Chronological archive
February 2011
The 149 news items published by Hands Off Cain in February 2011, in chronological order.
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Malaysian High Court Judge Sangau Gunting sentenced Lagi Alok to three years’ imprisonment and death for killing Sait Alok in Tatau on June 4, 2007. Lagi allegedly shot Sait for refusing his request to tap his rubber trees.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE, FINE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sohail Ikram sentenced Muhammad Shabbir to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for stabbing Muhammad Ashraf to death over a minor domestic dispute on August 1, 2009.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FACTORY WORKER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
factory worker Mohd Kamarulzaman Irwan Shah, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 295.01 grammes of cannabis at Rawang on May 16, 2009.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: RUIRU TRADER TO HANG FOR KILLING HUSBAND
businesswoman Ann Wambui was sentenced to death by Kenyan High Court judge Jessi Lessit for stabbing her husband Joseph Kahari to death in a domestic quarrel on June 22, 2006, at Gitabaya village in Ruiru.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Sana'a, Yemen, Judge Mohamed al-Hakimi of the Specialised Criminal Division sentenced Iranian national Mumtaz Sultan Amiri to death for bringing drugs into the country.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II has set aside the death sentence and 1st-degree murder conviction of Frank Chester, 42, white
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II has set aside the death sentence and 1st-degree murder conviction of Frank Chester, 42, white
- FEBRUARY 28, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury sentenced Johnathan Ian Burns, 29, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury sentenced Johnathan Ian Burns, 29, white, to death
FEBRUARY 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS EXECUTED
10 Kurds were hanged in the central prison in Umrye, Iran, for being members of Kurdish political
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: OPPOSITION DEFEATS HANGING BILL
in Trinidad and Tobago, the Constitution Amendment (Capital Offences) Bill, to speed up executions
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING IN VISA FRAUD OPERATION
limousine driver AA, 37, and office manager HM, 27, both Indian nationals, were sentenced to death by the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance in the United Arab Emirates for killing Pakistani national Masoud al Rahman in Al Hamriya August 20, 2009 over
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE
in Attock, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions Judge of Fatehjang sentenced Mumraiz Khan to death and fined him Rs200,000 in a murder case.
FEBRUARY 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Awad al-Anazi was exectued by the sword in Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Aarbia, for
- FEBRUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Kasur District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmad Gajana sentenced Muhammad Saleem to death and fined him Rs 160,000 for killing Muhammad Asif over a minor issue in Cheena Ottar village in 2008, under Kot Radha Kishan police station.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH TERM FOR DOUBLE MURDER
justice Shiva Sharma of the Sirsa district and sessions court in India sentenced local resident Krishan Lal alias Pali to death for murdering the wife and mother of a local trader, Trishna and Mamta, at their residence in Rori village of the district near
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXEMPTS 13 CRIMES FROM DEATH PENALTY
China's newly revised Criminal Law has reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES CLEMENCY TO TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenko rejected clemency requests from death
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 GET DEATH ON 2 COUNTS IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Jawadul Hassan sentenced Muhammad Din...
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel has sentenced Denny Obermiller, 29, white, to death
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel has sentenced Denny Obermiller, 29, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Gary Michael Hilton, 64, white, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Gary Michael Hilton, 64, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MULLS DEATH PENALTY FOR ORGAN TRAFFICKERS
people convicted of organ trafficking in China may receive the death penalty under a draft
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UNEMPLOYED GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
unemployed man Mohd Nizam Mohamad, 32, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the Malaysian High Court for murdering 22-month-old Nur Azlina Abdullah between November 23 and 24, 2009, in Repoh.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: AID WORKER ARRESTED FOR BEING CHRISTIAN RELEASED
Afghan Red Cross worker Said Musa, 46, arrested for converting to Christianity...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Angela McAnulty, 42, white, to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Angela McAnulty, 42, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SLAUGHTERING FRIEND
Chief Justice Ibrahim Umar of the High Court in Birnin kebbi, in Kebbi State, Nigeria, sentenced Yusuf Hussaini to death by hanging.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: 4 POLICEMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced four policemen to death on drug trafficking charges.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS OFFICIAL'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPTION
