Chronological archive
December 2010
The 123 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 2010, in chronological order.
CHINA SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH OVER FUND-RAISING SCAM
the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court in east China's Jiangsu Province sentenced Sun Haiyu to death for illegally raising up to 4 billion yuan in a fraudulent investment scheme.
- DECEMBER 31, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
ex-official Zeng Jinchun, tasked with investigating corruption in China...
- DECEMBER 31, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 17 INDIANS ON DEATH ROW IN UAE WIN REPRIEVE -REPORTS
seventeen Indians convicted of killing a Pakistani man had their death sentences overturned by Judge Abdullah Yousef al-Shamsi of the Sharjah Court of Appeals in United Arab Emirates after the victim's family agreed to pardon them in return for financial
- DECEMBER 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR AIRPORT SHUTTLE BUS FIRE
Chen Haitao, 36, was executed in central China's Hunan Province for setting an airport shuttle bus on fire on July 21, killing two people.
- DECEMBER 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT SENTENCES STUDENT TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in southwest China sentenced student Cao Shijie to death for fatally stabbing a woman and injuring two men on March 30, the Intermediate People's Court in the provincial capital, Chengdu, announced.
- DECEMBER 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASTING TAX OFFICE IN CENTRAL CHINA
a court in central China's Hunan Province sentenced Liu Zhuiheng, 51,per aver to death for setting off explosives outside a tax office in Furong District of Changsha City on July 30, killing four people. His motive was to vent anger over business losses.
- DECEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DOUBLE DEATH FOR RAPE OF MINOR GIRL
Anti-Terrorism Court judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari sentenced Sher Khan to death and fined him Rs 200,000 and ordered him to pay Rs 100,000 compensation for kidnapping five-year-old girl
- DECEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 961 SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Punjab Prosecution Department in Pakistan claimed that 961 people were sentenced to death in 2010.
- DECEMBER 30, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA ACTIVISTS DEMAND DEATH PENALTY BAN
in South Korea, the leaders religious, legal and civic circles urged the government to abolish the penalty and push the country to a new level as a guardian of human rights.
- DECEMBER 30, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Chosunilbo newspaper has reported executions in North Korea were increasing.
The Chosunilbo newspaper has reported executions in North Korea were increasing.
DECEMBER 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: UYGHUR STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 19-year-old Uyghur becomes the second woman sentenced to die following ethnic
- DECEMBER 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Khushab, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Muhammad Ittefaq Abbasi sentenced Muhammad Iqbal to death for murdering Rizwana Shaheen...
- DECEMBER 29, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan: 14 sentenced to gallows in 2010
Courts sentenced 14 people to hang in 2010, down 20 from the previous year, reflecting a decrease in heinous crimes, particularly murder, a Kyodo News poll showed.
- DECEMBER 29, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE
in Bangladesh, Judge Kaniz Akhter Nasrina Khatun of Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 sentenced Manik Mia, a resident of Tangail district, to death for killing his sister-in-law after raping her in Mirzapur of Tangail on June 13, 1997.
- DECEMBER 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COUPLE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Fisherman Shahrizal Said, 33 and his wife Zarimah Yusoff, 30, both from Alor Setar, Kedah, were sentenced to death by Justice Nurmala Salim of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in heroin weighing 91.86gm, monoacetylmorphines weighing 73.76gm and me
DECEMBER 28, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO POLITICAL PRISONERS HANGED
According to the reports from Iran two political prisoners were hanged
DECEMBER 28, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA COMMUTES LONE REMAINING DEATH SENTENCE
Cuba's Supreme Tribunal commuted the death sentence of an anti-Castro activist who was the last death row inmate on the island, a rights group said. The tribunal was ruling on the appeal of Humberto Eladio Real, who had been convicted in the 1990s on mur
- DECEMBER 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CRIMES
the Shanghai Railway Transport Intermediate Court in China sentenced Xu Xiaochun and Lu Juhua...
DECEMBER 27, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: NUMBER OF DEATH-ROW INMATES HITS RECORD HIGH OF 111
there will be 111 death-row inmates in the nation as of the end of the year, a record high
DECEMBER 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CRIMES
the Shanghai Railway Transport Intermediate Court in China sentenced Xu Xiaochun
- DECEMBER 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR GET DEATH PENALTY IN CHINA
the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced...
