Chronological archive
November 2010
The 137 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2010, in chronological order.
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AFFIRMED
the Malaysian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence of local cook Wong Vui Chin for trafficking 147.94gms of syabu at Labuan on June 16, 2000.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in India, Principal District & Sessions Judge S B Shukre sentenced Anil alias Anthony Arikswamy Joseph, 35, from Aaykar Bhavan, to death for murdering Lakhan Mano-har Vaidya, 10, after sodomising him on January 10, 2008
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR MURDER OF TEEN PHONE HARASSER
in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the Cassation Court approved the death
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LARKANA SPO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Larkana, Pakistan, 7th Additional Session Judge Fida Hussain Mughal...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH - DRUG TRAFFICKING MONOACETYLMORPHINES
cobbler Chen Chee Sin, 31, and mirror frame maker Liew Kah Poh, 28, were sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Badjenid for trafficking 28.6 grams of monoacetylmorphines at Taman Permata Hulu Klang on December 13, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO THREE
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Abbad Ali, Fidda Hussain and Zulifqar to death for killing seven people during a robbery near Sheikhupura in 2009.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED
in Sambrial, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Ch. Badarud Din sentenced Muhammad Afzal to death and fined him Rs. 300,000 for killing his wife Irshad Bibi over a domestic dispute in Sherabad in March 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TECHNICIAN GETS THE NOOSE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
technician Azizan Yahaya, 50, was sentenced to death by hanging by Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Mohd Azman Husin after he was found guilty of trafficking in 1,147.3gm of cannabis at Jalan Kuala Kedah on June 15, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: JUDGEMENT RESERVED ON DEATH CONVICT’S APPEAL
the SHC anti-terrorism bench in Pakistan reserved its judgement on an appeal filed by Tanveer Ahmed over his death sentence for kidnapping and killing Iqra, 8, on February 25, 2007.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
in Pakistan, Additional district and session judge (south) Sagheer Ahmed Sheikh sentenced Aurangzeb to death for killing his employer Mohammad Anwar under Defence police station on September 23, 1998
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court puts off date for execution until the state answers defense questions about how it obtained sodium thiopental.
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court puts off date for execution until the state answers defense questions about how it obtained sodium thiopental.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to abolish the death penalty
USA - Illinois. The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to abolish the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - US lethal injection drug faces UK export restrictions.
USA - US lethal injection drug faces UK export restrictions.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
in Sialkot, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Sialkot Zafar Iqbal Tarar sentenced Faraz to death and fined him Rs.100,000 for murdering Bashir Ahmad...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
sand dredger N. Balamurugan, 27, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Yasin Nasfy for hacking his lover K. Gantimadi, 45, to death with axes in Mambau on August 16, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
COURT STAYS PARDON OF PAKISTANI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, the Lahore High Court restrained Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari from granting pardon to Christian woman Aasia Bibi, who was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
NOVEMBER 29, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE SADDAM AIDES
Three aides to Saddam Hussein were sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Commission to Study the Death Penalty ended its works, and voted to retain the law.
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Commission to Study the Death Penalty ended its works, and voted to retain the law.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FORMER DPC AURIEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
former Mukono District Police commander James Aurien...
- NOVEMBER 28, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Some states have asked Texas for doses of sodium thiopental
USA - Texas. Some states have asked Texas for doses of sodium thiopental
- NOVEMBER 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
in India, Ghaziabad Additional District and Session Judge R K Uppadhaya sentenced Pramod Kumar, 24, Hari Om Tyagi, 26, and Nirdosh, 23, to death and fined them Rs 5,000 each for shooting dead cable operator Amit in Modinagar in 2003.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH FOR MURDER OF FIVE
in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court presiding officer Habibullah Aamir sentenced Muhammad Shafique, Sajjad Husain and Khizar Hayat, alias Khizri...
NOVEMBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, according to the reports
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MAN FOR MURDERING FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
Saudi Arabia executed Mosleh bin Salim bin Eid al-Atawi by the sword in the northwestern
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OVERTURNS 10 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES
China has overturned 10 percent of death sentences handed down in the country since the
- NOVEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
six people were sentenced to death and three to suspended death for drug trafficking in China. Cui Changui, Li Zhanyong, Yang Linqu, Zhao Jiandong...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
a division bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justices Malik and Haq commuted the death sentence of Punam Khan to life imprisonment.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH FOR MURDER CASE SUSPECT
in Sri Lanka, Kandy High Court Judge W C Pushpamali sentenced Heenagedara Wedikkara...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
the National Assembly (lower house of parliament of the Democratic...
the National Assembly (lower house of parliament of the Democratic...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: JURY HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO TEENAGER
Japanese jurors sentenced a teenager to hang for a double murder, the first death penalty
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- NOVEMBER 25, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT PASSES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF THREE YEAR OLD
presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Isa of the High Court sitting in the Ringim Local Government
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION – JUSTICE MINISTER FOR ABOLITION
the Hands Off Cain delegation, comprising parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY TO 18 PEOPLE
in Bangladesh, Additional district and sessions judge Abdur Rahim Mridha sentenced
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: 104 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW PACKED INTO A HOLE FOR 24
The Acting Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Kofi Bansah, says there are 104 condemned
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jim Hill imposed the death sentence on Michael Brandon Kelley, 29, white
USA - Alabama. Judge Jim Hill imposed the death sentence on Michael Brandon Kelley, 29, white
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION – MEETINGS WITH THE CHAMBER AND SENATE FOR ABOLTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
after meeting the Secretary General of the Congo Foreign Affairs ministry Daniel Owassa yesterday, the Hands Off Cain and Non Violent Radical Party delegation (comprising parliamentarians Elisabetta Zamparutti and Marco Perduca and accompanied by the Ital
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN NORTHEAST CHINA
the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun in northeast China's Jilin Province sentenced two to death with a two-year reprieve for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN C’NAWABGANJ
in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Arup Kumar Goswami sentenced Akhtarul Islam Tanu, of Macchmari village of Shibganj municipality area, death for killing Tokiara Khatun on February 16, 1998.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: ZAMPARUTTI (RADICALS)- ITALY SHOULD NOT BE COMPLICIT IN US EXECUTIONS
after last week having presented an urgent question to the President of the Council
NOVEMBER 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE CENTRAL TOWN OF KASHAN
One man was hanged in the central Iranian town of Kashan, reported the Iranian
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: DEATH SENTENCE PASSED IN MURDER CASE
the Maldives Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Nabeel, 21, to death for murdering
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: POLICE SERGEANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SOLDIER
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced police sergeant Prasart Jantima...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT ORDERS MAN HANGED
at a High Court in Aba in Nigeria's Abia State, Presiding Judge, Justice Theresa Uzokwe sentenced Loveday Ahuchaogu, 30, from Umuawa, to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering Francis Ajayi on July 28, 2008, at Umudike in Ikwuano, near Umuahia.
NOVEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES IRANIAN MAN TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A Malaysian court sentenced an Iranian man to death by hanging for trafficking
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
NOVEMBER 22, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITANTS EXECUTE 2 TEENS ACCUSED OF CRIMES
Militants from Somalia's most feared insurgent group used
- NOVEMBER 20, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
Justices Alam and Ganguly of the Indian Supreme Court commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to Remdeo Chauhan, alias Rajnath Chauhan, for murdering Bhabani Charan Das and his three family members on 8 March, 1992.
NOVEMBER 20, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PRESIDENT ZARDARI STAYS EXECUTION OF ASIA BIBI
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has stayed the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian
NOVEMBER 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR SHOOTING DEAD POLICEMAN
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of shooting dead a policeman
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA: JUDGE ALLOWS NEW LETHAL INJECTION DRUG FOR OKLAHOMA EXECUTIONS
U.S District Judge Stephen P. Friot allows new lethal injection drug for Oklahoma executions
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
shop assistants Ismail Ibrahim, 36, and Azhar Zakariah...