a court in Liaoning Province upheld a lower court's ruling to sentence Pi Qiansheng...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UIGHUR GROUPS CRITICISE DEATH SENTENCES
Uighur advocacy groups criticised the death sentences of four ethnic Uighur men, sentenced for three separate incidents of violence in 2010.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: COMMUNISTS MAKING NEW ATTEMPT TO REVIVE DEATH PENALTY
the Ukrainian communists once again tabled in parliament a bill reinstating the death penalty for heinous crimes in the criminal and criminal procedure codes.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gregory K. Capehart, 43, black, sentenced to life
USA - Florida. Gregory K. Capehart, 43, black, sentenced to life
FEBRUARY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: XINJIANG DEATH SENTENCES APPROVED
China's highest court has approved the execution of four men convicted in a series of murders in the restive
- FEBRUARY 23, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Derrick Powell, 24, black, to death
USA - Delaware. A jury sentenced Derrick Powell, 24, black, to death
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- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC SAVES MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER FROM THE GALLOWS
a bench of justices Sirpurkar and Thakur of the Indian Supreme Court...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT ACQUITS TWO DEATH-ROW
a division bench of Chief Justice Patel and Justice Roy of the Calcutta High Court in India acquitted Jahangir Alam and Anarul Haque for insufficient evidence.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 250 DEATH-ROW PRISONERS HAVE EYE AILMENTS
a clinical survey revealed 250 death row prisoners in Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka suffer from eye ailments.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): TIMOTHY WAYNE ADAMS EXECUTED
Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed. He was convicted in 2003 of shooting to dea
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN CONDEMNED PRISONERS BEING KEPT IN DEATH CELLS IN VIOLATION OF RULES
despite the passage of four months, the Prison Department of Khyber...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EXECUTION UPHELD
the Abu Dhabi Appellate Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld the execution verdict of the Court of First Instance, which had sentenced an Asian to death for murdering his homosexual partner with a knife.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE HAVE DEATH SENTENCES CANCELLED
a Division Bench of Justice Satish Kumar and Justice M Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India cancelled the death penalties of three people.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE PAKISTANIS TO HANG FOR MURDER
Justice Catherine Bamugemereire of the Ugandan High Court sentenced Pakistani nationals Ahmed Naveed, 28, Hussein Muzaffar...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
a court in Darfur sentenced a man to death by hanging and cross amputation.
a court in Darfur sentenced a man to death by hanging and cross amputation.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Timothy Wayne Adams, 42, black, was executed
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope sentenced Emilia Carr, 26, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Willard Pope sentenced Emilia Carr, 26, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCES TO 11 BANDITS
the Specialised Penal Court in Hadramout, Yemen, sentenced 11 Yemenis to
- FEBRUARY 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Upper Dir District and Sessions Judge Sardar Mohammad Irshad sentenced Abdul Hakim of Serai Bandai Khwar to death for the honour killing of his brother's wife Saleema Bibi in 2009
FEBRUARY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MUMBAI ATTACK
an appeals court in India confirmed the conviction and death sentence for the only surviving
- FEBRUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to reports from Iran, three men were hanged in public in the town of Salmas, northwest of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN CONVICTED OF KILLING COPTS TO HANG
Egypt's State Security Emergency Court ratified the death sentence against Mohammed
- FEBRUARY 20, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 78 FILIPINO'S ON DEATH ROW IN CHINA
Filipino Foreign Assistant Secretary J. Eduardo Malaya said that there were 78 Filipino's on currently death row in China for drug smuggling. The DFA also said 72 other Filipinos facing death sentences had been given two-year reprieves.
FEBRUARY 20, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Judge Abdu al-Awadhi of the Specialised Penal Court in Yemen's Hadramout province
FEBRUARY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Two men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, early this morning.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TRADER GETS GALLOWS FOR DRUG OFFENCE
pasar malam trader Fadil Bachok, 46, was sentenced to death by the Johor Baru High Court in Malaysia for trafficking 0.77kg of cannabis on September 9, 2009, in Pekan Nenas, Pontian.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF CHILD IN JAMSHEDPUR
in Jamshedpur, India, Additional district and sessions judge BK Sinha sentenced Sanjay...
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DELAYS EXECUTION OF PHILIPPINE DRUG MULES
China postponed the execution of three Filipinos found guilty of drug smuggling.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MUMBWA MAN TO HANG
Supreme Court Judge Munyinda Wanki, sitting as a High Court Judge at the Lusaka High Court in Zambia...
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Kot Momin, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Zia Ullah Khan Niazi sentenced Ghulam Abbas to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for murdering rival Shaukat on March 12, 2008, under Jhal Chakian police station.
