty for Michael Jauhola
MAY 11, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI ATTACKS GUNMAN COULD BE HANGED THIS YEAR
The lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks could be executed this year
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Narashingdi, Bangladesh, district judge Sadikul Islam Talukdar sentenced Jainal Abedin, from Tatapara village of the Sadr upazila, to death and fined him Tk 1 lakh for beating his wife to death over dowry demands on November 25, 2007.
- MAY 10, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE JUSTIFIES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS
Singapore's law minister K Shanmugam justified imposing the mandatory death penalty for drug
- MAY 10, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, district and sessions judge Md Mofizul Islam sentenced Mosharraf Hossain...
- MAY 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Jamiluddin Nasir...
- MAY 10, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Mike Spencer Washington Jr., to death.
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Mike Spencer Washington Jr., to death.
MAY 10, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: COURT ACQUITS MUGABE OPPONENT ROY BENNETT
Roy Bennett, a leading opponent of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert
- MAY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 5 KURDISH ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING WOMAN
five Kurdish activists, including a woman, were hanged in Iran's notorious Evin Prison.
- MAY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'MURDER VICTIM' FOUND ALIVE
a Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in jail for murder was freed after his supposed victim was found alive. Zhao Zuohai's neighbour Zhao Zhenshang disappeared after they had fought and Zuohai was charged when a headless, decomposed body was found 18 m
MAY 8, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged six men convicted of drug trafficking in
- MAY 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC REDUCES MAN'S DEATH PENALTY TO 20 YEARS JAIL TERM
Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court in India commuted the death sentence of an unidentified man for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl to life imprisonment.
- MAY 7, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO HANG FOR MURDER OF INDIAN NATIONAL
judicial commissioner Datuk Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid of the Malaysian sessions court sentenced four men to hang for the murder of an Indian national.
- MAY 7, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MALAYSIA WEDDING SHOOTING
a Malaysian court in Sarawak state sentenced Indonesian national Nyambang Entuhan to death for fatally shooting five people during a wedding reception on Borneo island.
- MAY 7, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
TWO YOUTHS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UGANDA
Justice Caroline Atima Okello of the High Court, sitting in Apac district, Uganda, sentenced Moses Otim, 23, to death for the armed robbery and murder of Alex Ongom on October, 1, 2005.
- MAY 7, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Aandre Reid, alias 'Chadwick Gordon', was sentenced to death by High Court Justice Gloria Smith in Jamaica for robbing, raping and murdering two women.
MAY 7, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: COLONEL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
the Beirut Military Tribunal in Lebanon sentenced a Lebanese Army
- MAY 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MUMBAI GUNMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in India, judge M.L. Tahaliyani sentenced Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab
MAY 6, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER KILLING WIFE FOR REFUSING SEX
a 28-year-old Jordanian man was sentenced to death by the Amman Criminal Court
- MAY 5, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: TWO SOLDIERS AND A CIVILIAN GET DEATH
two soldiers Sergeant-Major Seba Tandema and Sergeant Oscar Tchenda Kashama and
- MAY 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sargodha, Pakistan, three militants were sentenced to death by Anti-Terrorism Court judge Mian Muhammad Anwar Nazir for killing eight police officials and blowing up a check-post at Qudratabad on February 7, 2009.
- MAY 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER, HOSPITAL HOSTAGE TAKING
a man who took eight people hostage in a hospital after killing the brother of his ex-wife was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City in east China's Fujian Province.
- MAY 5, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: ANDROSIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY
Alphonso Pinder, 33, from Andros in the Bahamas...
- MAY 5, 2010LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LIBERIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING UPHELD
Justices Datuk Hashim Yusoff, Datuk Wira Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk
- MAY 5, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
- MAY 5, 2010ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
- MAY 5, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
MAY 5, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: OVER 100 DEATH SENTENCES PENDING BEFORE PRESIDENT
more than a 100 death sentences are pending before Afghani President Karzai. Deputy
- MAY 5, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
- MAY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SHUKUR ALI'S DEATH SENTENCE STAYED FOR 3 MONTHS
the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the execution of Shukur Ali for three months. SC judge M Muzammel Hossain fixed August 10 for the appeal hearing after the High Court declared the sentence unconstitutional as the law provided no alternative to the deat
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- MAY 4, 2010United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA. COURT REFUSES TO HEAR APPEAL OF KITTIAN WOMAN ON DEATH ROW
the United States Supreme Court refused to review the death sentence of Caribbean-born, British national Linda Carty, 51, who was convicted of murder in February 2002.
- MAY 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
- MAY 3, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED LOVER'S HUSBAND
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced R.B., a 27-year-old Indian man, to death for murdering his lover's husband with a club and burning his face with acid.
- MAY 3, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
- MAY 2, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
MAY 2, 2010DEATH PENALTYUSA: ANESTHESIOLOGISTS FACE PENALTY FOR PARTICIPATING IN DEATH PENALTY
The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executing a prisoner by lethal injection.
- MAY 1, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JEDDAH
an overseas Filipino worker was sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for killing an Indian national and wounding another in February 2009, a report the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah said. Alberto del Rosario has appealed to the Court of Ca
- MAY 1, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: EU CONDEMNS RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
the European Union condemned the resumption of executions in Taiwan,
- MAY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN INVOLVED IN MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Mianwali, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Mushtaq Elahi Bangi sentenced Tahir Hameed to death.