- DECEMBER 26, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN GIRL’S RAPE-MURDER CASE UPHELD
Justices Ahmed and Baloch of the Sindh High Court in Pakistan dismissed the appeal of Tanveer Ahmed against his death sentence by an Anti Terrorism Court for kidnapping his eight-year-old niece Iqra and later killing her in May, 2007.
DECEMBER 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON 'ISRAELI SPY'
Iran sentenced an unidentified man to death for syping for Israel, the semiofficial Mehr
- DECEMBER 25, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MURDER CASE
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Bhulwal...
DECEMBER 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PEOPLE HANGED
According to the news from Iran, seven prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian towns early on the Christmas day.
- DECEMBER 24, 2010SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's independent Al-Shuruq daily said a Syrian chemist...
Egypt's independent Al-Shuruq daily said a Syrian chemist...
- DECEMBER 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Judge Dr Badariah Sahamid sentenced indonesian woman
- DECEMBER 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: GUNFIGHT DEATH PENALTY
in China, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced gang leaders Zhang Hongfu, Liu Xiaohua and Ai Daiqing to death for crimes including murder, drug dealing, illegally manufacturing firearms and ammunition and illegally possessing firearms.
- DECEMBER 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERS
Kang Shaowen, 48, from Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province...
- DECEMBER 23, 2010AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SUICIDE BOMBING
Walide Zeghina, 28, was sentenced to death in Algeria for a 2007 suicide bombing aimed at president Abdelaziz Bouteflika that left 26 people dead.
- DECEMBER 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERS IN 7 MONTHS
Singrauli, India, Additional District Judge P C Gupta sentenced Santosh Singh to death for murdering Gulam Mohammad's wife and son on May 7, 2010...
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DECEMBER 23, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITANT'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO JAIL TERM
Judge Abdullah Abu Hashem of the Egyptian state security court commuted
DECEMBER 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 9 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China executed at least nine people for drug-related crimes in the
- DECEMBER 22, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury unanimously recommended that both Bruce and Joshua Turnidge be put to death
USA - Oregon. A jury unanimously recommended that both Bruce and Joshua Turnidge be put to death
- DECEMBER 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa sentenced M. Nagarajan
DECEMBER 22, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS BANGLADESHI CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded Bangladeshi national Kirun Abdelghani in Jeddah
DECEMBER 22, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY: THE CHAMBERS APPROVES ZAMPARUTTI MOTION AGAINST PENTOTAL EXPORTATION FOR LETHAL INJECTION
today, the Chamber of Deputies approved the motion presented by Radical parliamentarian
- DECEMBER 21, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HIS FORMER EMPLOYER
the Criminal Court in Jordan, comprising judges Nayef...
- DECEMBER 21, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI AUTHORITIES CALLED UPON TO COMMUTE JUVENILE OFFENDER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Amnesty International called upon the Yemeni authorities to halt the imminent execution of a young man for a crime he is alleged to have committed at the age of 15.
DECEMBER 21, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
A Saudi man sentenced to death for killing a fellow citizen was beheaded
DECEMBER 21, 2010United NationsDEATH PENALTYNEW RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE UN. THE PRO MORATORIUM FRONT GROWS
The United Nations General Assembly approved a new resolution in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty. It is the third time after the historic resolution approved in December 2007 and then again in December 2008.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 6 GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING COUPLE AND THEIR SON
in Kashiramnagar, India, Additional District Justice Bani Singh Hirak sentenced 6 people to death for conspiring to murder for land in the district on February 25, 2009.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MAN BEATS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Peter Dougal, 41, farmer and construction worker of Santoy district, had his 2007 death sentence for murdering former Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association president Lloyd G. Brown...