FEBRUARY 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Orlando Hudson commuted Isaac Jackson Stroud's death sentence, replacing it with a life sentence
USA - North Carolina. Judge Orlando Hudson commuted Isaac Jackson Stroud's death sentence, replacing it with a life sentence
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Polk County jury recommended death for Leon Davis, 33.
USA - Florida. Polk County jury recommended death for Leon Davis, 33.
FEBRUARY 18, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
a Lebanese military court convicted a man of spying for Israel and sentenced
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate passed bill HB202 that would speed the process for appealing death sentences
USA - Utah. The Senate passed bill HB202 that would speed the process for appealing death sentences
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- FEBRUARY 17, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPT OFFICIAL
a former director of the land resources bureau in Guiyang City...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
MOZAMBIQUE: COMMUNITY COURT REINTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY
although the death penalty was abolished in Mozambique in 1990, a Community Court in Chirere, in the Manica district of Mossurize, sentenced a man to be beaten to death for the alleged theft of an ox-cart.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Frank Spisak, 59, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Frank Spisak, 59, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Robert James Acremant 's death sentence was reduced to life in prison
USA - California. Robert James Acremant 's death sentence was reduced to life in prison
FEBRUARY 17, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN GETS REDUCED SENTENCE FOR 'HONOUR' KILLING
a Jordanian court commuted the death sentence of a 43-year-old man for killing
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Rusty Johnston today sentenced Michael Woolf, 32, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Rusty Johnston today sentenced Michael Woolf, 32, white, to death
- FEBRUARY 17, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Nickolas Geeker sentenced Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 36, to death twice
USA - Florida. Judge Nickolas Geeker sentenced Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 36, to death twice
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): JUDGE BONNYMAN UPHELD THE STATE'S INJECTION PROTOCOL
Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman upheld the Tennessee's revised execution
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA DEPORTS CHINESE BUSINESSMAN DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT DEATH PENALTY
a multimillionaire Chinese refugee claimant accused of fraud in his homeland was deported
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC RELIEF FOR 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MLA
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of Sheo Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh to life imprisonment.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge Claudia Bonnyman upheld the state's injection protocol
USA - Tennessee. Judge Claudia Bonnyman upheld the state's injection protocol
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1998 MURDER OF TEENAGER
A 31-year-old man who kidnapped and murdered a teenage girl in 1998 was executed
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a man identified
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SERVANT TO HANG FOR 'HOUSE OF HORRORS' MURDER
India's Supreme Court ordered domestic servant Surinder Koli...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUM'S TSUCHIYA TO BE FINALISED
Presiding Justice Kohei Nasu of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Masami Tsuchiya...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
an anti-terrorism court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentenced Shaiban Akhter and Ihsan Akhter to death and 14-year vigorous imprisonment and fined them Rs 50,000 each.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Jameel Ahmed Ch sentenced Muhammad Ashraf and Nasir Mehmood to death and fined them rupees one lakh each for murdering taxi driver Waheed Ahmed by electrocution
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTIONS REQUESTED
in Zahedan, Iran, the prosecutor in Sistan-va-Balouchestan, Ebrahim Hamidi...
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING HIS STEPDAUGHTER, 6
Judge Gregory Phiri sentenced Joseph Mbewe to death by hanging for murdering by strangulation his six year-old step daughter Leticia Moyo on August 15, 2004, in Lusaka, Zambia. His motive was jealousy as the girl was not his biological daughter.
FEBRUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN KURDISTAN
Two people were hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the capital of the Iranian Kurdistan
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Hall, 31, white, has been executed
USA - Texas. Michael Wayne Hall, 31, white, has been executed
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: RITUAL MURDERER TO HANG
Justice Tendai Uchena of High Court in Zimbabwe sentenced a Karoi man,
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
“I am deeply disappointed and concerned by the decision taken on Friday (February
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011GabonDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN ANNOUNCES ABOLITION IN GABON
Gabon completely abolished the death penalty in February 2010, the Radical association Hands Off Cain announced. Today, the Justice Minister of Gabon sent Hands Off Cain a copy of the law published in the Official Gazette.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COP TO DIE BY HANGING
Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja...
