2010

IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE

a man identified as Jamshid, 48, was hanged in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan for raping a

IRAN: ABDOLMALEK RIGI HANGED IN TEHRAN

According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, Abdolmalek Rigi, the former leader of the armed Baluchi group Jondollah, was hanged.

USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Curtis Giovanni Flowers to death

USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Curtis Giovanni Flowers to death

MALAYSIA: VAN DRIVER TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS

in Malaysia, 33-year-old van driver Mohd Zamri Abdul Khamis from Johor was sentenced to death by High Court Justice Zamani A. Rahim for trafficking in 95kg of cannabis on June 13, 2005, at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Customs, Immigration and Quaran­tine border c

USA - Georgia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that Georgia's standards for mental retardation is unconstitutional.

USA - Georgia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that Georgia's standards for mental retardation is unconstitutional.

USA - Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad

USA - Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad

PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER

in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad

PAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER

in Sargodha, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court Special Judge Mian Anwar Nazir sentenced

USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Donald Andrew Bess to death

USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Donald Andrew Bess to death

UTAH: RONNIE LEE GARDNER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD

Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in Draper, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

VIETNAM TO REPLACE FIRING SQUADS WITH LETHAL INJECTION

Vietnam's communist-dominated National Assembly voted to replace firing squads

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: ON DEATH ROW IN DUBAI FOR 23 YRS, INDIAN’S MERCY PLEA

64-year-old carpenter Paul George Nadar from Tamil Nadu in India, who has been on death row in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, for the past 23 years is seeking his own quick execution.

DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL POSTPONED FOR INDIANS

the hearing on an appeal in the United Arab Emirates against a death sentence given to 17 Indians who were found guilty of killing a Pakistani man and injuring another four was adjourned by the Sharjah Court of Appeal to July 14, Gulf News has learnt.

FEAR FOR IRANIAN WOMAN FACING DEATH BY STONING

women's rights activist Soheila Vahdati told Radio Farda that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's execution may be imminent.

USA - Kentucky. Kentucky Supreme Court throws out death sentence for Phillip Brown

USA - Kentucky. Kentucky Supreme Court throws out death sentence for Phillip Brown

NIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER

presiding Justice O.D.Afolabi of the High court in Osogbo, Osun state capital, in Nigeria, sentenced Hammed Owonikoko to death by hanging for his role in the murder of Tunde Ojewale on November 11, 2007, at Oba-Oke, in Olorunda local council of Osun state

EGYPTIAN FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR RICH DUO'S MURDER

an Egyptian court sentenced Mahmoud Essawy to death for murdering Heba Ibrahim Al-Akad, 23, and Nadine Khaled Gamal during a robbery and stealing a cellphone and 400 Egyptian pounds.

PAKISTAN: POLICE CONSTABLE GETS DEATH SENTENCE

Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad of the Faisalabad Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced police constable Nasir Abbas to death.

PAKISTAN: TALIBAN CARRY OUT ANOTHER PUBLIC EXECUTION

in Datta Khel area in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, the Taliban shot dead local resident Waheed Khan, 28, before a crowd of 200 people for allegedly killing a tribesman on June 12.

USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out the death penalty against Aaron Brian Gunches

USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out the death penalty against Aaron Brian Gunches

USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Adrian Estrada.

USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Adrian Estrada.

ETHIOPIA: OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SUPPORTING REBELS

the Ethiopian Federal High Court sentenced former regional official Jemua

TEXAS (USA): POWELL EXECUTED FOR 1978 SLAYING OF POLICE OFFICER

The state of Texas executed David Powell, 59, for the murder of a police officer 32 years ago, after having lost a series of lengthy appeals and requests for clemency.

IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE

NIGERIA: MAN, 28, TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE, 14, OVER SEX

presiding judge Justice Abdullahi Sanya Yerima of the Maiduguri High Court in Nigeria sentenced Abubakar Goni, 28, to death by hanging for killing his 14-year old wife, Amsa Usman Abdu, for refusing him sex. He allegedly stabbed her with a kitchen knife o

BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE

in Narail, Bangladesh, District and Sessions Judge Mohammed Nazrul Islam sentenced Jasimuddin Molla to death for killing his wife in September 13, 2008.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT

in the United Arab Emirates, Presiding Judge Al Saeed Mohammad Barghout of the Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced A.M. to death for murdering Egyptian national H.M. A.M. allegedly beat H.M. with a sharp tool repeatedly at the back of his head in his

YEMEN SENTENCES DEALER TO DEATH

the Specialised Penal Court in Yemen's western province of Hodeida sentenced a man to death for trading and smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia.

INDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH FOR 8 TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT

in India, eight convicts on death row in two separate cases of murder received

USA - Texas. David Lee Powell was executed.

USA - Texas. David Lee Powell was executed.