- DECEMBER 20, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: MAN BEATS DEATH SENTENCE
Kingston labourer Peter Dougal, 41, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the Jamaican Court of Appeal. He was sentenced for murdering Lloyd G. Brown, and his fiancée, Sandra Campbell in St Andrew on June 5, 2005.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Californa. A jury sentenced Melvin Forte, 60, black, to death
USA - Californa. A jury sentenced Melvin Forte, 60, black, to death
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 11 MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
eleven men were hanged in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan (capital of Baluchestan
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERS
According to the Iranian daily Asr-e-Iran, a young woman identified as Mahin Ghadiri
- DECEMBER 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CRIMINAL LAW DRAFT AMENDMENT UNCHANGED IN REDUCING NUMBER OF CRIMES SUBJECT TO DEATH PENALTY
A draft amendment to China's Criminal Law remained unchanged in reducing
- DECEMBER 20, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
- DECEMBER 20, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN HOSPIRA AFFILIATE GUARANTEE ON PENTOTAL
the Italian heads of American company Hospira have made themselves widely available to collaborate with Italian authorities, accepting that the production and sale of Pentotal will be exclusively authorised for medical purposes.
DECEMBER 20, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: MINISTER FRATTINI ACTS ON PENTOTAL
"We take satisfaction in the commitment by minister Franco Frattini to stop the Pe
DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
twelve people were hanged in Iran, in two different cases.
DECEMBER 19, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 1,800 RALLY IN TOKYO AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
More than 1,800 people called for the abolition of the death penalty
- DECEMBER 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Khanpur, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge sentenced Mukhtar Ahmed of Chak 199/9-R to death and fined him Rs 500,000 for shooting dead Sharifan over a matrimonial issue a couple of years ago.
- DECEMBER 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE CONVICTED IN TWO MURDER CASES
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions judge Ch Nazir Ahmed...
- DECEMBER 18, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Kevin Mattison, 34, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Kevin Mattison, 34, black, to death
- DECEMBER 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE IN CHINA
Chen Huangye, 36, was sentenced to death by an intermediate court in Hainan province, China, for killing five people including three children on November 9, 2010, Xinhua news agency said.
- DECEMBER 17, 2010Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRIVER WHO KILLED BABY IN SHENZHEN
in China, Hong Kong truck driver Leung Koon-biu...
- DECEMBER 17, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN APPEALS TO HIGH COURT OVER DEATH SENTENCE FOR TRIPLE MURDER
in Japan, Akihiro Okuymoto, 22, appealed his death sentence for killing his wife Kumiko...
- DECEMBER 17, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals told a Jefferson County judge to take another look at claims by Kenneth Eugene Smith
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals told a Jefferson County judge to take another look at claims by Kenneth Eugene Smith
- DECEMBER 17, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals sent the conviction of Demetrius Avery Jackson Jr. back to Jefferson County
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals sent the conviction of Demetrius Avery Jackson Jr. back to Jefferson County
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- DECEMBER 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, Pindigheb Additional district and sessions judge Jahangir Mir sentenced Liaqut Ali Khan, Faisal Mehmood and Liaqut Mehmood, residents of Langrial village to death and fined them Rs100,000 each.
- DECEMBER 16, 2010NigerDEATH PENALTY
the national consultative Council of Niger (CCN, the transitional parliament), in an extraordinary session...
the national consultative Council of Niger (CCN, the transitional parliament), in an extraordinary session...
- DECEMBER 16, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Joiner sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Joiner sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
- DECEMBER 16, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. John David Duty, 58, white, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary using a drug combination that includes Pentobarbital
USA - Oklahoma. John David Duty, 58, white, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary using a drug combination that includes Pentobarbital
- DECEMBER 16, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Californa. Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
USA - Californa. Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
- DECEMBER 16, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HAS EXECUTED 257 SINCE 2005: MINISTER
Iraq has executed 257 people, including six women, since 2005, deputy justice minister Busho
DECEMBER 16, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTYUAE: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Moustapha Shinawi of the Appeals court in the United Arab Emirates upheld
DECEMBER 16, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: OKLAHOMA USES ANIMAL EUTHANASIA DRUG IN EXECUTION
A US state executed a convicted murderer with an animal drug for the first time because of an anesthetic shortage.
DECEMBER 15, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
A South Korean appeals court overturned a death sentence passed on a 33-year-old
- DECEMBER 15, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Justice Joseph Enwa Ikpala of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, The
DECEMBER 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYFOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRODUCING DRUGS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
the Chongqing First Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced Tan
- DECEMBER 14, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICTION AND DEATH SENTENCE QUASHED
Justices George Newman, Stanley John and Abdulai Conteh of the Bahamas Court of Appeal quashed the death sentence of Frank Alphonso Pinder.
- DECEMBER 14, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Oklahoma can proceed with executions using Pentobarbital.