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The Senate passed SB185 that would ban the death penalty
USA - Montana. The Senate passed SB185 that would ban the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the prison of Sari, north of Iran. According to the official
- FEBRUARY 14, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: SEPTUAGENARIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
Sheriff Abba Hydara, 71, from Bakallar Village in the Upper Niumi District of The
FEBRUARY 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE ON SUB-CONTRACTOR UPHELD
Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff and Federal Court
- FEBRUARY 13, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SOLDIER
security court in Yemen's southeast province of Hadramout sentenced six men to death for killing
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FEBRUARY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Two men were hanged in the town of Khoramabad, in the west Iranian province of
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Justice Eldard Mwangutsya of the High Court in Mbarara...
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IRANIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian carpet seller Hossein Nsiri Zahed, 50, was sentenced to hang by Justice Ghazali
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE 3 PINOYS AS DRUG TRAFFICKERS
three Filipinos convicted for drug trafficking in China had their death sentences upheld by the Supreme People's Court, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FIVE OF FAMILY
in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India, the fast track court-IV sentenced Umesh Shukla and his two sons to death for killed Shriniwas, his wife and his three sons over a land dispute on May 31, 2009, in Atrauli town.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR THREE IN RAPE, MURDER
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sardar Tahir sentenced Khalid, Khurrum and Khushbakht to death for the murder and rape of a seven-year-old girl, Asia, in Saidpur in 2006. The court also sentenced them to life imprisonment and fined the
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The death sentence of Willie S. Herring, 33, black, has been reversed
USA - Ohio. The death sentence of Willie S. Herring, 33, black, has been reversed
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SCHOOL CANTEEN TRADER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial Commissioner Nurmala Salim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced school canteen trader Shahrizal Abdul Ghani, 37, to death for trafficking in 4.4 kg of cannabis on March 14, 2009 in Seberang Perai Tengah.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
EMIRATES: DUBAI FIRING SQUAD EXECUTES MOSQUE SLAYER
A convicted killer was put to death by a firing squad in Dubai, the father of a boy murdered in a Dubai mosque said.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Ronnie Milligan, who sat on death row for 30 years, has been granted parole
USA - Nevada. Ronnie Milligan, who sat on death row for 30 years, has been granted parole
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that David Myers, 68, white, be put to death
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that David Myers, 68, white, be put to death
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's effectively extends a de facto moratorium
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley's effectively extends a de facto moratorium
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: TOP COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
Chen Ruei-chin was sentenced to death by the Taiwanese supreme court for the death of three adults and three children from 1983 to 2003, two of whom were his former wives and three were children born to his first wife.
FEBRUARY 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HUMAN RIGHTS: AT LEAST 546 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN IRAN IN 2010
Iran Human Rights (IHR) presented its annual report on the death penalty in 2010 in a press
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Europe. Novartis and its Sandoz unit have taken steps to stop sodium thiopental ending up in the United States.
USA - Europe. Novartis and its Sandoz unit have taken steps to stop sodium thiopental ending up in the United States.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 in favor of SB 185 replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole
USA - Montana. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 in favor of SB 185 replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Bahawalpur Anti-terrorist Court judge Rana Muhammad Yousaf sentenced an unidentified man to death and fined him two and a half lakh for killing a police constable during an encounter.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: GILANI REJECTS PROPOSAL TO AMEND BLASPHEMY LAW
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani approved a recommendation to reject official proposals to amend Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law and to pardon a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES
in Pakistan, Faisalabad Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Ch. Munir Ahmed sentenced Shakeel, Qasim, Javed Iqbal, Nasir Ali and Umer Hayat to death for kidnapping Qaiser...
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY ON THREE COUNT
in Sargodha, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Syed Hamid Hussain Shah sentenced Muhammad Farooq to death and fined him Rs 300,000 for murdering his wife and two daughters, Iqra ,4, and Insa, 5, about three years ago under Settlite Town police station
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING NEWBORN DAUGHTER
in Zambia, Supreme Court judge Gregory Phiri...
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MANSLAUGHTER
a criminal court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, sentenced an Asian construction worker to death for murdering an Arab expatriate after the victim’s relatives refused to pardon the killer...