shop assistants Ismail Ibrahim, 36, and Azhar Zakariah...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO TO HANG OVER MURDER OF POLITICIAN IN IMO
Justice Goddy Anunihu of the Owerri High Court in Nigeria sentenced Bakassi...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Filipino pub singer Jacqueline Quiamno, 25, to death for trafficking in 3.903kg of cocaine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on June 28, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES TEENAGER FOR RAPE
Somalia’s Al Shabaab group executed Yahia Mire Mohammed
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Stuart Albright has sentenced Timothy Hartford, 40, white, to death
USA - North Carolina. Judge Stuart Albright has sentenced Timothy Hartford, 40, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. U.S District Judge Stephen P. Friot allows new lethal injection drug for Oklahoma executions
USA - Oklahoma. U.S District Judge Stephen P. Friot allows new lethal injection drug for Oklahoma executions
NOVEMBER 19, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR SELLING IMPERIAL RELICS
China executed a local official six years after he was convicted of illegally selling hundreds
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge, Claudia Bonnyman ruled that the state's lethal injection method is unconstitutional
USA - Tennessee. Judge, Claudia Bonnyman ruled that the state's lethal injection method is unconstitutional
- NOVEMBER 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: LUDHIANA COP SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THREE
in Ludhiana, India, Additional Sessions Judge Manjider Singh sentenced constable Jarnail Singh to death for murdering Harbans Singh and his sons Bhagwant and Beant in 2004 over an old grudge. The court has also fined Jarnail Rs 5000.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Thai woman Phrueksa Taemchim, 26, was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking drugs.
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- NOVEMBER 17, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR TAILOR WHO KILLED FAMILY
Justices Hardas and Potdar of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court in India confirmed the death sentence of tailor Sunil Gaikwad, 35, for murdering his wife and two minor sons on July 8, 2008.
NOVEMBER 17, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT TALABANI REFUSES TO SIGN AZIZ DEATH ORDER
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he would never sign former deputy premier Tareq Aziz's
- NOVEMBER 17, 2010South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Steven Louis Barnes, 31, black, to death
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Steven Louis Barnes, 31, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the conviction and death penalty of Roderick Newton, 32, black
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the conviction and death penalty of Roderick Newton, 32, black
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: ZAMPARUTTI (RADICALS)- ITALY NOT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE US LETHAL INJECTION
Radical parliamentarian and Hands Off Cain treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti today presented an urgent interrogation to the Council President and the Health Minister.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DRUNK DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA OVER FATAL COLLISIONS
the Intermediate People's Court in Fuyang city in China's eastern Anhui province sentenced Dong Fei, 33, to death for killing two people while driving when drunk in March.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SETS EXECUTION DATE FOR WOMAN
Iran set a date for the execution of female prisoner Shahla Jahed, the Human
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010DEATH PENALTY
U.N. PANEL CUTS GAY REFERENCE FROM VIOLENCE MEASURE
Arab and African nations succeeded in getting a U.N. General Assembly panel to delete from
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO GANG LEADERS EXECUTED IN SW. CHINA
Chen Zhiyi and Yang Quan were executed in southwest China...
NOVEMBER 16, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: JURORS HAND DOWN FIRST DEATH SENTENCE
a Japanese jury trial sent a man to the gallows for a double murder in the country's first death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- NOVEMBER 15, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND GRANTED CLEMENCY TO SIDNEY CORNWELL
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell a day before scheduled
- NOVEMBER 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MURDER OF COUPLE: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Kottayam Fast Track Court II in India sentenced Pradeep Borah...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell
USA - Ohio. Governor Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell
- NOVEMBER 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
in Jordan, the Police Court sentenced Captain Ali Sardi to death for murdering a colleague.