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Oklahoma can proceed with executions using Pentobarbital.
- DECEMBER 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE OVER ANTI-VIRUS SCAM
a Chinese appeals court confirmed a suspended death sentence against Yu Bing for taking bribes and jailing an innocent man for money.
- DECEMBER 13, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: ANOTHER FILIPINO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS IN CHINA
Filipino Vice President Jejomar Binay learnt that a Filipina had been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking.
DECEMBER 13, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 835 AWAIT EXECUTION IN PRISONS
Iraq has 835 people waiting to be executed, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said, just
- DECEMBER 13, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MINISTER FRATTINI ACTS TO STOP PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY FROM ENDING UP IN LETHAL INJECTION
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini today met with members from Hands Off Cain and the Sant’Egidio Community to find a solution, with respect to free trade, to prevent pentotal produced in Italy for ending up, directly or indirectly, in jails in the United S
- DECEMBER 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Only 8 people were condemned to die in Texas this year, the lowest number since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
USA - Texas. Only 8 people were condemned to die in Texas this year, the lowest number since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
- DECEMBER 12, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge James R. Wagoner sentenced David Charles Zanon, 41, white, to death
USA - California. Judge James R. Wagoner sentenced David Charles Zanon, 41, white, to death
DECEMBER 12, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN DUBAI LOSE SECOND PLEA
Presiding Judge Eisa Al Sharif of the Dubai Appeal Court rejected the appeal of Russian, S.A., 31, and Ukrainian, S.N., 35, against their death sentences in the United Arab Emirates.
- DECEMBER 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MASTERMIND IN ADEN BLAST GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Aden Specialized Criminal Court in Yemen sentenced Faris Abdullah Saleh to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DANDUPALYA GANG MOVES HC AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the Indian High Court admitted the appeals filed by six members of the dreaded Dandupalya gang challenging their death penalties for robbing and murdering Jayalakshmi in Chamarajpet on October 30, 2000.
- DECEMBER 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT COMMUTES CONVICT’S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE
the Bombay High Court in India commuted the death sentence of Ravindra Kamble, 25, convicted for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl outside the Nerli village in Kolhapur district, to life imprisonment.
DECEMBER 10, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYGHANA: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
the Hands Off Cain mission for the abolition of the death penalty in Ghana concluded. The mission was also to convince the country to vote favourably for the pro moratorium resolution in discussion at the United Nations.
- DECEMBER 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER TOP PROVINCIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAKING BRIBES
Huang Yao, 62, former chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes by the Intermediate People's Court of Chengdu.
- DECEMBER 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER
in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, in India, District and Sessions Judge M.Satish Kumar sentenced Kumar...
- DECEMBER 9, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
DECEMBER 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO INDIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court sentenced a 41-year-old Indian national to death for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 9, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge L. Page Haddock sentenced Rasheem Dubose, 26, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge L. Page Haddock sentenced Rasheem Dubose, 26, black, to death
- DECEMBER 9, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that a young woman, Emilia Carr, 26, white, be put to death
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that a young woman, Emilia Carr, 26, white, be put to death
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- DECEMBER 9, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
DECEMBER 9, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYGHANA: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
After the missions in Zambia, Mali and Congo-Brazaville, the Hands Off Cain campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in Africa continues in Ghana.
DECEMBER 9, 2010DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): JURY RECOMMENDS DEATH FOR WOMAN IN MURDER CASE
in Florida, a Marion County jury recommended 7-5 that Emilia Carr, 26, white,
- DECEMBER 7, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
at a court in Tororo district, Uganda, Justice Stephen Musota sentenced Constance Oguti, Sande Hamprey Okite and Patrick Sanya to death for killing Bita Wajala on August 12, 2008, in Sibodobui village in Busia.
- DECEMBER 7, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government...
a soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was executed in Mogadishu after being convicted of killing another soldier.
- DECEMBER 7, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Henry Duncan was resentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
USA - California. Henry Duncan was resentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
- DECEMBER 7, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR STRANGLING WOMAN
Saudi Arabian Abdullah al-Ameri was executed by beheading for murdering a woman
DECEMBER 7, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA COMMUTES ANOTHER BOMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE
For the second time this month, the Cuban Supreme Court commuted the death
- DECEMBER 6, 2010DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): EXECUTION DRUG CAME FROM UK, OFFICIALS SAY
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is under court
- DECEMBER 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...