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
in St Lucia, High Court Judge Kenneth Benjamin sentenced Michel ‘Bage’ Joseph
- FEBRUARY 9, 2011MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Martin Link, 47, white, was executed
USA - Missouri. Martin Link, 47, white, was executed
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH FOR KILLING NON-MUSLIM COMMUTED BY BLOOD MONEY
A Sudanese man initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder instead of death
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining sodium thiopental
USA - 13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining sodium thiopental
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TEENAGE AWAITS 'DEATH OR LIFE' IN SAUDI
an Egyptian boy who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering a girl hopes the victim’s family might pardon him. In 2004, Ahmed was arrested by police in the eastern town of Dammam for stabbing the three-year-old Egyptian girl, Walaa, 30 times.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN UAE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
an Indian sailor, identified as AS, 25, was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for sexually assaulting and killing a woman who worked with him.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS POLICE OFFICER’S DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of Cassation in Jordan overturned the death sentence passed by the Police Court on November 16, 2010, against police Captain Ali Sardi for killing colleague Major Haidar Majali in his office at the Public Security Department (PSD) headquarters i
FEBRUARY 8, 2011DEATH PENALTYUSA: 13 STATES ASK JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AID IN OBTAINING SCARCE EXECUTION DRUG
13 states ask Justice Department aid in obtaining scarce execution drug. The Justice Department
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- FEBRUARY 7, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ONE-LEGGED AFGHAN RED CROSS WORKER SET TO BE HANGED AFTER CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
Red Cross worker and Afghan physiotherapist Said Musa...
FEBRUARY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, ten people were hanged in Vakilabad prison of Mashhad, northeast of Iran.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 90-YEAR-OLD KILLER SAVED FROM GALLOWS
a 90-year-old Saudi Arabian woman from the southern province of Asir who was sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim's Family and Jurors Urge Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate
USA - Texas. Victim's Family and Jurors Urge Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate
- FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 2 IN TORTURE DEATHS
A pro-government web site says Iran has executed two prison officials convicted of
- FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXTENDS ENFORCEMENT OF ISLAMIC PENAL CODE, INCLUDING STONING
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad extended for another year enforcement of the Islamic Penal
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan Miri to death by hanging
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Families of Murdered Sign Letter Against Death Penalty
USA - Connecticut. Families of Murdered Sign Letter Against Death Penalty
- FEBRUARY 4, 2011DEATH PENALTY
MADRID: HANDS OFF CAIN MEETS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Senator Marco Perduca, member of HOC’s Board of Directors, is participating in a meeting
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS FIVE DAUGHTERS
in Sehore, India, District and Sessions Judge Ved Prakash Sharma sentenced Magan Lalwho...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTIONS THREE TIMES LAST YEAR'S RATE –U.N.
Iran has witnessed a dramatic increase in executions so far in 2011, United Nations
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH UNDER BLASPHEMY LAW IN PAKISTAN
Muhammad Rafiq was sentenced to death by Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Riaz Ahmed in Bahawalpur city, Pakistan, for committing blasphemy.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST SURGE IN EXECUTIONS
Iranian opposition leaders condemned the growing number of executions in Iran. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi expressed grave alarm over the "rushed execution of death penalties in the country without adherence to appropriate and legal procedures.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
a Saudi Arabian court sentenced an unnamed Asian housemaid to death for murdering her 80 year old employer with a hammer. She then packed all jewellery and other expensive items and fled the house in the central town of Taif.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate panel rejects a bill to expand the death penalty.
USA - Virginia. Senate panel rejects a bill to expand the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: PRISON VISIT ENDS 20-YEAR BAN
Tunisia's interim government allowed Human Rights Watch to visited two prisons
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mohammad Akram Awan sentenced Barkat
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a man named Rafiq was sentenced to death by an additional session judge in Pakistan
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. House Bill 202 (lesser appeals) was passed by the House
USA - Utah. House Bill 202 (lesser appeals) was passed by the House
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: TOWARDS RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
the Tunisian government announced the ratification of the most important international conventions
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge Karen Conrad threw out the death sentence of Miguel "Mickey" Soto, 39, hispanic.
USA - Kentucky. Judge Karen Conrad threw out the death sentence of Miguel "Mickey" Soto, 39, hispanic.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF A WIDOW
a bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and A K Pathak of the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of B A Umesh for raping and murdering of a widow in Bangalore in 1999.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SAVED FROM GALLOWS FOR KING’S RECOVERY
in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan province...
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY PAID IN SHARJAH COURT
eight Indians and two Pakistanis facing the death sentence in a murder case in the United Arab Emirates got a major reprieve as a Sharjah Sharia Court authorised the payment of blood money.
FEBRUARY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Abdul Rahim Uda sentenced iranian taxi driver Alihosseinzadeh