in Jordan, the Police Court sentenced Captain Ali Sardi to death for murdering a colleague.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN SOUTHWEST OF IRAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPOREAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Pathip Selvan Sugumaran, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Kan Ting Chiu of the Singapore High Court for murdering his ex-girlfriend Jeevitha Panippan, 18, in Ang Mo Kio on July 8, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA'S TOP COURT APPROVES DEATH PENALTIES
China's Supreme People's Court approved the death penalty of three men, it said in a
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
COURT REJECTS DEATH FOR LEBANESE SORCERER
the Supreme Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN COURT SENTENCES ONE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Ethopian Federal Supreme Court sentenced Melaku Tefera to death for plotting to dismantle the constitution and the constitutional order.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COURT ACQUITS THREE IN 20-YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE
Taiwan's High Court acquitted three men who had been sentenced to death for the murder of a couple 20 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MALI: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR ABOLITION AND UN MORATORIUM CONTINUES
the Hands Off Cain and Radical Party mission in Mali is continuing. Its objectives are to accelerate the parliamentary procedures for the definitive abolition of the death penalty in the country and to gain Mali's support for two important resolutions in
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS A RESOLUTION ON A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
The UN General Assembly would, for the third time in four years, renew its call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty under the terms of a draft resolution approved today in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) by a recorded
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: JUSTICE MINISTER- WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
"We hope to be able to abolish the death penalty in Morocco with an ad hoc law", Moroccan
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: NOW DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM FOR TAREQ AZIZ AS WELL
"The new vote at the United Nations in favour of the moratorium records the positive
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MALI: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION - HEARING IN PARLIAMENT AND VISIT TO BAMAKO WOMEN'S PRISON
the Hands Off Cain delegation in Mali (comprising Marco Pannella
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS CONDEMN RECENT EXECUTION OF TEENAGE GIRLS
several independent United Nations experts condemned the October 27 public execution by firing squad of two teenage girls in Beledweyne in central Somalia for spying by the Islamic militant group al-Shabaab in front of hundreds of residents in the town, a
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
four people were publicly executed for petty crimes, reported a North Korean
four people were publicly executed for petty crimes, reported a North Korean
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Thomas DeSantos sentenced Pedro Cortez Valles, 37, hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Thomas DeSantos sentenced Pedro Cortez Valles, 37, hispanic, to death
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. New DNA results show Claude Jones was put to death on flawed evidence in 2000
USA - Texas. New DNA results show Claude Jones was put to death on flawed evidence in 2000
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- NOVEMBER 11, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US opposed the moratorium vote at the U.N. The U.N General Assembly Human Rights Committee
USA - US opposed the moratorium vote at the U.N. The U.N General Assembly Human Rights Committee
NOVEMBER 11, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 20 ALLEGED DARFUR REBELS COLLABORATORS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NYALA
the Nyala General Court in Sudan issued death sentences against 20 people accused
NOVEMBER 11, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
at an appeal trial the Vietnamese People’s Supreme Court confirmed Nguyen Duc Nghia's death
- NOVEMBER 10, 2010TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN SET TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN 'NEAR FUTURE' - SENIOR OFFICIAL
Tajikistan is a "few steps away" from abolishing capital punishment as a moratorium
- NOVEMBER 10, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MALI: THE HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION'S FIRST MEETINGS FOR ABOLITION AND THE UN MORATORIUM
the Hands Off Cain and Radical Party delegation in Mali, comprising Marco Pannella
- NOVEMBER 10, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MUKONO MEN TO FACE DEATH SENTENCE
the Ugandan Court of Appeal sustained the death sentence against Mukono men Andrew Kayondo and Emmanuel Sennyomo for murdering Dennis Tumwine because they suspected he had stolen a blanket.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR MAN FOR KILLING WEALTHY WOMAN, BROTHER
in Japan, Presiding Judge Akira Kanaya of the Tokyo High Court upheld a decision by
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY STAYS, SAYS NAZRI
the Malaysian government has no plan to abolish the mandatory death penalty, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said.
NOVEMBER 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the reports from Iran five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Gonbad
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Malcolm Street sentenced Jesse Scheuing, 24, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Malcolm Street sentenced Jesse Scheuing, 24, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Sen. Rodney Ellis introduced a package of criminal justice reform bills to prevent wrongful convictions
USA - Texas. Sen. Rodney Ellis introduced a package of criminal justice reform bills to prevent wrongful convictions
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge James Woodruff reduced the death sentence of Kenneth Glenn Thomas because of his mental retardation
USA - Alabama. Judge James Woodruff reduced the death sentence of Kenneth Glenn Thomas because of his mental retardation
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Woolf, 32, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Woolf, 32, white
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE ON 2 MEN OVER DOUBLE MURDERS TO BE FINALIZED
presiding judge Masahiko Sudo of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal by Masayoshi Ozaki...