- DECEMBER 6, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RITUAL MURDER
in Zimbabwe, former security guard Zakaria Simango, 35, from Chiredzi...
- DECEMBER 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Myanmar factory worker Kyaw Kyaw Latt, 42, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim for murdering housemate and fellow countryman Khim Maung Kyaw, 28, in Bukit Mertajam on July 11, 2009.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhary Aurangzeb sentenced Syed Umar Khalid to death and fined him Rs400,000 for killing his cousin Nida Hussain.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol...
Kyrgyzstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol...
DECEMBER 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS COURT ORDERS EXECUTION OF 'COLLABORATOR'
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mamdouh Mohammed 'Eid al-'Attar, residing inside the Green Line, to death by hanging. He was convicted of collaboration with hostile parties (Israel). The sentence was issued in absentia.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The State explained how it got sodium thiopental
USA - California. The State explained how it got sodium thiopental
DECEMBER 6, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: LUKASHENKO URGES TO REVISIT DEATH PENALTY ISSUE
The issue of capital punishment in Belarus should be revisited, said President Alexander
- DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN ORDERS EXECUTION FOR MAKING PORN SITE
Iran sentenced Saeed Malekpour, 35, an emigre who returned from Canada, to death for running a pornographic Web site there.
- DECEMBER 4, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES BOMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE TO 30 YEARS
Cuba has commuted the death sentence of a Salvadoran man convicted of killing an Italian
- DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Four people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, early this morning.
- DECEMBER 3, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO
in Sialkot, Pakistan, the Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Qasim Ali and Muhammad Nawaz to death for killing assistant sub inspector Nisar Ahmad and injuring constable Jamil during an encounter with Raiya police in village Geegeywali-Narowal on May 22, 2010
- DECEMBER 3, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER
in Uganda, a Court Martial chaired by Col. Mark Kodili and sitting at Burondo I trading centre in Bundibugyo district sentenced UPDF soldier Cpl. Charles Ojik to death for killing his wife on October 1.
- DECEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Supreme Court: Condemned may not challenge lethal-injection method of execution
USA - Ohio. Supreme Court: Condemned may not challenge lethal-injection method of execution
- DECEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Supreme Court rejected Romell Broom be removed from Death Row because the state tried unsuccessfully to execute him 15 months ago
USA - Ohio. The Supreme Court rejected Romell Broom be removed from Death Row because the state tried unsuccessfully to execute him 15 months ago
- DECEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: D’ELIA ON HOSPIRA CLARIFICATION, “NO GUARANTEE THAT PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY WON'T BE USED FOR LETHAL INJECTION
Daniel Rosenberg, manager of Hospira in Lake Forest (Illinois), confirmed in a
DECEMBER 2, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ PARADES 39 AL-QAEDA MEMBERS AMID EXECUTION CALLS
Iraqi security forces have paraded 39 suspected al-Qaeda members accused of running terrorist operations
DECEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: LETHAL INJECTION IN USA WITH PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY
the order to produce Sodium Thiopental destined for US jails arrived directly from the American headquarters, based in Lake Forrest, Illinois, the dossier 'Lethal Trade' presented today in Rome by Hands Off Cain and Reprieve denounced.
- DECEMBER 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Kerala, India, Ernakulam Sessions Court Judge B Kamal Pasha sentenced Unni...
- DECEMBER 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONVICT AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Sialkot District & Session Judge Tariq Iftikhar Ahmed sentenced Khalid Pervaiz to death for killing Zubair Ahmed in Sialkot Kutchery over an old enmity on January 2, 2010.
- DECEMBER 1, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES POLICEMAN TO DEATH
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Isam'il Khalil Ibrahim Nejm, from al-Shati' refugee camp, to death by firing squad. Nejm was a member of the Palestinian police in Gaza.
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DECEMBER 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERING LOVE RIVAL
Iran hanged a woman convicted of murdering a love rival, her lawyer told the official IRNA
- DECEMBER 1, 2010DEATH PENALTY
“LETHAL TRADE”
On Thursday December 2nd, at 11 o'clock, at the headquarters at via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome, a press conference will be held on the Italian production of Sodium Thiopental destined for executions in the United States.