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING FORMER WIFE
in the United Arab Emirates, the Fujairah Court of Appeals sentenced a man identified...
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A jury sentenced Steven J. Hayes, 47, white, to death
USA - Connecticut. A jury sentenced Steven J. Hayes, 47, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
NOVEMBER 8, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN SPARED DEATH PENALTY DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS
a bus driver who had been sentenced to hang for killing his step-daughter was
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, white, twice to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, white, twice to death
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Court of Appeals was wrong to overturn Joseph Corcoran's death penalty
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Court of Appeals was wrong to overturn Joseph Corcoran's death penalty
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: DE GREGORIO- THERE IS A CHANCE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
senator Sergio De Gregorio, President of the Italian Delegation for the NATO Parliamentary
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court sentenced Asia Bibi, 37, a farm laborer from Ittanwali, Punjab
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan set aside the death sentence and acquitted Muhammad Ishfaq as the prosecution failed to prove its case.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MILITANTS EXECUTE THREE 'US SPIES' IN PAKISTAN: OFFICIALS
militants publicly executed three local tribesmen aged 25, 28 and 32, in North Waziristan...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010DEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ‘COLLABORATING’ WITH ISRAEL
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: PRESIDENT TALABANI AGAINST HANGING TAREQ AZIZ
Iraqi president Jalal Talabani spoke out against the fact that his country uses the death
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military...
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A jury imposed two death sentences on Alfredo R. Prieto, 44, hispanic
USA - Virginia. A jury imposed two death sentences on Alfredo R. Prieto, 44, hispanic
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gary Green, 39, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gary Green, 39, to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard sentenced Glenn Wade Jennings, 57, black, to death
USA - Arizona. Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard sentenced Glenn Wade Jennings, 57, black, to death
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- NOVEMBER 5, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
One man was hanged in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, reported the state run Iranian
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Chunian Additional District and Sessions Judge Ch Muhammad Jamil sentenced Shabbir Ahmed, Nasir Ahmed and Zawar alias Zawari to death for murdering brothers M.Iqbal and M.Tariq during a robbery in Chunian in 2009. They were also fined Rs 100,
- NOVEMBER 4, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Phillip Hallford, 63, white, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Phillip Hallford, 63, white, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2010SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Eliaza al-Saleh, Ahmed al-‘Abbas and Mazen Bassouni were executed...
Eliaza al-Saleh, Ahmed al-‘Abbas and Mazen Bassouni were executed...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2010ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered evidentiary hearings for Damien Echols
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered evidentiary hearings for Damien Echols
NOVEMBER 4, 2010GuatemalaDEATH PENALTYGUATEMALA: PRESIDENT VETOES LEGISLATION FOR REINSTATING EXECUTIONS
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom vetoed legislation that would have reinstated executions
- NOVEMBER 3, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: SON GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HACKING MOTHER TO DEATH
Justice Lamin A.M.S Jobarteh of the Banjul high court in the Gambia sentenced Buba
- NOVEMBER 3, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH
the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's [TFG] Court martial sentenced a
- NOVEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 'HANDS OFF CAIN', EU INTERVENES AGAINST SAKINEH HANGING
'Sakineh's fate depends on how strongly the European Union decides to mobilise itself against the death penalty and the Iranian government, and apply the necessary pressure to stop her from being hung. It would truly be a mockery if Sakineh, after being s
- NOVEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Michael Sage sentenced Calvin McKelton to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Michael Sage sentenced Calvin McKelton to death
- NOVEMBER 2, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: PALESTINIAN 'SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING'
a court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has sentenced a man from Beit Lahiya to death by hanging
NOVEMBER 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 23 INMATES REPORTEDLY EXECUTED IN OCTOBER
23 prisoners were executed in Mashhad, the capital of Iran's northeastern
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Mark Smith sentenced Ricky Ray Malone, white, to death
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Mark Smith sentenced Ricky Ray Malone, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
during the country’s review under the Universal Periodic Review...
during the country’s review under the Universal Periodic Review...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Guinea Bissau ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Guinea Bissau ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Lebanese military court sentenced Sami Farhat, Amar al-Halabi and Jawdat el